Institute for Management Research

The Institute for Management Research (IMR) is the research institute of Nijmegen School of Management. Our researchers carry out state-of-the-art research into complex problems of governance and management, in order to explain the causes of these problems and to use that knowledge to create potential solutions. We combine knowledge and expertise from multiple disciplines with collaboration with societal relevant actors.

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1.2 million euros for SPINES research project to strengthen infrastructure

05 June 2025 Research news item

Roads, the electricity grid, drinking water: the Dutch infrastructure is creaking at the seams. Supply can barely keep up with demand, but it keeps trying. Is there another way? That question is central to the SPINES research project.

Twee mensen die op hun laptop aan het werk zijn, waarbij een iemand op twee laptops tegelijk tikt

Why you should listen to your own people as an organisation in unstable times

03 June 2025 Research news item

Organisations that want to successfully adapt to a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment would do well to utilise the knowledge of their own employees. This is evident from research conducted by Mirjam Goudsmit and others.

'Consumers should not have to think about whether a child made their trousers'

02 June 2025 Research news item

Working conditions in the garment industry are degrading, but there is now a major shift in how Western companies deal with this. Nora Lohmeyer is researching how these companies are implementing new regulations around human rights due diligence.