Research visit to Aarhus University
In April and May 2018, I visited the Political Science Department and Crown Prince Frederick Center for Public Leadership at Aarhus University. Read more
May 31
Succesvol veranderen door het managen van betekenis en invloed?
Met Brenda Vermeeren (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam) onderzocht ik in hoeverre publieke professionals (leraren) te beinvloeden zijn met strategische informatie over organisatieverandering. De resultaten zijn gepubliceerd in Holland Management Review. Read more
What happens to professionals when bureaucracy and prosocial motivation collide?
In a new study published in Public Administration, prof. Bram Steijn and I show that red tape (burdensome rules and procedures) decreases the job satisfaction of public professionals by limiting their ability to have contact with and impact on their clients. Read more
New article: Representative bureaucracy and specialist knowledge
A new article has been accepted for publication in Public Administration. The article, co-authored with Leiden University colleagues Johan Christensen and Petra van den Bekerom, discusses the relationship between representation and specialist knowledge in public organizations. Read more
Blog over wijkteams op socialevraagstukken.nl
Op http://www.socialevraagstukken.nl publiceerden Bram Steijn en ik een blog over ons onderzoek naar teamprocessen, leiderschap en prestaties van sociale wijkteams. Read more
Opinion article in De Volkskrant: President Trump, the government is not a business
President Trump wants to improve the efficiency of the American federal administration by having the government function more as a business. Read more
New project: Performance of professionals in social welfare teams
From 2017 – 2021, the municipality of The Hague will fund a new research project about the performance of professionals in social welfare teams. The municipality has granted a 200.000 euro subsidy for this five year project, which will be used to hire a PhD candidate. Read more
Paper presentations at NIG conference 2016 in Antwerp
Last week, I was present at the 2016 Annual Work Conference of the Netherlands Institute of Government (NIG) in Antwerp, Belgium. Read more
VENI Grant awarded!
I was awarded a Veni grant of 250.000 euro by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) for a four year research project named “Innovation Capacity in Times of Decline: Cutback Management in Local Government Organizations”. Read more
In organizational change, public professionals ask: “What’s in it for others?”
How does prosocial motivation – the desire to benefit others through the job – influence how professionals respond to organizational change?
