Jan 2
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
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
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
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
President Trump wants to improve the efficiency of the American federal administration by having the government function more as a business. Read more
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
Last week, I was present at the 2016 Annual Work Conference of the Netherlands Institute of Government (NIG) in Antwerp, Belgium. Read more
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
How does prosocial motivation – the desire to benefit others through the job – influence how professionals respond to organizational change?
Public management research has paid little attention to the implementation processes through which public organizations implement cutbacks. In this study, we examine how the implementation of cutbacks is related to employees’ organizational commitment and work engagement in the Dutch public sector, and to what extent the use of change management practices may mitigate a negative relationship between cutbacks and these factors. Read more
