Vittoria Scalera
In this role Vittoria will be responsible for both research master’s programs. Vittoria is an Associate Professor in the Strategy and International Business section of the Amsterdam Business School (University of Amsterdam) and she serves as Director of the “A Sustainable Future” research platform at the University of Amsterdam.
Marleen Huysman
Marleen Huysman (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) is part of the EMANAIRE project, which focuses on training doctoral candidates, to study how GenAI reconfigures early-career integration and long-term skill formation.
Thomas Peeters
As of 1 May 2026, research fellow Thomas Peeters has been appointed as Professor of Strategy Economics at Erasmus School of Economics. The newly established chair focuses on strategy economics with a special emphasis on professional sports and innovation.
Fleur Deken
Research fellow Fleur Deken (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) receives grant from the KIC partnership with Next Generation Infrastructures ‘Responsible Transformations,’ together with colleagues from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, TU Delft and The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Together they are receiving €1.2 million from the KIC partnership with Next Generation Infrastructures ‘Responsible Transformations’.
Anastasia Sergeeva
Anastasia Sergeeva receives a Vidi grant for her research project 'Robots at work: Bridging the gap between the robotic development and workplace use'.
Fleur Deken
Fleur Deken has been appointed as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Product Innovation Management (JPIM), a leading journal that publishes interdisciplinary research on innovation management and product development.
Fleur Deken
Editorial Board Memberships at Organization Studies and Strategic Organization
Fleur Deken
Fleur is an elected member of the executive committee at the Academy of Management, Strategizing Activities & Practices (SAP) DIG she currently acts as the DIG Chair.
Fleur Deken
In several major collaborative grants including NWO KIC, Topsectoren, and NWO Open Competition, Fleur has been a work package leader.
Fleur Deken
Several Best Reviewer Awards, including the Best Reviewer Award at the Strategic Management Society, Strategy Process track, and at the Academy of Management
Hans Berends
Hans Berends has joined the Editorial Board of the Strategic Organization, a prominent journal focusing on the intersection of strategic management and organization studies.
Anne-Sophie Mayer, Ella Hafermalz, Marleen Huysman, Wendy Günther
Marleen Huysman (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) has been awarded funding from The Dutch Research Council (NWO) as part of the Open Competition - SSH L. With the project ‘GenAI@Work: Studying the Impacts of Generative AI on Knowledge Work, Management and Organizations’ Huysman, jointly with Reza Mousavi Baygi, Ella Hafermalz, Anne-Sophie Mayer and Wendy Günther, aims to uncover the intended and unintended consequences of integrating GenAI technologies in real-world work settings.
Mohammad Rezazade Mehrizi, Wendy Günther
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Mohammad Rezazade Mehrizi and Wendy Günther (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) a research grant of one million euro. With the grant, they will be able to investigate how novel algorithmic technologies can be applied in medical diagnosis through collaborative learning among stakeholders.
Fleur Deken
The NWO Veni grant, of up to 280.000 euros, is awarded to excellent researchers who have recently obtained their PhD, to conduct independent research and develop their ideas for a period of three years. Laureates are at the start of their scientific career and display a striking talent for scientific research.
Hans Berends
NWO KIC grant Maatschappelijk Verdienvermogen: “Fieldlabs@Scale: Towards effective collaborative experimentation for mission-driven innovation”, 2023-2027, 1,500,000 Euro
Hans Berends
NWO Open Competition grant for “OPEN-QUAL: Innovating Methods for Open Science in Qualitative Management Research”, 2023-2027, 760,000 Euro.
Fleur Deken
Best-Paper Award 2022 at Journal of Strategic Information Systems, paper ‘Resourcing with Data: Unpacking the Process of Creating Data-Driven Value Propositions’, with Wendy Günther, Mohammad Rezazade Mehiriz, Marleen Huysman, Fleur Deken & Frans Feldberg
Enrico Perotti, Eric Bartelsman
Enrico Perotti (University of Amsterdam) and Eric Bartelsman (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) have been granted NWO funding for their research project 'Understanding the role of IT progress and globalization in economic growth' in the NWO Open Competition - Social Sciences and Humanities. Project: A slowing global economy and steady rise in inequality are threatening social cohesion. The project investigates the role of IT progress and globalization in causing unequal economic growth, and explains puzzling trends in capital and labor markets. It will guide a sustainable policy for economic and financial stability. With the NWO Open Competition-SSH, NWO Social Sciences and Humanities wants to offer researchers the opportunity to carry out research into a subject of their own choosing without any thematic constraints. The funding instrument is intended for senior researchers who may no longer apply for a Veni, Vidi and Vici grant within the Talent Scheme.
Elco van Burg
Entrepreneurship best full paper award, 2021, British Academy of Management Conference
Elco van Burg
Journal of Business Venturing Best Paper Award 2021.