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Welfare State Without Vision

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Dutch governance magazine Binnenlands Bestuur interviewed Dr. Nicolette van Gestel on her new book “The reform swamp of the welfare state”. Dr. Van Gestel is Professor of New Modes of Governance in Social Security and Employment Services at TiasNimbas Business School. In the interview Dr. Van Gestel argues reforms in the welfare state are rarely the outcome of well-considered thinking.

New Tender Law Will Not Stand a Chance Without Complementary Policy

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Dutch purchasing magazine Deal! published a column of Arjan van Weele, Professor of Purchasing and Supply Management at TiasNimbas Business School. In the article Mr. Van Weele explains why he thinks it was a bad decision by the Dutch government to approve the new tender law.

Assistance in Word and Deed Often More Useful for Start-Ups than Financing

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Dutch magazine Management Team (February 26) published an interview with Theo Camps, CEO of Berenschot Group and Professor of Organisation Science and Public Administration at TiasNimbas Business School. In the interview Mr. Camps explains why too many high quality and innovative business ideas remain in the concept phase and don’t become successful companies.

Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Real Estate

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Jan Veuger MRE, alumnus of TiasNimbas Business School and co-owner of CORPORATE Real Estate Management published the new book Sustainable entrepreneurship in real estate. In the book, Mr. Veuger describes the search of a corporation for transparency, responsibility and control.

Government Should Unlock Public Information

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Guus Pijpers, Associate Professor Information Behaviour at TiasNimbas Business School wrote an opinion piece in daily journal Het Financieele Dagblad. In this article Mr. Pijpers argues for the Dutch government to develop a better organised transfer system for public data. A lot of relevant information is very hard to access for citizens. “That should change”, says Mr. Pijpers.

A Valuable Pit-Stop Against Traffic Jams

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Amsterdam-based television channel AT5 attended the opening seminar of the 2010 Executive Pit-Stop series on 16 February 2010. Raoul van Etten, Director Executive Programmes at TiasNimbas Business School, was interviewed for the business programme Amsterdam Inc. that aired on 17 February 2010.

Horizontal Accountability

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Theo Camps, Professor of Organisation Science and Public Administration at TiasNimbas Business School, wrote an article on the new form of accountability that supervisors face at public sector enterprises. In the article, written for Dutch e-magazine Governance Update, Mr. Camps focused on the changed role of supervisors when their organisations are in financial problems or experience other difficult issues.

Guus Pijpers on Effective Information Exchange

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In an article in academic magazine The Human Factor (January 2010) Guus Pijpers, Associate Professor Information Behaviour at TiasNimbas Business School, states that information productivity can be increased by focusing on the human aspect of information exchange.

Theo Camps – Intellectual Workaholic

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Dutch magazine Forum published an interview with Theo Camps, Chief Executive Officer of Berenschot Group and Professor of Organisation Science and Public Administration at TiasNimbas Business School. In the interview Mr Camps evaluates his career, the important choices he made in his life and how he went from being a farmer's son in the southern part of The Netherlands to the CEO of Berenschot Group, a large internationally-oriented consultancy company.

Now Is the Time to Start Sustainable Banking

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Paul van Seters, Professor of Globalization and Sustainable Development at TiasNimbas Business School, wrote in cooperation with Ruud Lubbers, former prime minister of The Netherlands, an article for Trouw (29 January). In their article, Van Seters and Lubbers explain why the global financial system should be reformed and why sustainability plays an important role in this reform.