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Nyenrode Business University has appointed Prof. Dr. Ir. Nicolas Chevrollier as Professor of Sustainability Transitions. With this appointment, Nyenrode strengthens its focus on the acceleration of sustainable change in business and society. The chair is embedded in the Center for Entrepreneurship, Governance & Stewardship.

Organizations that strive for innovation, adaptability, and growth cannot do without rebels in their ranks. Rebels have the courage to swim against the current and are therefore able to break through stagnation. Nyenrode professor Bas Kodden’s advice is clear: cherish and facilitate the good rebels in your organization.

AI is developing fast and takes more and more tasks over. Yet Professor Nick van Dam does not see this as a threat, as long as we focus on the right question. “It’s not about how people can get better at what machines already do,” he says. “It’s about what fundamentally distinguishes humans from machines.”

Lead globally, act locally, and drive meaningful change in your organization.

How does a virtual team, whose members have never met in person, quickly build the essential trust it needs? Ross Gardner explored this pressing question and came up with surprising conclusions. His PhD research shows: forget cultural stereotypes and focus on references from sources people already trust. That’s the key to a successful start.

Bridge purpose and performance to lead your organization with real impact.

Nyenrode Business University closed the 2024–2025 academic year with a clear financial turnaround and a strong foundation for future growth. Revenue increased by 2.75% to €77.1 million. Net results improved significantly, from a loss of €3.9 million last year to a positive result of €2.36 million, driven primarily by higher income from bachelor’s and master’s programs and targeted cost management. Solvency also increased to 45.4%. These results create room for continued investment in the quality and innovation of education.

AI process optimization – from bottleneck to blueprint in 6 stepsAI is the driving force behind modern process optimization. Organizations that digitize their operations and deploy AI for process improvement build agility, efficiency and strategic advantage. Professor Dr. Sam Solaimani — Professor of Digital Technology, Innovation & Operations Management — delivers a clear message: digitization affects not only the infrastructure of organizations, but their core business processes down to the very core. In this article he outlines six essential steps by which organizations can turn bottlenecks into a future-proof blueprint — with AI as the engine of sustainable process optimization.