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Prof. Dr. Sam Solaimani appointed Professor of Digital Technology, Innovation & Operations Management
Type: ResearchPublication date: 9/29/2025As of October 1, Prof. Dr. Sam Solaimani (1981) has been appointed Professor of Digital Technology, Innovation & Operations Management at Nyenrode Business University.
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Restoration of Castle Nijenrode’s bell tower begins
Type: About NyenrodePublication date: 9/26/2025This month marks the start of the restoration of the monumental Bell Tower of Nijenrode Castle. This project is the first step in a broader, future-oriented approach to preserving the 13th-century castle.
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Inaugural Lecture Marlies de Vries
Type: ResearchPublication date: 9/20/2025In her inaugural lecture Humans Are Not Machines, Professor Marlies de Vries argued that we need to pay far more attention to human behavior in business management. “If we do everything strictly by the rules, we run the risk of missing what really matters.”
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Changing geopolitical dynamics take center stage during academic year opening
Type: About NyenrodePublication date: 9/10/2025"Leadership in these times sometimes feels like assembling IKEA furniture without instructions while blindfolded." With this metaphor, Rector Magnificus Barbara Majoor highlighted the challenges leaders face during times of geopolitical unrest.
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Green Steel transformation at TATA Steel Netherlands
Type: CommunityPublication date: 8/18/2025MBA students witness the impact where heavy industry turns light on carbon.
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Exploring Singapore’s blueprint for economic and social success
Type: CommunityPublication date: 8/12/2025Executive MBA students dive into Singapore’s unique growth story.
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Dr. Ir. Taher Ahmadi Appointed Professor of Supply Chain Management & Transformation
Type: ResearchPublication date: 7/31/2025Dr. Ir. Taher Ahmadi (1986) has been appointed Professor of Supply Chain Management & Transformation at Nyenrode Business Universiteit, effective August 1. The chair is part of the Nyenrode Center for Marketing & Supply Chain Management.
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"80% of the work we do today can be automated in the next thousand days"
Type: EducationPublication date: 7/29/2025Artificial intelligence is gaining an increasingly prominent role in the business world. One particularly promising development is Agentic AI, where AI expert Remy Gieling sees tremendous potential.
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Barbara Majoor has decided not to pursue a second term as Rector
Type: About NyenrodePublication date: 7/15/2025Prof. Dr. Barbara Majoor RA has decided to step down from her position as Rector and member of the University Board of Nyenrode Business University at the end of her current term on December 1, 2025.
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From expert to leader: watch out for the ‘Peter Principle’!
Type: ResearchPublication date: 7/15/2025We’ve all seen it happen: a talented employee excels in their role, gets promoted to manager... and quickly struggles in the new position. Not because of a lack of effort, but because the new role requires a completely different skill set.
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Trump and the integrity of the honest liar
Type: OpinionPublication date: 7/8/2025Integrity is the foundation of trust: I trust you because you are a person of integrity. But what about Trump? The combination of Trump and integrity raises many questions: what does his success say about the value and meaning of integrity?
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Mr. Dr. Dennis Post Appointed Full Professor of Tax & Technology
Type: ResearchPublication date: 7/1/2025Mr. Dr. Dennis Post (1976) has been appointed as Full Professor of Tax & Technology with a particular focus on the innovation of taxes in ecosystems and the digital economy at Nyenrode Business University, effective July 1, 2025. He will become part of the Nyenrode Center for Corporate Reporting, Finance, and Tax.
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