Nyenrode Corporate Governance Institute

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Introduction

Nyenrode Corporate Governance Instituut

The Nyenrode Corporate Governance Institute (NCGI) is the platform for everyone who wants to professionalize board, governance and supervision in a way that leads to a better world. As an academic institute, we want to make a social contribution by stimulating the development and debate about responsible leadership.

We join forces with various groups for this, because responsible leadership affects every type of board and supervision in all sectors, both public and private and from small to large. We share the academic knowledge from research we have in-house through our Board & Governancecourses. Our members also give their opinion in the public debate on good governance through publications, conferences and lectures. In this way we give all participants a broad perspective on the question of what good governance is.

 

Education

Education

Solid corporate governance demands continuously educating an organization's key figures. With our leading Executive Education programs they stay current with the latest academic insights regarding their daily practice.

The Nyenrode Corporate Governance Institute and its members contribute to the academic quality of Nyenrode's:

  • Programs aimed at (non) executives - board level;
  • Programs aimed at (senior) executives;
  • Customized programs aimed at specific issues or roles within organizations.

Some of our corporate governance programs:

  • Nyenrode Supervisory Board Cycle
  • New Board Program
  • NCGI Elective: The Effective Chairperson
  • NCGI Elective: The Auditing Committee
  • NCGI Elective: The Remuneration & Nomination Committee
  • Insight in Corporate Governance

Related programs

  • The future of finance & innovation: your agenda

    Start date: January 24, 2025
    Language:
    • English
    Location:
    • Breukelen

    As the world in which you operate changes, you will have to change with it. Moving from the age of industrial organizations to a platform economy, being able to determine what constitutes appropriate investment- and risk management theories is more important than ever.

    Executive Education Workshop 23
  • Growing your investment leadership

    Start date: November 8, 2024
    Language:
    • English
    Location:
    • Breukelen

    Demonstrating investment leadership will help you in guiding your stakeholders through the process of understanding your recommendation, accepting them and feeling comfortable with the results.

    Executive Education Workshop 24
  • Understanding Boardroom dynamics & interaction

    Start date: September 27, 2024
    Language:
    • English
    Location:
    • Breukelen

    Being aware of your behavior and how it is perceived by others and understanding the dynamics involved in this interaction will help you to maximize your contribution to the board and increase your chances of achieving your goals.

  • Executive Programme Hydrogen

    Start date: 17 September 2024
    Language:
    • English
    Location:
    • Breukelen
    • Norway
    • Rotterdam

    In the dynamic world of the energy transition, the Executive Hydrogen Programme emerges as a platform for leaders in the hydrogen sector.

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  • Impact MBA Executive Track

    Start date: March 2025
    Language:
    • English
    Location:
    • Amsterdam
    • Breukelen

    The Executive Track will boost your personal leadership development.

    Nyenrode Impact MBA

Research

Research

Corporate governance requires connecting a variety of research disciplines. Bridges need to be built between lawyers and economists, economists and behavioral scientists, behavioral scientists and philosophers, philosophers and lawyers, etc. To prevent tunnel vision in corporate governance research, each discipline has to broaden its scope. Research conducted by the Nyenrode Corporate Governance Institute means:
  • Independent (scientific) research;
  • A focus on practical application;
  • Designing concrete solutions for existing problems (linking theory with practice).
We are currently conducting research around these four themes:
  • Board Agenda 2022
  • Making Markets Fit for Purpose
  • Integrated Reporting
  • New (corporate) governance concepts

 
Several of our members have conducted research for (among others) the Dutch Monitoring Committee for Corporate Governance, the Dutch Monitoring Committee for the Banking Code, ministries, corporations, and institutional investors. Additionally, they have conducted independent research that has greatly contributed to the public debate on this subject.

Some of NCGI's recent and prominent publications and research papers in the field of corporate governance are listed below. Not all publications are available in English. The title indicates the publication's language.

Publications and research papers 2016

  • Good Governance driving Corporate Performance? A meta-analysis of academic research & invitation to engage in the dialogue, (December 2016). This white paper was developed as a joint effort between the Nyenrode Corporate Governance Institute and Deloitte Governance Services. Via www2.deloitte.com.

Publications and research papers 2015

  • Renes, R.M., R. Jeurissen, T. Lambooy, L. Paape, J. de Swart, R. Diepeveen, (30 november 2015). Corporate Governance in Nederland: Onderzoek naar de naleving van de Nederlandse Corporate Governance Code in het boekjaar 2014. Onderzoeksrapport Nyenrode Business Universiteit. Via www.mccg.nl.

Publications and research papers 2014

  • Renes, R.M., R. Jeurissen, T. Lambooy, L. Paape, J. de Swart, R. Diepeveen, (30 november 2015). Corporate Governance in Nederland: Onderzoek naar de naleving van de Nederlandse Corporate Governance Code in het boekjaar 2014. Onderzoeksrapport Nyenrode Business Universiteit. Via www.mccg.nl.
  • Renes, R.M., B. Bier, R. Jeurissen, T. Lambooy, D. Melis, I. Verwey (19 december 2014). Corporate Governance in Nederland: Onderzoek naar de naleving van de Nederlandse Corporate Governance Code in het boekjaar 2013. Onderzoeksrapport Nyenrode Business Universiteit. Via www.mccg.nl.
  • 'The Institutional Investor Stewardship Myth. A theoretical, legal and empirical analysis of prescribed institutional investor stewardship in a Dutch context.' 2014, Dr. Danielle Melis MBA. Download the English language summary of this thesis.
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Publications and research papers 2013

  • 'Overzicht Corporate Governance in Nederland 2003-2013' in opdracht van de Monitoring Commissie Corporate Governance Code (prof. dr. Mijntje Lückerath-Rovers, drs. Danielle Melis MBA, prof. mr. dr. Barbara Bier, prof. dr. Paul Frentrop).  
  • 'No asset-stripping?' (prof. mr. dr. B. Bier) Wet Implementatie AIFM-richtlijn: bijzondere gedragsinstructies in verband met uitkeringen voor Nederlandse beheerders van alternatieve beleggingsinstellingen - Ondernemingsrecht 2013/74.

Opinion

Opinion

Strong corporate governance requires opinion forming and a public debate based on facts. We create these by:

  • Enabling dialogue between the scientific and business communities around current governance themes.
  • Facilitating knowledge-sharing between experts.
  • Initiating innovative, multidisciplinary research programs.
  • Providing academic content for education and research programs.

Practically, this means we produce the following output:

  • A monthly newsletter around relevant research studies, current affairs and opinion;
  • seminars, conferences and round-table meetings for the scientific and business worlds;
  • (scientific) publications, lectures and media-appearances.

News

Would you like to stay informed of our activities? Please subscribe for our Dutch NCGI-newsletter.

Below you can find previous editions of NCGI-newsletters:

Related news

  • Bridging gaps between pension funds and local impact investments.

    Type: Opinion
    Publication date: 7/9/2024

    Pension funds are increasingly interested in investments that not only yield returns but also contribute positively to society. However, there are several gaps between pension funds on one side and impact startups and investors on the other.

  • Mandating company reporting won’t enhance transparency

    Type: Research
    Publication date: 7/3/2024

    The EU’s Directive 2014/95/EU requires large companies to disclose non-financial information related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters in their annual reports. However, a recent study from Nyenrode Business University found that simply mandating reporting won’t guarantee enhanced transparency. In fact, the Directive's flexibility and weak enforcement make it less effective, and more costly, for companies that are not motivated to share detailed information.

  • 4 Steps HR needs to take to create an engaging company culture

    Type: Education
    Publication date: 6/25/2024

    To be able to attract and retain people in the current tight labor market, it is necessary to improve the employee experience. But how exactly do you do that? What are your first concrete steps?

  • 'Those who embrace ESG fuel innovation'

    Type: Research
    Publication date: 6/14/2024

    Organizations must restore the balance between business continuity and concern for people, nature and society, according to Prof. Albert Plugge in his inaugural speech on June 14. Plugge is professor of ESG Transformation & Digital Innovation at Nyenrode Business University. "Financial interests have prevailed since the industrial revolution, but that concept is no longer tenable."

Team

The members of the Nyenrode Corporate Governance Institute are:

  • Prof. dr. Leen Paape RA RO CIA / NCGI chairperson from 1 September 2017

Governance and Capital Markets

  • Drs Erik Breen / Specialization: Corporate Governance
  • Dr Daniëlle Melis MBA / Specialization: Corporate Governance & Shareholders
  • Prof Dr Ruud Pruijm RA / Specialization: Corporate Governance
  • Dr Jeroen Veldman / Specialization: Corporate Governance, Social Enterprise, Sustainability, Strategy, CSR, Social Ontology, Business Ethics, Innovation

Codes, Company Law and Supervision

  • Mr Rosalien van 't Foort - Diepeveen / Specialization: Corporate Law & Corporate Governance
  • Mr Bart Jansen / Specialization: Juridification of Applied Ethics
  • Mr Dr Ingrid Koning / Specialization: Commercial Law, Corporate Law and Transport Law
  • Prof Mr Dr Tineke Lambooy LL.M / Specialization: Environmental Corporate Governance, CSR and Corporate Governance, Institutional Investors and Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Sustainability Rating Agencies, Company Law, Sustainable Water Use
  • Mr Herman Mulder / Specialization: Sustainable Finance
  • Drs Remko Renes RA / Specialization: Corporate Governance & Internal Control Audit, In Control Statements
  • Prof Mr Dr Bas Steins Bisschop / Specialization: Corporate Law
  • Prof Mr Steven Schuit / Specialization: Corporate Governance & Corporate Law

Integrity and Compliance

  • Prof Dr Ronald Jeurissen / Specialization: Business Ethics
  • Dr Edgar Karssing / Specialization: Integrity Management
  • Prof Dr Ir André Nijhof / Specialization: Corporate Social Responsibility & Business Ethics   

Board Practices and Leadership

  • Dr Marta Berent Braun / Specialization: Family Business, Governance, Entrepreneurship
  • Dr Antoinette Rijsenbilt / Specialization: personality, personality disorders and behavior in the boardroom

Governance and Auditing

  • Prof Dr Bob Hoogenboom RA / Specialization: MRE, Forensic Business Studies
  • Arthur Izeboud RA / Specialization: Auditing, Corporate and Culture Governance, Risk Management
  • Prof Dr Leen Paape RA RO CIA / Specialization: Risk Management & Corporate Governance
  • Prof Dr Mr Marcel Pheijffer RA / Specialization: (Forensic) Accounting

Remuneration

  • Prof Dr Gijs van Bussel / Specialization: Human Resource Management, Executive Pay

Board & Governance Programs and Communities

  • Tom Cummings BA MA / Specialization: Leadership, Organizational Development, Executive Board Strategy
  • Ruud Kok RA / Specialization: Audit Committees, Board Evaluation, Risk Management
  • Mr Hans Plesman / Specialization: Executive Search, Boardroom Dynamics

 

Our people

Alumni

NCGI works closely with Nyenrode's Alumni Association to organize a host of activities for our graduates. Some of these are:
  • Seminars, book publication and/or book discussion events, and academic meetings for presenting corporate governance research results;
  • Alumni events of the Board & Governance programs, such as the Annual Executive Session New Board Program and the Annual Update to the Nyenrode Supervisory Board Cycle.

In addition we organize the NCGI Electives, programs that offer alumni as well as other interested parties an addition to Nyenrode's New Board Program and Supervisory Board Cycle. With the Electives, the NCGI provides you the opportunity to gain specific knowledge and skills as well as exchange experiences with your peers.

Contact

Carla de Roover

Job title Manager NCGI
Phone number +31 346 291 417
Carla de Roover