Strategy, Organization & Leadership

Introduction

Our mission

Nyenrode's Center for Strategy, Organization & Leadership provides (future) leaders and managers of companies with strategic and organizational knowledge and skills. This makes them of added value to their organization.

We do this in close collaboration with the business and academic world and are constantly optimizing our teaching and research. This keeps us at the forefront of business and management practice. Our students gain strategic and organizational insight and can use their leadership qualities to set up and implement optimal business architectures and strategies.

Education

Our activities

The Center for Strategy, Organization and Leadership contributes to a large number of Bachelors, Masters, Post-Masters, MBAs, Executive programs and Doctoral programs at Nyenrode Business Universiteit.

Our education is provided from four clusters:

Strategic Management and Transformation
Organization and Humar Resource Management
Leadership and Leadership development
Methods for Research

Modules and courses that are provided from the center:

Academic Writing Skills
Business English
Communication Skills
Digital Business and Society
Digital Transformation
HR Strategy and the Future of Work
Innovation and Creativity
Leadership and Leadership Development
Employee participation
Organizational Behavior and Dynamics
Research Methodologies in Behavioral Sciences
Strategic Human Resource Management
Strategy, Policy and Organization in the Public Sector
Strategic Alignment
Strategic Management
Talent Economics, Investment & Management
Change Management
Work Values
Workplace Learning

In addition, a number of PhD trajectories are supervised from the center.

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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Start date: March and September 2025

Language:

English

Location:

Amsterdam

Breukelen

Online
With Impact MBA you become a leader fit for a sustainable and technological future.
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Research

Our research

The center focuses on the following research areas:

Ambidexterity and Dynamic Capabilities
Appreciative Inquiry
Digital Strategy and Transformation
Dual Leadership
Engagement and Productivity
Human Resource Management
Innovation and Creativity
Knowledge Based Network organizations
Knowledge Management
Labor Relations and Talent Management
Leadership and Cooperation
New Ways of Working
Organization Behavior and Psychology
Organization Design
Strategic Talent Management
Stress Management
The Adaptive Organization
Work-family Interference

Opinion

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.

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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.

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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?

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'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."

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