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Let umbrella organizations appoint and pay auditors
Type: About NyenrodePublication date: 3/29/2019On March 29, 2019, Prof Dr Henk Langendijk said goodbye as a professor at Nyenrode Business University. In Nyenrode’s Pfizer room, he delivered his farewell speech titled: ‘The (un)true and fair view of the annual financial statements and the position of the auditor.’ His most important advice is to have auditors appointed and paid by umbrella organizations in order to create more impartiality.
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‘My mother’s biggest dream was for me to go to university’
Type: CommunityPublication date: 3/18/2019Scholarship student Elyas Razawi on the journey that led him to Nyenrode: ‘When I was little, I was determined to be the smartest one in the class.’
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Doing business without losing ethics
Type: CommunityPublication date: 3/11/2019How can a brand create awareness, set an example and inspire others at the same time? Students and staff at Nyenrode Business University learned the answer to this question and many more during an after-work session on March 7, 2019. Ynzo van Zanten, Choco Evangelist at Tony’s Chocolonely, was the keynote speaker.
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Virtual reality for business
Type: CommunityPublication date: 3/11/2019On January 22, Nyenrode Amsterdam welcomed tech entrepreneur Adriaan Rijkens, Co-Founder & CTO of Warp and Nyenrode MSc Alumnus to inspire students, alumni and the business community as part of the Nyenrode Amsterdam Breakfast Sessions.
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Staying in control in a digital and agile world
Type: EducationPublication date: 3/6/2019Data-driven auditing is giving rise to new dynamics and working methods within audit and risk departments. However, the large auditing firms in the Netherlands will feel the effects of these changes as well. This is what led PA and Nyenrode Business University to enter into a partnership.
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Keuzegids once again grants 'top program' designation to Nyenrode programs
Type: EducationPublication date: 3/5/2019In a repeat to last year’s achievement, the Masters in Business Administration and Controlling have been declared the “Best Masters” of their kind.
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We are all stewards
Type: CommunityPublication date: 3/4/2019On November 13, Nyenrode Amsterdam welcomed Camille van Gestel, Co-Founder of WakaWaka and Nyenrode BBA Alumnus to inspire students, alumni and the business community as part of the Nyenrode Amsterdam Breakfast Sessions.
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Businesses still fail to adequately consider financial implications of climate change
Type: OpinionPublication date: 2/4/2019During the Dies Natalis on November 20, 2018, Peter Bakker – President and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) – urged the business community to take on a leading role and secure a sustainable future for all. He believes we are entering a period of unprecedented transformation. On January 18, 2019, Nyenrode hosted a conference that fit in perfectly with this topic: 'Corporate responsibility in relation to climate change'. International firms, investment managers, insurers, human rights organizations and climate groups came together to address the key question: how can my business take responsibility for future generations?
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Provincial grant for restoration vegetable garden complex
Type: About NyenrodePublication date: 2/4/2019The Nyenrode Fund will receive € 110,181.10 from the Province of Utrecht for the restoration of the garden wall and kitchen garden of the monumental Vegetable Garden complex at the estate.
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Meet the faculty: John Dumay, Visiting Professor Nyenrode
Type: ResearchPublication date: 1/30/2019In September 2018 John Dumay of Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, was appointed as visiting professor of Nyenrode Business University.
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“If you have a goal in mind, you can determine your path to get there”
Type: CommunityPublication date: 1/29/2019Scholarship student Darren Aletoe: “I thought I knew myself pretty well, but through my time at Nyenrode I’ve discovered where I still have room for improvement.”
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‘Sustainability is our greatest challenge’
Type: CommunityPublication date: 1/17/2019Rosa worked hard to build a successful career within medical science. Though, in the summer of 2018 she decided to change course, trading an academic hospital setting for a full-time MBA at Nyenrode in Amsterdam. Rosa: ‘I would rather create the protocols than implement them.’
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Skyscrapers and credit management in New York. #LifeasaNyenrodian
Type: CommunityPublication date: 1/17/2019In May 2018, our Full-time Master (MSc) in Management students traveled to New York, a trip that is part of a Global Immersion Program.
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We all play our part in climate control
Type: CommunityPublication date: 1/11/2019'The role businesses play and the responsibilities they have in the story of climate change and human rights has two sides. There are ethical and legal aspects, but the subjects offer many chances as well.' Jan van de Venis, lawyer and owner of JustLaw, states. He is a coordinator and keynote speaker for the ‘Corporate responsibility in relation to climate change’ conference that will be held on January 18 at Nyenrode Business University.
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Nyenrode re-accredited by EQUIS
Type: About NyenrodePublication date: 12/20/2018On December 11, 2018 EFMD awarded Nyenrode an extension of its EQUIS accreditation for three years. The EFMD praises Nyenrode’s ‘excellent corporate connections’ and strong alumni network. They commend the university ‘for being committed to ethics, responsibility and sustainability’.
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Closer collaboration between Nyenrode and IE University
Type: EducationPublication date: 12/19/2018Madrid-based IE University and Nyenrode Business Universiteit have stepped up their collaboration.
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Exploring action research – real actions with real people, on real issues
Type: OpinionPublication date: 12/18/2018How do we contribute to organizational change and learning in a more sustainable way that is compatible with the current challenges we face? Jeanine Jansen and Jessica Peters explored this and other questions during the first-ever Action Research PhD course at Nyenrode.
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Identity leadership increases organizational commitment
Type: ResearchPublication date: 12/12/2018Employee loyalty in the traditional sense is losing ground. Organizational commitment, based on social exchange, is not strong enough to create attachment within work relationships in today’s changing nature of work. This is one of the conclusions by Dr. Ali Fenwick’s dissertation titled ‘Creating a Committed Workforce: Using Social Exchange and Social Identity to Enhance Psychological Attachment within an Ever-changing Workplace’, for which he received his doctorate from Nyenrode Business Universiteit on December 12, 2018.
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