Experts & Expertise

• Collaboration
• Project management
• Sensemaking
• Alliances and joint ventures
• Culture
• Innovation
• International management
• Knowledge transfer
• Learning organisations
• Mergers and acquisitions

1990: Ph.D., Business Administration, University of Groningen

1984: M.A., Business Administration, Delft University of Technology

1982 : Exchange student, MBA program of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

1981: B.A., Dutch Language and Literature, University of Amsterdam

1997 - present : Professor of International Management, Faculty of Economics, Tilburg University

2013 - present : Head, Department of Organization 7 Strategy, Tilburg University

2010 - present : Chairman, Supervisory Board of De Wever, Tilburg

2008 - present : Director, Center for Innovation Research

2003 - 2007 : Head, department of Organization & Strategy, Tilburg University

1998 - 2002 : Associate Dean Educational Programs, Faculty of Economics, Tilburg University

1993 - 1998 : Member Faculty Management Team, Faculty of Economics, Tilburg University

1995 - 2000 : Managing Director, Institute for Research on Intercultural Cooperation, Maastricht

1990 - 1997 : Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Tilburg University

1986 - 1989 : Assistant Professor, School of Management and Organization, University of Groningen

1984 - 1985 : Research Assistant, School of Management and Organization, University of Groningen

1977 - 1978 : Various activities at the Royal Institute for Education to the Blind, Huizen (in substitution for military service)

1976 - 1977 : Commercial and administrative assistant, Rozenbeek Book and Artshop, Hilversum

Reviewing Activities

European Management Recview (Associate Editor); Organization Studies, International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, EuroMed Journal of Business (member Editorial Board); Management International Review, International Business Review, Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of International Business Studies, Industrial Relations, Construction Management & Economics, Administration & Society, Information & Management, Journal of Management Studies (ad hoc reviewer)

Research Grants

1990: Trust in supplier relationships (EUR 20K). Sponsored by the Economics Research Foundation, which is part of the Netherlands' Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) (with B. Nooteboom and J. Berger)

1997: European Schools Alumni Survey (EUR 12K). Sponsored by the European Commission

1997: Business benefits of diversity management (EUR 40K). Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports (with F.E.R. Derveld, E. Bruinewoud and M. van der Wal)

1999: Self-employment in 23 OECD countries; The role of cultural and economic factors (EUR 50K). Sponsored by EIM Small Business Research and Consultancy (with R.E. Wildeman, G. Hofstede, A.R. Thurik, and A.R.M. Wennekers)

1999: Decision-making at the Japanese-Dutch interface (EUR 50K). Sponsored by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands and the Foundation 400 years Japan-Netherlands (with A. Keizer, J. Benders and J. Stam)

2000: Curriculum development in Cochin, India (EUR 15K). Sponsored by IVO

2001: Culture and cooperation in networks (EUR 100K). Sponsored by KLICT (with C. Koen and S. Beugelsdijk)

2005: Economic, legal and cultural environment of the Dutch construction industry (EUR 90K). Sponsored by PSIBouw (with E. Molier, A. van Oijen and M. Rietdijk)

2006: Monitoring innovative projects in the construction sector (EUR 200K). Sponsored by PSIBouw (with P. van Rooy and A. Laan)

2006: Development of culture measurement instruments for the Dutch construction sector (EUR 150K). Sponsored by PSIBouw (with E. Molier and M. Rietdijk)

2012: Dynamic maintenance for the process industry (EUR 250K). Sponsored by Dinalog (met H. Akkermans)

Dissertation Committees

Freek Aertsen (1995, Tilburg University); Markus Nordberg (1997, Tilburg University); Hendrawan Supratikno (1998, Free University Amsterdam); Gjalt de Jong (1999, University of Groningen); Freek Vermeulen (1999, Tilburg University) ; Ursula Glunk (1999, Tilburg University); John van Leerdam (1999, Tilburg University); Gerda Gemser (1999, Erasmus University Rotterdam); Tomas Klos (2000, University of Groningen): Tina Girndt (2000, Tilburg University - supervisor); Ricardo Recht (2001, Tilburg University - supervisor); Michael Mol (2001, Erasmus University Rotterdam); Antonios Klidas (2001, Tilburg University); Rian Drogendijk (2001, Tilburg University); Melake Tewolde (2002, Tilburg University - supervisor); Frank Wijen (2002, Tilburg University - supervisor); Bo Nielsen, (2003, Copenhagen Business School); Bart Kamp (2003, Tilburg University); Sjoerd Beugelsdijk (2003, Tilburg University - supervisor); Victor Gilsing (2003, Erasmus University Rotterdam); Fredérique Six (2004, Erasmus University Rotterdam); Oleg Chvyrkov (2004, Tilburg University); Walter Hendriks (2004, Universiteit Maastricht); Bonnie Beerkens (2004, Eindhoven University of Technology); Martyna Janowicz (2004, Tilburg University - supervisor); Irene van der Kloet (2005, Tilburg University); Koen Heimeriks (2005; Eindhoven University of Technology); Arjan Slangen (2005, Tilburg University); Eric Dooms (2005, Tilburg University); Reiji Pallathitta (2005, Tilburg University); Dorota Piaskowska (2005, Tilburg University); Mussie Teclemichael Tessema (2005, Tilburg University); Anna Nadolska (2006 - Tilburg University); Rekha Krishnan (2006, Tilburg University - supervisor); Annabel Sels (2006, Tilburg University; Sander Wennekers (2006, Erasmus University Rotterdam); Gebremichael Habtom (2006, Tilburg University); Alex Eapen (2007, Tilburg University); Arne de Vet (2007, Tilburg University); Annelies de Ridder (planned for 2007, Radboud University Nijmegen); Mario Schijven (2008, Tilburg University); Helene Colman (2008, Norwegian School of Management); Albertus Laan (2009, Twente University - co-promotor); Joris Ebbers (2009, University of Amsterdam); Jasper Hotho (2009, University of Groningen); Ilya Cuypers (2009, Tilburg University); Alma Timmers (2010, Tilburg University - promotor); Alexander Alexiev (2010, Erasmus University Rotterdam); Eduarda Soares (2010, Tilburg University); Jeff Powel (2010, Tilburg University); Christiaan Davids (2011, Tilburg university); David Kroon (2011, Tilburg University - promotor); Youtha Cuypers (2011, Tilburg University); Frans Stel (2011, Tilburg University); Louis Lousberg (2012, Delft University of Technology); Jaap Voeten (2012, Tilburg University); Aukje Leufkens (2013, Tilburg University - promotor); Rob Jansen (2013, Tilburg University); Rune Bysted (2013, Aarhus University); Yijiang Wu (2013, Imperial College London).

N.G. Noorderhaven teaches the following subjects:

• Organization Theory (840012) Further information
• International Management (325047) Further information
• Comparative Management (325048) Further information

• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of De Wever, Tilburg 
• Member Scientific Advisory Council Innovation & Entrepreneurship Group, Imperial College London
• co-director Center for Innovation Research Tilburg University
• Member Editorial Board Organization Studies, International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, European Management Review

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