Dorien Kooij appointed professor of HRS
Dr. T.A.M. (Dorien) Kooij has been appointed professor of Human Resource Studies (HRS) at the Department of HRS at the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Her research focuses on aging, older workers, motivation and HRM.
Dorien Kooij graduated cum laude in Business Economics at the University of Amsterdam in 2002 (specialization labor, strategic management and organization). After graduating she worked as a junior P&O-consultant, HR advisor and policy worker at different organizations.
Awards
From 2006 until 2010 she conducted her PhD research at the VU University Amsterdam. With her PhD thesis Motivating Older Workers: A Lifespan Perspective on the Role of Perceived HR Practices she won the WAOP Dissertation Award 2010 and the HRM Network Best Dissertation Award 2011. She started working as an assistant professor at Tilburg University in January 2010.
Prof. Jantine Schuit, Dean TSB: “The management of TSB is very pleased with Doriens appointment as professor. Dorien has already proven to possess excellent leadership skills as a head of department. She is connecting, firm, and has a clear vision on leadership. Furthermore, she performs excellent research within the remit of the chair, and she is an experienced and highly valued teacher. As a person she is authentic with a very positive, down to earth approach.”
Doriens’ research covers different research domains, in general organizational psychology and management journals (e.g., Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management Studies) as well as in dedicated journals on aging and Human Resource Management (e.g., Work, Aging and Retirement, Human Resource Management Journal).