Press releases Tilburg University
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Inaugural Lecture by Tine Buyl: Behavior of CEOs and strategic leaders of great influence on organizational resilience
26th February 2024Characteristics such as narcissism and greed of CEOs and strategic leaders have a significant impact on the resilience of an organization. This also applies to the relationships between the CEO and their environment, such as with the top management team and the board of directors. Professor Tine Buyl argues this in her inaugural lecture, as she assumes her ‘Strategy, Strategic Leadership, and Organizational Resilience’ chair at Tilburg University.
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Rise in traffic accidents since introduction of shared e-scooters
22nd February 2024In the Netherlands, most e-scooters are banned from public roads, but in other European countries, electric shared scooters are almost indispensable in the urban landscape, especially in larger cities. However, their reputation is not very positive. Research by economist Johannes Kasinger of Tilburg University and his fellow researchers has now also shown that the monthly number of reported accidents involving personal injuries has increased with an average 8.2% after the introduction of shared e-scooters.
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Fair licensing in value chains of Internet of Things: a groundbreaking solution
13th February 2024Within the connected car industry, debates are escalating about who should procure the licensing rights of the technologies that connect cars to the Internet of Things and at what cost. PhD candidate Maryam Pourrahim of the Tilburg Institute of law, Technology and society (TILT) has proposed a new solution that could settle the debate once and for all.