Our research is organized in five core themes: careers and meaningful work, the future of work design, leadership and organizational change, talent management, and diversity management and inclusion
Organizational Behaviour & HRM
Organizational Behaviour & HRM
Meet our team
Prof. dr. Svetlana Khapova
Head of Department, Department of Management & Organisation, Programme Director part-time PhD in Business, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, and Head of Section HRM/OB

Prof. dr. Jos Akkermans
Full Professor of HRM & Organisational Behavior

Prof. dr. Paul Jansen
Full Professor of Organisational Psychology (Emeritus)

Prof. dr. Maria Tims
Full Professor, Director Doctoral Education ABRI

Dr. Sylvia van de Bunt
Associate Professor, UNESCO chairholder 'Cross-Cultural Sustainability', Co-director of SERVUS, Coordinator of VU MSc courses in Organisational Behavior, and Program Director of Servant-Leadership at VU Amsterdam, Visiting Professor at University of Suffolk, UK

Dr. Evgenia I. Lysova
Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour

Dr. Maral Darouei
Assistant Professor of Organizational Psychology

Dr. Sabrine El Baroudi
Assistant Professor, Director VU Knowledge Hub for Feedback Culture

Dr. Ernst Graamans
Assistant Professor of of Boards and Executive Leadership Development

Dr. Lena Knappert
Assistant Professor of Management and Organization

Dr. Kathleen Stephenson
Assistant Professor of Organization Studies

Liubov Elivanova
PhD Candidate
School of Business and Economics, Management & Organization
Claire Schulze Schleithoff
PhD Candidate, ABRI program manager
