My research focuses on collaboration across cultural boundaries, with special attention to processes of knowledge production and knowledge sharing. Collaboration can take the form of (project) alliances, joint ventures or mergers/acquisitions. Cultural boundaries can be those between different countries, but also those between, e.g., client organizations and contractors, or between firms with a technical orientation and with a commercial orientation. Recent studies have looked at the airline industry, the construction industry, the software industry and the shipbuilding industry. My work has attracted over 1,300 ISI citations.

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

2014 - present: Visiting professor LUISS Roma

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

Teaching Experience

• Introductory course in International Business (1997 - 2001)
• Course in Comparative Management (1992 - )
• Course in Strategic Management (1991 - 1998)
• Course in Organization Theory (1991 - 1993; 1998; 2004 - )
• Course in Industrial Organization (1985 - 1990)
• Coaching of student internships and final theses (1986 - )
• PhD supervision (1991 - )
• Contributions to executive courses (1992 - )

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).