New professor Jana Oehmichen: a strong reputation for research drew me to Groningen
| Date: | 05 September 2018 |
Intrigued by the high quality of research as well as the multidisciplinarity at FEB, Jana Oehmichen decided to move from Germany to Groningen. She is appointed as a Professor of Organisation and Management Studies.
New payment systems on medical specialists: a Q&A with Rachel Gifford
| Date: | 22 August 2018 |
PhD Candidate Rachel Gifford investigates the perceived effects of different organisational models, including payment systems, of medical specialists on intergroup relations and collaborative behavior. Supervised by Eric Molleman (Organisational Behavior...
Interview: an interdisciplinary approach to solving healthcare challenges
| Date: | 08 August 2018 |
‘Look!’, Manda Broekhuis enthuses, ‘this is exactly what I’m talking about’. At the end of a fascinating conversation about the organisation and coordination of care processes, she points to a lovely glossy roadmap headed ‘Living with Us’. The poster...
The global hunt for the best use of healthcare budgets
| Date: | 01 August 2018 |
FEB recently welcomed Maarten Postma to the Economics, Econometrics and Finance department as Professor of Global Health Economics. Postma is Director of the SHARE Research Institute in which FEB, the Faculty of Science and Engineering and the UMCG...
The economics of gender balance and the Rosalind Franklin Fellowship
| Date: | 24 July 2018 |
The Rosalind Franklin Fellowship is an initiative by the University of Groningen to promote the advancement of talented female researchers. Aimed to redress gender imbalances within academia, the fellowship awards tenure-track positions leading to a...
Thomas Piketty on inequality and globalisation
| Date: | 17 July 2018 |
Thomas Piketty visited the Faculty of Economics and Business to deliver the Maddison Lecture in Economic Growth and Development 2018 on May 23. An economics professor at the Paris School of Economics, Piketty became a global household name in 2014 when his...
How much will your spouse suffer if you become unemployed?
| Date: | 10 July 2018 |
| Author: | Milena Nikolova and Sinem H. Ayhan |
Unemployment can have damaging consequences for individuals and their families. Job loss often means lower income, increased poverty risk, and worse future employment prospects. Evidence from around the world shows that those who are unemployed have worse...
How do expatriates influence employees’ ESOP participation?
| Date: | 05 July 2018 |
| Author: | Jana Oehmichen |
In the modern workplace, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) are increasingly seen as important tools of employee satisfaction, retention, and productivity. They present an attractive investment opportunity for employees, who base their investment...
The trade costs of 'making America great again'
| Date: | 21 June 2018 |
| Author: | Steven Brakman, Harry Garretsen, and Tristan Kohl |
The credo ‘Make America Great Again’ (MAGA) was a key part of the US presidential campaign by Donald Trump in 2016. International trade was an important element of reasoning behind the MAGA slogan. According to Trump, the deficit on the US current account...
The challenges of Business Model Innovation
| Date: | 20 June 2018 |
| Author: | Thijs Broekhuizen, Tom Bakker and Theo Postma |
What do ING and Marlies Dekkers have in common? Not much, at first sight. After all, ING, a Dutch bank, and Marlies Dekkers, a Dutch fashion house, operate in very different industries and apply completely different strategies. Through the lens of...