dr. D.H.M. (Dirk) Akkermans

Courses taught:

1. Organisatie-Ontwerp - first year, semester 1.1.
   Introductory course for Dutch students on organisation theory.
2. Conflict Management and Comparative Industrial Relations
   Master elective that discusses industrial relations and their institutions for a number of countries. It has its roots in classical economic thinking (Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx etc.) and uses the Varieties of Capitalism framework.
3. Research Methods II for IE&B
   Mandatory semester course for second-year IE&B students and Fudan students to learn the basics of doing research. The course starts with econometrics (lecture and tutorial), and exercises are done using STATA in computer lab sessions. The second part focusses on how to develop a research paper, in particular the theoretical part.
4. Bachelor thesis
   Bachelor thesis of IE&B. Subjects: Corporate Governance and FDI.
5. Master thesis
   Several master theses are being supervised. Subjects at the moment: corporate governance and FDI.