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| Lunch Seminar Jocelyn Cranefield - 28 September |
Jocelyn Cranefield (Victoria University of Wellington NZ) will hold a seminar on “Political Satire and the Counter-framing of Public Sector IT Project Escalation”.
The seminar will take place this Friday, September 28, from 12:00 – 13:00 in room BV-0H53.
To register for this event, please send an e-mail to Mariana Stori (m.t.stori@vu.nl), latest on Thursday, September 27. Read more. |
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| PhD Defence Mwansa Chabala - 3 October |
| Mwansa Chabala will defend his thesis titled "Small firm growth in a least developed country: how small firm owners affect the growth of their firms in Zambia" on 3 October at 13:45 in the Aula. |
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| Meet the Editor with Melissa Cardon - 1 October |
| A ‘Meet the Editor’ session with Melissa Cardon from 12.00-14.00 on 1 October (location Forum 2). This session will give an opportunity to staff from VU as well as from other universities to ask questions about writing and discuss publishing opportunities. Please registrer by sending an email to Neil Thompson. |
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| Seminar Catherine Tucker - 3 October |
The marketing department and ABRI would like to invite you to a seminar given by Catherine Tucker (MIT Sloan) about "Blockchain Research In Management Schools: A path forward?" Please click here for the abstract and bio.
The seminar will take place on Wednesday, October 3, from 14:00 – 15:00 in room HG 1D-26 (Forum 6).
To register for this event, please send an e-mail to Mariana Stori (m.t.stori@vu.nl), latest on Monday, October 1. |
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| PhD Defence Progress Choongo - 3 October |
| Progress Choongo will defend his thesis "Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Zambia: the engagement in and effect of sustaiable practices in small and medium-sized entreprises" on 3 Otober at 11:45 in the Aula. |
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| Funding Universities - 5 October |
| On October 5, the VU will host a conference on ‘Funding Universities’. The conference is a joint initiative of the VU (Mirjam van Praag) and the Dutch Association of Universities (VSNU), with the aim to discuss long-term alternatives for the current system of financing Dutch Universities. Read more. |
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| NEWS |
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| Investment funds rarely invest in female entrepreneurs, says M&O researcher Eva de Mol in Het Financieele Dagblad |
Investment funds for start-up companies have a strong tendency to invest in start-ups run by men, rather than women, according to an article by M&O researcher Eva de Mol and investor Janneke Niessen that was published in Het Financiele Dagblad on September 27.
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From the data of the forty investment funds that they analyzed, they found that only 1.6% of the start-ups were led by a woman, and just 6.8% of the venture capital funded start-ups were led by a mixed team. In other words, more than nine out of ten investments are intended for start-ups under the exclusive management of men. The researchers also say that women on average receive smaller amounts.
The publication has sparked a debate within the venture capitalist community and beyond. Experts speak of a huge underutilization of very good entrepreneurs, and have commented that in this male dominated sector, men are more likely to give to other men then to women. On the other hand, some venture capitalists commented that they are hardly approached by female entrepreneurs for funding. In any case, Eva de Mol expects the situation to change in the future, as she states that research shows that young companies perform better when they are led by mixed teams.
Read the article (in Dutch) |
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| Evgenia Lysova received Outstanding Reviewer Award AoM |
Evgenia Lysova received Outstanding Reviewer Award for the Division of Careers at the Academy of Management 2018 Annual Meeting in Chicago, USA. She has won the same award in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
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| The Careers Division of the Academy of Management addresses people's lifelong succession of work experiences, the structure of opportunity to work, and the relationship between careers and other aspects of life. Major topics include: individual career development; career management strategies; career planning; relationships between human resource systems and careers; life cycle interactions with work; race, culture, and gender effects on careers; labor force diversity; internal labor market structures and functions; cross-cultural careers; and effects of demographic and social changes on work. |
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| Prof. Marleen Huysman at NRC Live about the Robot-economy |
On October 12th professor Marleen Huysman will join the NRCLive event on the Robot-economy. She will share her research, insights, and ideas on robots and the future of work.
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In an interview with NRC Marleen explained how robots are changing the way we work and collaborate. During this live event from NRC she will share more of her insights and will join the discussion on how we can positively shape the future of work.
About the NRCLive event:
Join the Robot-economy!
Robots and artificial intelligence are changing all areas of work. How do you join the robot-economy and how can you benefit from the chances for your organization? Learn how frontrunners can help people and smart machines to collaborate and become inspired by their lessons from practice!
To learn more about the event and sign-up, please visit the NRC website. |
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| EVENT OVERVIEW AUTUMN 2018 |
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