Each year, the Amsterdam Business Research Institute (ABRI) offers six one-year Visiting Professor positions (0.2 FTE) for distinguished international researchers in the field of business administration.
The Visiting Professor positions are offered by the School of Business and Economics (SBE) of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), and are specifically connected to the research activities of ABRI. The purpose of these appointments is to stimulate development of new research on the topics relevant to the appointed professor.
Prof. Shannon Anderson (University of California at Davis, USA), 2018 s.w.anderson@vu.nl Prof. Shannon Anderson is Professor of Management at University of California, Davis, USA. She is an expert on the design and implementation of performance measurement and cost control systems, and has an extensive track record of publication in leading journals such as Management Science and Contemporary Accounting Research, and has won numerous grants and awards for her contributions to research and practice. She is also member of a number of editorial boards. As a visiting professor, Shannon Anderson will collaborate with junior and senior faculty on research projects, give research seminars, and will be lecturing in MSc and post-graduate Accounting programmes ( Management Control the full-time and the part-time programme). ABRI Research Track: Accounting & Financial Management | ![]() |
Prof. Bart Frijns (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand), 2018 b.p.m.frijns@vu.nl Prof. Bart Frijns is Professor of Finance at Auckland University of Technology (Auckland, New Zealand) He is the founding editor of Applied Finance Letters and is a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Futures Markets and the Global Finance Journal. He has published over 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization and the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control As a visiting professor, Bart Frijns continues his ongoing research projects with faculty at SBE, which will be developed further during his stay. He will provide feedback on work in progress and set up new projects with junior faculty. Furthermore, he will organize a workshop regarding publishing for junior faculty, and will contribute to the 2018 edition of the Behavioral Finance Conference (RBFC) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. ABRI Research Track: Accounting & Financial Management | ![]() |
Prof. Andrew Sturdy (University of Bristol, UK), 2018 a.j.sturdy@vu.nl Prof. Andrew Sturdy is Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the University of Bristol (UK) His research interests focus mainly on issues of power and identity in the production and use of management ideas. He has published extensively in high ranking academic journals such as Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Organizational Behaviour and Organization Studies. Prof. Sturdy is a member of several editorial boards, and has extensive experience in editing journal special issues. As a visiting professor, Andrew Sturdy will be working with PhD students and faculty at the Department of Management & Organisation, and will be teaching in the new Master programmes in Leadership & Change, Management Consulting and Strategy & Organization. He will also perform activities related to the special issue in Journal of Professions and Organization and the editing of a sub-theme to the EGOS Standing Working Group will take place. ABRI Research Track: Strategy & Organisation | ![]() |
Prof. Nicole DeHoratius(University of Chicago, USA), 2017.
Prof. Nicole DeHoratius is Adjunct Professor of Operations Management at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business (USA).
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Prof. Katrijn Gielens (University of North Carolina, USA), 2017.
Prof. Katrijn Gielens is Associate Professor of Marketing at Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA).
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Prof. Brian Pentland (Michigan State University, USA), 2017. Prof. Brian Pentland is endowed professor at the Eli Broad College of Business at the Accounting and Information Systems department, Michigan State University (USA).
ABRI Research Track: Information & Innovation Management (KIN) | ![]() |
Prof. Shaul Bar-Lev (Univerisity of Haifa, Israël), 2016 n.o.n.e.barlev@vu.nl Prof. Shaul Bar-Lev is full professor at the Department of Statistics at the University of Haifa in Israel. His research interest lies in statistics and in stochastic operations research. He is an international expert on exponential families. In the past 12 years, he has visited The Netherlands many times, leading to intensive research collaboration with Prof. dr. van der Duyn Schouten (leading to 12 published papers plus one under review) and other researchers. As a visiting professor Shaul Bar-Lev continues to intensify his research collaboration on Stochastic Operations Research at the Econometrics and OR Department, and will be actively involved in various research activities and events within the School of Business and Economics. ABRI Research Track: Logistics and Operations Research | ![]() |
Prof. Raghu Garud (Penn State University, USA), 2016
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Prof. Cheri Ostroff (University of South Australia), 2016
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