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Organizational Behaviour & HRM
Organizational Behaviour & HRM
Meet our team
Prof. dr. Svetlana Khapova
Head of Department, Department of Management & Organisation, Programme Director part-time PhD in Business, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, and Head of Section HRM/OB
![Svetlana Khapova](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/b1250920-8405-4255-a1dd-7d91c85637f3/Svetlana-Khapova_tcm257-890608.jpg)
Prof. dr. Paul Jansen
Full Professor of Organisational Psychology (Emeritus)
![Paul Jansen](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/372e7e35-7bc7-403c-8416-71781843ee84/Paul%20Jansen.jpg)
Prof. dr. Maria Tims
Full Professor, Director Doctoral Education ABRI
![Maria Tims](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/64848899-5862-4a52-84be-8cca525592c6/Maria%20Tims.png)
Dr. Jos Akkermans
Associate Professor of HRM & Organisational Behavior
![Jos Akkermans](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/1cf5a4e8-0655-45c0-b9aa-68db161d54b1/Jos%20Akkermans.jpg)
Dr. Sylvia van de Bunt
Associate Professor, UNESCO chairholder 'Cross-Cultural Sustainability', Co-director of SERVUS, Coordinator of VU MSc courses in Organisational Behavior, and Program Director of Servant-Leadership at VU Amsterdam, Visiting Professor at University of Suffolk, UK
![Sylvia van de Bunt](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/10318edf-ed9f-4e79-9981-3ba00430d574/Sylvia%20van%20de%20Bunt.png)
Dr. Evgenia I. Lysova
Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour
![Evgenia Lysova](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/2fcdc238-6d74-4a1b-885b-c008cc164ee5/Evgenia%20Lysova.png)
Dr. Sabrine El Baroudi
Assistant Professor, Director VU Knowledge Hub for Feedback Culture
![M&O Staff picture Sabrine El Baroudi](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/08087d43-75ca-47f1-ae0f-203e8ffc2298/Sabrine.jpg)
Dr. Maral Darouei
Assistant Professor of Organizational Psychology
![](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/e87266cc-2a44-4b41-9932-3877bd9b4918/Maral%20Darouei_84A8883.jpg)
Dr. Ernst Graamans
Assistant Professor of of Boards and Executive Leadership Development
![SBE_M&O staff picture Ernst Graamans](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/7db3dd4c-3c9f-44fe-ad6f-8dea9de4068f/Ernst.jpg)
Dr. Lena Knappert
Assistant Professor of Management and Organization
![Lena Knappert](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/fb7658b2-f126-47b6-8fcc-d35973748021/EE_Lena%20Knappert.jpeg)
Dr. Kathleen Stephenson
Assistant Professor of Organization Studies
![SBE_M&O staff picture Kathleen Stephenson](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/55b08079-3f82-4bf7-8375-091c90718482/Katie.jpg)
Claire Schulze Schleithoff
PhD Candidate, ABRI program manager
![Claire Schulze Schleithoff](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/a3028ef4-66cf-4a24-b280-e62de4b5d41d/Claire%20Schulze%20Schleithoff_84A8824.jpg)