A key activity of the hub is PhD research. Consulting practitioners and PSF professionals can reflect on questions relevant to research and practice.
The Knowledge Hub for Consulting and PSF offers PhD supervision. PhD projects can be fully funded by external organisations, for instance an employer, a foundation or a government institution. PhD’s can also be co-funded by the School of Business and Economics and an external organization, which usually implies more teaching.
Some examples of projects we currently do are listed below. If you are interested in such projects as potential PhD researcher, please contact Onno Bouwmeester at o.bouwmeester@vu.nl.
- Kim van den Berg
Supervisors: prof dr. Onno Bouwmeester and dr. Steven van Baarle
Topic: Why and how visual thinking supports engaging with wicked issues in organizational settings.
Self-funded part-time phd student - Oskar Bronsgeest
Supervisors: prof. dr. Ard-Pieter de Man and prof. dr. Onno Bouwmeester
Topic: The role of consultants in supporting employee participation during organizational change
PhD position Co-funded by Bronsgeest Beheer - Angela Kollau
Supervisor: prof dr. Onno Bouwmeester
Topic: 'Management gurus' navigational decisions and system dynamics in the management-fashion setter community'
Self-funded part-time PhD student - Xirui Ling
Supervisor: prof. dr. Ard-Pieter de Man and prof. dr. Onno Bouwmeester
Project: How can intermediaries facilitate the success of eco-innovation in SMEs?
CSC scholarship from China Scholarship Council - Yang Qiu
Supervisor: prof. dr. Ard-Pieter de Man and prof. dr. Onno Bouwmeester
Topic: The role of consultants in driving digitalization of SME’s in China, EU and US
CSC scholarship from China Scholarship Council