dr. Roy Sijbom

Roy’s research focuses on how individuals and organizations can adapt, learn, and innovate in rapidly changing work environments. He studies how employees develop new skills, contribute ideas, and maintain well-being in the face of technological and organizational change.

Industry: Logistics, Public sector, Technology-intensive industries
Sector: Public and private organizations, knowledge-intensive environments
Application Domain: Lifelong learning, leadership, innovation, employee well-being

His research agenda centers around three interconnected themes. First, he studies learning motivation, learning climate, and leadership, with a particular focus on learning communities as a vehicle for lifelong learning. In this work, he develops and tests bottom-up models that explain how learning emerges within communities and transfers to organizational practice.

Second, he examines employee creativity and innovation, focusing on when and why employees speak up with ideas and how leaders respond. This work explores barriers to idea implementation and the conditions under which organizations can benefit from employee input.

Third, he adopts a multilevel perspective on employee well-being, investigating how individual, team, and organizational factors jointly shape outcomes such as burnout, engagement, and psychological safety.

He collaborates in interdisciplinary consortia and works closely with practice partners to ensure that his research contributes to both scientific knowledge and societal challenges.

Research Interests:

• Leadership and organizational behavior
• Learning motivation and learning climate
• Learning communities and lifelong learning
• Employee creativity and innovation
• Voice and speaking up
• Psychological safety and well-being
• Multilevel research and interventions