prof. dr. Tjerk Budding

Full Professor, School of Business and Economics, Accounting

Full Professor, Amsterdam Business Research Institute

Personal information

Tjerk Budding is full professor Public Sector Accounting at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He is also Director of het Zijlstra Center for Public Control, Governance & Leadership. He holds a PhD from the VU Amsterdam (2008).

Research

Tjerk Budding’s research focuses on how governments and non-profit organizations manage finances, performance, and accountability. His work examines the impact of management reforms (such as New Public Management), showing how private-sector techniques like performance measurement and budgeting are applied in public organizations, often with mixed results due to political and societal complexities.

He also studies how municipalities measure performance, deliver services, and use tools like digitalization and e-government, highlighting the challenges of capturing “public value” and ensuring transparency. By combining theoretical insight with empirical analysis, he sheds light on the opportunities and limitations of modern governance reforms, ultimately contributing to stronger, more accountable public institutions.

Teaching

Tjerk is Program director of the Bachelor Economics and Business Economics.

Ancillary activities

COELO | Groningen | Commissaris | 2014-01-01 - present
• Lid expertgroep Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek | Den Haag | Lid Expertgroep | 2016-01-01 - present
TIAS | Utrecht | Docent | 2018-06-01 - present
FAMO | Gorinchem | Lid Raad van Advies | 2019-09-02 - present
Ministerie van Financiën | Den Haag | Lid begeleidingscommissie | 2022-03-01 - present
Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport | Den Haag | Commissaris | 2024-05-24 - present

Ancillary activities are updated daily