Workplace Social Networks
Workplace social networks strongly influence the behavior and performance of employees. They are formed by the informal relationships between colleagues. The organization’s formal hierarchy shows which employees report to each other and which are part of the same team. The informal network shows which colleagues go to each other to ask for advice, ask for support, or influence important decisions. In my research, I explore how workplace social networks enable or constrain entrepreneurial behavior and Corporate Entrepreneurship.
Publications
Talks & workshops
Bottleneck or Not? The Ceiling Effect of Network Closure on Individual Innovative Performance
A presentation of a study showing that closed networks serve as social straitjackets that prevent employees from achieving high levels of innovative performance.
ANZAM Conference · December 4, 2024
The Double-Edged Sword of Post-Merger Organizational Identification: How Social Ties Influence Employee Initiative Taking
This study shows that organizational identification in M&As can help or hinder employee proactivity, depending on social ties within merging firms.
The University of Sydney · November 7, 2024
Bottleneck or Not? The Ceiling Effect of Network Closure on Individual Innovative Performance
A presentation of a study showing that closed networks serve as social straitjackets that prevent employees from achieving high levels of innovative performance.
Academy of Management Annual Meeting · August 12, 2024
Changes in networking behavior: Examining network perception and proactive work behavior when employees work from home
Academy of Management Annual Meeting · August 8, 2023
Changes in Networking Behavior when Employees Work from Home: The Role of Network Perception and Proactive Work Behavior
EGOS Colloquium · July 8, 2023
Changes in Networking Behavior when Employees Work from Home: The Role of Network Perception and Proactive Work Behavior
Strategic Management Research Day · June 1, 2023
A Network Perspective on Corporate Entrepreneurship
Erasmus University Rotterdam · June 30, 2022
Who steps up after a merger? A social network perspective on post-merger taking charge behavior
A presentation on post-merger taking charge behavior and social networks at the Strategic Management Society Annual Meetgin 2021.
Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting · September 19, 2021
Who steps up after a merger? The effects of boundary-spanning on post-merger taking charge behavior
A presentation on post-merger taking charge behavior and social networks at the European Conference on Social Networks 2021.
European Conference on Social Networks · September 7, 2021
Who steps up after a merger? The effects of boundary-spanning on post-merger taking charge behavior
A presentation on post-merger taking charge behavior and social networks at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2021.
Academy of Management Annual Meeting · August 1, 2021
Who steps up after a merger? The effects of boundary-spanning on post-merger taking charge behavior
A presentation on post-merger taking charge behavior and social networks at the EGOS Colloquium 2021.
EGOS Colloquium · July 9, 2021
Who steps up after a merger? The effects of boundary-spanning on post-merger taking charge behavior
A presentation on post-merger taking charge behavior and social networks at the Strategy Department of the Radboud University Nijmegen.
Radboud University Nijmegen · July 1, 2021
The Social Constellation of Star Employees: Why an Open Network is Necessary for High Levels of Individual Innovation in Professional Service Firms
In this study, we show that an open network position is a necessary condition for achieving high levels of individual innovation in professional service firms.
emlyon · July 16, 2020
Stepping Up or Laying Low? A Social Network Perspective on Post-Merger Taking Charge Behavior
In this study, we examine how the network ties of employees can mitigate low levels of organizational identification and stimulate employees to take charge after a merger.
SUNBELT · July 14, 2020
Is High Innovative Performance without Brokerage Possible? A Necessary Condition Analysis
I presented my working paper on brokerage and innovative performance to the Discipline of Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship of the University of Sydney Business School.
University of Sydney · September 19, 2019
Is High Innovative Performance without Brokerage Possible? A Necessary Condition Analysis
University of Kentucky · March 29, 2019
Is Brokerage Necessary for Innovative Performance? A Necessary Condition Analysis
SUNBELT Conference · June 30, 2018
Brokerage and Entrepreneurial Behavior in Organizations: The Role of Political Skill
I presented a working paper on brokerage, entrepreneurial behavior, and political skill at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2017 in Atlanta
Academy of Management Annual Meeting · August 7, 2017
Teaching
Organizing for Innovation: Social vs. Human Resource Management
Innovation thrives when firms manage both individual talent and the networks connecting them.
Radboud University Nijmegen · September 25, 2025
Bringing Ideas to Life: Idea Championing and Implementation
From issue-selling to execution: how social dynamics shape idea championing and implementation.
Radboud University Nijmegen · September 24, 2025
Cultivating Creativity: Idea Generation and Elaboration
This lecture explores how networks and social capital fuel idea generation and elaboration in innovation.
Radboud University Nijmegen · September 22, 2025
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Context
A course on creativity, innovation, and intrapreneurship across different contexts.
Radboud University Nijmegen · September 1, 2025
Master Thesis in Business Administration
Students of the Master of Science (MSc) in Business Administration at the Radboud University learn to conduct an impactful scientific research project about corporate entrepreneurship, social capital, and entrepreneurial behavior
Radboud University Nijmegen · January 1, 2023
Innovation Management: Idea Development and Relational Analytics
A lecture on innovation management, focusing on the generation of ideas, social networks, and social capital.
Radboud University Nijmegen · September 26, 2022
Master Thesis in Business Administration
Students of the Master of Science (MSc) in Business Administration at the Radboud University learn to conduct an impactful scientific research project about corporate entrepreneurship, social capital, and entrepreneurial behavior
Radboud University Nijmegen · January 1, 2022
Innovation Management: Idea Development and Relational Analytics
A lecture on innovation management, focusing on the generation of ideas, social networks, and social capital.
Radboud University Nijmegen · September 27, 2021
Master Thesis in Business Administration
Students of the Master of Science (MSc) in Business Administration at the Radboud University learn to conduct an impactful scientific research project about corporate entrepreneurship, social capital, and entrepreneurial behavior
Radboud University Nijmegen · January 1, 2021
Is it about who you know or what you are? A social network perspective on intrapreneurship
This lecture provides an overview of the latest research on social networks and intrapreneurship
Erasmus University Rotterdam · April 27, 2020
Master Thesis in Strategic Entrepreneurship
Students of the Master of Science (MSc) in Strategic Entrepreneurship and the Master of Science (MSc) in Strategic Management at the Erasmus University learn to conduct a scientific research project about the effects of social capital on intrapreneurship.
Erasmus University Rotterdam · October 29, 2019
Other
Conference track
Network Agency, Creativity, and Innovation
EGOS 2026 sub-theme on network agency, creativity, and innovation: how social structures and individual actors mutually shape organizational outcomes.
EGOS Colloquium · July 9, 2026
Conference track
Network Agency and Creativity: The Mutual Interdependence between Network Actors and Social Structures
This sub-theme explores the dynamic tension between networks and agency in organizations - how social structures shape action, and how actors influence social structures.
EGOS Colloquium · July 3, 2025
Other research areas
I study how organizations, teams and employees can become more entrepreneurial and innovative.
Publications & talksI develop and apply NCA, a statistical methodology for identifying necessary conditions in social science research, with a focus on strategy and entrepreneurship.
Publications & workshops