Visit AnnaLee Saxenian: Innovation in the Silicon Valley region. AnnaLee Saxenian visited VU University to present her work. On November 14th, Prof. dr. AnnaLee Saxenian (University of California) gave an interesting presentation on “Silicon Valley Fostering Innovation in the Entrepreneurial Eco-System”. She discussed her (years of) experience at Silicon Valley and related developments there to those in Finland (Nokia), Taiwan and China. Saxenian is Dean [...]
Research Update Marlous Agterberg in VUurwerk Magazine On page 12 of our VUurwerk Magazine, you can read about Marlous Agterberg’s research. Marlous just returned from several months at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where she worked with Samer Faraj. She’s almost finished with her PhD at Kin Research and has already published two of her papers in A journals (Journal of Management [...]
The influence of online store beliefs on consumer online impulse buying Tibert Verhagen, together with Willemijn van Dolen (UvA), recently published an experimental study on the influence of online store beliefs on consumer online impulse buying in Information and Management. [see press release, in Dutch] The study showed that consumers often act impulsively when making online decisions. Triggered by easy access to products, easy purchasing (e.g., [...]
Bart van den Hooff appointed full Professor Organizational Communication and Information Systems We are very pleased to announce that Bart van den Hooff has been appointed full professor of Organizational Communication and Information Systems at VU University Amsterdam, KIN Research Group. Bart received his PhD (with honors) in Communication Science, from the University of Amsterdam. Before joining the KIN Research Group at the VU in 2006, Bart [...]
New ways of working (or: IKM-students in their PJs) As part of the Masters’ course on New Ways of Working, IKM students got some hands-on experience working virtually: today Dr. Robin Teigland, based in Stockholm, gave a guest lecture – entirely in Second Life. In fact, new ways of working proved to have some advantages (especially for a 9AM lecture): for instance, of 40 [...]
Our research contributes to international academic discussions on topics such as knowledge creation and sharing, networks of practice, online interaction, and web-based decision support. Our work is published in leading international journals, generating knowledge and insights into pressing organizational challenges.
The Master's specialization Information and Knowledge Management focuses on innovative organizational and technological arrangements that are used in the management of information and knowledge processes to meet the challenges organizations face in the modern economy.
