Research Interests
Comparative Corporate Governance (CG) in Developed Economies & Emerging Markets; CG Best Practices, Diffusion & Convergence; National CG, Indigenous Governance & MNEs practices; Corporate Political Activity, CSR & CG strategies; CG Failures & Learning; Fuzzy-set/Qualitative Comparative Analysis.
Awards and Honors
Journal of Word Business Best Reviewer Award 2018, Academy of International Business, Minniapolis, June 2018; George Molenkamp Sustainability Thesis Award 2018 Finalist for the MSc thesis supervision of Aviv de Poel, University of Amsterdam and KPNG Amsterdam, the Netherlands, October 2018; George Molenkamp Sustainability Thesis Award 2017 for the MSc thesis supervision of Suzan van Eijden, University of Amsterdam and KPNG Amsterdam, the Netherlands, September 2017; 2010 Best PhD Dissertation Award Finalist, Research School Systems and Operational Management (SOM), Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, the Netherlands, June 2011; Best PhD-Authored Paper Award, SOM, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, the Netherlands, February 2010; PhD Associate, Graduate SOM Research School, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, September 2005 – September 2009.