How does a family firm change after a private equity takeover? And what's the role of KPIs, reports, and other accounting devices in this process? We answer these questions in our new open access publication in the European Accounting Review: doi.org/10.1080/0963...

"Denken zonder oogkleppen," uitgesproken tijdens de opening van het academisch jaar, staat nu online (open access). Lees het als je meer wilt weten over "denken" op universiteiten, leunend op o.a. Hannah Arendt, Byung-Chul Han en...Christopher Nolan🤔. Link: berendvanderkolk.com/2026/08/31/k... @

Keynote ‘Denken zonder oogkleppen’

Op uitnodiging van de Universiteit voor Humanistiek heb ik een keynote verzorgd tijdens de opening van het academisch jaar in de Leeuwenbergh in Utrecht. Het thema van de opening was “Vrij De…

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Still one of the best takes on GenAI. Thanks @marketoonist.bsky.social.

How to stimulate sustainable behavior of employees? Read the answer in our publication in Public Administration Review, online today (open access): doi.org/10.1111/puar... #sustainability #research #publicadministration #openaccess

Interesting project by the Young Academy Amsterdam. fixingacademia.wordpress.com

FIXING ACADEMIA

Reflections from a New Generation of Scholars

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This book has thoughtful reflections on the current state of academia from the perspective of NL-based early career / 'young' scholars. My colleague @dionkramer.bsky.social has a provocative chapter on abolishing competition in research funding. vuuniversitypress.com/product/fixi...

FIXING ACADEMIA - Chapter 9 Challenging the Dependence on Commercial Academic Publishers https://fixingacademia.wordpress.com/chapter-9/

Chapter 9

Challenging the Dependence on Commercial Academic Publishers Download Full Book (PDF) Chapter author Dr. Berend van der Kolk is Associate Professor of Management Accounting and Control at the …

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For scholarly connections: we just got a paper accepted in Public Administration Review, examining how management control can help stimulate pro-environmental behavior. The preprint is here, open access: tinyurl.com/PARpaper2026 #publicadministration #accounting #sustainability #academia

(PDF) Stimulating Pro-Environmental Behavior using Management Control: Survey Evidence from a City Government

PDF | This paper investigates how pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) of public sector employees can be stimulated using management control. We mobilize... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

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Ik ben met een groep geestverwanten The Firewall begonnen, omdat ik weiger toe te kijken hoe techgiganten onze democratie ondermijnen. The Firewall vecht terug. Met het vrije woord en de rechtspraak. #StaOpTegenBigTech Word medestander van @thefirewall.eurosky.social www.thefirewall.eu/doe-mee

Breek de macht van Big Tech, doe mee

The Firewall is een journalistieke waakhond die niet alleen blaft naar misstanden maar daar ook zijn tanden in zal zetten. The Firewall richt zich op Big Tech en onderzoekt de macht, invloed en impact...

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Dance like nobody is watching. Sing like nobody is listening. Email like one day your data will be leaked by a criminal hacker group.

Canvasdata onderwijsinstellingen buitgemaakt in hack...😐 Als mijn cursusmateriaal over data-ethiek ook tussen de buitgemaakte data zit, telt dat dan ook als impact of valorisatie? 😆 www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/... #academicsky #academia #universiteit #hack #canvas #academic

Gegevens van studenten buitgemaakt bij hack onderwijssoftware Canvas, onduidelijk of ook Nederlandse instellingen getroffen zijn

De namen, mailadressen, studentnummers en onderlinge correspondentie tussen studenten zijn gehackt. Dat heeft het bedrijf achter onderwijssoftware Canvas, het Amerikaanse Infrastructure, bevestigd. De...

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How do publishers extract money, free labor, and data from universities? Read it in this open-access blog: socialsciencespace.com/2026/04/how-... Based on chapter 9 of this open-access book: doi.org/10.66742/VPY...

What needs fixing in academia? Read the open-access book "Fixing Academia" here for free: doi.org/10.66742/VPY...

Nederlandse universiteiten zijn te afhankelijk van een handvol commerciële uitgevers. Zorgen voor meer 'digitale soevereiniteit' blijkt makkelijker gezegd dan gedaan. Maar er zijn inspirerende initiatieven te vinden. 👉 buff.ly/ycxDYah

Toegang tot kennis(productie) wordt nog altijd sterk bepaald door geografische grenzen, taal en bestaande machtsstructuren. In de essaybundel Fixing Academia brengen tien jonge academici de onzichtbare drempels van de wetenschap in kaart, en zoeken ze naar manieren om het systeem te herstellen.

Jonge academici willen de academie repareren

Toegang tot kennis(productie) wordt nog altijd sterk bepaald door geografische grenzen, taal en bestaande machtsstructuren. In de essaybundel Fixing Academia brengen tien jonge academici de onzichtbar...

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Universities are the cash cow of publishers like Elsevier. Universities pay with: 1) money, 2) free labor, 3) data. But this can change! Read how we can fix this in our open-access book Fixing Academia (chapter 9): fixingacademia.wordpress.com/chapter-9/.

Universities are the cash cow of publishers like Elsevier. Universities pay with: 1) money, 2) free labor, 3) data. But this can change! Read how we can fix this in our open-access book Fixing Academia (chapter 9): fixingacademia.wordpress.com/chapter-9/.

Voor De Groene Amsterdammer schreef ik een artikel over hoe universiteiten kunnen loskomen van de macht van commerciële uitgevers als Elsevier. Uitgeverijen knijpen universiteiten uit op 3 manieren: 1) geld, 2) gratis werk, 3) data. Link: www.groene.nl/artikel/de-u... @groene.nl

Can participative budgeting impact wellbeing? Yes! 👇 doi.org/10.1186/s128...

Fixing Academia is now also available for preordering on Amazon 📚 @woinactie.bsky.social @vuamsterdam.bsky.social @uvapress.bsky.social Link: www.amazon.nl/-/en/Dion-Kr... More info: www.fixingacademia.com

Can Accounting Impact Wellbeing...? Our new paper suggests so! We wrote a blog about it (open access): www.socialsciencespace.com/2026/03/can-... Original study (BMC Public Health) here: doi.org/10.1186/s128...

Can Accounting Impact Employee Wellbeing? - Social Science Space

Although many may think of accounting as something abstract that happens only in spreadsheets, a new study shows that accounting can impact […]

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"Fixing Academia" will be released one month from now. Preorder: vuuniversitypress.com/product/fixi... More info: www.fixingacademia.com

Op 2 april verschijnt FIXING ACADEMIA - een boek door 10 jonge onderzoekers over wat er nodig "gerepareerd" moet worden aan Nederlandse universiteiten. Alvast een paar steekwoorden: uitgevers, ouderschap, eerstegeneratiestudenten, beursaanvragen, werkdruk. Link: fixingacademia.com #universiteit

Accounting can increase employee wellbeing...!? Our paper on accounting & wellbeing of middle managers has been accepted at BMC Public Health (Open Access). Link: doi.org/10.1186/s128...

Participative budgeting, job satisfaction, and presenteeism: survey evidence from middle managers - BMC Public Health

Background Middle managers in large firms have demanding jobs and often experience high levels of stress. Our objective is to investigate whether and how participative budgeting can improve job-relate...

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Pedro Sánchez, prime minister of Spain, shows what pragmatic and ideological leadership looks like www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...

Opinion | I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants. - The New York Times

In Spain, it is our duty to become the welcoming and tolerant society our ancestors would have hoped to find on the other side of our borders.

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Just received an email from a prospective PhD student who was impressed with my TEDx talk on numbers. After I felt happy for a while about the compliment and the kind words, I came back to reality and realized I never gave a TEDx talk. #nextlevelaihallucinationsinemails

"If you understood everything I said, you'd be me." - Miles Davis

"Academics who publish frequently in two top business journals often have prior working relationships with the editors who handle their papers, according to a new analysis" 👉https://retractionwatch.com/2025/12/17/business-journals-scholars-relationships-elite-cohort-scholars-editors/

‘Elite cohort’ of biz school scholars and editors scratch each others’ backs, study finds

Image: Mohamed Hassan/Pixabay Academics who publish frequently in two top business journals often have prior working relationships with the editors who handle their papers, according to a new analy…

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Yess.. this beauty will be published in 2026 📖👍 check out fixingacademia.com for more info. #booksky #fixingacademia

THE: "You have been selected based on your record of research publication." ME: --> OK, but did you read them? 😜 #meetmaatschappij #quantifiedsociety #ranking #ranglijst