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25 April: Upcoming PhD Defence Ceremony Mark Dijkstra
3 Apr 2017
On Tuesday 25 April at 12:00, PhD Candidate Mark Dijkstra will defend his dissertation Economies of Scale & Scope in Banking. Summary: The financial crisis and ensuing policy responses have made the question of ...
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Edo Roos Lindgreen, professor of Data Science in Auditing
30 Mar 2017
Dr. E.E.O. Roos Lindgreen (1965) has been appointed professor of Data Science in Auditing at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). He combines his position as professor with his ...
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Sebastian Kortmann named in list of outstanding MBA professors
29 Mar 2017
Sebastian Kortmann (34), associate professor at the Amsterdam Business School's International Strategy & Marketing Section, has been named as one of ‘The 40 Most Outstanding MBA Professors Under 40’. This list, ...
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Torsten Jochem nominated for Lecturer of the Year
22 Mar 2017
Dr Torsten Jochem (Finance Section, Amsterdam Business School) is the UvA Economics and Business nominee for the prestigious 'UvA Lecturer of the Year' award.
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Successful MIF speaker event
21 Mar 2017
Around 150 people attended the speaker event hosted by the Master in International Finance (MIF) in February. The event featured speakers Mark Buitenhek, Global Head of Transaction Services of ING and Thomas Bunnik, ...
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Hans Borgman, professor of Information Systems and Digital Business
9 Mar 2017
Professor H.P. Borgman (1961) has been appointed professor of Information Systems and Digital Business at the University of Amsterdam's (UvA) Faculty of Economics and Business.
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FinTech & Blockchain master class
8 Mar 2017
ABS is launching a new Open Programme: the Executive Master Class Blockchain and FinTech. Blockchain is the biggest IT-revolution since the internet. Blockchain technology allows all transactions of value to be ...
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Minister Dijsselbloem in Room for Discussion
3 Mar 2017
Dutch Minister of Finance Jeroen Dijsselbloem will be the guest on Wednesday 8 March in Room for Discussion, the interview programme organised by Economics and Business students of the University of Amsterdam.
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DWDD talk with Barbara Baarsma
17 Feb 2017
Convictions and emotions are at odds with facts and reason. Voters now base their choices more on emotions than intellect, said professor Barbara Baarsma during a broadcast of the TV programme 'De Wereld Draait Door' ...
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Artists’ careers highly dependent on third-party signals - but not just any signals
17 Feb 2017
In a market where quality is difficult to observe, such as the primary visual art market, publicity is key. Of course, getting attention is important, researcher Monika Kackovic says. However she found that attention ...
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FinTech: Amsterdam Business School expands its curriculum with new FinTech courses
7 Feb 2017
The Executive Master of International Finance at the University of Amsterdam Business School will incorporate Fintech, Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies into the curriculum.
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HurryQ wins minor in Entrepreneurship Demo Day
7 Feb 2017
Four students were awarded both the jury prize and the public’s prize during the Demo Day on 2 February. This event marked the conclusion of the minor in Entrepreneurship where eight start-ups pitched their business ...
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Rafael Matta's former students wins thesis prize
7 Feb 2017
A former student of dr. Rafael Matta , Len van der Sluijs, won the prize for the best thesis on gambling and will give a 1 and a half hour presentation on 7 February at the Dutch gambling authority for government ...
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Launch of first Open Online Course for Amsterdam Business School
31 Jan 2017
On 30 January, IBIS UvA, part of the Amsterdam Business School, launched a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in Data Analytics for Lean Six Sigma. A MOOC is a free online course open to everyone. This course provides ...
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Minister Luhut Pandjaitan visits ABS
25 Jan 2017
On Thursday 19 January Indonesian Coordinating Minister Luhut Pandjaitan and a high-ranking delegation that included the Indonesian ambassador visited the de Amsterdam Business School.
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Pay to go first?
23 Jan 2017
If you are on a waiting list or in a queue, you have to patiently wait your turn, whether you are in a hurry or not. Your place on the list or in the queue is yours, earned by your waiting. Yet you are not allowed to ...
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High-status project managers perform worse and fail more often than the average employee
18 Jan 2017
Doctoral research carried out by Amsterdam Business School assistant professor Balazs Szatmari (Entrepreneurship & Innovation section) concluded that projects carried out by high-status project managers were more ...
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New Director of ABS Research Institute
10 Jan 2017
The Amsterdam Business School (ABS) is pleased to announce that Prof. Deanne den Hartog has commenced as Director of the Amsterdam Business School Research Institute as of 1 January 2017. At this time ABS would like ...
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Martijn Dröes wins VOGON/PropertyNL Research Award 2016
13 Dec 2016
Martijn Dröes (Amsterdam Business School, Finance Group) has won the VOGON/PropertyNL Research Award 2016.
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Lack of tolerance undermines diversity-training effectiveness
12 Dec 2016
Many organisations today employ diversity training as a way to effectively manage an increasingly diverse workforce. Despite its noble objectives, however, such training is often ineffective and can even exacerbate ...
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