Responsible Organization (RESORG)Beate van der Heijden, Jan Jonker and Kristina Lauche

29 June 2011

Agenda

• Introduction• Strategic plan RESORG (Beate)• What have we achieved (Jan)• Next steps (Kristina)

RESORG Research Programme

Our mission is to study organizations, to develop methods, and to facilitate processes for creating multiple values (environmental, social and economic) from a broad, yet, integral range of theoretical perspectives.

Strategic Plan RESORG 2009-2013

• Develop research sub-themes as evolving entities • Improve productivity, quality and vitality• Strengthen relevance• Stimulate internal and external cooperation• Develop a strategy for successful funding applications• Foster continuous flow of PhD candidates• Explore and develop our international network

RESORG Hotspots

• Age-related HRM policies• Emerging Strategies for corporate sustainability• Developing organizational structures (CSR)• Gender and Identity in organizations• Health Care policy and management

RESORG Sub-themes

• Organizing and implementing multiple value creation • Relationships, alliances and institutional arrangements • Analysis and management of internal and external stakeholder

configurations• Building accountability and reliability

What have we achieved?

• Publications• Academic exposure• Conferences and seminars• PhDs• Commercial activities/Communication

Publications

• Increase in number of high quality publications• a RESORG focus journal list in Summer 2011

Aim for stronger focus on RESORG themes

Academic exposure

• Marieke van den Brink, Inge Bleijenbergh and Yvonne Benschop; associate editors of ‘Gender, Work and Organization’

• Rene ten Bos European editor and Edward Freeman American; editor of ‘Business Professional & Ethics Journal’

• Jan Jonker; global editor of Springer Verlag Briefs on RESORGThemes

• Beate van der Heijden; associate editor of European Journal of Work & Organizational Psychology

Conferences/seminars

• RESORG-Seminar series (Max Visser, Marcel van Birgelen and Erik Poutsma)• Co-organization with Synergy of ECO-Cocreation conference (16th of

February 2011)• ‘Our Common Future 2.0’ Project

(book and large-scale conference 20th of May 2011 - Arnhem)

PhDs

• PhD school RESORG (start Fall 2010)- Cohort 1 (2010-11): 12 candidates (8 will defend their proposal)- Cohort 2 (2011-12): start in September with ± 10 candidates.- Cohort 3 (2012-13): first preparations started

• 3 IMR PhD positions in RESORG; thematically related to health care sector, multidisciplinary focus

• Growing number of externally funded PhD projects: e.g. CvZ; Alliander/NextGenerationInfrastructure; NWO-STW

Communication

• RESORG newsletter (new editor Laura Berger)• Closer collaboration with University Board• Overall improvement contribution to NSM Website

Need to participate in public debates Need to improve internal and external communication and

exposure about RESORG themes

Conference Plans

• Conference ‘Responsible Decision-Making in a Complex Society’, Benelux Chapter of System Dynamics, 2012

• International conference on Responsible Organization themes, Fall 2013

Commercial activities

• Capita selecta CSR together with NRC (negotiation, plan Winter 2011/2012)

• Responsible Organization Simulation in Visa Skills Lab (together with external parties)

• RESORG Business Monitor (related to Bachelor and Master Theses)

=>Need to build a network with alumni and corporate world

Opportunities for Research Funding (1)

• NWO Vernieuwingsimpuls & MaGW• Follow long-term developments in Brussels• Lobbying (regional, EU) – who is in charge• Interreg – what is the strategic intent• Support ICR/MSO (customized updates)

Opportunities for Research Funding (2)

• PhDs: Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP)• CORDIS (Marie Curie)• Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP)• Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)• EUREKA: Eurogia/Eurostar

The next steps

• Increase in number of publications and common projects on RESORG themes

• Set-up network with alumni and corporate world• Master & Bachelor theses should be related to RESORG

themes/issues• Develop RESORG business-monitor 2011-12• Develop RESORG Simulation game • Improvement of Website and start with RESORG dossier