KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Professor ARNOLD B. BAKKER, PhD
Professor and chair of the research group Work and Organizational Psychology of the Institute of Psychology at Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Professor Bakker is also secretary general of the Alliance for Organizational Psychology, fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and adjunct professor at Lingnan University (Hong Kong). Previously, he was professor of positive organizational behaviour at Utrecht University and from 2009 until 2013 he was president of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology.
His research interests include positive organizational phenomena such as work engagement, flow, and happiness at work, with a particular interest in understanding the processes that lead to job performance (e.g., crossover of work-related emotions). He has developed numerous internet applications, such as the Job Demands–Resources monitor, the Happiness Indicator, and the Engagement App.
Professor Bakker’s articles have been published in major psychology journals such as American Psychologist, Current Directions in Psychological Science, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Journal of Organizational Behavior. He is also series editor of Current issues in Work and Organizational Psychology (Psychology Press) and Advances in Positive Organizational Psychology (Emerald).
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Professor NICOLAI J. FOSS, PhD
Professor of Strategy at the Department of Strategy and Innovation, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Professor Foss is also honorary adjunct professor at the Department of Marketing & Management, Southern Denmark University, as well as external chair at Danish Institute for Advanced Studies (2020-2025), and a professor II at the Norwegian School of Economics. Professor Foss is a member of the Academia Europaea, and a fellow of the Strategic Management Society. He was the Chairperson of the Behavioral Strategy Interest Group.
His work has been published in the Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management Studies, and several other leading journals. Professor Foss has published books with leading publishers, such as Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press. Many of his papers have been reprinted in research handbooks, and several of his articles and books are translated into Chinese, Russian, Polish, Hungarian, and Spanish.
Professor Foss has been listed as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher since 2018. He is currently the 11th most cited living business administration scholar worldwide. Professor Foss was one of the founders of the Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics and a co-founder of the industry-funded Center for Policy Studies, the most influential privately-funded think tank in Denmark.
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