Dr. Peter Berends

Room: A2.10
Tel.: +31 43-3883812;
Fax.: +31 43-3884893;
Email: P.Berends@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Peter Berends (1968) holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Nijenrode University a Master’s and PhD degree in Economics and Business Administration from Universiteit Maastricht. His work experience includes having held a managerial position in the Dutch Royal Navy, a directorship of a foundation seeking to bridge the university and society and having been a management trainer for executives. Since November 2000, he is employed as an assistant professor in the Organization Studies and strategy Group of Universiteit Maastricht. His teaching and research activities center on organizational change, (organizational) learning, mental models, communication and leadership. He has conducted lectures and executive trainings on these topics.

Position: Assistant professor

Specialization: Combining mechanistic and organic approaches to management. Organizational change. Organizational learning. The design of organizations

PhD: Maastricht University, 2001, organizational change, Swinging industries: understanding capital investment cycli and its consequences.

Courses: Organizational learning (1067M/9041V); Circular organizing (3017S/5041T); Strategic change (UMBS); Communication and Leadership (5032T)

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Selected publications:

• Berends, P.A.J. & A.G.L. Romme. (2001). Cyclicality of capital intensive industries: A system dynamics simulation study of the paper industry. Omega: International Journal of Management Science, 29: 543-552.

• Berends, P. (2001). Swinging industries: An empirical analysis of the international pulp and paper industry. Maastricht: Universitaire pers Maastricht (dissertation).

• Berends, P.A.J. and A.G.L. Romme (1999). Simulation as a Research Tool in Management Studies. European Management Journal, vol. 17 pp. 576-583.