Dr. Ad van Iterson

Room: A2.13
Tel.: +31 43-3883764;
Fax.: +31 43-3884893;
Email: a.vaniterson@maastrichtuniversity.nl

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Dr Ad van Iterson graduated in sociology at the University of Amsterdam, where he also taught sociology of art. Van Iterson received his PhD. with a thesis on paternalism in the early factory system. His promotor was prof. Geert Hofstede. Presently, Ad van Iterson works as an associate professor in Organization Studies for the Organization Studies group, Maastricht University. His main fields of teaching and writing are: informal organization, civilising theory applied on organizations, and institutional contexts of organizations. Next to faction, Ad van Iterson also writes fiction. He published three collections of short stories, two novels and one stage play. Also, he teaches creative business writing.

Position: Associate professor

Specialization: Informal organization (gossip, mockery, narratives; impression management); civilisations and organizations (Eliasian perspective on OS); neo-institutionalism (regional busines systems).

PhD: Maastricht University, 1992. Title of dissertation: '"Vader, raadgever en beschermer". Petrus Regout en zijn arbeiders, 1834-1870'. Supervisor: Prof. G.H. Hofstede

Courses: Organization Theory (3009B, 5019V, 9006V); ICC Organization (1103M); International Management (UMBS); Managing Corporate Cultures (UMBS); Creative Business Writing (UMBS)
 

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Selected publications:

• Top management teams in their national contexts, Advances in International Management, 2004

• The civilized organisation: Norbert Elias and the future of organisation studies, Advances in Organization Studies, 2002

• Civilising and Informalising: Organizations in an Eliasian Context, Organization, 2001

• Sector specialisation and performance in the Netherlands, Advances in Organization Studies, 2000

• The Development of National Governance Principles in the Netherlands, in: Whitley & Hull Kristensen, Governance at Work, Oxford UP, 1997