Georges Romme

Abel Georges Lodewijk Romme
Born (1960-02-29) February 29, 1960 (age 64)
Nijmegen, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)Organizational theorist, academic and author
Academic background
EducationBSc., Economics
MSc., Economics
Doctoral degree
Alma materTilburg University
Maastricht University
Academic work
InstitutionsMaastricht University
Tilburg University
Eindhoven University of Technology

Georges Romme (Dutch: Sjoerd) is a Dutch organizational theorist, academic and author. He is a full professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the Eindhoven University of Technology.[1]

Romme is known for introducing design science to organization and management studies.[2][3][4] He has also pioneered the so-called thesis circle and is a thought leader on topics as professionalism and (organizational) hierarchy.[5][6] He has authored and co-authored research articles and books, including The Quest for Professionalism: The Case of Management and Entrepreneurship, for which he received the EURAM Best Book Award[7] and the Responsible Research in Management Award in 2017.[8] He is also the recipient of the 2016 Tjalling C. Koopmans Asset Award from Tilburg University[9] and the 2019 Distinguished Scholar-Practitioner Award from the Academy of Management.[10]

  1. ^ "Sjoerd Romme". www.tue.nl.
  2. ^ Bate, Paul (March 10, 2007). "Bringing the Design Sciences to Organization Development and Change Management: Introduction to the Special Issue". The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 43 (1): 8–11. doi:10.1177/0021886307299885. S2CID 143669352 – via CrossRef.
  3. ^ Bartunek, Jean (May 1, 2008). "You're an organization development practitioner-scholar: Can you contribute to organizational theory?". Organization Management Journal. 5 (1): 6–16. doi:10.1057/omj.2008.3. S2CID 144300182.
  4. ^ Hodgkinson, Gerard P.; Rousseau, Denise M. (May 10, 2009). "Bridging the Rigour–Relevance Gap in Management Research: It's Already Happening!". Journal of Management Studies. 46 (3): 534–546. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00832.x – via CrossRef.
  5. ^ "Georges (Sjoerd) Romme". scholar.google.com.
  6. ^ "Profielen". scholar.google.nl.
  7. ^ Bianchi, Marco. "Best Book Award". EURAM.
  8. ^ "2018 IACMR Presidential Award".
  9. ^ "2016 Tjalling C. Koopmans Asset Award". Eindhoven University of Technology research portal.
  10. ^ "2019 Career Achievement Awards". AOM_CMS.