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SBE alum Lisette van Doorn has dedicated her career to advancing leadership and education in real estate. As CEO of ULI Europe, she leads initiatives like the Global Leaders Programme, co-developed with Maastricht University and MIT, supporting mid-career professionals in real estate. Van Doorn emphasizes multidisciplinary collaboration and uses a holistic approach in urban development. Her leadership journey reflects her commitment to open-minded growth, strategic problem-solving, and championing sustainability, affordability, and educational priorities for future industry leaders.
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This summer, I attended the EURAM and EGOS conference, where I presented Martin Carree’s and my paper on how ecosystem factors impact social enterprise’s social performance. Both conferences offered invaluable opportunities to present my research, connect with fellow academics, and engage in some of the most critical discussions surrounding social innovation, organizational theory, and the grand challenges we face as a society.
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In this article, you will find three opinion pieces by SBE academics eager to share their thoughts on this year's Nobel Prize in Economics winners, Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson, for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.
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In many industries today, a few "superstar" firms dominate while many others lag behind. This concentration contributes to wage inequality, reduced aggregate productivity, and diminished competition and innovation. In countries with many small and medium enterprises (SMEs), this dominance can limit the supply of skills and deplete growth opportunities for these businesses. What sets these leading firms apart? What skill-building strategies do they employ? These questions are central to Mantej Pardesi's PhD project, "Please Mind the 'Productivity' Gap," which explores how firms compete for skills by training and hiring to narrow the gap with industry leaders.
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With the spotlight on the 2024 hurricane season, marked by Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene in the U.S., and Tropical Cyclone Kirk in the EU, it is essential to draw attention to the impact of extreme weather events on urban planning. These catastrophic events not only result in astronomical financial losses but also raise critical questions about development incentives and location choices in areas expose to high climate-related risk.
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In 2023, private donations in the US surpassed $500 billion for the first time, exceeding the total amount of official development assistance disbursed by all members of the OECD combined by more than double (Giving USA Foundation, 2021). These figures, alongside recent advances in development economics that revealed substantial differences in cost-effectiveness across interventions, highlight the immense potential of private charitable contributions and the importance of donors' charity choice in improving the welfare of the global poor.
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Rob Bauer, Professor of Finance at the Maastricht School of Business and Economics, is the winner of the Greening Finance Prize 2024, awarded by the University of Oxford.
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Why do female entrepreneurs struggle to secure funding in today’s competitive ecosystem? Despite efforts to level the playing field, women continue to face significant barriers when pitching their ventures to investors. But with a growing focus on sustainability and social impact, can female-led businesses be the key to driving global change? A recent study presented at the ERSA Congress aims to shine a light on how female-focused investment networks are breaking down these barriers and reshaping the entrepreneurial landscape.
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Each year, students in the Netherlands rate the quality of their Universities and study programmes in the National Student Survey (NSE). This year’s results on the survey’s core questions positioned Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (SBE) in first place again, making it the leading faculty for business and economics education in the country for four years in a row.
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The Netherlands stands at the threshold of a monumental task: the decarbonisation of nearly 8 million homes by 2050. As society navigates this transition away from fossil fuels, communities encounter both promising opportunities and significant hurdles. Job Zomerplaag’s PhD project, provisionally titled "When Transitions Hit Home," investigates the widening decarbonisation divide in domestic heating and cooling, and explores whether community-based approaches can help bridge this gap. Recently, alongside Professor René Kemp, he presented his ongoing research at the International Geographical Congress at Dublin City University.