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Prof. Dorien Kooij is a Full Professor at Tilburg University's Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, specializing in the Department of Human Resource Studies. She holds a PhD from VU University Amsterdam (2010) and has been affiliated with Tilburg University since 2010. Her research focuses on aging workers, motivation, human resource management (HRM), and workplace well-being. She has received prestigious awards including the WAOP Dissertation Award (2010) and the HRM Network Best Dissertation Award (2011).
Education:
- PhD in Management & Organization (VU Amsterdam, 2010)
- MSc in Business Economics (University of Amsterdam, 2002)
Research Interests:
- Aging workforce and successful aging at work
- HR practices and their impact on motivation and performance
- Employee well-being and work engagement
- Job immobility and workaholism
External Roles:
- Supervisory Board Member, Netspar (since 2025)
- Supervisory Board Member, Basisschool de Hoeksteen (since 2024)
Recent Work Trends: Recent articles emphasize conceptual frameworks for job immobility ('locked at the job'), validation of workaholism scales, and longitudinal studies linking HR systems to well-being. Her work bridges HRM theory with practical implications for sustaining aging workforces.
