Amsterdam University College

Seeding Norms by Making the Invisible Visible in a Field Study on Pro-Environmental Change

Most people are concerned about environmental issues, but underestimate others’ concern due to a lack of visible pro-environmental behaviour. This misperception creates a cycle of inaction, as people are less likely to act sustainably when they assume others do not share their pr...

Brokerage, power and individual innovation:When do brokers act on their structural advantage?

Prior research has found that brokers, those who stand between two disconnected parties, may access non-redundant information that is conducive to higher innovation. However, research has also shown that occupying brokering network positions does not systematically translate into...

Intergroup violence in bursts

During intergroup confrontations, agitating stimuli such as opponents’ threats and provocations can trigger collective violence, even without the usual mechanisms of ingroup cooperation, such as norms with sanctions. We examine video recordings of street fights between groups of...

Sociotechnical synergy: how employee involvement unlocks the value of data analytics

Purpose Despite high expectations about the benefits of data analytics (DA), our understanding of the mechanisms that drive value creation from the implementation of DA in firms remains incomplete. While some studies have suggested that innovation prowess, human resources and ope...

From commitment to communication: a roadmap for strategic communication of corporate digital responsibility

Purpose This article introduces a theoretically grounded and practice-oriented roadmap to guide communication professionals in translating corporate digital responsibility (CDR) from organizational commitment into effective communication practice. It seeks to clarify CDR communic...