Ben Kuipers
Professor Public Leadership
- Name
- Prof.dr. B.S. Kuipers
- Telephone
- +31 70 800 9500
- b.s.kuipers@fgga.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-0592-1709
Ben Kuipers is professor of Public Leadership at FGGA. The Chair in Public Leadership (is funded externally by the VPL (Furthering Leadership) partnership and is embedded in the Leiden Leadership Centre (LLC). In his research and teaching, Ben focuses on public leadership, teamwork, and change in the public sector. The connection between science and practice play an important role in his work.
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Ben Kuipers is professor of Public Leadership at FGGA. The Chair in Public Leadership (is funded externally by the VPL (Furthering Leadership) partnership and is embedded in the Leiden Leadership Centre (LLC).
The chair and the Furthering Leadership programme are funded by a partnership between the Ministry of Justice and Security with the Judicial Institutions Department (DJI) and the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND), National Police, Social Insurance Bank, Municipality of The Hague, Municipality of Leiden, Tax and Customs Administration, General Administration Service (ABD) of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and the Leiden Leadership Centre.
More information can be found on the Dutch page.
Professor Public Leadership
- Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
- Instituut Bestuurskunde
Associate professor
- Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
- Instituut Bestuurskunde
- van Osch Lara Groeneveld Sandra Kuipers Ben (2024), Creating public value in frontline teams: an empirical exploration of shared leadership behaviour by frontline officials, Public Management Review : 1-20.
- Akerboom Moniek Groeneveld Sandra Kuipers Ben (2024), Leadership in Public Sector Interorganizational Networks: A Synthesis of the Literature and Propositions Based on a Multiple Case Study, Perspectives on Public Management and Governance 7(4): 113-123.
- Kuipers Ben S. Murphy Joanne (2023), A Multi-Level Leadership Spectrum for Collective Good, Journal of Change Management 23(4): 323-336.
- Higgs M.J., Kuipers B.S. & Steijn B. (2023), Change leadership and change embeddedness in public organizations: connecting macrolevel reform to microlevel implementation, Public Administration 101(3): 902-916.
- By R.T. & Kuipers B.S. (2023), Leadership: the collective pursuit of delivering on purpose. In: By R.T., Burnes B. & Hughes M. (Eds.), Organizational change, leadership and ethics. Routledge Studies in Organizational Change & Development. New York: Routledge.
- Hoek M. van der & Kuipers B.S. (2022), Who are leading? A survey of organizational context explaining leadership behaviour of managers and non-managerial employees in public organizations, Public Management Review : 1-25.
- Ashikali T.S., Groeneveld S.M. & Kuipers B.S. (2021), The role of inclusive leadership in supporting an inclusive climate in diverse public sector teams, Review of Public Personnel Administration 41(3): 497-519.
- Schmidt J.E.T., Kuipers B.S., Groeneveld S.M., Fraussen B., Ashikali T., Laterveer H. & Slooff A. (2019), Publiek leiderschap en maatschappelijke meerwaarde. The Hague: Leiden Leadership Centre.
- Huisman M., Groeneveld S.M. & Kuipers B. (2019), De kunst van het jongleren met publieke waarden, Holland Management Review 36(185): .
- Schmidt E., Kuipers B., Laterveer H. & Slooff A. (2019), Leidinggeven aan de bedoeling, Holland Management Review (184): 15-23.
- Koppenjan J., Sluis A. van, Meer F.B. van der, Kuipers B.S. & Paridon K. van (2019), Changing the Rotterdam-Rijnmond regional fire service: A multi-dimensional approach for analysing strategies of change, International Journal of Emergency Services : 1-19.
- By R.T., Kuipers B.S. & Procter S. (2018), Understanding Teams in Order to Understand Organizational Change: The OTIC Model of Organizational Change, Journal of Change Management 18(1): 1-9.
- Kuipers B.S., Ashikali A., Fraussen B. & Groeneveld S.M. (2018), Verder met publiek leiderschap. Onderzoeks- en ontwikkelagenda. The Hague: Leiden Leadership Centre.
- Hoek M.A. van der, Groeneveld S.M. & Kuipers B.S. (2018), Goal setting in teams: Goal clarity and team performance in the public sector, Review of Public Personnel Administration 38(4): 472-493.
- Groeneveld S. & Kuipers B.S. (2018), Teamwerk. In: Noort W. van, Groeneveld S., Hoek M. van der, Schalk J. & Voet J. van der (Eds.), Publiek Management. Bussum: Coutinho. 181-196.
- Kuipers B.S (2017), Membership Editorial Board – Journal of Change Management. [other].
- Kuipers B.S. & Giurge L.M. (2017), Does alignment matter? The performance implications of HR roles connected to organizational strategy, International Journal of Human Resource Management 28(22): 3179-3201.
- Voet J. van der, Steijn B. & Kuipers B.S. (2017), What’s in it for others? The relationship between prosocial motivation and commitment to change among youth care professionals, Public Management Review 19(4): 443-462.
- Ashikali T., Groeneveld S. & Kuipers B. (2017), The role of transformational leadership in creating inclusion in diverse teams. Public Management Research Conference 8 June 2017 - 10 June 2017.
- Voet J. van der, Kuipers B. & Groeneveld S. (2016), A Change Management Perspective. In: Walle S. van de & Groeneveld S. (Eds.), Theory and practice of public sector reform. London: Routledge. 79-99.
- Steijn A.J., Voet J. van der, Kuipers B.S. & Tummers L.G., Leiderschap en samenwerking stimuleren hoge teamprestaties: Platform Overheid. [blog entry].
- Voet J. van der, Groeneveld S. & Kuipers B.S. (2016), Implementing change in public organizations: The relationship between leadership and affective commitment to change in a public sector context, Public Management Review 18(6): 842-865.
- Grandia J., Steijn A.J. & Kuipers B.S. (2015), It is not easy being green: increasing sustainable public procurement behaviour, Innovation: the European Journal of Social Science Research 28(3): 243-260.
- Kuipers B.S., Braham N., Herder M., Steijn A.J., Tummers L.G., Kool D. de, Siep P.A. & Gans M. (2015), Zorg in verandering; Mini-rapportage VVT-sector fase 1. Rotterdam: Centre for Public Human Resources and Change.
- Kuipers B. & Groeneveld S.M. (2014), De kracht van High Performance Teams. Zes ingrediënten voor excellent presteren in de publieke sector. Amsterdam: Mediawerf Uitgevers.
- Koppenjan J.F.M, Kuipers B.S., Meer F.B.L. van der, Paridon C.W.A.M. van & Sluis A. van (2014), Aanbevelingen voor proces en onderzoek. Wetenschappelijke ondersteuning ontwikkeltraject Brandweer Rotterdam-Rijnmond. Rotterdam: Opleiding Bestuurskunde EUR.
- Koppenjan J.F.M., Kuipers B.S., Meer F.B.L. van der, Paridon C.W.A.M. van & Sluis A. van (2014), Achtergrondrapport . Wetenschappelijke ondersteuning ontwikkeltraject Brandweer Rotterdam-Rijnmond. Rotterdam: Opleiding Bestuurskunde, EUR.
- Kuipers B.S. & Groeneveld S.M. (2014), Charles H. Levine Best Paper Award. [other].
- Vermeeren B., Kuipers B.S. & Steijn A.J. (2014), Does Leadership Style Make a Difference? Linking HRM, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Performance, Review of Public Personnel Administration 34(2): 174-195.
- Kuipers B.S., Higgs M.J., Kickert W.J.M., Tummers L.G., Grandia J. & Voet J. van der (2014), The management of change in public organisations: A literature review, Public Administration 20(1): 1-20.
- Groeneveld S. & Kuipers B.S. (2014), Teamwork in the public cage. Antecedents of self-management of teams in public organizations.
- Vermeeren B., Kuipers B.S. & Janssen T. (2013), HRM en prestaties van publieke organisaties. In: Steijn A.J. & Groeneveld S.M. (Eds.). Assen: Van Gorcum. 209-227.
- Groeneveld S.M. & Kuipers B.S. (2013), How publicness affects self-management. A study of self-managed teams in public organizations. [other].
- Witte L. de, Kuipers B.S., Daams F. & Lange J.F. (2013), Let's talk! Studying the quality of communication between doctors and nurses during morning rounds. [other].
- Grandia J., Steijn A.J., Groeneveld S.M. & Kuipers B.S. (2013), Sustainable procurement in practice: Explaining the degree of sustainable procurement from an organizational perspective. [other].
- Witte L. de, Kuipers B.S., Daams F. & Lange J.F. (2012), Collaboration between doctors and nurses: Effects on experienced patient safety. [other].
- Vermeeren B., Kuipers B.S. & Steijn A.J. (2011), Degree of Publicness Influencing HRM Implementation? An Exploratory Study of Organizational Variance. [other].
- Voet J. van der, Kuipers B.S. & Groeneveld S.M. (2011), Management of change in the public sector: Leading change in environmental complexity. [other].
- Vermeeren B., Kuipers B.S. & Steijn A.J. (2011), Two Faces of the Satisfaction Mirror: A Study of Work Environment, Job Satisfaction, and Customer Satisfaction in Dutch Municipalities, Review of Public Personnel Administration 31(2): 171-189.
- Steijn A.J., Kuipers B.S. & Witte M.C. de (2010), Human Resource Management in een publieke context. In: Steijn B. & Groeneveld S. (Eds.): Van Gorcum. 3-26.
- Kuipers B.S. & Vermeeren B. (2010), Inrichting van publieke organisaties. In: Steijn B. & Groeneveld S. (Eds.). Assen: Van Gorcum. 56-74.
- Storm P., Savelsbergh C. & Kuipers B.S. (2010), Learning For Success: How Team Learning Behaviors Can Help Project Teams To Increase The Performance Of Their Projects. Newton Square: Project Management Institute.
- Kuipers B.S., Higgs M.J., Kickert W.J.M., Meer F.B.L. van der, Grandia J., Post R., Tummers L.G., Voet J. van der & Witte M.C. de (2010), Managing change in public organizations: A review of the literature between 2000-2010. [other].
- Schalk R., Veldhoven M. van, Lange A.H. de, Witte H. de, Kraus K., Stamov-Rossnagel C., Tordera N., Heijden B. van der, Zappala S., Bal M.C., Bertrand F., Claes R., Crego A., Dorenbosch L., De Jonge J., Desmette D., Gellert F.J., Hansez I., Iller C., Kooij D., Kuipers B.S., Linkola P., Broeck A. van den, Schoot E. van der & Zacher H. (2010), Moving European research on work and ageing forward: Overview and agenda, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology 19(1): 76-101.
- Vermeeren B., Kuipers B.S. & Steijn A.J. (2010), The Two Faces of the Satisfaction Mirror: A Study of Work Environment, Job Satisfaction and Customer Satisfaction in Dutch Municipalities. [other].
- Witte M. de, Kuipers B.S. & Janssen T. (2010), Verandervermogen van publieke organisaties. In: Steijn A.J. & Groeneveld S.M. (Eds.). Assen: Van Gorcum. 149-177.
- Vermeeren B. & Kuipers B.S. (2010), HRM en prestaties van publieke organisaties. In: Steijn B. & Groeneveld S. (Eds.). Assen: Van Gorcum. 210-223.
- Kuipers B.S., Higgs M.J., Tolkacheva N.T. & Witte M.C. de (2009), The Influence of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Profiles on Team Development Processes An Empirical Study in the Manufacturing Industry, Small Group Research 40(4): 436-464.
- Gellert F.J. & Kuipers B.S. (2009), Die kurz-und langfristigen Auswirkungen des Alters in Arbeitsteams, eine empirische Studie über die Zusammenarbeit unterschiedlicher Generationen in Teams der Automobilhersteller-Industrie. In: Richter G. (Ed.). GOtersloh: Bertelsmann Verlag.
- Vermeeren B., Kuipers B.S. & Steijn A.J. (2009), Human Resource Management and Performance of Public Organizations: A Study of HRM, Employee Attitude and Behavior and Public Service Quality of Dutch Municipalities. [other].
- Kuipers B.S., Savelsbergh C. & Storm P. (2008), Coping with stress in organizational roles through team learning. . Denver.
- Vermeeren B., Kuipers B.S., Steijn A.J. & Vogelaar M.E. (2008), Human Resource Management and Performance of Public Organizations. . Rotterdam: Erasmus University Rotterdam.
- Kuipers B.S. (2006), Result-Oriented Team Development Processes: A longitudinal Study of Self managing work teams. Kennedy J. & Di Milia L. (Eds.). . Australia: Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management.
- Kuipers B.S. & Witte M.C. de (2005), Control structures of team-based organizations, Economic & Industrial Democracy 26(4): 621-643.
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