ERIM Research Programmes


Throughout its activities ERIM has five distinct areas of research in management:

Business Processes, Logistics & Information Systems (LIS)

The LIS research programme is organised around three themes, each focusing on a specific research field within the broad sphere of supply chain management such as Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Innovation Management, Transportation, Inventories, Terminal Operations, Sustainability, Procurement, Public Transport, Business Networks, Information and Communication Systems and Technologies. Discover more of LIS...

Organisation (ORG)

Exploring issues as Business Ethics, Corporate Governance, Innovation, Organisational Behaviour, Sustainability, Leadership and Teams from the micro to the macro level of analysis, the focus of ERIM’s internationally recognised Organisation programme is on the development and testing of fundamental theory in the area of applied organisational research. Discover more of ORG...

Marketing (MKT)

Focusing on managerial and consumer decision-making processes in marketing, the mission of this ERIM programme is to contribute to the body of knowledge of marketing in a way that has academic rigour, leads to new scientific insights and has practical relevance in the fields of Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Management and Strategy, and Marketing Modelling. Discover more of MKT...

Finance & Accounting (F&A)

One of the largest and most respected finance and accounting groups in the world, the F&A programme contributes significantly to management science and management practice through a combination of research, knowledge transfer, co-creation and education on research topics as Asset Management, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Real Estate Finance, Financial Accounting, Financial Econometrics, Financial Markets, Investments, Management Accounting and Risk Management. Discover more of F&A...

Strategy & Entrepreneurship (S&E)

Staunchly multidisciplinary, the Strategy and Entrepreneurship programme focuses on strategic renewal and firm performance and how the drivers of both can bring about purposeful change within organisations on topics as Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Renewal, Managerial roles, Top Management Teams and Leadership, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Strategic Innovation, Exploitation, Exploration and Ambidexterity and International Business. Discover more of S&E...