ERIM PhD Reference Guide

Erasmus Research Institute of Management - E R I M
Fly your academic career with us!
2012/2013
PhD Reference Guide 2012/2013
ERIM PhD Programme

Erasmus Doctoral Programme in Business and Management
Fly your academic career with us!
PhD Reference Guide 2012‐2013

Edition: PhD Reference Guide 2012‐2013
Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM)
August 2012
Editors: Natalija Gersak
Patrick Groenen
Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy.
However, ERIM cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions.
Cover design: B&T Ontwerp & Advies
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Table of Contents
1 Erasmus Research Institute of Management.................................................. 1
1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Overview of the Organisation .................................................................................. 1
1.3 Programmes ............................................................................................................. 4
2 Overview of the PhD track .............................................................................. 11
2.1 Starting Your Project .............................................................................................. 11
2.2 Annual Appraisal Talks ........................................................................................... 13
2.3 First Year ................................................................................................................ 13
2.4 Second and Third Year ........................................................................................... 15
2.5 Fourth Year ............................................................................................................ 15
2.6 Extension of the Contract ...................................................................................... 16
2.7 Premature Termination of the Contract ................................................................ 16
2.8 Scheduling your PhD Defence ................................................................................ 16
3 The PhD Course Programme: Towards Customisation .............................. 21
3.1 Course Overview .................................................................................................... 21
3.2 Core Courses on Research Methodology (at least 10 ECTS, compulsory) ............. 21
3.3 Skills Training Courses (6 ECTS, compulsory) ......................................................... 22
3.4 Advanced Courses (24 ECTS).................................................................................. 22
3.5 Course Load ........................................................................................................... 26
3.6 Course Timetable ................................................................................................... 26
3.7 Additional Skills Modules ....................................................................................... 27
3.8 Course Enrolment and Attendance ....................................................................... 27
3.9 RISBO Teacher Training .......................................................................................... 29
4 Funding ............................................................................................................ 31
4.1 ERIM Support Programme for PhD candidates (ESP 10) ....................................... 31
4.2 External Funding .................................................................................................... 33
5 Appointment and Facilities ............................................................................ 35
5.1 General Information on Working at the Erasmus University ................................ 36
5.2 Getting Started ...................................................................................................... 40
5.3 Libraries and Research Facilities ............................................................................ 42
5.4 Checklist ................................................................................................................. 48
6 Important Individuals and Organisations ..................................................... 49
6.1 Your Supervisory Team .......................................................................................... 49
6.2 Deans of the ERIM participating faculties ............................................................. 49
6.3 ERIM Management ................................................................................................ 50
6.4 ERIM Doctoral Programme Team .......................................................................... 50
6.5 ERIM Office members ............................................................................................ 52
6.6 PhD Representation ............................................................................................... 53
6.7 ERIM PhD Alumni Association ............................................................................... 55
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A. Appendix .......................................................................................................... 57
A.1 Standing Rules of ERIM PhD Council ...................................................................... 57
A.2 Overview of External Specialisation Courses Followed by ERIM PhD Candidates 60
A.3 ERIM Support Programme no. 10 (ESP Manual 2011‐2012) ................................. 71
A.4 ERIM Support Programme no. 11 (ESP Manual 2011‐2012) ................................. 75
A.5 Training and Supervision Agreement (TSA) for ERIM PhD Candidates .................. 77
A.6 Assessment Sheet for First Year PhD Candidates .................................................. 82
A.7 ERIM 2.5 year PhD Progress Report ....................................................................... 88
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Preface
Welcome to Rotterdam; welcome to the start of your PhD project
at the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), the
joint research institute of Rotterdam School of Management
(RSM) and Erasmus School of Economics (ESE).
The aim of the ERIM doctoral programme is to provide the best
possible education for tomorrow’s leading international
management scholars. You have been selected to be one of them
and the next three to four years may be your most defining ones
professionally. ERIM will support you to the best of our abilities to allow you to
conduct leading research aimed at publications in leading journals.
In this guide you will find detailed information about the ERIM PhD programme.
Please read this guide carefully and keep it as a reference as it will provide you with
many answers concerning your PhD project and programme procedures.
I am confident that you will enjoy the stimulating combination of the intellectual
environment at ERIM and the cosmopolitan atmosphere of Rotterdam. We will make
every effort to equip you with everything you need for a flying start to an
international academic career in business and management.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, comments or
suggestions for improvement. Together with you, and ERIM members and fellows,
this will allow us to further the success of the ERIM PhD programme.
Patrick Groenen
Professor of Statistics
Director of Doctoral Education
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1.1 Introduction
As you start your PhD project at ERIM, you may be looking for answers to all kinds of
questions that arise as you try to get orientated. This guide is intended to answer the
majority of questions about ERIM that you may have during your appointment as a
PhD candidate. Topics such as your appointment, supervisory team, facilities and a
range of useful tips are covered here. In addition, you will find a checklist of items
that require your (immediate) attention to help get you up to speed right away.
The outline of this guide is as follows. A short overview of each year of the PhD track
is presented in chapter 2. Chapter 3 deals with the general course information of the
PhD programme. The funding possibilities offered by ERIM are described in chapter
4. Chapter 5 describes a number of practical issues you will deal with when
appointed as a PhD candidate at the Erasmus University. And last but not least,
chapter 6 discusses the composition of your supervisory team and provides an
overview of the deans of both participating schools and the ERIM organisation, as
well as other individuals and organisations you will encounter during your PhD years.
But first, we would like to briefly discuss the history and missions of ERIM.
1.2 Overview of the Organisation
1.2.1 Founding History
In Rotterdam in 1913, the Nederlandsche Handelshoogeschool (School of
Commerce) was established to focus on studies in the practical managerial problems
of business. Later, in 1939, the school changed its name to Nederlandse
Economische Hogeschool (Netherlands School of Economics), now with a focus on
the economic approach, which at that time was the most developed discipline to
incorporate ‘management’. The Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) (part of the
Erasmus University since 1973), retained this focus on the economic aspects of
management in its business economics departments. The other disciplinary
perspectives such as the behavioural sciences and technology started to receive
more attention in 1970 with the establishment of the Graduate School of
Management, a joint venture of Erasmus University, Delft University of Technology,
the Free University of Amsterdam (joined in 1972) and Leiden University (joined in
1974). In 1985, the Graduate School of Management was integrated with Erasmus
University as the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), which in many respects is
the successor to the original ‘Nederlandsche Handelshoogeschool’, established at
the beginning of this century.
The study of management also developed into a strong scientific discipline in
Rotterdam, with both the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) and the Rotterdam
School of Management (RSM) establishing their research institutes. For research in
business economics, the School of Economics established RIBES (Rotterdams
Instituut voor Bedrijfseconomische Studies) and the Rotterdam School of
Management (RSM) had ERASM (Erasmus Research Institute for Advanced Studies in
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Management). In 1998, the two Schools decided to bring together their best
resources in the domain of management and jointly founded a new research
institute: the Erasmus Research Institute of Management, or in short:, ERIM.
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) officially accredited
ERIM on 3 June 1999. On 1 July 2011, the KNAW re‐accredited ERIM until 1 July
2017.
1.2.2 Mission and Aims
The mission of ERIM is to contribute to scientific research that enables organisations
to assess and improve their business processes in order to perform in a profitable
and responsible way. The research focus is the firm in its environment, its intra‐ and
inter‐firm relations, its business processes in their interdependent connections and
the management of these as an exclusive and distinctive scientific domain.
The objective of ERIM is to carry out leading research in management, as recognised
by the community of peers, and to offer an advanced Doctoral programme in
Management for the education of new, excellent scholars in the field. More
specifically, the aims of ERIM are:
To be a high‐quality institute with high visibility and a strong reputation
among its peers in the international community of researchers in
management
To make on‐going and significant contributions to the management body of
knowledge
To achieve a high output of scientific publications in leading journals and
books on research in management.
To offer high‐quality doctoral education in a research master and PhD
programme in research in management
To attract leading research talent in all stages of their career
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1.2.3 Organisation of ERIM
ERIM is a research school with two academic divisions: a research institute and a
doctoral programme. The following diagram gives an overview of the ERIM
organisation.
The Management of ERIM consists of a Scientific Director (Prof. Dr. M.J.C.M.
Verbeek), an Associate Director (Prof. Dr. J.Y.F. Wynstra) and a Director of Doctoral
Education (Prof. Dr. P.J.F. Groenen), responsible for the ERIM doctoral programme
(Research Master and PhD), and an Executive Director (Drs. W. Mijnhardt). The ERIM
Office supports the various activities within ERIM.
The Supervisory Board (‘Raad van Toezicht’) is a predominantly external body for
advice and supervision. The Programme Advisory Committee (‘Programmaraad’)
consists of five internal ERIM fellows from the five ERIM research programmes.
Chairman of the Programme Advisory Committee is Prof. Dr. J. van Osterhout. The
PhD Advisory Committee, also called the PhD Council, consists of four PhD students.
Research Institute
ERIM researchers work in one of the following five ERIM Research programmes:
LIS (Business Processes, Logistics & Information Systems)
ORG (Organising for Performance)
MKT (Marketing)
F&A (Finance & Accounting)
S&E (Strategy & Entrepreneurship)
The contents of these research programmes are outlined in the next section. Every
ERIM Research programme has programme directors (ERIM Fellows), other
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esearchers (ERIM Members) and junior members (ERIM Associate Members). The
ERIM Membership Charter regulates ERIM membership and describes the
appointment procedures.
ERIM Doctoral Programme
ERIM offers an advanced five‐year Erasmus Doctoral Programme in Business and
Management. The first two years are devoted to the course work and are collected
in the research master programme: the ERIM Master of Philosophy in Business
Research. The last three years are devoted to dissertation work. The PhD programme
is discussed briefly in the next section; the ERIM research master programme is
discussed in section 1.2.2.
1.3 Programmes
1.3.1 Research Programmes
The research undertaken by ERIM focuses on the management of the firm in its
environment, its intra‐ and inter‐firm relations, and its business processes in their
interdependent connections. A firm is best described as an organisation dedicated to
the production of goods and services. This domain of research is called Research in
Management.
The joint ERIM research programme contains five (sub) research programmes: 1
Business Processes, Logistics and Information Systems (LIS)
Organising for Performance (ORG)
Marketing (MKT)
Finance & Accounting (F&A)
Strategy & Entrepreneurship (S&E)
Each of the five ERIM programmes brings its own approach to the study of business
processes which originates from its specific area of expertise, with sufficient
overlapping interfaces to achieve integration.
The aim of the LIS research group is to be at the forefront of the developments in
logistics and supply chain management in interaction with information and
communication systems and to make a major contribution both to management
science and to management practice. Much of LIS logistics research is inspired by
the new opportunities offered by innovative information and communication
systems and technologies. The research is interdisciplinary (taking into account
research paradigms from operations research, logistics, supply chain management,
information systems, computer science, organisation science, and human factors).
The LIS programme is a coherent research network of researchers from both the
Erasmus School of Economics and the Rotterdam School of Management. LIS
research is embedded in practice and innovative, and is at the forefront of the
business and science community. The research programme is organised around five
1 For a full account of the ERIM Research Programme, the reader is referred to the ERIM Midterm
Review dated July 2007 and the ERIM website www.erim.eur.nl
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focus research themes within supply chain management: 1. Supply chain
optimisation and planning; 2. Sustainable supply chain management; 3. Terminal
optimisation; 4.Transportation management; 5. Smart business networks.
The ORG programme aims to develop and test fundamental theory in applied
organisational research. The programme potentially covers a vast range of issues,
from the very micro level of analysis (e.g., the behaviour of individuals and teams in
organisations; the genetic determinants of occupational choice) to the very macro
level (e.g., the development and behaviour of networks and populations of
organisations; the nation‐wide consequences of organisational forms). In practice
too, all these levels of analysis and associated research questions are addressed by
researchers within the ORG research programme. The sub‐programmes of ORG
focus on Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, Corporate
Engagement, Sustainability, and Governance.
The MKT programme focuses on both managerial and consumer decision‐making
processes in marketing. The programme’s mission is to contribute to the marketing
body of knowledge in a way that has academic rigour, leads to new scientific insights
and has practical relevance. The MKT research group aims at covering all three major
domains of research in marketing: Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Management
and Strategy, and Marketing Modelling.
The F&A programme aims to cover all areas of finance and accounting, and
encourages research that is relevant for a broad audience in the finance and
accounting profession. A large part of its research is empirical, based on various
commercial or hand‐collected data sets and econometric techniques, but the F&A
research group also works with theory, numerical calibrations, and experiments.
Much of the more recent research takes a behavioural view and tests or analyses
behavioural models with the same methodological rigour as is usual for classical
models. Over time, four specialties have arisen in F&A programme: a large group of
people work on asset management, a research topic that benefits from close ties to
local asset management companies; second, a very successful field of corporate
governance spans the two sub‐disciplines finance and accounting and therefore
benefits from an integrated finance and accounting programme; third, research in
real estate finance, a research topic that fits well with Rotterdam being one of the
most dynamic and expanding cities in Western Europe; fourth, a sizeable group is
specialised in behavioural research in accounting, employing both survey and
experimental data, thus benefitting from the presence of the Erasmus Behavioural
Lab.
The S&E programme focuses on strategic renewal and firm performance. The
programme endeavours to answer fundamental scientific and societal questions
concerning the renewal of large multi‐unit firms in an international context, and how
they reconcile the conflicting forces of change and stability. Particular emphasis is
placed on the circumstances under which strategic renewal becomes a selection
and/or an adaptation process, and on the roles played by managers at the corporate
and unit level in renewal journeys.
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1.3.2 Doctoral Programme: Research Master and PhD
With the start of the two‐year research master (ERIM Master of Philosophy in
Business Research) in 2004, ERIM redesigned and improved its doctoral programme.
The doctoral programme currently covers five years, of which the first two are
devoted to course work, and the dissertation phase covers three years. Students
with a relevant MSc degree usually enter in the second year of the doctoral
programme and they follow a reduced course programme. In 2005, ERIM formulated
the following five core principles for its doctoral programme, which will be guiding
for the future:
1 ERIM provides a five‐year doctoral programme that is focused on developing
academic talent. The main aim of the programme is to enable our doctoral
graduates to acquire a pole position on the academic career market and, in
particular, to achieve a competitive profile on the international job market for
the next generation of faculties at leading business schools worldwide.
2 The main aim is achieved through two years of advanced course work plus
three years of work on the dissertation, combined with systematic coaching
and academic personality development. A balanced amount of time is also
devoted to developing and improving teaching skills. Each graduate is
granted a master degree on accomplishing the course programme and a
PhD title after defending the dissertation.
3 Candidates can enter the doctoral programme at three points: in the first
year on the basis of a bachelor diploma, in the second year on the basis of an
MSc diploma, and in the third year on the basis of a relevant research master
diploma. Selection criteria are in place so that only excellent students can
enter the programme.
4 The amount and composition of the course work depends on the candidate’s
specific educational background and individual profile. First‐year research
master students have a course programme of 120 ECTS. Second‐year
students have a course programme of at least 60 ECTS and can obtain waivers
for some of the first‐year courses.
5 Doctoral students are provided with financial aid over the five years of the
programme. These are scholarships and tuition fee waivers available in the
first year and personal research assistantships in the second year of the
research master. Those research master graduates who proceed with a PhD
at ERIM receive regular doctoral candidate contracts (three‐year contracts).
The first two years of the ERIM Doctoral Programme are formally defined in the
ERIM Master of Philosophy in Business Research. Since its start in 2004, the ERIM
Master of Philosophyin Business Research has officially been accredited by the
Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO) as a two‐year
research master programme. The re‐accreditation of the programme took place in
2009.
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PhD
FACTS AND FIGURES
Number of PhD candidates in the programme
(as at August 2012):
130
Number of countries represented in 2012: 28
Female candidates: ca. 35% each year
ERIM alumni (as at August 2012): 260
CUM LAUDE PhD defences since 2000 (as at
August 2012):
18
The ERIM PhD programme was designed in 1999 together with the start of ERIM. The
programme is built on a long tradition of doctoral education at both the Erasmus
School of Economics (ESE) and the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) and is
developed to train and educate future scholars in the various fields of management.
In line with the targets of the Bologna process, it aims to deliver high‐quality
graduates who are well‐prepared for the job market and are attractive candidates
for recruitment by leading international business schools. Another aim of the
programme is that research conducted by PhD candidates will form a substantial
contribution to ERIM’s research output. Each thesis should lead to publications in
leading research journals.
In the initial stage of the programme, PhD candidates have personalised education
and training programmes, which include course work (often taken within the ERIM
research master programme) and the completion and external evaluation of a
detailed research proposal. In addition to providing specialised courses in the
candidates’ own research field and advanced methodology courses, the course
programme also allows candidates to position their work in the broader stream of
management research. As a result, the PhD programme provides PhD candidates
with knowledge, research skills and other skills that make them specialised
researchers with comprehensive knowledge of the various areas of research in
management. After approval of the research proposal, candidates continue their
research and are encouraged to present their work at workshops and conferences,
and to write discussion papers, which are subsequently submitted to international
journals.
Since the foundation of ERIM in 1999 over two hundred and sixty PhD dissertations
have been published in the ERIM PhD Series. Research conducted as part of these
PhD projects has also generated hundreds of articles in international journals.
Research master
The research master programme is a joint initiative of the Rotterdam School of
Management (RSM) and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE). The ERIM Master of
Philosophy in Business Research is executed under the auspices of ERIM.
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A fairly large number of graduates from the research master programme continue
with a PhD project. After a selection process, they enter into the second year of the
ERIM PhD programme, which does not include any compulsory course work.
In January 2004, the ERIM Master of Philosophy in Business Research was officially
accredited by the NVAO (the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and
Flanders) as a two‐year research master. The NVAO re‐accreditation of the
programme took place in 2009. The first cohort of the ERIM research master
students graduated in the summer of 2006. As at August 2012, there were over 60
graduates. The majority of them are now pursuing their PhD at ERIM.
1.3.3 ERIM Early Career Talent Programme: Postdoctoral Fellowships and Tenure Track
The aim of ERIM is to invest in young, talented, international researchers with the
potential for the intellectual leadership needed for the future development of the
field of Research in Management. With the support of the Erasmus University
Rotterdam Trustfonds Foundation, the Board of the Erasmus University and specific
funds from the two faculties, the ERIM Research Fellowships in Management
programme was created in 2000. The purpose of this programme is to attract
international, young and promising recent PhDs in management to the Erasmus
University. The postdoc fellows receive an appointment of a maximum of two years.
Since 2005, this programme has been extended and tuned towards the first four
years following the PhD and is now called the ERIM Early Career Talent programme.
With the perspective of four years, the proposition for talented academics is much
more attractive. They can spend four years on rigorous research, which will boost
their academic career. The significant results produced by postdoctoral fellows will
represent an important step forward in the field of management. In line with
developments in other major international business schools, the tenure track
introduced at RSM and ESE aims to professionalise the School’s career development
policy. The tenure track contributes to improving the productivity, quality, relevance
and viability of the School’s research and the innovativeness of its teaching and
educational development, as well as to the School’s management and services to the
wider community.
1.3.4 Career Perspectives
The main purpose of the ERIM Doctoral Programme is to train doctoral candidates
for future academic positions in research in management. If the master students go
on to obtain their PhD at ERIM, they are properly qualified to conduct research in
management at both European and North American business schools, at which
schools there is a structural shortage of qualified PhDs.
An academic career is the most popular choice among PhD graduates (ca. 70% of
alumni). Around one third of the ERIM PhD alumni have continued working at the
Erasmus University, either at RSM and ESE. We have alumni teaching at every Dutch
university, of which Free University of Amsterdam (VU) and Delft University of
Technology (TU Delft) are particularly popular.
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ERIM alumni at international universities and business schools outside the
Netherlands are mostly located in Europe: at INSEAD, HEC Paris, University of
Cambridge, ESSEC, Warwick Business School, Bocconi, University of Antwerp
Management School, Saïd Business School of Oxford University, Catholic University
of Leuven, EM LYON Business School, Business School of the University of Reading,
Bradford University, IMD Business School, Warsaw School of Economics, European
School of Management and Technology in Berlin,European University Institute in
Florence, Norwegian Business School, Universita della Svizzera Italiana, Nova School
of Business and Economics Portugal, Aalto University School of Science Finland,
Kühne Logistics University, University of Milan, to name a few.
Outside of Europe, our alumni are working at the University of New Brunswick,
Florida International University, Robert H. Smith School of Business of the University
of Maryland, University of Central Missouri, University of Colorado at Boulder, UCLA,
University of Melbourne, Georgia University of Technology, Queensland University of
Technology, Hanoi University of Technology, Universidad Popular Autonoma del
Estado de Puebla in Mexico, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,
Concordia University Canada, University of Toronto, Pennsylvania State University,
University of Newcastle Business School Australia, Fudan University China,
Queensland University of Technology, Santa Clara University, to name a few.
In business, our alumni work both in public institutions and in the corporate world,
at companies such as Shell, Eneco, AEGON or Unilever, banks such as ABN AMRO,
ING, London Bank and Rabobank, and consultancies such as Deloitte, Ernst & Young,
Accenture, PWC and Robeco. Some of our alumni have a consulting firm of their
own. Business positions held by ERIM alumni are typically related to research: senior
researchers and consultants, business analysts, but also include department heads,
team leaders and directors.
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2 Overview of the PhD track
The primary aim of your PhD project is the completion of a PhD thesis within four
years (three years for ERIM research master graduates). Related objectives are the
acquisition of academic knowledge and research skills, knowledge and experience in
the presentation and publication of papers, and expertise related to the application
of scientific knowledge to managerial practice.
The work you do as a PhD candidate consists of research, taking courses, teaching
and sometimes contract research. At least 75% of a PhD candidate’s time should be
dedicated to research and taking courses (according to the ‘CAO’).
Teaching is only a minor part of your responsibilities as a PhD candidate. Teaching
tasks should only be accepted if they are closely related to your research or will
benefit you directly in some other way. It is strongly advised that you do not take on
any teaching tasks in the first year of your PhD appointment. Contract research is not
obligatory and should only be performed if the research benefits from it.
The next sections discuss several important events throughout your PhD project.
Figures 1 and 2 give a schematic overview of the important events and deadlines of
the three‐ and four‐year PhD tracks.
2.1 Starting Your Project
When starting your research, you should first obtain a clear view of your research
field. Start reading books and articles on your subject and discuss them with your
daily supervisor. If you plan to buy books, see chapter 4 for funding.
To start with, your primary sources for literature will probably be the university
library and the BIC (see chapter 5). To search for literature, you can use one of the
online databases (see chapter 5). We also advise you to make contact with other PhD
candidates in your research field, visit the ERIM website (www.erim.eur.nl, under
“People”) and the websites of various networks for lists of PhD candidates.
It is also important to consider which doctoral courses you would like to take.
Courses are offered by ERIM and numerous external networks (see chapter 3). A
schedule of the courses you intend to follow should be incorporated in your Training
and Supervision Agreement (see section 2.3.1).
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THREE‐YEAR PHD PROJECT TIMELINE
Start
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Figure 1 Overview of important events and deadlines for a three‐year PhD project.
FOUR‐YEAR PHD PROJECT TIMELINE
Start
Month 3: Training and Supervision Agreement deadline
Mostly Year 1: Course programme. Results and certificates should be sent to the
Doctoral Office.
Month 10: Research proposal deadline.
Year 1 Month 12: First‐year assessment with Director of Doctoral Education.
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Figure 2 Overview of important events and deadlines for a four‐year PhD project.
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Month 5: Research proposal deadline.
Month 7: First‐year assessment with Director of Doctoral Education.
Month 22: Submission of progress report to Doctoral Office.
Month 24: Evaluation meeting with Director of Doctoral Education.
From year 2 Preparation for the job market.
Six months before PhD defence: Start official procedures for defence.
PhD defence
Month 28: Submission of progress report to Doctoral Office.
Month 30: Evaluation meeting with Director of Doctoral Education.
From year 3: Preparation for the job market.
Six months before PhD defence: Start official procedures for defence.
PhD defence

2.2 Annual Appraisal Talks
Once a year (December or January) the PhD candidate’s work is evaluated in a
meeting (‘functioneringsgesprek’) between the PhD candidate and the supervisor
(‘promotor’) and/or daily supervisor. The past year is evaluated and there is the
opportunity to look ahead to the coming year. In this meeting, the performance of
the PhD candidate, his/her supervisor and the department can be discussed (from
HR manual).
The first year of the PhD track is very important for you. The following section gives
an overview of the first year. There are four main milestones in your first year:
I. Training and supervision agreement (TSA) after three months of appointment
II. Courses
III. Research proposal (after 5 or 10 months of appointment)
IV. First Year Assessment and go/no‐go decision
2.3 First Year
In the first (and second) year of the PhD programme, the PhD candidates are obliged
to attend several courses. In addition, part of the first year should be used to write
the research proposal. Those PhD candidates who completed the ERIM research
master programme do not have to attend courses.
2.3.1 Training and Supervision Agreement
Each PhD candidate is requested to draw up a Training and Supervision Agreement
(TSA) (‘opleidings‐ en begeleidingsplan’) within the first three months of his/her
appointment in cooperation with the supervisor(s). This plan will be approved by the
Director of Doctoral Education and formalised by the Dean. The plan includes an
Individual Study Programme (ISP). See chapter 3 for information on courses and
annex A.5 for an example of a TSA form. Please note that PhD candidates are
requested to send a copy of all their course certificates for courses taken outside
ERIM to the Doctoral Programme Assistant. A list of external courses taken by PhD
candidates in the past is provided in annex A.2. For more information regarding
external courses please see ERIM Support Programme no.10 in annex A.3. PhD
candidates who have completed the ERIM research master programme prior to their
PhD appointment are not obliged to take courses.
2.3.2 Research Proposal
Ten months from the official start of the PhD appointment (five months for the
ERIM research master graduates), PhD candidates are expected to submit a written
research proposal for the research they are going to carry out during the remaining
three years of the PhD programme.
The procedure is as follows; before the deadline you must submit the proposal,
which contains the elements mentioned below, in either Word or PDF format to the
Doctoral Programme Assistant. In addition to the proposal you must suggest the
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names of five potential external (i.e. not affiliated with Erasmus University)
reviewers to evaluate your proposal. This list of potential reviewers should include
their names, titles, position, affiliation and contact details (incl. e‐mail). The ERIM
Doctoral Office will then invite the proposed reviewers to review the proposal
regarding:
Clearness and originality of the research question/problem
Completeness, coherence and consistency of the proposal
Scientific contribution
Adequacy of the research design and methodology
These reviews will be part of the first year assessment (see below).
The research proposal should include the following elements:
1. Working title
2. Name of PhD candidate and supervisor(s)
3. Introduction (background and relevance of the project)
4. Research questions / problem formulation
5. Theory / research model / hypotheses
6. Methodology
7. Scientific relevance / contribution of the project
8. Managerial relevance
9. Planned publications (selection of outlets to present)
10. Time schedule / research planning, including planned field work or data
collection
11. Cooperation with other researchers / groups
12. Literature (10‐20 key references)
Examples of research proposals can be requested from the Doctoral Programme
Assistant. The average research proposal covers about 10‐15 pages. In the first‐year
assessment (see below) a lot of attention will be paid to the possible realisation of
the research planning mentioned in the proposal.
2.3.3 First Year Assessment (Appraisal Talk)
After one year of PhD appointment (seven months for the ERIM research master
graduates) an evaluation of the performance and progress of the PhD candidate
takes place in a meeting with the PhD candidate, his/her supervisor(s) and the ERIM
Director of Doctoral Education. This First Year Assessment is decisive in allowing the
PhD candidate to continue with his/her PhD appointment. The assessment is based
on the courses taken, the final research proposal as written by the PhD candidate
after ten (or five) months of preparation, and the overall performance. The results of
the First Year Assessment are recorded in the Assessment sheet for first year PhD
Candidate (see annex A.6 for example form), which is formalised by the Dean of the
concerning Faculty.
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2.4 Second and Third Year
The second and third year are used for:
Taking courses (only second year; not relevant for PhDs with ERIM research
master background)
Literature review
Writing papers
Presenting papers at conferences
Performing the empirical part of the research
PhD candidates are encouraged to participate in conferences to meet and learn from
other researchers and to present their own work. To find out which conferences are
suitable for your research interests, ask your supervisor or daily supervisor. They
frequently receive invitations for conferences and can easily keep you informed
about interesting opportunities. (For funding of your travel plans, see section 4.1 and
the ERIM Support Programme 10 in annex A.3).
Another important milestone in your PhD trajectory is the 2,5 year meeting. For MSc
degree holders with a four‐year contract, this meeting takes place 28 months after
the PhD appointment date. For ERIM Research master graduates, it takes place 22
months after appointment as a PhD candidate.
Before this meeting, a PhD candidate must submit a progress report of about two
pages to ERIM. The progress report should inform the Director of Doctoral Education
about the first stage of your PhD track, including a description of chapters or working
papers you are working on (or have completed), your field work, the data you have
collected, and the conferences at which you have presented. The report should also
present a detailed research plan and schedule for completion of your PhD thesis. The
progress report provides important information for an evaluation meeting with the
Director of Doctoral Education and your supervisor in the first half of your third year.
2.5 Fourth Year
In the fourth year, the research is completed and the thesis is written. Once the
thesis has been completed, the defence of the thesis will not take place until
approximately six months later. All regulations concerning your PhD defence can be
found in the doctoral regulations of the Erasmus University (‘promotiereglement’).
See http://www.eur.nl/english/information_for/doctorate_students/.
ERIM has its own PhD series. Dissertations can be published in printed and electronic
format. All published PhD dissertations in the ERIM PhD Series can be found at
http://repub.eur.nl/res/org/1. If published in this series, ERIM will pay for the design
and printing (see EPS manual of the year of graduation). For further information
please contact the PhD Series Coordinator and/or Doctoral Programme Manager.
The first thing to do is to file a request for the PhD defence (‘verzoek tot promotie’).
This request should contain the subject of the thesis and name(s) of the
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supervisor(s). Please note that this request can be filed at any point in the PhD
defence track, but at least six months before the desired date of the PhD defence.
Please note that, if one of the supervisors leave(s) the university, this request must
be submitted before he/she leaves. Otherwise, this person can no longer serve as
your supervisor. A detailed overview of the ERIM procedures in preparation for
production of the PhD book is available through the ERIM Doctoral Office.
In the final year of the PhD contract, ERIM PhD candidates are assisted in their
search for a new position. ERIM offers workshops on the international academic job
market and supports job‐market visits abroad for PhDs in their fourth year (see ERIM
Support Programme Manual, No.10). The ERIM PhD Alumni association
(http://www.erim.eur.nl/alumni) arranges job‐market‐related events (seminars,
workshops, panel discussions) for ERIM PhDs and alumni. The ERIM Alumni website
also features PhD candidates “On the Job Market” (in the last six months of their
contract) and contains a selection of relevant links for PhDs searching for a new job.
2.6 Extension of the Contract
If a PhD candidate anticipates that it will not be possible to finish the dissertation
within four years, then (s)he should contact his/her supervisor immediately. In
consultation with the supervisor, the Director of Doctoral Education and the HR
department, the PhD candidate should discuss the possibilities of completing the
thesis. In principle, contracts are not extended after four years.
2.7 Premature Termination of the Contract
If the PhD candidacy is terminated prematurely (either by the PhD candidate or by
the employer), then the PhD candidate is entitled to receive a certificate. This
document can be useful when applying for a new job. The certificate should contain
a short review of the performed research and publications, a review of courses taken
and an overview of teaching activities (from the P&O manual). Please note that
notice (from either party) must be given two months in advance.
2.8 Scheduling your PhD Defence
2.8.1 EUR Doctoral Regulations
To obtain a doctoral degree at the Erasmus University one should follow a number of
official procedures. They are described in detail on the EUR website (www.eur.nl).
From the EUR homepage menu please select “Information for” and then “Doctorate
Students”.
You can easily navigate the EUR Doctoral Regulations or download them in PDF
format:
http://www.eur.nl/english/information_for/doctorate_students/information/doctor
al_regulations
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The preparation to a PhD defense includes a workflow that can be initiated via a
number of special forms (“Standard Letters”). From March 2010 it is available via the
online system called “Hora est”: http://metis.eur.nl/horaest .
ERIM PhD candidates and supervisors can use their existing METIS login also for
"Hora est". If you have forgotten your METIS login, please contact Ms. Pia van de
Velde at pvelde@rsm.nl.
The main steps of the EUR procedure include:
Form 1: Notification of intention to pursue one’s doctorate (filled in by the
candidate and signed by the candidate, supervisor(s) and the dean).
Form 2: Proposal of doctoral committee (approval of the thesis by supervisor
(in Dutch: “promotor”); composition of the inner doctoral committee and
plenary committee; signed by supervisor(s) and the dean. Inner committee
will have 1 month to approve the thesis). Approval of the propositions (filled
in by supervisor(s): old Form 3).
Form 3: Admission to the doctorate ceremony (filled in by the secretary of
the inner doctoral committee on behalf of the inner doctoral committee: old
Form 4. Only after it is obtained, can the thesis be printed).
The required forms could be filled in directly via the “Hora est” system or
downloaded from the EUR website:
http://www.eur.nl/informatie_voor/promovendi/promotietraject/ (NL)
http://www.eur.nl/english/information_for/doctorate_students/ (ENG)
Please take care that the forms are submitted to the university Beadles (“Pedel”, the
University Ceremonies office) on time.
The Pedel office is responsible for carrying out and assisting with the administrative
procedures for the doctorate. Please contact the Pedels for any questions with
regard to the PhD defense ceremony (including a possible reception after the
defense).
The University Ceremonies office can be reached from Monday to Friday from 9.30
AM to 1 PM. Contact information: T.: (010) 408 1006, central e‐mail address:
pedel@eur.nl.
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2.8.2 Publishing your book in the ERIM PhD Series
ERIM will co‐ordinate the process towards the book publication. This includes
general language check (no detailed proofreading), cover production and book
printing. Please remember that it is your responsibility to provide the necessary files
and forms according to the schedule and to carefully check the proofs from the
publisher and cover designer. You are also responsible for providing correct contact
information, timely updates of relevant invoice and delivery addresses, etc. If you fail
to follow the schedule, any delay in book production will be your own responsibility.
The same applies to any errors or misprints on the cover or inside the book that
were overlooked by you during the proof check. That means: start on time, follow
the schedule and avoid stress!
It is important that you comply with the EUR schedule with regard to the official
procedures. Here are the main steps:
Action Schedule Action promotor/
candidate
1 Apply for doctorate At least 6 months
before intended
graduation day
2 Alternative proposal by promotor At least 6 months
before intended
graduation day
3 Approval of thesis by promotor(s) +
proposal for inner committee and
plenary committee + expert if
required
4 If alternative proposal,
compositions of inner/ plenary
committee
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At least 5 months
before intended
graduation day
At least 5 months
before intended
graduation day
5 Discuss intended graduation day At least 5 months
before intended
graduation day
6 Report of judgement by inner
committee on admission to
candidate
At least 3 months
before intended
graduation day
7 Request for doctorate cum laude At least 7 weeks
before intended
graduation day
8 Send thesis to UP At least 5 weeks
before intended
graduation day
9 GRADUATION before the entire
committee
Action Doctorate
Board
Form 1 Nominate
promotor(s) and /
or copromotor(s)
Attach
Reply
supplementary letter
to Doctorate Board
to form 1
Form 2 incl.
manuscript, title
pages, propositions,
CV and summary
Attach
supplementary letter
to Doctorate Board
to form 2
Arrange provisional
date with
Universitaire
Plechtigheden
Nominate
committee
members; judge
title pages
Reply
Form 3 Approval by Rector
Magnificus,
approval to copy
thesis, confirm
definitive
graduation date
Request to Doctorate
Board
Candidate
Implement
regulation in
accordance with
article 9.1

The ERIM schedule of the book production is linked to the EUR schedule at several
points. Here are your steps in the ERIM procedure:
SCHEDULE ACTION PHD CANDIDATE
1 Approx.. 6 months before intended PhD defense Discuss your workflow in a personal meeting
with the ERIM PhD Series coordinator
2 Approx.. 5 months before intended PhD defense Language check
3 Approx.. 4 months before intended PhD defense Complete thesis layout
4 Approx.. 4 months before intended PhD defense Start cover design
5 Approx.. 3 months before intended PhD defense Complete the thesis file, insert last details
6 Approx.. 2.5 months before intended PhD defense Submit your text for printing
7 Approx.. 2 months before intended PhD defense Check and correct the printing proofs
8 Approx.. 1.5 months before intended PhD defense The book should be printed
9 at least 5 weeks before intended PhD defense Distribute the printed book to the committee,
Pedels and University Library
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The ERIM contact person who currently coordinates the PhD Series is Marisa van
Iperen, the ERIM Administrative assistant. If you are planning to graduate within
eight months please contact her for the most recent version of the ERIM PhD Series
Guide and to schedule a personal appointment.
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3 The PhD Course Programme: Towards Customisation
ERIM PhD Programme: Internationalisation and Increasing Impact
The objective of the ERIM PhD programme is to train the future generation of
international researchers in the field of Research in Management by investing in
young, talented, international academics. New PhD candidates at ERIM follow a
state‐of‐the‐art PhD course programme, which fits their academic background
and research interests. During the project, senior ERIM Research Fellows and
Members coach each PhD candidate intensively. The PhD programme creates
many opportunities for personal intellectual development and an exciting
international academic career.
3.1 Course Overview
In the ERIM PhD programme, the PhD candidate and his/her supervisor(s) are
jointly responsible for composing a course plan that helps the PhD candidate to
develop the knowledge and research skills necessary to become a specialised
researcher. These courses should complement the PhD candidate's existing
knowledge and skills and be helpful in carrying out the research project. This
means that each PhD candidate will compose a programme that is customised to
his/her individual needs and interests.
The course plan consists of three types of courses: core courses, skills training
courses, and specialisation courses. Course loads are expressed in ECTS 2 , where 1
ECTS corresponds to 28 hours of work. The entire PhD course‐load for PhDs
entering PhD programme with MSc/MA degree consists of 40 ECTS of courses. In
addition, ERIM also offers several skills modules, participation of which is
voluntary (but often highly advisable). These skills modules are not part of the 40
ECTS course programme.
3.2 Core Courses on Research Methodology (at least 10 ECTS, compulsory)
The aim of these courses is to familiarise PhD candidates with research
methodologies and applications in the domain of management research. You can
choose two of the following six courses (part of the research master programme
in Business Research):
Topics in the Philosophy of Science (BERMMC001, 5 ECTS), semester 2
Research Methodology and Measurement (BERMMC002, 5 ECTS),
semester 2
Statistical Methods (BERMMC004, 6 ECTS), semester 2
Case Study Research (BERMMC003, 5 ECTS), semester 2
Applied Econometrics (BERMMC005, 5 ECTS), semester 2
Stochastic Models and Optimisation (BERMMC006, 5 ECTS), semester 1
2 ECTS refers to the European Credit Transfer System. It is based on the principle that 60 ECTS
measures the workload of a full‐time student during one academic year.
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More details about each course can be found on the Student Information
Network, SIN‐Online: http://rsm.sin‐online.nl/channel (log in with your ERNA ID).
Depending on your background, you may apply for exemption from one of these
two courses, which allows you to replace 5 ECTS with a more advanced course.
You should communicate your choice to ERIM at least one month before the start
of the course.
3.3 Skills Training Courses (6 ECTS, compulsory)
In this part of the programme, PhD candidates’ writing, presenting, and research
skills are trained. The following three courses are obligatory:
Teaching, Presenting, and Writing in English (BERMSKL001, 4 ECTS)
Publishing Strategy (BERMSKL003, 1 ECTS)
Scientific Integrity (BERMSKL009, 1 ECTS)
ERIM also offers a number of non‐compulsory skills courses (see section 3.7).
3.4 Advanced Courses (24 ECTS)
The main part of the ERIM PhD programme will consist of specialisation courses.
Each PhD candidate will compose an individual programme of the courses that
he/she plans to follow. These courses will be in the field in which the PhD
candidate is conducting his/her research and they further specialised knowledge
and research skills. The ERIM fellows are involved in teaching of these
specialisation courses. However, PhD candidates can also choose to take courses
outside ERIM. Several national and international networks and programmes
provide high‐quality specialised courses. Examples of these networks are
provided below.
PhD candidates can also take courses in doctoral programmes of other (foreign
and Dutch) universities and research schools. Section 3.4.2 below gives you some
examples of other Dutch research schools where some of our PhD candidates
have followed courses in the past. For your information, a list of courses taken by
ERIM PhDs in the past is provided in annex A.2.
All specialisation courses have to be approved in advance by the Director of
Doctoral Education. Courses are targeted at PhD candidates (or advanced master
students). As a rule, workshops, symposia, colloquia and tutorials will not be
approved as part of the course programme. Study loads of external courses are
determined by the Director of Doctoral Education, after consulting the course
contents and requirements.
Please note that there’s a limitation to courses taken outside ERIM (please see
ERIM Support Programme no.2). If a PhD candidate wants to take an additional
course abroad, the request to take the course has to be accompanied by letter of
motivation from the candidate’s supervisor and if approved by ERIM, the costs
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for the additional course will be paid for on a 50%‐matching principle by the
department of the PhD candidate.
In 2012/2013, ERIM offers the following advanced courses (also as part of the
ERIM Master of Philosophy in Business Research programme). These courses
have a study load of 5 ECTS, unless otherwise indicated.
Advanced Specialisation Courses:
Managerial Economics (Hendrikse, BERMASC001), semester 2
ERIM / CentER Workshop on Information Management Research (Van
Heck etc., BERMASC008), semester 1
Advanced Topics of Research in Strategy (Van Den Bosch / Jansen,
BERMASC009), semester 2
Advanced Topics in Organization Theory (BERMASC012), will be given in
2013/2014
Multi Agent Systems Research (Ketter / Van Heck, BERMASC013), will be
given in 2013/2014
Social Networks and Market Competition (Jensen, BERMASC020),
semester 1 (3 ECTS)
Topics in Consumer Behavior (3) (Smidts, BERMASC024), semester 2
Workshop on Structural Equation Modelling through Partial Least Squares
(Berens, BERMASC022), semester 2
Advanced Topics in Organizational Behavior (Van Knippenberg,
BERMASC026), semester 1
Seminar Corporate Finance 2 (Norden, BERMASC031), semester 2
Seminar Asset Pricing 2 (Van Dijk, BERMASC032), semester 2
Advanced Topic in Organizational Behavior (Van Knippenberg,
BERMASC026), will be given in 2013/2014
Strategic Entrepreneurship (Mom et al, BERMASC027), will be given in
2013/2014
Advances in the Economics of Entrepreneurship (Thurik/Koellinger,
BERMASC033)
International Business (Rodrigues at al, BERMASC034), semester 2
Innovation Management (vd Ende, BERMASC035) semester 2
Advanced Methodology Courses:
Advanced Qualitative Methods (Heugens, BERMAMC001), semester 1
Advanced Statistical Methods (Groenen / Koning, BERMAMC002),
semester 1
Behavioral Decision Theory (Wakker, BERMAMC004), semester 1
Advanced Survey Methods (Hak, BERMAMC003), semester 1
Experimental Methods in Business Research (Wubben, BERMAMC005),
semester 2
Seminar Corporate Finance 1(Norden. BERMAMC006), semester 2
Seminar Asset Pricing 1 (Van Dijk, BERMAMC007), semester 1
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Please note that some courses have entrance requirements. More information on
the ERIM courses can be found in the ERIM Research master Study Guide
2012/2013 and on the Student Information Network, SIN‐Online:
http://rsm.sin‐online.nl/channel (log in with your ERNA ID).
3.4.1 Networks
The Global Alliance in Management Education (CEMS)
CEMS is a strategic alliance of leading business schools and multinational
companies. Its primary aim is to set a global standard of excellence for
prior experience to a master degree in management. CEMS also fosters
cooperation between the leading business schools in doctoral education
and facilitates workshop/course visits for doctoral students of the
member institutions.
Internet: http://www.cems.org/academic‐members/doctoral‐education
Netherlands Network of Economics (NAKE)
The main objective of the Netherlands Network of Economics is to provide
high‐quality education opportunities to Dutch doctoral students. This is
achieved by offering a number of different services. Firstly, the network
has a large number of NAKE Fellows, who as a group span almost all areas
of economics. The second service that is offered by NAKE is a fully‐fledged
teaching programme. The third activity of NAKE is the organisation of bi‐
annual NAKE Workshops. In these very intensive workshops four
internationally acclaimed experts give courses to the Students and Fellows
of NAKE. As of 2005, Erasmus University Rotterdam no longer participates
in NAKE. Internet: www.nake.nl
Dutch Network on the Mathematics of Operations Research (LNMB)
The Dutch Network on the Mathematics of Operations Research (LNMB) is
an interuniversity collaboration in which all of the Dutch universities
participate, as well as the CWI. The LNMB has a twofold function. Firstly,
the LNMB provides education for PhD Candidates. Centred around eight
two‐year courses with additional workshops, this education is aimed at
broadening and deepening the knowledge of the participants. In addition,
the LNMB is an organisation of (full and associate) professors who are
active as researchers in Operation Research. Internet: www.lnmb.nl
The European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM)
EIASM is an international network for management research and teaching
that contains over 23,000 management scientists from all over the world.
The general mission of the Institute is to contribute to the development of
management researchers and teachers in Europe. Its mission leads to the
formulation of the following objectives:
To contribute to the development of and to sustain a network of
management researchers and teachers in Europe
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To organise conferences, seminars and workshops on research in
disciplines relevant to management
To encourage and facilitate the initiative and coordination of joint
research
To enhance the development and the quality of European doctoral
student education. Internet: www.eiasm.be
European Doctoral School on Knowledge and Management (EUDOKMA)
EUDOKMA's mission is to promote research and doctoral training on
Knowledge and Management. To achieve these aims, it studies the
functions of knowledge in management, in the information society and in
the new economy. It strives to prepare doctoral students, who will be
managers or academics, with a deep understanding of knowledge and
learning. It offers, in a series of interrelated seminars, many points of
view, which relate knowledge creation, diffusion and applications to
philosophical, epistemological and methodological issues.
Internet: http://www.edamba.eu
3.4.2 Other Research Schools
Tinbergen Institute
Tinbergen Institute is the Netherlands Research Institute and Graduate
School of Economics of the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), the
University of Amsterdam (UvA), and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
(VU). Tinbergen Institute consists of the Research Institute and the
Graduate School. Internet: www.tinbergen.nl
CentER
CentER is the research school of the Faculty of Economics and Business
Administration of Tilburg University. CentER was founded in 1988 at the
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of Tilburg University as
a small research institute specialising in game theory, international
macroeconomics and applied econometrics. In 1992, the institute was
restructured as a Graduate School and widened its scope to other
research fields as well. A Graduate Programme in Economics (GPE) was
developed, followed by a Graduate Programme in Management (GPM)
one year later. In 2001, a Graduate Programme in Business was started.
Internet: http://center.uvt.nl
SIKS
SIKS is the Dutch research School for Information and Knowledge Systems.
SIKS organises courses on issues from the field of computer science.
Internet: www.siks.nl
TRAIL
TRAIL (Transport Infrastructure and Logistics) is a joint postgraduate
Research School of the Delft University of Technology and Erasmus
University Rotterdam. Internet: www.rstrail.nl
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SOM Graduate School / Research Institute
SOM is the joint research institute of the faculties of Management
Organisation, Economics and Spatial Sciences at the University of
Groningen. It combines and promotes disciplinary and interdisciplinary
research, which meets international standards. It also provides the
training and research environment for PhD candidates. The mission of
SOM is to promote fundamental and applied research related to firms in
its economic, spatial and demographic environment and to provide a PhD
programme of a high international standard. Internet:
http://www.rug.nl/som/index
IOPS
This is the Interuniversity Graduate School of Psychometrics and
Sociometrics. IOPS was officially recognised by the KNAW (Royal
Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences) as a Graduate School
('onderzoekschool'), and this recognition was prolonged in June 1999. The
following participate in this graduate school: University of Amsterdam
(UvA), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), University of Twente (UT),
University of Groningen (RUG), Leiden University (UL), University of
Utrecht (UU; since 1999) and Tilburg University (UvT). Internet:
www.iops.nl
3.5 Course Load
The course load of the PhD programme consists in total of 40 ECTS (except for the
ERIM research master graduates). At the end of the first year the PhD candidate
should have gained at least 25 ECTS. The remaining ECTS should be obtained in
the second year. The courses are a compulsory part of the PhD programme and
at the end of both the first and the second year PhD candidates will have to
report to the ERIM Doctoral Programme Manager about the courses they have
taken and passed. If the core courses have not been successfully completed after
the second year, the PhD candidate will no longer receive ERIM financial support.
After completion of the PhD course programme, the PhD candidate will receive a
certificate.
3.6 Course Timetable
Semester 1 (autumn 2012):
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Teaching, Presenting, and Writing in
English:
Pre‐CPE level
Specialisation Courses
Scientific Integrity

Semester 2 (winter to spring 2013):
3.7 Additional Courses and Skills Modules
Teaching, Presenting, and Writing in
English: CPE level
Core Courses on Research Methodology
Specialisation Courses
Publishing Strategy
Scientific Integrity
To support PhD candidates in their development, ERIM offers a number of
additional courses and transferable‐skills modules. These modules enable PhD
candidates to make the most of the learning opportunities available at the
university and prepare for successful employment after graduation. These
courses and skills modules are not a compulsory part of the PhD course
programme. Participation is voluntary, but not without obligations;
Erasmus Management Lectures (annual event with distinguished scholars)
ERIM Summer School (offers advanced methodology courses)
Interaction Performance Training / Coaching (BERMSKL002, 2 ECTS)
Web‐based & mobile survey research (BERMSKL004, 2 ECTS)
Strategies for Successful Academic Job Placement (BERMSKL006, no ECTS
assigned)
ERIM is also planning to offer more PhD skills training courses, for example, a
workshop on personal efficiency. If there is enough interest among the new PhD
candidates a workshop on Literature Search in the Library and its Databases may
be organised. Please contact the ERIM office for more information. Skills modules
are announced by e‐mail well in advance.
3.8 Course Enrolment and Attendance
Course Registrations
To register for ERIM courses listed in the current ERIM Study Guide please e‐mail
the ERIM Doctoral Programme Assistant. Please provide the course code and
title. The registration deadline is four weeks before the start of the course. ERIM
course schedules are communicated to the doctoral candidates by the Doctoral
Programme Assistant before the start of the academic year and as updates (when
applicable).
To register for external (non‐ERIM) courses you should first obtain approval from
ERIM. You may register for the courses already approved by ERIM as part of your
individual study programme. If your study programme is yet to be finalised and in
case of corrections/changes in the approved course programme, please contact
the ERIM Doctoral Programme Manager for approval of particular courses. As a
rule, you register for the approved external courses yourself. If a course fee is
required, as a rule you have to pay it yourself and request reimbursement later
(for approved courses only); the ERIM Executive Assistant is in charge of financial
issues.
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Course Attendance and Cancellations
For all ERIM courses full (100%) course attendance is required. If you are unable
to attend a class due to illness or other serious circumstances, it is your
responsibility to notify the teacher as soon as possible. This also applies to skills
courses, such as English.
If you have to drop a particular course, you should inform the teacher of your
decision and reasons as soon as possible. In addition, you must also cancel your
registration officially by sending an e‐mail to the Doctoral Programme Assistant.
Please consider that the number of course participants has a direct effect on the
financial course costs. Therefore, please make sure your course registrations and
cancellations are on time. If you register for external courses without official
approval you will be held responsible for any related financial costs incurred by
ERIM.
At the beginning of the academic year, all new ERIM doctoral candidates will
receive name cards from the ERIM Doctoral Office. You must bring your card to
all ERIM classes.
Course Grades
You are obliged to sit the exams for all courses included in your TSA (provided
that examination is part of the course).
Course grades are communicated to the students by the teacher of the course,
not by the ERIM Doctoral Office. If you have not received your grade on time or
have questions related to your grade, please contact the course teacher directly.
Course Administration
ERIM keeps track of your course progress in its archive and database. For all
external courses, it is your responsibility to provide ERIM with a copy of the
certificates obtained (including your grades) on time.
It is also important that you keep good track of your progress and its
administration yourself. You must keep a copy of your ISP plan for your own
records and note any changes in it. Please note that ERIM has to approve any
changes/corrections in your Individual Study Plan in advance.
You are kindly requested to keep a file with an overview of your course progress:
Course Title Course
Code
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ECTS Status
(planned/
in
progress/
completed)
Period
(year,
months)
Grade Comments

3.9 RISBO Teacher Training
The RISBO research institute delivers expertise in the area of professional
development, curriculum innovation and organisational development and ICT &
education. They also offer a course in Basic Teacher Training (currently only
available in Dutch), which is free of charge for PhD candidates of Erasmus
University. Please note that this course may not be part of your individual study
plan. More information can be found at http://www.risbo.nl/r_training.php.
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4 Funding
4.1 ERIM Support Programme for PhD candidates (ESP 10)
ERIM has Support Programmes for conference visits, conference participation,
working visits to an international university, field research data collection, following
courses and scientific literature. The support of ERIM is generally based on the 50/50
actual cost matching principle with either the department of the PhD candidate
and/or external sponsorship (with some exceptions, for example course funding).
PhD candidates will always be requested to look externally for funding for travel and
conference expenses. Possible funding sources include NWO and Trustfonds.
Furthermore, PhD candidates are expected to act responsibly and cost‐efficiently
when asking for ERIM Support Programme. Requests for support have to be
submitted at least one month in advance of the planned activity. The request must
contain budget estimation and acquired internal / external matching support. Please
note that financial support will be paid afterwards and your declaration must be
accompanied by original receipts and/or bills.
For more information, see the ERIM Support Programmes Manual or Annex A.3 for
ESP no. 10.
4.1.1 Courses
ERIM supports the costs for (short) academic courses provided by external academic
networks (for example EIASM) or universities. ERIM only supports courses as agreed
upon in advance in the Training and Supervision Agreement (TSA).
Please note that all the courses taken outside ERIM, within or outside the
Netherlands need to be approved in advance by the ERIM Doctoral Office. The
number of external courses may vary, depending on the course fees and other
course‐related costs (flights, accommodation etc.).
On average per PhD candidate, ERIM has refunded fully two external courses.
Should a PhD candidate or the department want to have additional external
course(s) to be refunded, then a short motivation from the candidate’s supervisor
should be added to the TSA. Depending on the total costs for all courses per PhD
student, ERIM will refund up to 50% of the actual cost for the additional course
based on the 50/50 matching principle with the concerning department.
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4.1.2 Conferences
Conference participation
ERIM supports conference participation of PhD candidates under the condition that
they are presenting a paper. Proof of the paper acceptation should be submitted to
the ERIM Office. The support is based on the 50 / 50 actual cost matching principle
with either the department where the PhD candidate is appointed and / or external
sponsoring, to a maximum of € 1,000.
Conference visit
ERIM supports one conference visit without presenting a paper per PhD candidate,
after the positive assessment of the research proposal (first year). Visiting the
conference has to be multi‐ purpose: to develop contacts with international peers in
the field, to be informed about the latest developments in the domain. The support
is based on the 50 / 50 actual cost matching principle with either the department
where the PhD candidate is appointed and / or external sponsoring, with a maximum
of € 700.
International Job market visit
ERIM supports a maximum of one job market visit abroad for PhD candidates in their
fourth year. Interview invitation(s) for the job market visit should be submitted to
the ERIM Office with the request for support. The support is based on the 50 / 50
actual cost matching principle with either the department where the PhD candidate
is appointed and / or external sponsoring, to a maximum of € 700.
4.1.3 Research Materials
Data Collection (In the field or in the Lab)
ERIM supports research data collection. This support will only be available to the
PhD candidates who have fulfilled their first year’s obligations and with a positive
assessment of their research proposal. The support is based on the 50 / 50 actual
cost matching principle with either the department where the PhD candidate is
appointed and / or external sponsorship, with a maximum of € 2,500.
Scientific and Educational Literature
Per PhD candidate, a total amount of € 500 is reimbursable within two years of the
start of the PhD project.
4.1.4 International Research Activities
Working visit to international supervisor
ERIM supports outward working visits to international supervisor for PhD candidates
after the positive assessment of the research proposal (first year). In their final year
PhD students may ask ERIM for support in financing part of the inward travel
expenses of their supervisor in his capacity of supervising / attending the thesis
defense. The support is based on the 50 / 50 actual cost matching principle with
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either the department where the PhD candidate is appointed and / or external
sponsoring, to a maximum of € 1,000 per visit.
International Research Study / Visit
ERIM supports international study visits of PhD candidates to another academic
institution. Candidates in their third and fourth year are encouraged to visit and
participate in another international research group in their area of specialization. In
this way the candidate is enabled to professionalize his / her international academic
peer‐relations. The support is for a research visit with a maximum duration of four
months and is based on a “1/3 of the actual cost”‐ matching principle with two other
parties: department where the PhD candidate is appointed and at least one external
sponsor to a maximum of € 4,000.
A request for an international research study contains the following elements:
• A support letter of your promoter / supervisor
• Overview of the aim of the study and planned activities
• Description of the expected impact of the study on the quality of the results
of the PhD research project
• Budget estimation such as: housing, flight and other connecting
transportation, settlement costs, visa, insurances.
No daily allowance will be paid; ERIM will reimburse costs of living only in case these
are evidently higher than in the Netherlands (Example of budget estimation is
available through the ERIM Office).
4.2 External Funding
Erasmus Trustfonds aims to promote scientific education and research at the
Erasmus University. As such, PhD candidates can receive a scholarship for
conference visits and research visits abroad. ERIM strongly encourages applications
to Trustfonds. Applications to Trustfonds should be sent at least two months before
the planned activity (www.trustfonds.nl).
Furthermore, The Fulbright Center has possibilities for funding working visits in the
USA. Please find more information on www.fulbright.nl.
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5 Appointment and Facilities
In the Dutch system, PhD Candidates are salaried employees. However, there are
more financial issues than your salary alone that you need to think about. These
include additional income, a savings programme, insurance, and compensation for
moving expenses. Generally, PhD candidates are paid according to the collective
labour agreement (‘CAO’) for Dutch universities; see also http://www.vsnu.nl.
For current salaries see http://www.eur.nl/english/staff.
When you start working at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, you will find that
there are many things that you have to arrange, understand and do before you can
devote all of your time and attention to your research project. This section provides
some information about issues concerning your appointment at the university. For
more details see the URLs given in each section. In general, the website of the
Personnel & Organisation department of the Erasmus University is very helpful:
http://www.eur.nl/po (NL) or http://www.eur.nl/english/staff/ (EN).
Your contact persons at the Human Resource Departments are:
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
Ms. M. van Hooijdonk (Mariska)
Room T06‐43
Tel. (010) 4081693
mhooijdonk@rsm.nl
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
Ms. Y. Jules (Yvonne)
Room T06‐45
Tel. (010) 4082418
yjules@rsm.nl
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
Ms. M. Verzaal – van der Hoek (Marleen)
Room T06‐41
Tel. (010) 4081716
mverzaal@rsm.nl
Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
Ms. M.T. Winde – Speekenbrink (Mirjam)
Room H06‐27
Tel. (010) 4081369
winde@ese.eur.nl
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Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
Ms. E.A. Greevink – de Bruin (Loes)
Room H06‐27
Tel. (010) 4081690
greevink@ese.eur.nl
5.1 General Information on Working at the Erasmus University 3
Contract
Before you start, you will receive a letter of acceptance with the formal offer of a
PhD position at Erasmus University from the human resources (HR) department of
the RSM or ESE. This letter also contains information about salary, commencement
date of employment, the applicability of the pension scheme, etc.
Income
The salary stated in your appointment letter is the gross salary. The gross salary is
the amount of salary before deduction of taxes, social security premiums and
premiums for our pension scheme for retirement, disability and in case of death
while in employment. The Erasmus University deducts these costs before the
amount is transferred to your bank account. Therefore the money you receive does
not equal the gross salary. See http://www.belastingdienst.nl for information about
taxes.
Note that the salary excludes a holiday allowance and end‐of‐year bonus. Overviews
are only provided when your salary changes or to show incidental additional
payments such as holiday allowance.
Normally your salary is transferred to your bank account around the 24 th of each
month.
Additional Income
As mentioned above, your salary is not the only remuneration you will receive. In the
month of May you will receive your holiday allowance (‘vakantiegeld’), which is 8%
of your gross salary received in the previous period from June to May. You will also
receive an end‐of‐year bonus (‘eindejaarsuitkering’) in December, which is 8.3% of
your gross salary received in the period from January to December. Both payments
are gross payments.
Health Insurance
The basic health insurance is compulsory for everyone living in the Netherlands or
paying income tax here. Insurance companies must accept everyone for basic health
insurance. The basic insurance covers the costs of medication, hospital treatment,
care provided by a general practitioner and maternity care. You will also be able to
take out supplementary insurance for medical expenses not covered by the basic
health insurance. Children up to the age of 18 are insured free of charge.
3 This information was provided by the RSM Personnel Dept. It is the same for the ESE PhD
candidates. In some cases extra information is added by ERIM.
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The EUR has negotiated an extensive health insurance package for its employees.
These negotiations have resulted in a policy with attractive premiums, a wide range
of options and attractive supplementary terms with the health insurance company
Zilveren Kruis Achmea.
Here is a brief list of the benefits of participating in the EUR’s group scheme:
A 10% discount on Zilveren Kruis Achmea’s basic premium
A 15% discount on a wide selection of supplementary policies
Children are also insured free of charge on the supplementary insurance
policies taken out by their parents
No medical examination is required for acceptance for the basic insurance or
the supplementary insurance (with the exception of class insurance policies
and the 2 and 3‐star dental insurance, unless you can demonstrate that you
already have a similar policy.)
Freedom to choose your health care providers
A guarantee of care for around 400 medical treatments at selected care
institutions: you will be able to make an appointment with a specialist within
five days and can then be treated within the next ten days (for other
treatments, you can use Zilveren Kruis Achmea’s mediation service)
The HR department will provide you with more information.
IPAP (Disability Pension Top‐Up Plan)
The Loyalis insurance company has an insurance scheme (IPAP) covering the
consequences of total or partial incapacity for work. IPAP guarantees that your
income stays at 70% in the case of partial or full disablement. Without this insurance
you could experience a sharp drop in income due to disablement. The HR
department can provide you with more information.
Car Insurance
There is also a collective agreement for car insurance with Marsh. The HR
department can provide you with more information.
Moving Costs
If your address before accepting your job at RSM or ESE was more than
75 kilometres from Rotterdam, you could be entitled to receive a contribution
towards the moving costs. The costs of transport of your furniture can be reimbursed
and a fixed amount up to a maximum of € 7,750 can be paid as a compensation for
settling‐in expenses.
Ask your HR department for the exact conditions before you make any
arrangements.
http://www.eur.nl/english/staff/employment_conditions/reimbursements/reimburs
ement_of_moving_costs/
Housing
If you are looking for accommodation you might find the following links to housing
corporations helpful:
http://www.stadswonen.nl/
http://www.directwonen.nl/
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http://www.havensteder.nl/
http://www.vestia.nl/
http://www.ikwilhuren.com/
Holidays
The number of hours of leave per year to which an employee is entitled depends
partly on the choices that the employee makes in connection with the flexible
working hours regulations
The annual leave to which an employee is entitled if he/she works a standard
38‐hour working week is 29 days
If the employee has opted for a 36‐hour working week, he/she is entitled to
17 days annual leave
If the employee has opted for a 40‐hour working week, he/she is entitled to
41 days annual leave
In the case of part‐time employees, the above applies in proportion to the number of
hours of employment.
Before planning your holidays, note that the employer fixes around five collective
leave days. This is due to the closure of the university from Christmas to New Year’s
Day.
National holidays on which the university is closed are: Christmas until New Year’s
Day , Good Friday, Easter Monday , Queens Day , Liberation Day, Ascension Day and
Whit Monday (in Dutch: kerstmis, nieuwjaarsdag, goede vrijdag, tweede paasdag,
koninginnedag, bevrijdingsdag, hemelvaartsdag, and tweede pinksterdag).
Terms of Employment Optional Model
Employees may determine part of their own terms of employment packages. The
terms of employment optional model is simply an extensive exchange system. You
can exchange several terms of employment. In this way you can create personalised
terms of employment to satisfy certain needs. The HR department can give you more
information. For more information, please visit:
http://www.eur.nl/english/staff/employment_conditions/employment_conditions_s
election_model/
Accounts
To be able to work on your computer you need to have a network account. When
you start working, the secretary of your department will probably have arranged an
account for you. If not, ask the secretary or contact the helpdesk BIT at RSM or I&A
at ESE. If you are a PhD candidate employed at RSM, you also need to make sure that
you have access to the RSM intranet as important information can be found there.
ESE PhD candidates should also look at the ESE intranet.
Please note that before you can go to the respective helpdesks you may need to
have your ‘SAP’number. This is your ‘appointment number’ that is assigned to you
when you start working for the university. Request it from your HR‐department.
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MYERIM Account
All faculty members of RSM are given a personal MYERIM account. This account is
used to register publications and other results of research. The information is used
for annual reporting and external assessment (http://www.erim.eur.nl, click “My
ERIM” in the upper right corner of the site menu). You should be able to log in using
your ERNA account.
Library Card
In order to borrow books, journals etc. from the library, you need a library card. The
(free) UB (‘Universiteitsbibliotheek’) card can be obtained via the lending desk (take
your appointment letter with you).
For more information: http://www.eur.nl/ub/english/
The library card can also be used for borrowing books at BIC, the local RSM library in
the T‐building.
Working in a Healthy Environment
Every employer is obliged to provide a sound working environment. This means that
your office, desk, chair, and computer should be in such a state that you can work
full time in a pleasant environment without any physical problems (like CANS). For
example, the height of your desk should be adjusted according to your height.
See
http://www.eur.nl/english/staff/health/health_safety_and_the_environment/
Bicycle Shed / Car Park
You can use the protected bicycle sheds and the car park. You should obtain a
permanent admission pass from the security office at the main entrance (take your
appointment letter with you). If you want to use the car park you must pay a deposit
of € 45. This money will be returned to you when you return the pass.
International Primary Schools
There are two international primary schools in Rotterdam:
Openbare Jenaplanschool de Blijberg: http://www.blijberg.nl/
American International School of Rotterdam: http://www.aisr.nl/
Stichting the Japanese School of Rotterdam: http://www.jsrotte/nl/
For more information about international education in the Netherlands:
http://www.sio.nl/
Living in the Netherlands
In the Holland Handbook you will find a lot of information on all aspects of living and
working in the Netherlands such as: career, fiscal issues, health care, housing,
insurance, international education, registration and telecommunications and more
general information on Dutch culture and habits, tourist information, language and
international clubs: http://www.xpat.nl (click The Holland Handbook)
Sporting facilities
As an employee of the Erasmus University you can use all the sports facilities of the
University. For this, you need a sports card ('sportkaart'), which can be obtained at
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the sports building ('sportgebouw', S‐building). The price for this sports card is the
same as for students. You pay the price for an employee of the university and you
then receive a refund of the difference with the student price from the university.
See http://www.eur.nl/english/campus_facilities/sport/
Culture
‘Erasmus Cultuur’ offers you all kinds of courses and cultural activities.
See the website: http://www.eur.nl/english/campus_facilities/culture/
Full information about employment conditions, HR policy and other regulations
can be found online: http://www.eur.nl/english/staff/
5.2 Getting Started
Once you have signed your contract you can get to work. This section discusses
issues concerning your work at the university.
Office
As a PhD candidate you are entitled to your own desk and computer. In most cases,
you will share a room. Office space is arranged by the secretary of your department
at RSM or by the secretariat of the Tinbergen Institute at ESE.
Travel Costs
PhD candidates are entitled to a contribution to daily travel costs. This arrangement
is valid for the four years of employment of the PhD candidate, and can also be
requested from your HR department.
Working at Home
In general it is possible to work on your research at home. There are no general rules
that determine how much time per week you may work at home; each department
is free to establish rules on this matter. However, although there are no fixed rules, it
is generally expected of PhD candidates to be present at the university most of the
time. You should discuss the possibilities of working at home with your supervisor or
daily supervisor. When working at home it is possible to use facilities from the
university, such as e‐mail and online data and literature sources. To use these
facilities you have to establish a VPN connection via the university. You will need an
ERNA account, which you can request from the helpdesk of your faculty. If you have
an ERNA account, you need to configure the Internet connection with the university.
The site
http://www.eur.nl/english/erna/information/users_information/employees/
provides guidance on how to do this. On the site www.erna.nl/adsl you can find
information about the possibility of having a cheap ADSL connection at home.
If you are an RSM PhD candidate you can use the Internet to access your mailbox
worldwide. Simply go to the site https://exchange.eur.nl/owa/ and type in your
username and password for your inbox. ESE PhD candidates can access their ESE
mailbox at https://webmail.eur.nl/mailhostfew/src/login.php. More detailed
information about this service is available from your helpdesk.
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Software
Each school decides for itself which software is available. Each PC is equipped with
standard software such as Windows XP, Microsoft Office, and Internet Explorer. Both
schools offer computer related support by means of a helpdesk.
For RSM faculty please log in RSM Intranet at http://intranet.rsm.nl, go to “IT” and
then “Software requests”.
ESE PhD candidates can visit http://www.eur.nl/ese/then go to “ESE Staff” or
“Medewerkers” and select the IT section.
Both faculties have a general licence for several specific software programmes. In
other cases, your department has to buy a specific licence. If you have any special
software requests ERIM may help you in obtaining a licence for it. Please contact the
ERIM Office. For general EUR software options visit
http://www.eur.nl/english/erna/software/.
Student Card
During the first two years of your appointment as a PhD candidate you can obtain a
student card. In most countries you are eligible for discounts when you show your
student card. Ask the ERIM Doctoral Programme Assistant for more details on how
to obtain this card.
Personal Metis Account
Every member and PhD candidate of ERIM is given a Personal Metis account. This
account is used to register the publications and other results of research in the
Personal Metis system. All publications from METIS are published on the person
detail pages of the ERIM website, so it is very important to keep the METIS records
updated. The information is also used for annual reporting and external
assessments.
For more information about the Personal Metis account please contact the ERIM
Office (Pia van de Velde, pvelde@rsm.nl).
http://www.eur.nl/english/academic_affairs/products_services/metis/
http://metis.eur.nl/metis
Business Cards
When meeting people from other universities, it is common to exchange business
cards (‘visitekaartjes’). The business cards are issued in the style of the school where
the PhD candidate is appointed (RSM or ESE). An ERIM PhD candidate is permitted to
add ‘ERIM PhD candidate’ on this card. To order business cards please contact the
secretary of your department (if you are employed by RSM) or the ERIM Doctoral
Programme Assistant (if you are employed by ESE).
Banking Facilities
The ABN‐AMRO Bank has a branch on the university campus, which offers a full
package of financial services. However, this branch has no cash facilities, so you will
not be able to make deposits, withdraw or change money there. Location: room HB‐
2, tel.: 0900‐0024. Working hours: Monday to Tuesday 9.00‐12.30. An ATM machine
is located at the entrance of the bank.
Opening Hours of Buildings
The opening hours of the building of the RSM Erasmus University (T‐building) are:
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Monday to Friday 7.00 ‐ 23.00
Saturday 8.30 ‐ 16.00
The opening hours of the building of the Erasmus School of Economics (H‐building)
are:
Monday to Friday 7.00 ‐ 23.00
Saturday 8.30 ‐ 13.00
The buildings are closed on Sundays and during national holidays.
Miscellaneous
It is essential that you rely on your colleagues for extra information. Talk to your
colleagues about software, which may be of assistance to you in your field. Make
sure, for instance, that you have the literature reference and bibliography
programme ‘Endnote’ installed on your computer. Keep your eyes open for the
Lunch Seminars (check the ERIM website), which are regularly organised by different
theme groups within ERIM. These seminars offer you an opportunity to meet other
researchers and become familiar with the research being done in your group (and
others), and may help you in structuring your ideas.
ERIM Social Events
Keep in mind that the ERIM work environment can also offer you recreational
opportunities. Each year there is a PhD trip, an annual PhD dinner, sports events, and
several drinks and lunches. ERIM has a yearly budget for these activities, for which
the board of the PhD Council is responsible. If you have a good idea for an activity,
feel free to contact the PhD Council (see section 6.6.1).
Living in Rotterdam
If you are coming to Rotterdam for the first time, you might find these links helpful in
finding your way:
Municipality of Rotterdam: www.rotterdam.nl.
Rotterdam Experience: Read about the hotspots in Rotterdam:
www.rotterdamexperience.nl.
Rotterdam Tourist Information: www.vvv.rotterdam.nl/uk.
Rotterdam Public Transport: www.ret.rotterdam.nl.
Dutch railways: www.ns.nl.
Rotterdam Start Guide (in Dutch): http://010.pagina.nl.
Dutch tourist information: www.holland.com.
To find a map in the Netherlands: Google maps, www.netherlands.map‐
vista.com or www.mappy.com.
5.3 Libraries and Research Facilities
Libraries
The EUR‐libraries provide documentary information for students and staff of the
Erasmus University Rotterdam. The central University Library (UL) is situated on the
Woudestein campus. It is the central library for all EUR faculties, except for the
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medical faculty. A separate Medical Library is situated on the Hoboken‐campus. All
catalogues and most databases are accessible online: www.eur.nl/ub. The UL also
houses the Rotterdamsch Leeskabinet. EUR students and staff can borrow their
books free of charge.
University Library (UB)
The UB (‘Universiteitsbibliotheek’) collection includes almost one million books and
275,000 e‐books. It has access to the full text of 18,000 e‐journals. There is also a
collection of around 1,400 printed journals. Part of the collection of books and
periodicals is available in the study areas and the periodicals room, for use in the
library. However, the main part of the collection is stored in closed stacks, which are
accessible by placing book orders on the UB web site. Your book(s) will be available
at the desk within about 30 minutes. The library also has a search utility on the
website which you can use if a journal is available electronically.
You need a library card to borrow books, journals etc. from the library. The (free) UB
card can be obtained by sending an e‐mail to the lending desk: balie@ubib.eur.nl. To
collect your card you must show your passport and student card. See www.eur.nl/ub
for more information. The library card can also be used for lending books from BIC,
the local library in the Faculty of Business Administration. Please note that you need
a special copy card for the library; you cannot use your faculty copy card.
You can find information regarding the UB or search the UB catalogue and
catalogues of other major libraries on the UL website (www.eur.nl/ub). Printed
bibliographies and digital databases, such as Online Contents, are available to search
for articles. Publications sourced from outside the UB can be requested for a small
charge. They will then be delivered from elsewhere in The Netherlands.
For information regarding services, search methods, databases and study room
collections, please turn to the information desks. Tours and user instructions are
available upon request. Information leaflets are also available at the information
desks.
The UB has subject specialists for each scientific field. They are responsible for the
acquisition of new publications and for helping to solve specific questions in their
field. The subject specialist for Business Administration is Erik de Munck Mortier
(Tel.: (010) 408 2392, e‐mail demunckmortier@ubib.eur.nl)
Location B Building
General information desk Telephone
(010) 408 1201
number
Fax number (010) 408 9050
Reading rooms opening hours Monday to Friday: 8.00 ‐ 22.30, Saturday: 9.00 ‐ 17.00, Sunday
11.00 ‐16.30
Information desks opening hours Monday to Thursday: 9.00 – 18.00; Friday: 9.00 – 16.45
Circulation desks opening hours Monday to Thursday: 9.00 – 21.00; Friday: 9.00 – 16.45
E‐mail info@ubib.eur.nl
Internet www.eur.nl/ub
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Rotterdamsch Leeskabinet
The Rotterdamsch Leeskabinet is situated in the UL building. It is a private library
containing over 250,000 volumes on history, art, art history, literature, theology,
philosophy and social sciences. All students and staff members of the EUR can
borrow books, free of charge. The Rotterdamsch Leeskabinet has a separate
circulation desk and catalogue.
Location B Building
Telephone (010) 408 1195
Opening hours Monday 10.30 ‐ 16.30, Tuesday & Wednesday 9.00 ‐ 19.00, Thursday & Friday 9.00 ‐
16.30, Saturday 9.30 ‐ 12.15
E‐mail kabinet@ubib.eur.nl
Internet www.eur.nl/ub
Business Information Center (BIC)
The BIC is the institute library of the Rotterdam School of Management. Its collection
comprises the documentation of firms (annual reports of around 900 firms), research
memoranda, staff publications, students’ specialisation reports, and a small
collection of books and journals. The BIC has access to the following host
organisations: DIALOG and the Dutch financial newspaper “Financiële Dagblad” (full
text). A fee is charged for these facilities. The Dun & Bradstreet database is available
only to staff and students of Erasmus University. The American database Lexis Nexis
gives access to current world news (many newspaper articles, also from Dutch
regional newspapers, for example), journal articles, information about countries,
information about firms, and legal information.
In addition to online facilities, the BIC also offers the following databases on CD‐
ROM: ABI/INFORM and BPO. ABI/INFORM contains bibliographical information from
around 800 journals in the areas of general management, finance, accounting,
human resource management, organisation studies, and marketing. BPO Business
Periodicals Ondisc contains the full texts of 400 journals and a selection from the
above‐mentioned database ABI/INFORM.
The BIC has a collection of student specialisation reports. This collection is open to
the public. Every student must submit a copy of his/her approved specialisation
report (i.e., not the draft version) to the BIC for this collection. Students can borrow
a report for one week, and staff of the University for three weeks.
Location T‐building, T04‐50
Telephone
(010) 408 1903
Opening hours
E‐mail
Internet
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Monday to Friday 9.00 ‐ 17.00
BIC@rsm.nl
www.rsm.nl/bic

Literature
The Rotterdam bookshop Selexyz Donner endeavours to have the obligatory and
recommended books in stock.
Please note with regard to the obligatory literature, changes are often made after this
guide has been compiled. It is advisable to check the Blackboard in advance for the
final list of literature. If you are not planning on taking the examination for a certain
course for the first time until the re‐examination period, there is the risk that the
obligatory literature will be sold out by then. It is therefore advisable to buy the
obligatory literature at the start of a trimester.
Bookshop Selexyz Donner
Location 1 CT‐30, EUR shopping street
Telephone (010) 408 1150
Opening hours September to December and February to April: Monday to Thursday 9.00‐19.00;
Friday 9.00‐17.00.
The rest of the year: Monday to Thursday 9.00‐17.30; Friday 9.00‐17.00
Location 2 Lijnbaan 150, 3012 ER Rotterdam
Telephone (010) 413 2070
Databases
Using databases is also a good way of searching journals and books. The following
are relevant online resources:
Digital sources: http://www.eur.nl/ub/english/search/databases/alphabetical_list/
www.eur.nl/ub/english/search/databases (Electronic databases of the UL: catalogue
of hardcopy books and journals and online journals)
(Citation Database of the Institute for Scientific Information)
http://isiknowledge.com
http://www.oclc.org (Online Computer Library Center)
Relevant search options and online links are also included on the ERIM website
under “search”.
Erasmus Shop
Erasmus Shop is a foundation that assists EUR students in a range of areas. At
Erasmus Shop you can find office supplies, gifts, business presents and Erasmus logo
items (e.g. sweaters, T‐shirts, sport bags). Educational licences for software are also
available here. Certain readers for MSc courses can also be purchased at the Erasmus
Shop.
Erasmus Shop is located in the EUR shopping street in the C‐building (T.:
(010) 408 1154). It is open from 10.00 to 16.00 from Monday to Friday.
Copyshop
Service Point is the copy and print shop located on the Woudestein campus (L‐ and
V‐building) as well as Erasmus MC. Here you can make copies or printouts. You can
also purchase small office supplies.
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Location: L‐ & V‐building
Telephone: (010) 408 1191
ERIM Facilities
Excellent research is carried out by excellent researchers, who work individually and
together in optimum conditions, and who receive the right incentives to perform. To
pursue its aims, ERIM employs a set of instruments to: (i) stimulate research
communication, cooperation and international exchange; (ii) support the research
and publications process; (iii) provide excellent research infrastructure; (iv) stimulate
and recognise outstanding achievements; and (v) stimulate quality and monitor
performance. The following research facilities are available for ERIM members and
ERIM Doctoral candidates.
ERIM Support Programmes (ESP)
ERIM has set up a financial support programme for a range of research‐related
activities and the research institute, as well as for the PhD programme. The ERIM
Support Programmes (ESP) are for the following purposes: Seminars/Colloquia
/Workshops, Scientific Conferences, Editing of Scientific Texts, Research Visits, Data
and Software, Submission Fees, Personal Research Assistants, Compensation for
participants in Erasmus Behavioural Lab (EBL) experiments.
Erasmus Behavioural Lab (EBL)
The Erasmus Behavioural Lab (EBL) is a recent and important facility for conducting
high quality experimental behavioural research. The EBL is a joint facility of ERIM, the
ESE, RSM, and the Institute of Psychology (IOP). The EBL recently substantially
increased its capacity and diversity of equipment and is a state‐of‐the‐art facility for
experimental research. Facilities and equipment for behavioural research include an
eye‐tracking lab with facilities and equipment for cognitive neuroscience research,
two EEG‐labs and a full range of autonomous measurement systems (skin
conductance, heart rate).
We operate two subject pools at the EBL lab; one working with course credits (ERPS)
and one for paid subjects (EURO). Since last year, ERIM researchers have been able
to conduct EBL experiments using the ERIM Research Participation System (ERPS).
This ERPS‐subject pool has been a very successful initiative and we are confident that
it will have a significant long‐term impact on our school’s research productivity. Now
that ERPS is well established and tested, we have invested in the improved support
of ERIM for behavioural researchers. Participants recruited via ERPS are awarded
course credits only. The second subject pool operates using monetary rewards.
This pool, called the Erasmus Research Participation opportunities (EURO), is
completely separate from the course credit driven subject pool and has its own web‐
entry and profiling.
Erasmus Survey Centre (ESC)
The Erasmus Survey Centre (ESC) is a research facility for researchers and students at
ERIM. The ESC survey system uses advanced Globalpark EFS software and servers to
design and conduct the electronic surveys. The system enables a broad range of
management surveys, from simple questionnaires to surveys with closed user groups
and conjoint product analyses with dynamic survey routing. In order to reach every
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possible target group, surveys can be conducted through several media at the same
time: over the Internet, through mobile devices and on paper. The data collected
through all these procedures can easily be reintegrated and exported with the
software provided.
Erasmus Data Service Centre (EDSC)
At the joint initiative of the University Library and the founding schools of ERIM, the
Erasmus University established a special data service centre in the summer of 2006.
The EDSC provides access to financial and social science databases and gives
individual support and workshops for students and staff of the Erasmus University
Rotterdam. For this work the EDSC has a team of five specialists ‐ the Datateam. The
Datateam is itself supported by an advisory body made up of representatives from
the faculties concerned and the University Library. Since the summer of 2007, the
work terrain of the EDSC has expanded to include social‐sciences data. This was
achieved in collaboration with the School of Social Sciences (FSW). The EDCS
provides entries to the 22 financial databases such as Bankscope (both world bank
information source as via Wharton), Company.info, various Compustat databases,
CRSP, ExecuComp, I/B/E/S, Market Insight, Reach, SDC, and various Thomson
databases such as Thomson One‐Banker, WRDS, Worldscope and Zephyr. In addition
to contributions to financial databases, EDSC provides entries to 17 social science
databases including EUROSTAT, OECD, Unctad and World Database of Happiness.
WRDS provides instant access to key databases in the fields of finance, accounting,
banking, economics, management, marketing and public policy, such as the CISDM
Hedge Fund/CTA Database and the CRSP database.
Academic Licences and Databases
The University Library provides ERIM Members and ERIM Doctoral Candidates access
to more than 250 databases. In addition to the databases at the University Library,
ERIM has access to specialised research software and databases for its members.
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5.4 Checklist
To summarise, below is a checklist of matters you should arrange as soon as
possible:
What? Where?
Computer/ E‐mail account: RSM: your dept. secretary;
ESE: support desk
ERNA account: Helpdesk RSM/ESE
Personal Metis:
EUR library (UB) card:
Copy cards for UB (if you are RSM than
also for BIC):
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ERIM office (P. van de Velde)
UB EUR lending desk
Secretary of your department
EUR student card: ERIM Doctoral Programme Assistant
ERIM business cards:
Your name on the ERIM (e‐)mailing list:
ERIM Support Programme (see the ESP
manual):
Dept. (RSM PhDs) / ERIM Doctoral Programme
Assistant (ESE PhDs)
ERIM Doctoral Programme Assistant
ERIM Executive Assistant

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A PhD candidate does not work alone. Of course there is your supervisory team, with
which you do your research. But you will also regularly be in contact with various
individuals from the ERIM team and with representatives from different PhD
networks.
6.1 Your Supervisory Team
6.1.1 Supervisor (“Promotor”)
The PhD candidate is supervised and guided by the supervisor, “promotor” in Dutch.
The supervisor is always a full professor and research member/fellow of ERIM. It is
possible to have more than one supervisor.
6.1.2 Daily Supervisor
It is possible that an associate professor (‘universitair hoofddocent’, UHD) or
assistant professor (‘universitair docent’, UD) will serve as the mandated (daily)
supervisor (‘gemandateerd begeleider’). If there is no mandated supervisor, your
supervisor (‘promotor’) (or one of your supervisors) will act as your daily supervisor.
The PhD candidate can turn to the daily supervisor concerning scientific problems
and questions. It is recommended for PhD candidates to have regular meetings with
their daily supervisors (in the first year you should at least have an appointment of
approximately one hour with your daily supervisor every two weeks. In the later
years this frequency may vary, depending on the work you are doing at that time.)
6.2 Deans of the ERIM participating faculties
Prof. Dr. S.L. van de Velde (Steef)
Dean, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
Prof. Dr. P.H.B.F. Franses (Philip Hans)
Dean, Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University
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6.3 ERIM Management
Scientific Director
Prof. Dr. M.J.C.M. Verbeek (Marno)
Room T06‐01
mverbeek@rsm.nl
Associate Scientific Director
Prof. Dr. J.Y.F. Wynstra (Finn)
Room T10‐54
jwynstra@rsm.nl
Director of Doctoral Education
Prof. Dr. P.J.F. Groenen (Patrick)
Room T06‐03
groenen@ese.eur.nl
Executive Director
Drs. W.F. Mijnhardt (Wilfred)
Room T06‐04
wmijnhardt@rsm.nl
6.4 ERIM Doctoral Programme Team
The ERIM Doctoral Office consists of the Director of Doctoral Education, Doctoral
Programme Manager, Doctoral Programme Assistant and Doctoral Programme
Assistant/PhD Series Coordinator.
The ERIM Doctoral Programme Manager and Doctoral Programme Assistants are
responsible for the day‐to‐day running of various aspects of the programme. If you
have questions or requests related to the programme, we will be glad to help you.
In most cases it is the most efficient if you simply submit your questions by e‐mail
and ERIM Doctoral Office will try to answer it as soon as possible. You can always
schedule an appointment with the Doctoral Programme Manager.
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6.4.1 Director of Doctoral Education
The ERIM Director of Doctoral Education bears overall responsibility for the ERIM
Doctoral Programme. You can contact the Director of Doctoral Education if you have
a serious problem during your PhD track, for example if there has been a serious
breakdown in communication with your supervisor, which you cannot reconcile
yourselves. We advise you to contact the ERIM Doctoral Programme Manager first.
You can also turn to the HR department of your Faculty for questions or advice
concerning legal issues (‘rechtspositie’), insurance issues or salary payments. You can
schedule an appointment with the Director of Doctoral Education through the
Doctoral Programme Assistants.
Director of Doctoral Education
Prof. Dr. P.J.F. Groenen (Patrick)
Room T06‐03
Tel. (010) 4081972 (ERIM) / Tel. (010) 4082259
groenen@ese.eur.nl
6.4.2 Doctoral Programme Manager
The Doctoral Programme Manager coaches the application and appointment of new
PhD Candidates. Once you have started on the programme, the Doctoral Programme
Manager will keep track of your progress through the Individual Study Plan. Here are
the issues the Doctoral Programme Manager can help you with:
Questions with regard to your Individual Study Plan: its formal approval and
any changes in the approved plan
If you have an initiative or feedback on the programme
Confidential issues related to your performance in the PhD programme
Doctoral Programme Manager
Ms. N. Gersak (Natalija)
Room T06‐09
Tel. (010) 4082376
ngersak@rsm.nl
6.4.3 Doctoral Programme Assistants
The Doctoral Programme Assistants supports the Director of Doctoral Education and
the Doctoral Programme Manager in all daily activities. You can contact the Doctoral
Programme Assistants with the following issues:
Registration for ERIM courses (upon request, before the deadlines)
BlackBoard registration for ERIM courses
Registration for RSM/ESE MSc courses officially approved by ERIM as part of
your Individual Study Programme (registration upon request, before the
deadlines)
Up‐to‐date information on the course schedule (schedule updates are e‐
mailed to students in case of changes)
To schedule an appointment with the Director of Doctoral education
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To update your contact information (new address, phone number, etc.)
Issuing of standard letters confirming your enrolment in the ERIM
programme
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Doctoral Programme Assistant
Ms. M. Iizuka (Miho)
Room T06‐07
Tel. (010) 4082259
miizuka@rsm.nl
Doctoral Programme Assistant and ERIM PhD Series Coordinator
Ms. M. van Iperen (Marisa)
Room T06‐07
Tel. (010) 4082382
miperen@rsm.nl
6.4.4 ERIM Executive Assistant
Questions and requests for the ERIM Support Programme (ESP), including any
related financial matters, should be directed to the ERIM Executive Assistant.
Ms. H.B. van der Vhee (Tineke)
Room T06‐08
Tel. (010) 4081182
tvhee@rsm.nl
6.5 ERIM Office members
Director of Grants Development
Ms. Veerle van Laere
Room T06‐11
Tel. (010) 4082596
vlaere@rsm.nl
Information Manager Research
Ms. P. van der Velde (Pia)
Room T06‐10
Tel. (010) 4089901/1600
pvelde@rsm.nl

Web Manager
Ms. M. Siegerist (Maaike )
Room T06‐16
Tel. (010) 4089513
msiegerist@rsm.nl
Research Marketing Manager
Ms. A. Hartman (Antine )
Room T06‐14
Tel. (010) 408 2735
ahartman@rsm.nl
6.6 PhD Representation
6.6.1 ERIM PhD Council
The ERIM PhD Council looks after the interests of PhD candidates within ERIM. The
Council consists of four PhD candidates, one of whom represents the first year PhD
candidates. The PhD Council has regularly contact with the ERIM management and
office. If you have questions about being a PhD candidate, about your work, your
supervisor, your colleagues or anything else, then you can turn to the PhD Council.
The PhD Council organises meetings with all the PhD candidates when important
developments have to be discussed. PhD Council is also responsible for organising
social events like:
• New Year’s Dinner
• PhD summer event
• Lunches
• Drinks
• Yearly meetings with all PhD candidates
The composition of the PhD Council at the time of writing is:
T. Eichentopf, (Thomas)
Chairman ERIM PhD Council (since 2011)
Room T10‐08
Tel. (010) 4088257
teichentopf@rsm.nl
A.T. Fytraki, (Agapi‐Thaleia )
Member ERIM PhD Council (since 2011)
Room H07‐09
Tel. (010) 4088903
fytraki@ese.eur.nl
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B. Manders, (Basak)
Member ERIM PhD Council(since 2011)
Room T10‐29
Tel. (010) 4082956
bmanders@rsm.nl
J. Pruijssers, (Jorien)
Member ERIM PhD Council(since 2011)
T08‐18
Tel. (010) 4082709
jpruijssers@rsm.nl
6.6.2 EPAR
The Erasmus PhD Association Rotterdam (EPAR) is a PhD Council at university level
concerned with the interests of all ‐ over 400 ‐ PhDs working at the EUR. EPAR’s
mission is to make the Erasmus University an even more attractive and stimulating
research and working environment for PhD candidates.
EPAR’s activities include providing information, organising special events for PhDs
(annual Information Market), maintaining close contact with important university
policy makers and the National PhD Council (PNN), promoting contact and exchange
of knowledge and experiences among PhDs and faculty PhD Councils, and regular
drinks to promote contact between PhDs of different faculties.
Please visit EPAR website on www.epar.nl.
6.6.3 Advisory Councils
Dutch Universities have advisory councils at two levels:
The University Council (‘Universiteitsraad’), which advises the University
Board on general policy matters.
Faculty Councils for each faculty, which advise the dean on the policy of the
faculty.
In all councils both employees and students are represented. In the faculty councils
of the ESE and Faculty of RSM a seat is reserved for PhD Candidates (at the time of
writing it is vacant). You can contact them for policy matters concerning PhD
Candidates that are specific to your faculty.
6.6.4 PNN
The PhD Network of the Netherlands (in Dutch: Promovendi Netwerk Nederland
(PNN)) represents all local PhD Councils from the Dutch universities. The mission of
PNN is to discuss general matters concerning the PhD programmes and exchange
information between the local councils. Representatives of the local councils meet
six times a year. See www.hetpnn.nl.
6.6.5 EURODOC
EURODOC is the council for postgraduate students and junior researchers in Europe.
It was founded by several PhD Candidate associations and unions of the European
states. EURODOC's targets are:

To provide an official framework for the collaboration of Europe's
doctoral/postdoctoral students' unions.
To represent the European doctoral students and young researchers at a
European level with respect to all political and administrative institutions
To be a discussion platform for doctoral students and young researchers, senior
academics and academic policymakers (discussing the current and future
problems of academic policy and those of young academics in particular)
To make propositions to achieve the amelioration of the status of PhD
Candidates and young researchers
For more information see www.eurodoc.net
6.7 ERIM PhD Alumni Association
In 2007, when ERIM celebrated the 100 PhD defences within the ERIM PhD Series,
the ERIM Alumni Association (EAA) was launched. The mission of the EAA is to foster
positive and productive relationships between the Institute (including faculty and
PhD candidates) and its PhD alumni by providing opportunities for networking,
learning and career development, in order to strengthen the position of both alumni
and ERIM. For more information please visit the ERIM Alumni and Careers webpage:
http://www.erim.eur.nl/alumni.
The EAA has a board that consists of three members. The EAA board members and
their positions are:
Dr. Erik Kole
Chairman (promotion of EAA; contacts with ERIM, PhDs and alumni;
EAA website)
ERIM PhD alumnus 2006
Assistant Professor of Financial Econometrics
Erasmus School of Economics
kole@ese.eur.nl
Dr. Jos van Iwaarden
Academic Relations Officer (academic career development;
seminars/workshops)
ERIM PhD alumnus 2006
Assistant Professor
Quality Management & Performance Improvement,
RSM Erasmus University
jiwaarden@rsm.nl
Dr. Joop Huij
Business Relations Officer (business career development;
research fund raising in industry)
ERIM PhD alumnus 2007
Senior Researcher at Robeco Asset Management Assistant
Professor of Finance, RSM Erasmus University
jhuij@rsm.nl
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A. Appendix
A.1 Standing Rules of ERIM PhD Council
Introduction
The Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM) is the Research school of the
Erasmus University in the field of Research in Management. ERIM was officially
accredited by the KNAW in 1999 and 2005. The ERIM PhD Council is an advisory body
within the ERIM organisation (art. 8 ERIM Statutes, 2000), acting on behalf of the
ERIM PhD Candidates.
ARTICLE 1. Objective
1.1 The objective of the ERIM PhD Council is to represent the interests of all PhD
Candidates, officially affiliated with the research school ERIM. The
representation of interests concerns all matters that play a part during the
period of the PhD project. This covers the period from appointment up to and
including conferral of the doctorate.
1.2 Areas of attention of the ERIM PhD Council are, in any case:
Quality and quantity of the programme of study
Facilities for PhD candidates
Research proposals of PhD candidates
Doctoral thesis supervisors
Promoting contacts among PhD candidates
ARTICLE 2. Composition
2.1 The ERIM PhD Council is made up of all PhD candidates who are formally
affiliated with the research school ERIM (A candidate is formally attached to
ERIM when his/her supervisor is a Research Fellow or Member of ERIM (ERIM
membership Charter)).
2.2 The ERIM PhD Council chooses a board from among their number. This board
is made up of three members, namely a Chair, a Vice‐Chair and a first‐year
representative.
2.3 The board is constituted as follows:
The current board members present a proposal for a new board to the other
members two weeks before the start of the meeting. In addition, members can
offer themselves as an opposing candidate until one week before the meeting.
Each year in September, the decision is taken by a simple majority of votes on
the proposed board and any opposing candidates, in a General Meeting of all
PhD candidates.
2.4 Board members are appointed for one year. Board members can be re‐elected.
2.5 If one of the board members is absent for some length of time (for example,
due to sickness), the board can appoint a replacement. This must be reported
to the members.
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ARTICLE 3. Tasks of the Board
3.1 The board of the ERIM PhD Council formally represents all members of the
ERIM PhD Council by all possible means.
3.2 The board of the ERIM PhD Council gives advice, upon request and of its own
volition, to the ERIM Management in all matters concerning the research
school ERIM.
3.3 The advice is reported in writing to the ERIM management.
3.4 In order to ensure correct implementation of point 3.1, informative
consultations are held on a regular basis with the director of research, the PhD
director and the ERIM Programme Council. In addition, meetings are regularly
convened with the PhD director and the members of the ERIM Office.
3.5 At least two times a year a General Meeting is held with all members of the
ERIM PhD Council. In this meeting there is discussion of which points will be
raised by the board in the consultations with the PhD director and the ERIM
Office. Two weeks in advance, the meeting is announced by email. The agenda
for the meeting is attached. The Chair of the board chairs the General Meeting.
The Vice‐Chair takes the minutes of the meeting. The minutes are distributed
among all members of the council within two weeks after the meeting.
3.6 In addition to the board, the ordinary members also have the possibility of
calling a meeting. This can only be done if at least 5 ordinary members, or 10%
of the ordinary members, wish to call a meeting. This meeting must also be
announced to all members two weeks in advance.
3.7 The board of the ERIM PhD Council meets once a month. Consultations will
regularly be held with the university representative and the national
representative (see also point 3.12).
3.8 The board of the ERIM PhD Council pays special attention in the General
Meetings to matters concerning the first‐year PhD candidates. Furthermore,
the first‐year representative regularly discusses current affairs with first‐year
PhD candidates in a more informal setting.
3.9 The board of the ERIM PhD Council is present at the first working day of the
new class of PhD candidates. On this occasion the Council will present itself
and describe the role of the ERIM PhD Council. The new PhD candidates are
also offered the opportunity to choose a first‐year representative from their
number. If the other members agree (see point 2.3), this first‐year PhD
candidate is appointed as the first‐year representative on the board of the PhD
Council.
3.10 The board of the ERIM PhD Council is co‐author of the PhD reference guide.
This guide will be published both on paper and on the ERIM Intranet. This
guide strives to answer many of the questions that arise during the entire
period of the PhD project. This guide will be published every year in
September.
3.11 At the General Meeting in September, the board proposes candidates to
represent the ERIM PhD candidates in external bodies like Faculty boards, the
IFAR (Erasmus University) and the LAIOOB (national consultations). The
members will decide on the proposed candidates by a simple majority of votes.
3.12 The language spoken in the ERIM PhD Council is English. If all those present
agree, the language spoken can be Dutch.
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ARTICLE 4. Standing Rules
4.1 The Standing Rules are adopted at a General Meeting, by 2/3 majority of the
votes cast.
4.2 Proposals to amend the Standing Rules can be made in a General Meeting by
both the board and the members. The proposed amendments are reported to
the members at least two weeks before the meeting. At the meeting
amendments can be carried by 2/3 majority.
ARTICLE 5. Voting Procedure
5.1 It is possible to vote by proxy. The maximum number of proxy votes that can
be cast by a member who is present is two.
5.2 Voting on people is carried out by secret ballot. In all other cases, an open vote
is held.
ARTICLE 6. Final Provision
In cases for which these rules do not provide, the board of the ERIM PhD Council will
take a decision.
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A.2 Overview of External Specialisation Courses Followed by ERIM PhD
Candidates
In the table below you will find examples of external courses taken by ERIM PhD
candidates in the past, ordered by research programme. Please note that this course
list is only intended to give you an idea where to search for interesting courses in
your area of research and that no rights can be derived from it. Because of possible
changes that may have taken place with regard to the structure and contents, the
courses below will not automatically be approved for your Individual Study Plan, nor
will they automatically be approved for the same course load.
No rights can be derived from this list.
A.2.1 LIS
Institute Link Course Title ECTS
Academic
Year *
2004,
Agent Link www.agentlink.org Agent Systems Summer School
Workshop: Information Mining
for transportation and
3 2005
AIS www.aisnet.org
Automotive domains
Methodology of Research and
1 2003
Design 8 2003
Quantitative Methods 6 2003
ARRIVAL Fall
Robust Network Design and
School www.aloj.us.es/fsarrival Delay Management 1 2007
2005,
ASB www.asb.dk Applications of vehicle routing
Workshop on Algorithmic
Approaches for Transportation
3 2006
http://www.atmos‐
Modelling, Optimization and
ATMOS
workshop.org
Systems
IT workflow and op. proc.
1 2007
Model 3 2004
Catholic
Optimization and Numerical
University Leuven wis.kuleuven.be
Methods
Empirical Research in
6 2011
CentER http://center.uvt.nl/
Economics 6 2003
CICT, Technical
The Political Economy of
University of
Information and
Denmark http://www.cict.dtu.dk Communication Technologies 5 2007
Copenhagen
Digital Analysis of Qualitative
Business School
Data 3 2011
Delft University of
Technology Machine Learning
Innovation management &
5 2011
ECIS www.ecis.org
innovation policy 3 2004
2002,
EASS http://www.eass.it Agent Systems summer school
EDEN Doctoral Seminar on
Case‐based Research in
3 2006
EIASM www.eiasm.be
Management Accounting 5 2003
* For instance, “2009” is indicated for academic year 2009-10.
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EDEN Doctoral Seminar on
Research Methodology in
Operations Management 4
2006,
2009
EIASM Methodology 3 2004
European forum on market‐
driven supply chains 5 2003
Methodology 5 2004
2002,
Organisational Design 5 2004
2001,
Research Methodology in
2004,
Operations Management
Summer School in Technology
5 2005
management 4 2005
Essex Summer
School www.essex.ac.uk/methods Social Network Analysis
Inventory Management/
5 2004
HEC Paris http://www.hec.edu/
Supply Chain Management 5
Kurt Lewin
PhD Course on Hierarchical
Institute www.kurtlewininstitute.nl Linear Modeling: A guided tour
Management Accounting
2 2010
Limperg Instituut www.limperginstituut.nl Research 8 2003
LNBE Applications of game theory 1 2003
LNMB www.lnmb.nl
Case Research Methodology 2 2000
Applications of game theory to
2001,
operations research 3 2003
2005,
Advanced Queuing Theory 4 2008
2004,
2006,
2007,
Combinatorial Optimisation 1a 1; 4 2010
Combinatorial Optimisation 1b 4 2007
2005,
2009,
Combinatorial Optimisation 2a 4 2011
2008,
2009,
Combinatorial Optimisation 2b 4 2011
Convex analysis for
2001,
optimisation
Conference on the
Mathematics of Operations
3 2008
Research 1 2007
Cooperative Games 1 2008
2005,
2006,
2008,
OR Games 4 2010
2006,
Interior Point Methods 4 2008
Introduction to Stochastic
2003,
Operations Research
Inventory Management and
3 2006
Supply Chains 4 2008
2005,
Lunteren Conferences 1 2009
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Martin Luther
University of
Halle‐Wittenberg
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Markov Decision Processes 1
2007,
2009,
2011
Noncooperative Games 4 2011
Queuing Theory 6 2011
Randomized Algorithms 1 2011
Revenue management 1 2007
Robust Optimization 4 2010
Service Optimization
Management 4 2008
Simulation 4 2005
Stochastic Operations
Research 2 7 2004
Stochastic Programming 4 2007
Continious Optimization 6 2011
Discrete Optimization 6 2011
Heuristic Methods in
Operations Research 6 2011
EURO Summer Institute 2012
on Maritime Logistics 5 2011
SIKS http://www.siks.nl/ Computational Intelligence 1 2011
Technical
University Berlin http://www.tu‐berlin.de/
Tinbergen
Institute www.tinbergen.nl
The Semantic Web
Fall School 2006 on
1 2011
Timetabling and Line Planning
Mathematical Methods for
1 2006
Economics 10 2003
TRAIL www.rstrail.nl Dynamic Traffic Assignment 3 2000
European Transport Policy and
Sustainable Mobility 2 2003
New Physical Dynamic Traffic
Flow Models 4 2003
Transport Innovations 1 2010
Discrete Choice Modelling
Logistics & Freight Transport
1;2;3 2011
System Analysis 2 2011
University of
Machine Learning: Principles
Amsterdam
University of
www.uva.nl
and Methods 6 2009
Leiden
University of
www.leidenuniv.nl Optimization 5 2007
Lisbon www.ul.pt Summer School Data Mining 3 2003
Utrecht University www.uu.nl Data Mining
Innovations in Survey Data
6 2003
Collection
Intermediate Structural
Equation Models: Model E
1 2007
http://www.ucu.uu.nl/ valuation 2 2007

Wageningen
University www.pe‐rc.nl Bayesian Statistics 1 2010
A.2.2 ORG
Academic
Year*
Cultural Perspective on
Organisations 6 2004
Institute Link Course Title ECTS
Copenhagen
Business School www.cbs.dk
CRECIS www.crecis.be
ECIS www.ecis.org
EIASM www.eiasm.be
Organizational Identity:
Origins, Methods & Future
Perspectives 4
Perspectives in Organizational
2005,
2006
Analysis
Intensive doctoral seminar in
5 2007
Entrepreneurship
Economic and Management
Perspectives on Innovation:
4 2006
Theories and Applications
European Doctoral Summer
School in Technology
5 2003
Management
EDEN Doctoral Seminar on
Case‐based Research in
3 2003
Management Accounting 5 2003
EDEN Doctoral Seminar on
2002,
Organisational Design
EDEN Doctoral Seminar on
Research Methodology in
5 2004
Operations Management
Workshop on Management
5 2003
Knowledge in Time and Space
Workshop on Trust Within &
2 2003
Between Organisations
EDEN Doctoral Seminar on
Methods, Techniques and
Theories in Entrepreneurship
2 2003
and Innovation 4 2010
Erasmus MC www.erasmusmc.nl The SNP Course VII 2 2010
Essex Summer
School www.essex.ac.uk/methods
Advanced Questionnaire
Design: Maximizing Reliability
and Validity
Causal Models and Structural
1 2003
Equations
Introduction to discourse
1 2003
analysis
Mathematics for Social
4 2000
Scientist, Part 2
Mathematics for Social
1 2003
Scientist, Part 3
OSL Regression: The Right‐
1 2003
Hand Side
Qualitative Interviewing and
Focus Groups: A Practical
1 2003
Introduction 1 2003
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Social Network Analysis 5
2003,
2006
2002,
Social Science Data Analysis
2004,
and Collection
Introduction to Social Network
6 2010
Analysis 15 2011
IKAT www.cs.unimaas.nl Data Mining Course 2 2004
INSEAD www.insead.edu Strategy 15
IOPS www.iops.nl Design Questionnaires 3 2004
Katholieke
Universiteit
Leuven www.kul.be
Multilevel Analysis 3 2003
Nieuwe Methoden voor het
Ontwerpen, Beoordelen en
Verbeteren van Vragenlijsten 3 2003
Applied multi‐level analysis
with SPSS 4 2005
Introduction to Cluster
Analysis 2 2004
Least Squares Optimization 3 2004
2003,
Statistics in Brief 3 2005
Structural Equation Modelling 1 2006
The Link on Entrepreneurship
and Knowledge 6 2006
Katholieke
Universiteit
Nijmegen www.kun.nl Qualitative Methodology 6 2004
Kurt Lewin
Institute www.kurtlewininstitute.nl
A Mix Within: Mixed Models,
random effect models, and
hierarchical linear models
applied to within‐subject and
repeated measures designs 1 2007
Applying Psycho‐physiological
Measures to Social
Psychological Research 3 2006
Hidden Behind the Dummy 3 2006
2003,
Methodological Seminars 4 2005
Motivation and Achievement 3 2003
The Motivation Cognition
Interface 1
2005;
2006
Person‐Environment Fit 40 2003
Programming Experiments in
Authorware 1 2007
Psychofysiologisch meten in
sociaal‐psychologisch
onderzoek 3 2004
Research Group Meeting
'Group and Organizational
Processes 1; 2
2007,
2010
Social Decision Making 3 2003

METEOR
http://www.fdewb.unimaas.nl/
meteor
Social Interaction:
Understanding Empathy, Trust
and Fairness 1 2006
Trust and Psychological Safety
in Team Functioning 2 2003
When in Doubt, Regress
Workshop Connecting with
others: The benefits and perils
3 2007
of interpersonal bonds
Quantitative research methods
2 2009
of business
Selected Topics in Game
10 2004
Theory 3 2004
NAKE
Swedish School of
http://few.kub.nl/nake/
Economics and
Social Networks vs. Business
Business Adm.
Tinbergen
http://www.hanken.fi
Networks 8 2003
Institute
University of
Akron, Buchtel
www.tinbergen.nl Financial Risk Management 3 2003
College of Arts &
Emotions, Information
Sciences http://www.uakron.edu Processing and Self‐Regulation 7 2007
University of
Research Design in the social
Amsterdam
University of
http://www.uva.nl
sciences 10 2008
Leiden http://www.leidenuniv.nl Modern Chinese Economy 10 2006
University of St.
Corporate Governance
Gallen www.unisg.ch
Seminar 3 2003
Vrije Universiteit
Interdependence and Social
Amsterdam http://www.vu.nl
Interaction 6 2006
A.2.3 MKT
Institute Link Course Title ECTS
CentER http://center.uvt.nl/ Consumer Behaviour
Eden Doctoral Seminar on
6
EIASM www.eiasm.be
Consumer Behaviour
Eden Doctoral Seminar on
Research Methods in
5
Marketing 5
Erasmus MC www.erasmusmc.nl
HEC Paris www.hec.edu
Academic
Year*
2010,201
1
2000,
2003
2002,
2006
Clinical Decision Analysis
EDEN Doctoral Seminar on
Methods, Techniques and
Theories in Entrepreneurship
2 2007
and Innovation
De gekte voorbij: de
neurobiology van
4 2010
psychiatrische stoornissen
Marketing & Society: The
Conduct of Transformative
15 2010
Consumer Research 4 2010
ICH http://www.ich.org/ Good Clinical Practice 2 2011
Appendix 65

IKAT www.cs.unimaas.nl Data Mining Course 2 2004
Katholieke
Universiteit
Leuven wis.kuleuven.be
Kurt Lewin
Instituut
Radboud
University
Nijmegen www.ru.nl
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http://www.kurtlewininstitute.
nl
www.radboud.nl
Analysis of Varience &
Experimental Design
IASC Summer School: Robust
Methods for Advanced Data
5 2004
Structures 1 2011
2004,
Kwantitiatieve psychologie 4 2006
Neural Computing 4 2006
Vraagstukken uit kwantitatieve
psychologie 4
Attitudinal Incongruence and
2004,
2006
Information Processing 6 2003
2004,
Methodological Seminars 2 2005
Social Decision Making 2 2003
Neuroeconomic approaches to
judgment and decision‐making 6 2009
Perception‐Action 1:
Sensomotor Integration 6 2005
Wetenschapsjournalistiek 3 2011
The Tool‐kit of Cognitive
Neuroscience 2011: Advanced
Topics in MR Imaging of the
Brain 2
The Tool‐lit of Cognitive
Neuroscience 2011: Advanced
Course in Functional
Neuroimaging Data Analysis 2
2010,
2011
2010,
2011
Tinbergen
Institute www.tinbergen.nl Bounded Rationality 5 2006
Computional Econometrics 3 2006
Econometric Applications in
Marketing 2 2006
Market Microstructure 3 2006
University of
Amsterdam http://www.uva.nl Neuro Imaging 6 2010
2004,
University of
2005,
Tilburg www.uvt.nl Consumer Behaviour
Innovations in Survey Data
Collection: Mixed Mode,
6 2006
Utrecht University http://www.uu.nl
Websurveys and Visual Design
Introduction to Multilevel
1 2006
Vrije Universiteit
Analysis 1 2010
Amsterdam Motivation & Emotion 6 2011
Wageningen
www.wageningenuniv
University
ersiteit.nl Basic Statistics 2 2006

A.2.4 F&A
Institute Link Course Title ECTS
Barcelona
Graduate School
of Economics www.barcelonagse.eu
Academic
Year*
Empirical Banking ‐
Methodological Aspects 2 2006
Barcelona Banking Summer
School
Summer School in Economics
and Finance: "The
5 2011
www.cemfi.es/index.asp?lang= Econometrics of Risk and
CEMFI
en
Return"
Investment Analysis of Aging &
1 2003
CentER http://center.uvt.nl/
Pensions 1
Financial Econometrics: Past,
6 2007
CORE www.core.ucl.ac.be
Present & Future
Global and Cross‐Cultural
3 2005
DOME www.dome.asb.dk
Management 5 2010
EDEN Doctoral Seminar on
2001,
EIASM www.eiasm.be
Corporate Finance II
EDEN Doctoral Seminar on
Empirical Financial Accounting
5 2004
Research
Workshop on Dynamics
Strategies in Asset Allocation
5 2005
and Risk Management
Workshop on Strategic Human
2 2003
Resource Management
European Agent Systems
5 2006
ESIA www.esia.univ‐savoie.fr
www.esnie.org/fr/home/index.
Summer School 2 2005
Esnie
php Course Week 5 2004
Essex Summer
Bayesian Methods for Social
School www.essex.ac.uk/methods Science Data Analysis
Mathematics for Social
5 2003
Scientists
Mathematics for Social
3 2003
Scientists, Part 3
Time Series: Applicants and
1 2003
Advances
Readings in Executive Decision
3 2003
HEC Paris
Hunboldt‐
Universitaet zu
Berlin /
www.hec.edu
Making 4 2009
Wirthschaftswisse
Recent Development of
nschaftliche
Nonparametric Methods in
Facultaet http://www.wiwi.hu‐berlin.de Financial Econometrics
Course Management
3 2007
Limperg Institute www.limperginstituut.nl Accounting Research 8 2003
LNMB www.lnmb.nl
Capital Market research
Combinatorial Optimisation
15 2004
1b 1 2005
Combinatorial Optimisation 2a 4 2005
Continuous Optimization 6 2006
Appendix 67

NAKE http://www.nake.nl/
CFS http://www.ifk‐cfs.de
Radboud
University
Nijmegen www.radboud.nl
SIKS www.siks.nl
Tinbergen
Institute www.tinbergen.nl
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Asymptotic Theory for
Integrated Processes 3 2003
Continuous Time Finance 3 2003
Empirical Corporate Finance 3 2003
Empirical Finance 3 2004
2002,
Finance 3 2003
Financial Risk Management 3 2003
International Asset Pricing and
Investments 3 2003
International Finance 3 2003
Nonlinear Time Series Models
2002,
in Empirical Finance 3 2003
Time Series Econometrics
2001,
Using State Space Methods
Empirical Asset Pricing
3 2003
Summer School 3 2005
Culture and Economic
Behaviour
Research Methods and
6 2010
Methodology
Combinatory methods and
2 2005
learning and reasoning 2 2005
2005,
Computational Intelligence
Bayesian Methods and their
2; 1 2007
Applications 2 2006
2001,
2006,
Behavioural economics 3 2007
Financial Risk Management 3 2003
2002,
Mathematical Methods 9 2003
2005,
Mathematics I 4 2006
2005,
Mathematics II 4 2006
Microeconomics II ‐ Individual
2005,
choice & social choice
Microeconomics II ‐ Industrial
4 2006
Organisation
New Developments in
5 2003
Financial Econometrics
Simulation methods for
applied
economic/econometrics
1 2006
research 2 2004
Statistics 4 2010
University of
Amsterdam
University of
www.uva.nl Corporate law 4 2005
Exeter http://xfi.exeter.ac.uk/ ESRC Financial Econometrics
Measuring Science:
2 2006
University of
Assessment of Research
Leiden http://www.leidenuniv.nl Performance and Discovery of 2 2006

University of
Leiden, Lorentz
Center www.lorentzcenter.nl
University of
Rome http://w3.indice.uniroma1.it
Patterns of Scientific and
Technological Development
Complexity in Economics and
Finance
Advanced Retrieval and Web
2 2007
Mining 3 2005
A.2.5 S&E
Institute Link Course Title
Theory of the MNE:
Foundations of Global
ECTS
Academic
Year*
CEMS
Corporate Success 5 2010
Copenhagen
Business School Applied Quantitative Methods 2 2011
EIASM www.eiasm.be
Eindhoven
University of
Technology
Eden Doctoral Seminar on
Strategic Management 5
2002,
2004,
2011
Workshop on Information and
Organisational Design 5 2003
Eden Doctoral Seminar on
Corporate Governance 4 2011
Technology Entrepreneurship
& Innovation Management 6 2011
http://www.erasmusmc.nl/ond
erwijs Erasmus Summer Programme
Open Innovation & Open
5 2011
Business Models 3 2011
Erasmus MC
ESADE Business
School http://www.esade.edu/
Essex Summer
School www.essex.ac.uk/methods
EUDOKMA
http://frontpage.cbs.dk/eudok
ma/
HEC Paris http://www.hec.edu/
IOPS www.iops.nl
KATAJA
http://www.kataja.eu/english/h
ome
Advanced Social Network
Analysis 5 2003
Causal Models and Structural
Equations 1 2003
Social Science Data Analysis
and Collection 1 2005
Introduction to Time Series
Mathematics for Social
5 2005
Scientists, Part 1
Mathematics for Social
1 2003
Scientists, Part 2 1 2003
2003,
Social Network Analysis 5 2007
Qualitative Data Analysis in
Business & Management
Research 5
Markets as Identity Contests:
Categories and Identities in
2005,
2006
Market Space
Constructie van Tests en
5 2011
Vragenlijsten
Nieuwe Methoden voor het
Ontwerpen, Beoordelen en
5 2003
Verbeteren van Vragenlijsten
Methodological Issues in
3 2003
International Business 6 2011
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ERIM PhD Reference Guide
Research
Mansholt http://www.mansholt.wur.nl/U
Graduate School
Tinbergen
K/ Panel Data Analyses 2 2007
Institute www.tinbergen.nl Behavioural Economics 3 2003
University of
Intensive Ph.D Seminar in
Louisville http://louisville.edu/
Entrepreneurship 5 2011
University of
Analyzing Network Dynamics
Oxford www.ox.ac.uk
Using RSiena 2 2010
Vrije Universiteit
Amsterdam Quantitative Genetics 6 2011
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A.3 ERIM Support Programme no. 10
ERIM Support Programme for PhD candidates
Conferences
Conference participation
ERIM supports conference participation of PhD candidates under the condition that
they are presenting a paper. Proof of the paper acceptation should be submitted to
the ERIM Office. The support is based on the 50 / 50 actual cost matching principle
with either the department where the PhD candidate is appointed and / or external
sponsoring, to a maximum of € 1,000.
Conference visit
ERIM supports one conference visit without presenting a paper per PhD candidate,
after the positive assessment of the research proposal (first year). Visiting the
conference has to be multi‐ purpose: to develop contacts with international peers in
the field, to be informed about the latest developments in the domain. The support
is based on the 50 / 50 actual cost matching principle with either the department
where the PhD candidate is appointed and / or external sponsoring, with a maximum
of € 700.
International Job market visit
ERIM supports a maximum of one job market visit abroad for PhD candidates in their
fourth year. Interview invitation(s) for the job market visit should be submitted to
the ERIM Office with the request for support. The support is based on the 50 / 50
actual cost matching principle with either the department where the PhD candidate
is appointed and / or external sponsoring, to a maximum of € 700.
Courses
ERIM supports the costs for (short) academic courses provided by external academic
networks (for example EIASM) or universities. ERIM only supports courses as agreed
upon in advance in the Training and Supervision Agreement (TSA).
Please note that all the courses taken outside ERIM, within or outside the
Netherlands need to be approved in advance by the ERIM Doctoral Office. The
number of external courses may vary, depending on the course fees and other
course‐related costs (flights, accommodation etc.).
On average per PhD candidate, ERIM has refunded fully two external courses.
Should a PhD candidate or the department want to have additional external
course(s) to be refunded, then a short motivation from the candidate’s supervisor
should be added to the TSA. Depending on the total costs for all courses per PhD
student, ERIM will refund up to 50% of the actual cost for the additional course
based on the 50/50 matching principle with the concerning department.
Appendix 719

Research Materials
Data Collection (In the field or in the Lab)
ERIM supports research data collection. This support will only be available to the
PhD candidates who have fulfilled their first year’s obligations and with a positive
assessment of their research proposal. The support is based on the 50 / 50 actual
cost matching principle with either the department where the PhD candidate is
appointed and / or external sponsorship, with a maximum of € 2,500.
Scientific and Educational Literature
Per PhD candidate, a total amount of € 500 is reimbursable within two years of the
start of the PhD project.
International Research Activities
Working visit to international supervisor
ERIM supports outward working visits to international supervisor for PhD candidates
after the positive assessment of the research proposal (first year). In their final year
PhD students may ask ERIM for support in financing part of the inward travel
expenses of their supervisor in his capacity of supervising / attending the thesis
defense. The support is based on the 50 / 50 actual cost matching principle with
either the department where the PhD candidate is appointed and / or external
sponsoring, to a maximum of € 1,000 per visit.
International Research Study / Visit
ERIM supports international study visits of PhD candidates to another academic
institution. Candidates in their third and fourth year are encouraged to visit and
participate in another international research group in their area of specialization. In
this way the candidate is enabled to professionalize his / her international academic
peer‐relations. The support is for a research visit with a maximum duration of four
months and is based on a “1/3 of the actual cost”‐ matching principle with two other
parties: department where the PhD candidate is appointed and at least one external
sponsor to a maximum of € 4,000.
A request for an international research study contains the following elements:
• A support letter of your promoter / supervisor
• Overview of the aim of the study and planned activities
• Description of the expected impact of the study on the quality of the results
of the PhD research project
• Budget estimation such as: housing, flight and other connecting
transportation, settlement costs, visa, insurances.
No daily allowance will be paid; ERIM will reimburse costs of living only in case these
are evidently higher than in the Netherlands (Example of budget estimation is
available through the ERIM Office).
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External Funding
The goal of the Erasmus Trustfonds is to promote scientific education and research
at the Erasmus University. PhD candidates can receive a scholarship for conference
visits and research visits abroad. ERIM strongly encourages applications to
Trustfonds. Applications to Trustfonds should be sent at least two months before
the planned activity (www.trustfonds.nl)
Furthermore, The Fulbright Center has possibilities for funding working visits in the
USA. Please find more information on www.fulbright.nl.
PROCEDURE
For all ERIM Support Programmes (ESP), the requests have to be submitted to the
ERIM Office, Tineke van der Vhee, tvhee@rsm.nl, room T6‐08.
Requests for support have to be submitted at least one month in advance of the
planned activity. The request must contain a budget estimation and acquired
internal / external matching support
Procedure for Conferences, Data Collection and International Research After
obtaining an approval from the ERIM Office, the form ‘Request for Business
Travel Abroad’ has to be handed in to the departmental secretariat directly.
Don’t forget to staple a hard copy of the ERIM approval to this form. Note:
By submitting this form, you will be covered by the EUR Travel Insurance
The reimbursement takes place afterwards by handing in the form
‘Declaration of Expenses for Business Travel Abroad’ to the departmental
secretariat. This form has to be accompanied with a separate A4 sheet
showing an overview of the expenses you actually made and by original
tickets, receipts and / or bills.
Note: Financial support will not be based on a daily allowance, but on the costs
actually made. Forms (faculty model) are available on the RSM Intranet (RSM PhDs)
or the departmental secretariat (ESE PhDs).
Procedure for Courses abroad
make sure the course you’re planning to take abroad is included in your ISP
and you have a permission from ERIM Doctoral Office to take it
The form ‘Request for Business Travel Abroad’ has to be handed in one
month in advance of the course, together with an overview of estimated
expenses, to the ERIM Doctoral Office (T6‐07). By submitting this form, you
will be covered by the EUR Travel Insurance
The reimbursement takes place afterwards by handing in the form
‘Declaration of Expenses for Business Travel Abroad’ to the ERIM Doctoral
Office. This form has to be accompanied with a separate A4 sheet showing
an overview of the expenses you actually made and by original tickets,
receipts and / or bills.
Appendix 73

Procedure for scientific and educational literature and courses within the Netherlands
The form ‘General Declaration Form’, together with the original receipts,
invoices and copy of the bank / credit card statement, should be submitted
to the ERIM Office.
The Director of Doctoral Education makes final decisions. For regular cases we strive
for a turnaround time of two weeks.
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A.4 ERIM Support Programme no. 11
ERIM PhD Series “Research in Management”
ERIM PhD candidates are facilitated to publish their university edition of the
dissertation in the ERIM PhD Series on Research in Management. All dissertations in
this series will have the ERIM house style cover, which leaves room for an individual
touch, dependent on subject and the preferences of the PhD candidate. ERIM covers
all costs, based on an overall arrangement with a designer of the cover, an English
editor for the final language check and a printer for the actual printing of the book.
Publication of the dissertation in the ERIM PhD Series is open for the following PhD
candidates of Erasmus University in the field of Research in Management:
PhD’s who have participated in the PhD programme of ERIM.
Non‐ERIM PhD candidates with an ERIM‐fellow/member as (co)promotor.
Final decisions on acceptance of dissertations by Non‐ERIM PhD candidates to be
published in the series are made by the Scientific Director of ERIM.
Form: documents and final thesis are submitted to the ERIM Office
electronically (MS Word/PDF)
Language: English
Layout: information about the layout you can find in the ERIM PhD series
guide. The guide is available through the ERIM Office.
Abstracts: English and Dutch language (each ~ 200 words)
Keywords: the author adds up to 10 free keywords
About the it is compulsory to include a page (or several pages) about
author Section: yourself in the book.
ERIM Series it is compulsory to include the ERIM PhD Series Overview at the
Overview
PhD Defense
Communication
+ Media Form
end of the thesis.
This form is available through the ERIM Office.
Copyrights remain with the author(s). ERIM is permitted to archive the dissertation
in the Digital Academic Repository and to disclose it through the ERIM website and
international academic repositories like REPEC and SSRN.
The preparations for the doctoral ceremony normally start at least six months
before the actual date of the doctoral ceremony. ERIM will start the actual printing
of dissertations only after the PhD candidate is officially admitted to take his/her
doctorate at the EUR and the title pages are approved by the EUR Beadle (in Dutch:
Pedel). (In EUR terms: Form 3 is received) by the candidate.
A specially developed workflow‐planner for the last six months is available through
the ERIM office.
Appendix 75

PRODUCTION
ERIM office will take care of:
Embedding in the ERIM Series (English language check; ERIM series number;
colophon page with ISBN number; annex with the PhD series overview; cover
design and invitation for the ceremony).
Production of printed version (invitation and flyer with the propositions
included):
100 books for ERIM PhD candidates
75 books for Non‐ERIM PhD candidates
CD‐ROMs with the electronic version of the whole book for ERIM PhD
candidates
CD‐ROMs with the electronic version of the whole book for Non‐ERIM
PhD candidates
Production of electronic version with keywords, abstract and persistent URL
to the full text (http://hdl.handle.net/1765/objectnumber)
Archiving in the Erasmus academic repository (Repub) and electronic
disclosure through the ERIM portal
Media coverage (through the Internal and External Relations Department of
the Erasmus University) and special mailings (only on request)
ERIM receives 10 copies for distribution to scientific libraries and other research
schools. EUR Beadle will need 21 copies for distribution.
Output for author:
ERIM PhD candidates: ~70 printed copies in ERIM series cover with invitation and
propositions.
Non‐ERIM PhD candidates: ~45 printed copies in ERIM series cover with invitation
and propositions.
Extra printed copies are to be financed by the candidate (price: EUR 7‐10 per copy).
Our printer also has a Printing on Demand (POD) facility. This is a printing facility to
produce small amounts of books afterwards.
Information:
Marisa van Iperen, miperen@rsm.nl, room T06‐07, tel. (010) 4082382
Examples: http://repub.eur.nl/res/col/292
Further information on the formal regulations for the Taking of the Doctor’s degree
at Erasmus University can be found on the Beadle’s web page:
http://www.eur.nl/english/information_for/doctorate_students/
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A.5 Training and Supervision Agreement (TSA) for ERIM PhD Candidates
Confidential
This TSA contains details on the organisation of the PhD supervision, the tasks of
the PhD candidate, the Individual Study Programme (ISP) and the assessment of the
progress of the ERIM PhD research project. To be filled in by the PhD candidate in
consultation of his/her supervisor.
1. Appointment details
Name of candidate
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of masters graduation
School & Department
Starting date of contract
Final date of contract
Date for PhD defence
Date of first assessment
2. Supervision
Name of supervisor(s)/promotor(s)
Name of second supervisor/co-supervisor
Name of other (authorised) supervisor(s)
Daily supervisor (can be any of the people
above)
Appendix 77

3. Aims of the appointment
The ERIM PhD candidate is appointed on a temporary basis in order to undertake
further academic training and carry out PhD research, with the aim of completing a
dissertation. In principle, the appointment will be on a full‐time basis for four years.
ERIM will apply a trial period of appointment of eighteen months. The ERIM PhD
candidate will have three main tasks:
carrying out PhD research,
further academic training,
teaching.
The ERIM PhD candidate will spend at least 75 percent of his/her activities on
academic training and carrying out PhD research. The ERIM PhD candidate agrees
to carry out the abovementioned tasks and to meet the commitments specified
here ERIM will provide the PhD training and supervision. The ERIM Director of
Doctoral Education will be involved in the annual evaluation of the tasks of the
ERIM PhD candidate.
4. Tasks of the ERIM PhD candidate
4a Research
Name of the ERIM research programme
Title of research project
4b Further academic training
Together with his/her supervisor, the ERIM PhD candidate compiles an Individual
Study Program (ISP) within three months of the start of the appointment (see
Appendix for model). This ISP forms part of the first‐year assessment for ERIM PhD
candidates.
4c Teaching
During the second and third year of appointment, the ERIM PhD candidate may be
required to spend a limited amount of time on teaching activities (about 20%). This
tteaching will preferably be matched to the content of the PhD research.
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5. Facilities
5a Supervision
The supervisor/promotor agrees to provide supervision to the ERIM PhD candidate
and adhere to working agreements. The supervisor is committed to spend a
minimum of 16 hours per month on supervision of the ERIM PhD candidate. Any
suitably qualified person can be nominated by the supervisor to carry out the
supervision.
5b Other facilities
Mention here any other exceptional facilities or arrangements that are made for
your project (e.g., working partially at a different place for your research)
6. Report on activities and assessment
The ERIM PhD candidate produces a yearly progress report on the results achieved
on the main tasks (see section 4) which will be discussed at yearly appraisal talks
with the supervisor. The progress report at the end of the first year of appointment
is compiled in accordance with the assessment sheet for first‐year PhD candidates
at ERIM. Based on the progress report at the end of the first year, the assessors
decide whether the PhD studentship can realistically be expected to fulfil its aims.
This assessment then enables the Dean to decide on whether to continue or
discontinue the appointment of the ERIM PhD candidate.
7. Amendments to the TSA/ISP
Possible amendments to the TSA take place at the end of the first year for the rest
of the period of appointment. If necessary, additional amendments can be added
each following year during the period of appointment. These amendments will be
attached to the ERIM Assessment Sheet for First Year PhD candidates. This sheet is
drawn up at the end of the first year of the appointment.
8. Certificate
At the end of the appointment, the ERIM PhD candidate will receive a certificate of
completion of training from ERIM. This certificate contains an overview of the
followed courses and their grades.
Appendix 79

9. Signatures
ERIM PhD candidate
Supervisor/Promotor
Second supervisor/co-supervisor
Third supervisor/co-supervisor
ERIM Director of Doctoral
Education
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Dean
ERIM PhD Reference Guide
Date Name & signature
Prof.dr. P.J.F. Groenen

Appendix 81

A.6 Assessment Sheet for First Year PhD Candidates
1. Appointment details
Name of candidate
School
Department
Starting date of contract
2. Period of assessment
Date of assessment
Period covered:
from
to
3. Assessment carried out by
Name
Prof. Dr. P.J.F. Groenen
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Daily
supervisor
Relationship to candidate
Supervisor/first assessor
Co-supervisor/second assessor
Co-supervisor/second assessor
ERIM Director of Doctoral
Education

4. Details of position
Title of research project
Date of Training- and Supervision
Agreement (TSA)
5. Progress report on the main tasks
5a Research proposal
Title of detailed research proposal
(proposal attached)
5b Academic training completed to date
Please attach a list of completed and planned courses.
Core courses on Research Methodology
Skill Courses
Advanced Methodology & Specialisation courses
ECTS planned
first year(ISP)
ECTS
Realization
Total ects 0 0
6. Assessment
6a Research
Has the research started sufficiently well?
Are the research questions, problem definition, and research protocol
satisfactorily developed?
Is the schedule in the research proposal realistic?
Are the results and progress of the research satisfactory in relation to
the given aims?
Yes No
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Further comments:
6b Further academic training and supervision received
Are the results of the further academic training satisfactory?
Is the candidate’s involvement in the research activities of the
programme (attending seminars, etc) sufficient?
Were agreements between the supervisor and PhD candidate in respect
of training satisfactorily concluded?
Further comments:
6c Teaching
Were teaching assignments completed satisfactorily?
Has the candidate undertaken other activities, e.g., administration
tasks?
Further details (if applicable):
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Yes No
Yes No

7. Exceptional circumstances
Were there any exceptional circumstances which influenced the
outcome of the project?
Further details (if applicable):
8. Continuation of appointment
In the opinion of the assessors, should the appointment of the PhD
candidate be continued?
Explanation (if necessary):
9. Opinion of PhD candidate on:
A: Assessment:
B: Continuation or discontinuation of the appointment:
Yes No
Yes No
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10. Agreed course of action
11. Signatures
ERIM PhD candidate
Supervisor/Promotor
Second supervisor/co-supervisor
Third supervisor/co-supervisor
ERIM Director of Doctoral
Education
12. Formalisation of assessment
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Date Name & signature
Prof.dr. P.J.F. Groenen
Date Name & signature

Decreed by the Dean
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A.7 ERIM 2.5 year PhD Progress Report
As part of the ERIM PhD programme every PhD candidate’s progress is evaluated in a
meeting approximately two and a half years after appointment. During this meeting
the PhD candidate, the promotor(s) and/or supervisor(s) and the ERIM Director of
Doctoral Education discuss progress in the PhD trajectory and the process required
for completion of the PhD thesis.
In order to inform ERIM about the first part of the PhD trajectory and as a
preparation for the evaluation meeting the PhD candidate is expected to submit the
underlying progress report to ERIM. This report must be completed in full and
submitted before the deadline indicated below to miizuka@rsm.nl.
Please fill in all the boxes below:
ERIM PhD Candidate:
Promotor(s)/Supervisor(s):
Daily Supervisor(s)
Date of Appointment:
Title of Research Proposal:
1. Tentative table of contents for the thesis
Add rows if required.
Chapter Title Status % finished
1.
Introduction
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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2. Working papers completed or in progress (add rows if needed)
Title of the paper Status
3. Data collection progress
Corresponding
thesis chapter
List for each project what data you have collected or are currently planning to
collect. Please indicate any bottlenecks (if applicable).
4. Conferences at which your work was presented (name, date,
location)
1.
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5. Teaching activities
Please indicate all teaching activities you have undertaken so far and those planned
(insert rows if needed).
Courses taught
Course Period
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Academic
Year
Total No
of Hours
Total teaching time for courses taught 0
Courses planned
Course Period
Academic
year
Total No
of Hours
Total teaching time for courses planned 0
Total time teaching courses 0
Indicate below your experiences of your teaching load.
6. Planning for the remaining part of the PhD trajectory
6a Future research related activities
Please describe the main activities that you are planning in order to complete your
dissertation.
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Your
Evaluation
Score

6b Time schedule for completing the PhD thesis
Please provide a schedule (using months as units) for the completion of your
dissertation. Indicate the activities needed for completing any unfinished chapters.
Adapt the dates as appropriate, according to the end date of your contract. Add
columns for additional chapters as needed.
Month Chapter A Chapter B Chapter C Chapter D Chapter E
Jan/2013
Feb/2013
Mar/2013
Apr/2013
May/2013
Jun/2013
Jul/2013
Aug/2013
Sep/2013
Oct/2013
Nov/2013
Dec/2013
Jan/2014
Feb/2014
Mar/2014
Apr/2014
May/2014
Jun/2014
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The Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM) is the Research School (Onder -
zoek school) in the field of management of the Erasmus University Rotterdam. The founding
participants of ERIM are the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), and the Erasmus
School of Econo mics (ESE). ERIM was founded in 1999 and is officially accre dited by the
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). The research under taken by ERIM
is focused on the management of the firm in its environment, its intra- and interfirm
relations, and its busi ness processes in their interdependent connections.
The objective of ERIM is to carry out first rate research in manage ment, and to offer an
ad vanced doctoral pro gramme in Research in Management. Within ERIM, over three hundred
senior researchers and PhD candidates are active in the different research pro grammes. From
a variety of acade mic backgrounds and expertises, the ERIM commu nity is united in striving
for excellence and working at the fore front of creating new business knowledge.
DOCTORAL PROGRAMME
The Erasmus Doctoral Programme in Business and Management is a five year pro gram -
me, focused on developing academic talent. The doctoral programme consists of a two
year ERIM research master programme (ERIM Master in Philosophy in Business Research)
and the ERIM PhD programme, offering a challenge of intellect and persistence. The
main goal of the doctoral programme is to enable promising students with the ambition
to become a researcher to acquire a pole position on the international academic career
market; in particular, to achieve a competitive profile and to become part of the next
generation of faculty at the top business schools in the worlds. The ERIM Master in
Philosophy in Business Research programme is accredited by the Accreditation Organisa -
tion of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO).
Erasmus Doctoral Programme
in Business and Management
Erasmus Research Institute of Management -
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam,
The Netherlands
Tel. +31 10 408 11 82
Fax +31 10 408 96 40
E-mail info@erim.eur.nl
Internet www.erim.eur.nl
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