Accountancy - Tilburg University, The Netherlands

Department of Marketing
Department of Organisation & Strategy
Department of Econometrics and Operations Research
Department of Economics
The department of Marketing is dedicated to excellence in
Research in the department of Organisation and Strategy
Tilburg University is renowned for its research and educa-
The department of Economics covers two main research
teaching and contributes to several BSc programmes and
takes place within the areas of strategic management,
tion in Econometrics and Operations Research, a unique
areas: macroeconomics and microeconomics. Within these
the MSc in Marketing Management, MSc in Marketing
logistics management, internal organisation, organisation
combination of economics, mathematics and statistics.
two areas, various fields are covered such as international
Research, International Business, MPhil and PhD in
theory and behaviour, operations management, and inter-
Research in the department covers a wide variety of topics:
economics, monetary economics, labour economics, public
Business, Executive programmes at TiasNimbas Business
national management. The department is involved in
(general) Econometrics, Quantitative Finance, Actuarial
economics, economic growth, environmental economics,
School and the post-master in Accountancy. The goal of
several programmes for undergraduate students and four
Sciences, Operations Research, Quantitative Logistics,
experimental economics, game theory and industrial
the research group in marketing is to become one of the
Master’s programmes for graduate students: International
Microeconomics and Game Theory. The department
organisation. The research done in the department is inspired
top five marketing groups in Europe within five years.
Business, Logistics and Operations Management, Strategic
offers an internationally oriented and lively research
not only by theoretical developments but also major
The group strives to accomplish this by combining the
Management and the Research Master’s programme
environment aiming for top quality with approximately
real-world questions. It has direct social relevance and is
strengths of three key research areas in marketing:
(MPhil) in Business. Furthermore, members of the depart-
40-50 staff members and 15-20 PhD students. The
incorporated into policy and decision making of govern-
strategy, consumer behaviour, and modelling.
ment teach courses in the programmes of TiasNimbas
record in obtaining research grants is excellent. Most
mental organisations and firms. Several members of the
Business School. As part of the growing internationalisation
researchers have a strong quantitative background in
department serve as advisors to governmental agencies.
Departement Marketing
of Tilburg University, this department has witnessed an
mathematics and statistics. Departmental members
The members of the department provide education in
Het departement Marketing stelt zich ten doel uitstekend
increase in the diversity of nationalities of the members
participate in six out of nine research groups of CentER
the Master’s programmes Economics and International
onderwijs te verzorgen en levert bijdragen aan verschillende
of the department. Now, the department is a multinational
(the Faculty’s research institute): Econometrics, Macro-
Economics and Finance, but also in other Master’s
bacheloropleidingen, MSc in Marketing Management,
group of people, including staff from Belgium, France,
economics, Microeconomics, Finance, Operations Research
programmes and in various undergraduate programmes.
MSc in Marketing Research, MSc in International Business,
Poland, Italy, USA, and The Netherlands.
and Accounting. The department is directly responsible for
MPhil en PhD in Business, Executive programma’s van
the Bachelor’s programme in Econometrics and Operations
TiasNimbas Business School en de post-master in
Research and the three Master’s programmes in Mathe-
Accountancy. De onderzoeksgroep Marketing wil binnen
matical Economics and Econometric Methods, Operations
vijf jaar tot de top vijf marketing groepen van Europa
Research and Management Science and Quantitative
behoren. Ze wil dit bewerkstelligen door de sterke punten
Finance and Actuarial Sciences (with a possible entry
van drie onderzoeksgebieden te combineren: marketing-
to become actuary). Furthermore, the department is
strategie, consumentengedrag en modeleren.
responsible for the mathematics and statistics component
within several Bachelor’s programmes. Moreover, the
department actively participates in courses in the CentER
Graduate Programmes in Economics and Business.
12 13