Biography
Brenda Vermeeren is an associate professor at the department of Public Administration and Sociology at Erasmus University Rotterdam, and an advisor at ICTU-InternetSpiegel (a program of the Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations, The Netherlands). Her research interests include the relationship between HRM and public performance, the role of line managers in implementing HRM, and the antecedents and effects of dual job-holding. An important driving force in her work is connecting science and (policy) practice. She is a general board member of the association for public administration (Vereniging voor Bestuurskunde) and a jury member of the Public Administration Brasz Thesis Award. Brenda Vermeeren studied Personnel and Labor at Rotterdam University (Bachelor’s degree - graduating in 2005) and Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam (Master’s degree - graduating in 2007; cum laude). From 2008 to 2013, Brenda worked as a PhD candidate at the Department of Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam. She defended her dissertation, titled “HRM Implementation and Performance in the Public Sector”, in March 2014.
Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Associate professor | Management and Organisation
- vermeeren@essb.eur.nl
- Room
- T17-43
- Location
- Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
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Work
- Samantha Metselaar, Erik Hans Klijn, Laura den Dulk & Brenda Vermeeren (2023) - Did Leadership Become More Important During COVID-19?: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Impact of Servant Leadership on Performance and Work-Life Balance Satisfaction in a Public Organization - Review of Public Personnel Administration - doi: 10.1177/0734371X231198165 - [link]
- Alissa Lysanne Van Zijl, Brenda Vermeeren, Ferry Koster & Bram Steijn (2023) - Functional diversity and team innovation: A study on the mediating role of social cohesion in primary care teams - Health Care Management Review, 48 (3), 229-236 - doi: 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000369 - [link]
- Ellen Minkman & Brenda Vermeeren (2023) - Leren uit het buitenland. Kansen en belemmeringen voor het implementeren van in het buitenland opgedane kennis in Nederland - Water Governance, 1, 30-39
- Joëlle van der Meer, Brenda Vermeeren, Sandra van Thiel & Bram Steijn (2023) - The bureaucrat, the entrepreneur, and the networker: Developing and validating measurement scales for civil servants’ role perceptions - Public Administration Review, 1-19 - doi: 10.1111/puar.13702 - [link]
- Samantha Metselaar, Laura den Dulk & Brenda Vermeeren (2023) - When home becomes the workplace: Work-life balance experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic - Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research, 21, 3-30 - doi: 10.1108/S1530-353520230000021001
- Joëlle van der Meer, Brenda Vermeeren & Bram Steijn (2023) - Why do Role Perceptions Matter? A Qualitative Study on Role Conflicts and the Coping Behavior of Dutch Municipal Enforcement Officers - Urban Affairs Review, 60 (2), 1-34 - doi: 10.1177/10780874231203892
- Brenda Vermeeren & Beatrice I. J. M. Van der Heijden (2022) - Employability in the public sector: The impact of individual and organizational determinants - Frontiers in Psychology, 13 - doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1041618 - [link]
- Josine van den Elsen, Brenda Vermeeren & Bram Steijn (2022) - Valence of formal learning, employability and the moderating roles of transformational leadership and informal learning in the public sector - International Journal of Training and Development, 26 (2), 266-284 - doi: 10.1111/ijtd.12258 - [link]
- Samantha Metselaar, Erik Hans Klijn, Laura den Dulk & Brenda Vermeeren (2022) - Does leadership become more important in public organizations during COVID-19? A longitudinal analysis on the impact of servant leadership on work-life balance satisfaction and performance.
- Alissa van Zijl, Brenda Vermeeren, Ferry Koster & Bram Steijn (2022) - It is the autonomous team that makes professionals thrive
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2021) - NIG conference
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren & Beate van der Heijden (2020) - Zo blijven medewerkers inzetbaar
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2020) - Landelijk Congres der Bestuurskunde (Event)
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2018) - External expert in Committee ‘Monitor Organization and Work’, Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations.
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2018) - KU Leuven (External organisation)
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2018) - Vereniging voor Bestuurskunde (External organisation)
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2013) - Vereniging voor Bestuurskunde (External organisation)
- Brenda Vermeeren, Bram Steijn & Joëlle van der Meer (2020) - European Group for Public Administration, Best Paper Award
- Brenda Vermeeren & B. Bronkhorst (2017) - Emerald Literati Highly Commended Award
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- FSWBM-6011
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2021) - NIG conference
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren & Beate van der Heijden (2020) - Zo blijven medewerkers inzetbaar
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2020) - Landelijk Congres der Bestuurskunde (Event)
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2018) - External expert in Committee ‘Monitor Organization and Work’, Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations.
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2018) - KU Leuven (External organisation)
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2018) - Vereniging voor Bestuurskunde (External organisation)
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2013) - Vereniging voor Bestuurskunde (External organisation)
4.3 Internship Master PA MHRV
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- FSWBM-6020
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2021) - NIG conference
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren & Beate van der Heijden (2020) - Zo blijven medewerkers inzetbaar
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2020) - Landelijk Congres der Bestuurskunde (Event)
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2018) - External expert in Committee ‘Monitor Organization and Work’, Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations.
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2018) - KU Leuven (External organisation)
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2018) - Vereniging voor Bestuurskunde (External organisation)
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2013) - Vereniging voor Bestuurskunde (External organisation)
4.3 Thesis Master of Change and HR
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- FSWBM-6030
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2021) - NIG conference
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren & Beate van der Heijden (2020) - Zo blijven medewerkers inzetbaar
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2020) - Landelijk Congres der Bestuurskunde (Event)
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2018) - External expert in Committee ‘Monitor Organization and Work’, Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations.
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2018) - KU Leuven (External organisation)
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2018) - Vereniging voor Bestuurskunde (External organisation)
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2013) - Vereniging voor Bestuurskunde (External organisation)
4.1 Strategic Human Resource Management
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- FSWBM-6060
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2021) - NIG conference
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren & Beate van der Heijden (2020) - Zo blijven medewerkers inzetbaar
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2020) - Landelijk Congres der Bestuurskunde (Event)
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2018) - External expert in Committee ‘Monitor Organization and Work’, Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations.
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2018) - KU Leuven (External organisation)
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2018) - Vereniging voor Bestuurskunde (External organisation)
- B (Brenda) Vermeeren (2013) - Vereniging voor Bestuurskunde (External organisation)
