Prof. Dr. Boukje Cnossen

Boukje Cnossen is a Professor of Business Administration, especially Entrepreneurship, Organisation and Culture at Leuphana University Lüneburg. Her research focuses on 'organising practices' in the cultural and creative industries, particularly examining the influence of space on creative practices. In current and previous research projects, she has investigated coworking spaces, creative hubs and artist collectives. With an increased interest in the organisational processes of artistic and creative practices, Prof. Cnossen's research draws on the communication-constitutes-organization (CCO) approach as well as insights from actor-network theory. As an active member of the CCO community as well as the Entrepreneurship-as-Practice (EaP) community, her collaboration and research extend across national and academic boundaries.

As an art critic and arts journalist for several national newspapers and international arts magazines, Boukje Cnossen has gained first-hand experience in the cultural sector, which continues to influence her current teaching and research. She completed her PhD at the Tilburg School of Economics and Management at Tilburg University (NL) and her MRes (Master of Research) in Humanities and Cultural Studies from the London Consortium; a graduate programme established in collaboration between Birkbeck College and some of the UK's major cultural institutions (including the Tate). Prof. Cnossen’s academic research has been published in international peer-reviewed journals such as Organization Studies, Human Relations, Creativity and Innovation Management, and the Journal of Organizational Ethnography.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

• 2021 – present: Tenured University Professor of Business Administration, especially Entrepreneurship, Organization, and Culture. Institute of Management and Organization (IMO), Leuphana
• 2019 – 2021: Assistant professor (Juniorprofessorin) in Business Administration with 
  focus on Cultural Entrepreneurship, Leuphana
• 2018 – 2019: Post-doctoral researcher at the Professorship for Sociology of Organization and Culture (Prof Dr Timon Beyes), Leuphana
• 2013 – 2018: Doctoral researcher at Tilburg School of Economics and Management, Tilburg University
• 2012 – 2014: Researcher at the Creative Industries Research Centre Amsterdam, Faculty of Humanities, University of Amsterdam

EDUCATION

• 2013 – 2018: PhD from the Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM), Tilburg University
• 2010 – 2011: MRes (Master of Research) in Humanities & Cultural Studies. The London Consortium (Birkbeck College, the Tate, the Science Museum, the Architectural Association, and the Institute of Contemporary Arts), University of London, United Kingdom.
• 2005 – 2009: BA Religious Studies. Honour’s certificate in Art & Research, University of Amsterdam

SELECTED AWARDS

• 2022: Award for the 2022 ICA Organizational Communication Division Best of the B.E.S.T. (‘Brief Entertaining Scholarly Talks’), ICA Organizational Communication Division
• 2021: Nomination for the 5th Boekman Dissertation Prize, Boekman Foundation, Netherlands