Qualifications
D.Phil Social Psychology University of Sussex
BA (Hons) Applied Psychology University of Sussex
PGCert HE Middlesex University
Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy
English
Dutch
French (basic)
Arabic (learning)
Dutch, English
Teaching & Leadership
2011 – 2019 Programme Leader BA International Business
MBA Module leader and Lecturer 'Management Perspectives' (Cross Cultural Management, Philosophy of Management, Ethics and CSR).
UG Module leader and Lecturer 'International Management'
Pedagogic Interests
The following are areas of expertise and experience: * Cross Cultural Management * Social Psychology * Identity, Citizenship & Belonging * Cultural Values * Research Methods (quantitative, survey) * Justice and Fairness * Queer Ecology and Eco Psychology * Coaching & Mentoring * Systemic Thinking and 'Wicked Problems'
The core focus of my research is on the (predictive validity of) cultural values in relation to identity. I enjoy exploring systemic thinking and 'wicked problems', transdisciplinarity, Queer Ecology and Eco Psychology.
Publications covered culture and journalism, organisational justice perception, Cultural Intelligence, power relations in aid & development, negotiations and the impact of education & training.
Research
Sep 2007 – present: Co-Supervisor of doctoral students (PhD, DBA, Transdiscplinary Doctorate) and Supervisor of Masters Dissertation students
Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 Research Leader of the Business and Management department
December 2010 – Sept 2011 Acting Head of Department Business & Management – Research
Publications
Van Meurs, N., Coen, S. & Bull, P. (2021) Ideology and Culture. In: The Psychology of Journalism by Sharon Coen and Peter Bull (co-editors). Oxford University Press.
Fischer, R., Ferreira, M. van Meurs, N., Gok, K., Jiang, D., Fonteine, J., et al Does organizational formalization facilitate voice and helping organizational citizenship behaviors? It depends on (national) uncertainty norms. (2017) Journal of International Business Studies. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-017-0132-6 Online publication.
Fischer, R., Ferreira, M., Gok, K., Jiang, D., van Meurs, N., Fonteine, J., et al. (2016) Cultural uncertainty as moderator of the organizational formalization puzzle. Academy of Management Proceedings 2016: 1 12148doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2016.332
Fischer, R., Ferreira, M., Gok, K., van Meurs, N., Jiang, D., Fonteine, J., et al. “Cultural Uncertainty as Moderator of the Organizational Formalization Puzzle” Academy of Management 76th Annual Meeting 2016 California, USA
Van Meurs, N. (2014) Cross Cultural Perspectives as a Threshold Concept in Management Education: The next generation’s Cultural Intelligence? Paper presented at the 2014 IACCP conference, Reims, France
Claeye, F. & van Meurs, N. (2013) Power, resistance and culture in the construction of NPO identity in South Africa. Academy of Management Proceedings. doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2013.16402abstract
Fischer, R., Ferreira, Maria C., Yu Jiang, D., Cheng, B., Achoui, M. M., Wong, C. C., Baris, G., Mendoza, S., van Meurs, Nathalie, Hassan, A., Achmadi, D., Hassan, A., Zeytinoglu, G., Dalyan, F., Harb, C., Darwish, D. D., and Assmar, E. M. (2011) Are perceptions of organizational justice universal? An exploration of measurement invariance across thirteen cultures. Social Justice Research, 24 (4). pp. 297-313.
Van Meurs, N.and Spencer-Oatey, H. (2010) Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Intercultural Conflict: The "Bermuda Triangle" of Conflict, Culture, and Communication. In D. Matsumoto (Ed.) APA Intercultural Handbook of Communication. American Psychological Association. 1 edition (April 15, 2010).
Dbaibo, D. and Harb, C. and Van Meurs, N. (2010) Values and justice as predictors of perceived stress in lebanese organisational settings.Journal of Applied Psychology: An International Review, 59(4). pp. 701-720.
Van Ameijde, J.D.J., Nelson, P.C., Billsberry, J. and van Meurs, N. (2009) Improving leadership in higher education institutions: A distributed perspective. Higher Education.Volume 58, Issue 6, 763-779. Online http://www.springerlink.com/content/t1754277115t2351/?p=7fb049c9506048d7bcf2428867a7a058&pi=2
Van Ameijde, J., Nelson, P., Billsberry, J. and van Meurs, N. (2008) Distributive leadership in project teams: The importance of integrating dispersed expertise. In K. Turnbull-James (Ed.) Leadership: Knowledge into Action. Belgrave
Coldwell, D.A.L., Billsberry, J., van Meurs, N. and Marsh, P.J.G. (2008) The effects of person-organization ethical fit on employee attraction and retention: Towards a testable explanatory model. Journal of Business Ethics, 78 (4), 611-622
Van Meurs, N. (2007) The Future's Bright, The Future's Blended. Mixedness and Mixing E-Conference, Commission for Racial Equality (Peer reviewed). http://www.intermix.org.uk/events/Dr%20Nathalie%20Van%20Meurs.asp
Van Meurs, N. and Spencer-Oatey, H. (2007) Multidisciplinary perspectives on intercultural conflict: The 'Bermuda Triangle' of conflict, culture and communication. In H. Kotthoff & H. Spencer-Oatey (Eds.), Handbook of Applied Linguistics, Volume 7: Intercultural Communication. Mouton: de Gruyter Publishers.
Van Meurs, N. (2003) Cooperative and competitive behaviour between intercultural teams: the predictive validity of Schwartz values. In S. Schmid & A. Thomas (Eds), Impact of Values and Norms on Intercultural Training and Education, Vienna: IDM.
