Publications

Scholarly International Publications (listed on Google Scholar and ORCID)

  1. Van der Kolk, B. (2022), Numbers speak for themselves, or do they? On performance measurement and its implications, Business & Society, vol. 61(4), pp. 813-817.
    DOI: 10.1177/00076503211068433
  2. Toldbod, T. and B. van der Kolk (2021), Cascading Control Changes, Incoherence, and Dialogue: Insights from a Longitudinal Case Study, European Accounting Review, forthcoming.
    DOI: 10.1080/09638180.2020.1813185
  3. Carrera, N. and B. van der Kolk (2021), Auditor Ethics: Do Experience and Gender Influence Auditors’ Moral Awareness? Managerial Auditing Journal, vol. 30(3), pp. 463-484.
    DOI: 10.1108/MAJ-07-2020-2745
  4. Delfino, G.F. and B. van der Kolk (2021), Remote working, management control changes and employee responses during the COVID-19 crisis. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, vol. 34(6), pp. 1376-1387.
  5. Van Elten, H.J., B. van der Kolk and S. Sülz (2021), Do Different Uses of Performance Measurement Systems in Hospitals Yield Different Outcomes? Health Care Management Review, vol. 46(3), pp. 217-226.
    DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000261
  6. Van der Kolk, B., P.M.G. van Veen-Dirks and H.J. ter Bogt (2020), How Combinations of Control Elements Create Tensions and How These Can Be Managed: An Embedded Case Study, Management Accounting Research, vol. 48, September, 100677.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mar.2020.100677
  7. Van der Kolk, B. (2020), Debate: Motivating Civil Servants – Insights From Self-Determination Theory, Public Money & Management, vol. 40(8), pp. 554-555.
    DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2020.1714266
  8. Van der Kolk, B., P.M.G. van Veen-Dirks and H.J. ter Bogt (2019), The Impact of Management Control on Employee Motivation and Performance in the Public Sector. European Accounting Review, vol. 28(5), pp. 901-928.
    DOI: 10.1080/09638180.2018.1553728 (Among most-read articles from this journal)
  9. Van der Kolk, B. (2019), Management Control Packages: A Literature Review and Guidelines for Public Sector Research. Public Money & Management, vol. 39(7), pp. 512-520.
    DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2019.1592922
  10. Van der Kolk, B. (2019), Ethics Matters: The Integration of Ethical Considerations in Management Accounting Textbooks. Accounting Education, vol. 28(4), pp. 426-443.
    DOI: 10.1080/09639284.2018.1543602
  11. Van der Kolk, B. and W. Kaufmann (2018), Performance Measurement, Cognitive Dissonance and Coping Strategies: Exploring Individual Responses to NPM-Inspired Output Control. Journal of Management Control, vol. 29(2), pp. 93-113.
    DOI: 10.1007/s00187-018-0265-1
  12. Ter Bogt, H.J., G.J. van Helden and B. Van der Kolk (2016), New Development: Public Sector Controllership – Reinventing the Financial Specialist as a Countervailing Power. Public Money & Management, vol. 36(5), pp. 379-384.
    DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2016.1194086
  13. Van der Kolk, B. and T. Schokker (2016), Strategy Implementation through Hierarchical Couplings in a Management Control Package: An Explorative Case Study. Journal of Management Control, vol. 27(2), pp. 129-154.
    DOI: 1007/s00187-015-0226-x.
  14. Van der Kolk, B., H.J. ter Bogt and P.M.G. van Veen-Dirks (2015), Constraining and Facilitating Management Control in Times of Austerity: Case Studies in Four Municipal Departments. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, vol. 28(6), pp. 934-965.
    DOI: 10.1108/AAAJ-03-2014-1660
  15. Ter Bogt, H.J., G.J. van Helden and B. van der Kolk (2015), Challenging the NPM Ideas About Performance Management: Selectivity and Differentiation in Outcome-Oriented Performance Budgeting. Financial Accountability & Management, vol. 31(3), pp. 287-315.
    DOI: 10.1111/faam.12058

Scholarly National Publications

  1. Van der Kolk, B. (2021), Metrics: baat het niet dan kan het wél schaden. Holland Management Review, vol. 200.
  2. Van der Kolk, B., P.M.G. van Veen-Dirks and H.J. ter Bogt (2020), Hoe werken combinaties van management control elementen? Tweeledigheid en dynamiek [How do combinations of control elements work together?], Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie, vol. 94(5/6), pp. 199-204.
  3. Van Veen-Dirks, P.M.G., Verbeeten, F.H.M., and B. Van der Kolk (2020), Trends voor 2020: Digitalisering, Risico-management en Ethiek. [Translation: Trends for 2020: Digitalization, Risk Management and Ethics], Controllers Magazine, No. 1, pp. 16-19.
  4. Van der Kolk, B., P.M.G. van Veen-Dirks and H.J. ter Bogt (2019), Medewerkers motiveren in de publieke sector: De rol van management control [Translation: Motivating Employees in the Public Sector: Exploring the Role of Management Control], Tijdschrift voor Management & Organisatie, 2019/4, pp. 22-34.
  5. Van der Kolk, B. and W. Kaufmann (2018), De Paradox van Prestatiemeting [Translation: The Performance Measurement Paradox], Holland Management Review, vol. 178, pp. 54-59.
  6. Van der Kolk, B. (2017), Relaties tussen Management Control-Elementen: Is de Koppelingstheorie Bruikbaar? [Translation: Relations among Management Control Elements: Is Coupling Theory Useful?], Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie, vol. 91(9/10), pp. 299-207.
  7. Van der Kolk, B., H.J. ter Bogt and P.M.G. van Veen-Dirks (2015), Management Control: Beperken en/of Faciliteren? [Translation: Management Control: Constraining or Facilitating?], Holland Management Review, vol. 164, pp. 48-51.
  8. Van der Kolk, B. (2015), Management Control Packages: Een inleiding en onderzoeksinstrument. [Translation: Management Control Packages: An Introduction and a Research Tool] Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie, vol. 89(3), pp. 174-180.
  9. Van der Kolk, B. (2013), Bonussen: Kunnen we zonder? [Translation: Bonuses: Are They Necessary?] Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie, vol. 87(3), pp. 83-89.
  10. Van der Kolk, B. (2011), De accountant en het grijze gebied [Translation: The Auditor and the Grey Area] Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie, 85(4), pp. 186-197. (Winner MAB Best student paper award)

Books

  1. Van der Kolk, B. (2021), De meetmaatschappij [Translation: The measurement society], Business Contact, Amsterdam. ISBN: 978-90-470-1481-2.
  2. Van der Kolk, B. (2016), Management Control Packages in Public Sector Organizations, PhD Thesis, University of Groningen, Groningen. ISBN: 978-90-367-8708-6.

Teaching cases

  1. Kumar, M. and B. van der Kolk (2020), Audi A8: The World’s First Level 3 Autonomous Vehicle. Ivey Business School Publishing. (Available in English and Simplified Chinese)
  2. Pasquini, M. and B. van der Kolk (2019), Because There Is No Planet B: The Case of ECOALF. IE Business School Publishing. (Available in English and Spanish) (Winner IE Award)

Professional Publications

  1. Van der Kolk, B. (2022), The Perils of Measuring Performance, Inside and Outside Academia, Social Science Space.
  2. Van der Kolk, B. (2021), Niet alles is meetbaar, Sociale Vraagstukken.
  3. Van der Kolk, B. (2021), We moeten het hebben over onze collectieve cijferobsessie, Follow The Money.
  4. Carrera, C. and B. van der Kolk (2021), The Ethics of Auditors: A Survey study,
    Blog of the European Accounting Association.
  5. Delfino, G.F. and B. van der Kolk (2021), Remote Working and Management Control: A field study, Blog of the European Accounting Association.
  6. Toldbod, T. and B. van der Kolk (2020), How does one control change lead to another? Blog of the European Accounting Association.
  7. Van Elten, H.J., B. van der Kolk and S. Sülz (2019), Gebruik prestatiemeting beïnvloedt ziekenhuisprestaties, Kwaliteit in Zorg.
  8. Van der Kolk, B. (2019), De haat-liefdeverhouding met prestatiemeting, Follow The Money.
  9. Van der Kolk, B., Van Veen-Dirks, P.M.G. and H.J. ter Bogt (2019), Employee motivation as a Driver of Performance, IE Insights.
  10. Van der Kolk, B. (2019), Studieboeken accounting missen vaak ethische reflectie, Follow The Money.
  11. Van der Kolk, B. (2018), Business education helps create a culture where the profit justifies the means, The Guardian.
  12. Van der Kolk, B. and W. Kaufmann (2018), Can Performance Metrics Harm Performance? IE Insights.
  13. Van der Kolk, B. (2016), Control in tijden van bezuinigingen, Tijdschrift voor Public Governance, Audit & Control (TPC), vol. 14(4), pp. 14-18.
  14. Van der Kolk, B. (2016), De doel-middelenethiek van Shell op de snijtafel, MeJudice.
  15. Van der Kolk, B. (2016), Er gaat niets boven gaswinning? Sociale Vraagstukken.
  16. Van der Kolk, B. (2016), Evenwichtige aansturing vermindert problemen bij bezuinigingen, Sociale Vraagstukken.
  17. Ter Bogt, H.J., G.J. van Helden and B. van der Kolk (2015), Maatwerk bij de Programmabegroting, Tijdschrift voor Public Governance, Audit & Control (TPC), vol. 13(6), pp. 4-9.
  18. Van der Kolk, B. (2014), Waarom grote accountantskantoren gebaat zijn bij nog grotere veranderingen, Sociale Vraagstukken.
  19. Van der Kolk, B. (2014), Waarom ‘meten is weten’ een halve waarheid is, Sociale Vraagstukken.
  20. De Jong, J.R. and B. van der Kolk (2013). Prestatiebeloning in het onderwijs: een geslaagd idee? Finance & Control, vol. 12(6), pp. 48-52.
  21. Van der Kolk, B. (2013), De student als puntenscoorder, MeJudice.
  22. Ter Bogt, H.J., G.J. van Helden and B. van der Kolk (2012), Haagse bluf bij ambities over programmabegroting, Tijdschrift voor Public Governance, Audit & Control (TPC), vol. 10(1), pp. 4-9.