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| Drs. Maarten Nijhoff Asser, MBA |
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| Background |
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| Maarten Nijhoff Asser graduated from the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Faculty of Law, with a degree in international organizations and intellectual property (1987).� Further studies include an MBA in Innovation, Strategy, Information & Technology (1997) from THESEUS International Management Institute in Sophia Antipolis, France, and extensive coursework at New York University, New York, USA. |
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| Professional experience |
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| Maarten lived in New York City for almost ten years, working first as a international legal counsel at Springer-Verlag NY, Inc, a leading scientific, technical, and medical publisher. He gained responsibility for Publishing Operations in 1991, and established a strategic think-tank to exploit the company?s core competencies and orchestrate a dynamic relationship with German headquarters and world-wide affiliates. Furthermore, he assisted in the development of new information products and distribution models. |
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| In 1993, Maarten moved to SPC Inc., a social science publishing company, as Senior Manager in charge of Strategy and Business Operations.� He managed 35 employees, supplier and author/client relationships and developed the company's core knowledge processes for the ensuing three years. |
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| Maarten worked as an independent consultant for various organizations before his term at THESEUS Institute.�� During his MBA, he developed Scenario Planning workshops for the IT-function of ABN AMRO bank. |
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| Current position |
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| After a mere three years as senior consultant in the Amsterdam office of Trompenaars Hampden-Turner (THT), Maarten Nijhoff Asser has now relocated to the U.S., establishing and developing the THT office in Cambridge, MA. His international client list includes General Motors, Rockwell Automation, Dow Corning, Telenor, Dow Chemical Company, Cable & Wireless, etc., with whom he develops executive learning programs and engages in consulting projects around THT?s Culture for Business concept, which includes Integration, Globalization, and Vision, Values and Corporate Identity projects. He has been responsible for the continuous development of the company?s interactive, multi media, and publishing activities, such as ?The Culture Compass?. |
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| He wrote a chapter for the book "21 Leaders for the 21st Century", by Fons Trompenaars & Charles Hampden-Turner, published by Mc-Graw Hill, March 2001. |
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| Maarten has taught at various international business schools, most recently for IPADE, Mexico, D.F. and Harvard Business School. |
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| Expertise |
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| Maarten?s areas of expertise include the facilitation of change management processes at the senior management level, and the development of scenario planning workshops.� His special interests are strategic dilemma reconciliation, organizational learning, information and technology transfer, and intellectual property. |
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| Maarten's engaging presentation style, his professional insights, and personal anecdotes have made him a highly regarded speaker on intercultural competence for many special occasions for professional audiences large and small around the world. |
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