Stakeholder theory, ethics of care and organisational change management are important theoretical notions in his research. Nijhof has published in journals like the International Journal of Value Based Management, Journal of Business Ethics and the Leadership and Organisation Development Journal, besides several publications in Dutch books and journals. Next to the assignment at the University of Twente Nijhof is working at the management consultancy firm Q-Consult in Arnhem. Stephan Cludts is researcher at the Centre for Economics and Ethics of the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. He defended a Ph.D. on employee participation in which he blended notions of business ethics and human resources management. His research interests extend to stakeholder theory, ethics of leadership and social capital.