Her main research interest lies in the role of line managers towards HRM implementation effectiveness and their effect on innovative employee behavior. In the first sub-topic she focuses on how line managers implement HR policies and practices at the operational level and in the second sub-topic her interest lies in the way line managers can shape the innovative behavior of employees in all areas of the organization. She has conducted research with and provided advice to medium-sized and large organizations in the Netherlands and Germany, such as Stork Fokker, Unilever, Shell, Philips Medical Systems, TNT, Plegt-Vos, Strukton Worksphere, MST and Thales.