Ale Smidts (born 1958) is a Dutch organizational theorist, and Professor of Marketing Research at the
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM). known for his work on
organizational identification, and
neuromarketing.
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Life and work
Smidts grew up in Leeuwarden, where he attended the Lienward College. He obtained his MS at the
Wageningen University and Research Centre in 1982, and in 1986 his PhD.
["Ale Smidts, Professor of Marketing Research," at Linkedin.com, 2015]
After his graduation Smidts started his academic career at the Wageningen University. In 1997 he was appointed Professor of Marketing Research at the Rotterdam School of Management, where he also chairs the Department of Marketing Management. From 2004 to 2011 he was also Scientific Director of the
Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM). Since 2005 he also is Director of the Erasmus Center for Neuroeconomics.
His research interests are in the fields of
neuroscience,
neuroeconomics and particularly
neuromarketing.
Selected publications
* Pruyn, Ad, and Ale Smidts. "Effects of waiting on the satisfaction with the service: Beyond objective time measures." ''International Journal of Research in Marketing'' 15.4 (1998): 321-334.
* Pennings, Joost ME, and Ale Smidts. "Assessing the construct validity of risk attitude." ''Management Science'' 46.10 (2000): 1337-1348.
* Smidts, Ale, Ad Th H. Pruyn, and
Cees B.M. Van Riel Cornelis Bernardus Maria (Cees) van Riel (born 15 June 1951) is a Dutch organizational theorist, consultant, and Professor of Corporate Communication at Rotterdam School of Management and Director of the Corporate Communication Centre at the Erasmus ...
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The impact of employee communication and perceived external prestige on organizational identification" ''Academy of Management journal'' 44.5 (2001): 1051-1062.
* Leenheer, J., Van Heerde, H. J., Bijmolt, T. H., & Smidts, A. (2007).
Do loyalty programs really enhance behavioral loyalty? An empirical analysis accounting for self-selecting members" ''International Journal of Research in Marketing,'' 24(1), 31-47.
* Klucharev, V., Hytönen, K., Rijpkema, M., Smidts, A., & Fernández, G. (2009).
Reinforcement learning signal predicts social conformity" ''Neuron,'' 61(1), 140-151.
References
External links
A. (Ale) Smidts Professor of Marketing Researchat erim.eur.nl.
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1958 births
Living people
Dutch business theorists
Wageningen University and Research alumni
Academic staff of Erasmus University Rotterdam
People from Leeuwarden