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Research interests
Alexander Grit is an international academic leader with a strong strategic focus, who has an excellent track record of bringing organizations and people to a higher level. He is a goal-oriented team player with strong communication skills, who is actively and personally involved in obtaining excellence for himself and his team. He has held a number of higher management positions in (international) academic organisations, particularly focused on hospitality, tourism and business management studies. In these positions, he initiates and creates movements and implements ideas.
He has extensive analytical and conceptual skills and up-to-date knowledge of educational Dutch laws and regulations, with national and international accreditation requirements. Alexander Grit has been a manager, teacher and researcher in the field of hospitality. He is connected to several international universities and has worked at Stenden University since 2007. He has contributed to several books as an author and editor and more than a dozen articles in research journals and conference reports. He is emeritus-editor of the journal Research in Hospitality Management and reviewer for the journals Society and Hospitality and Annals of Tourism Research. Grit has collaborated intensively with the business world as a commercial researcher and advisor. He has also developed and implemented in-company management programmes. Grit holds a PhD in Hospitality Management Studies. His practical interest and scholarship focus on sustainable innovation of hospitality spaces.
Education/Academic qualification
Strategy and Management
May 2006 → Jun 2010
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
1993 → 1995
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
1993
External positions
Member raad van inspiratie, Duurzom
Platform Financiële Dienstverleners Leeuwarden
EuroChrie (Europe)
Association of Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS)
Leisure and Tourism Network (the Netherlands)
Reviewer, Papers, Euro CHRIE Conference,
Reviewer, Annals of Tourism Research
Reviewer, Theory, Culture and Society
Reviewer, Hospitality & Society
Keywords
- HB Economic Theory
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Projects
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Congresorganisatie 11 oktober 2017
Grit, A., Degenhart, J., Bergsma, A. & Loef, J.
1/05/17 → …
Project: Other
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Research Output
Kritische vrienden onder de loep
Grit, A., de Vries, E., de Jong, M. & Vroom, S., 2020, 1 ed. Groningen: Eigen beheer. 17 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Professional
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Taking initiative; becoming a critical friend: best practise
Grit, A., 2020, Project good practices. p. 4Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional
Open Access
Critical Friend als methode om ondernemend gedrag te intensiveren
Grit, A., 2019, (In preparation).Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Professional
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Vignet Ontdekkingsstraten
Grit, A., de Jong, M., de Vries, E. & Plate, E., 5 Sep 2018, 3 p.Research output: Working paper › Professional
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Op weg naar een ontdekkingsruimte als overlevingsstrategie: een nieuw soort retail
Rooden, M., Grit, A. & de Jong, J. B. M., 2017, 19 p.Research output: Working paper › Professional
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Prizes
Best Master thesis European Leisure Studies
Alexander Grit (Recipient), 5 Jul 1994
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
“Highly Commended” Ph.D.
Alexander Grit (Recipient), 1 Jun 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
Innovatief ondernemend onderwijs
Alexander Grit (Speaker)2 Jun 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Futureproof retail en kritische vrienden
Alexander Grit (Speaker)4 Dec 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Symposium on Inclusive Serendipitous Hospitality SpacesHanze University of Applied sciences
Alexander Grit (Speaker)27 May 2019 → 28 May 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Op weg naar ontdekkingsruimte & serendipiteit
Alexander Grit (Speaker)12 Jan 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Presentation Hanze University of applied sciences Brno
Alexander Grit (Speaker), Ingrid Visser (Speaker), Hanneke Smid (Speaker), Adri Mertens (Speaker)4 Dec 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press / Media
Hoe worden jongeren ondernemend in houding en gedrag? Tien Europese regio’s gaan er volgende week in Groningen over in gesprek
21/11/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other