Business Science
We aim to scientifically contribute to sustainable as well as profitable business performance, together with stakeholders, in national and international agrifood value chains. By applying their knowledge of agrifood business, our chair groups contribute to healthy agriculture, healthy agrifoodbusinesses, and healthy people.
Education
In Wageningen, we work to provide solutions for the challenges of today and tomorrow. Providing students with top class education is an integral part of this. By educating the bright minds of tomorrow, we contribute to a future food system that is sustainable and resilient.
Our seminars
We regularly organises research seminars. Our chair groups meet in these seminars to share knowledge together. Both internal and guest speakers are invited. The research seminars can be visited by guests, too.
Our mission
Today’s pressing societal, ecological and human development challenges require solutions. Agrifood companies and organisations play an important role in feeding a growing world population in a way that is both sustainable and resilient. Current and future challenges have to be solved to accomplish this. To do this, we analyse value chains in agrifood business and share our insights with stakeholders in agrifood business and society.
Get to know our section
Section Business Science is part of the Wageningen University & Research, which is located in Wageningen, The Netherlands. Our focus is on agrifood businesses, both national and international. We develop scientific insights and methodologies to contribute to the efficient and responsible business performance of the agrifood value chain.
Our chair groups
Business Economics
The Business Economics group performs research and teaches across a wide range of aspects of agricultural business economics and food supply chains. Our group is led by Alfons Oude Lansink.
Information Technology
Information Technology is advancing the field of smart systems engineering and informatics through education, research, and collaboration. With Bedir Tekinerdogan as chair, cutting-edge research is conducted that pushes the boundaries of knowledge and addresses real-world challenges in food and health, business, and society.
Operations Research and Logistics
Operations Research and Logistics, with chairholder Sander de Leeuw, aims to contribute to the state-of-the-art of Operations Research and Logistics Management in agrifood and biobased supply chains to cope with contemporary complexity issues by developing innovative logistics concepts, decision support models, and solution approaches.
Business Management and Organisation
Business Management and Organisation studies how businesses contribute to a change towards sustainability at organisation, industry, and supply chain network levels, producing valuable and relevant knowledge further informing societal transitions. ‘Business’ includes for-profit (commercial), not-for-profit, and public organisations. Businesses often need to collaborate closely to contribute to societal transformation and be competitive. Our chair group is led by Ilona de Hooge (Ad Interim).
Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
The Marketing and Consumer Behaviour group, led by Ilona de Hooge, carries out research focusing on marketing (management) and consumer behaviour issues related to food and agribusiness, and institutions interested in food and agriculture. We teach in various education programmes.
Business Economics
The Business Economics group performs research and teaches across a wide range of aspects of agricultural business economics and food supply chains. Our group is led by Alfons Oude Lansink.
Information Technology
Information Technology is advancing the field of smart systems engineering and informatics through education, research, and collaboration. With Bedir Tekinerdogan as chair, cutting-edge research is conducted that pushes the boundaries of knowledge and addresses real-world challenges in food and health, business, and society.
Operations Research and Logistics
Operations Research and Logistics, with chairholder Sander de Leeuw, aims to contribute to the state-of-the-art of Operations Research and Logistics Management in agrifood and biobased supply chains to cope with contemporary complexity issues by developing innovative logistics concepts, decision support models, and solution approaches.
Business Management and Organisation
Business Management and Organisation studies how businesses contribute to a change towards sustainability at organisation, industry, and supply chain network levels, producing valuable and relevant knowledge further informing societal transitions. ‘Business’ includes for-profit (commercial), not-for-profit, and public organisations. Businesses often need to collaborate closely to contribute to societal transformation and be competitive. Our chair group is led by Ilona de Hooge (Ad Interim).
Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
The Marketing and Consumer Behaviour group, led by Ilona de Hooge, carries out research focusing on marketing (management) and consumer behaviour issues related to food and agribusiness, and institutions interested in food and agriculture. We teach in various education programmes.
