Biography
Joep Hofhuis is affiliated with ESHCC’s Department of Media and Communication, where he specializes in intercultural and organizational communication. He was awarded a PhD in social and organizational psychology (University of Groningen, 2012), based on his research on cultural diversity in the workplace.
Research
His academic interests lie on the crossroads of communication science, organizational science and cross-cultural psychology. In his current research, he investigates the following questions:
1) How do organizations communicate about cultural diversity and how does this affect their stakeholders?
2) How does intercultural communication competence relate to individual, team and organizational effectiveness?
3) What is the influence of (digital) media on individuals’ social identities, intercultural adaptation and diversity perceptions?
External Positions
- Associate Professor at Amsterdam School of International Business (AMSIB) of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
- Co-founder and chair of the division Intercultural Communication and Diversity (ICD) of the Netherlands Flanders Communication Association (NeFCA).
- Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Intercultural Relations.
- Active member (and former board member) of the International Academy for Intercutural Research (IAIR).
- Member of the International Assocation of Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP).
Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication
- j.hofhuis@eshcc.eur.nl
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Work
- Joep Hofhuis, Joran Jongerling & Jeroen Jansz (2024) - Who benefits from the international classroom? A longitudinal examination of multicultural personality development during one year of international higher education - Higher Education, 87 (4), 1043-1059 - doi: 10.1007/s10734-023-01052-6 - [link]
- Leonor Gaitán-Aguilar, Joep Hofhuis & Jeroen Jansz (2024) - A review of research on global citizenship in higher education: Towards a holistic approach - International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 102 - doi: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102050 - [link]
- Bartosz G. Żerebecki, Suzanna J. Opree, Joep Hofhuis & Susanne Janssen (2021) - Can TV shows promote acceptance of sexual and ethnic minorities? A literature review of television effects on diversity attitudes - Sociology Compass, 15 (8), 1-16 - doi: 10.1111/soc4.12906 - [link]
- Joep Hofhuis, Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves, Pytrik Schafraad & Biyao Wu (2024) - Examining strategic diversity communication on social media using supervised machine learning: Development, validation and future research directions - Public Relations Review, 50 (1) - doi: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2024.102431
- Joep Hofhuis, K Hanke & T Rutten (2019) - Social networking sites and acculturation of international sojourners in the Netherlands: the mediating role of psychological alienation and online social support - International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 69, 120-130 - doi: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2019.02.002 - [link]
- Joep Hofhuis (19 September 2024) - Trouw: Amerikaanse bedrijven zijn alweer klaar met diversiteitsbeleid
- Joep Hofhuis, Joran J. Jongerling & Jeroen Jansz (3 September 2024) - Elsevier: Onderwijsminister Eppo Bruins wil bezuinigingsklap dempen: ‘Ik ga knokken voor de universiteiten’
- Joep Hofhuis (25 August 2023) - HP/De Tijd: Scoren met diversiteit
- Joep Hofhuis, J Jongerling & Jeroen Jansz (4 November 2022) - ScienceGuide: International classroom vooral effectief voor Nederlandse studenten
- Margarida Carmona, Rita Guerra & Joep Hofhuis (17 May 2022) - Psychology Today: Key Attributes Are Linked to the Label "Citizen of the World"
- Joep Hofhuis (2024) - PhD Defense Committee Membership (Examiner)
Activity: Examination › Academic - Joep Hofhuis (2023) - International Journal of Intercultural Relations (Journal) (Reviewer)
Activity: Editorial work › Academic - Joep Hofhuis (2022) - "Who is one of us? Social Markers of Immigrant Acceptance (Organiser)
Activity: Organising and contributing to an event › Academic - Steve Kulich, Adam Komisarof & Joep Hofhuis (2021) - Online Conference of the International Academy for Intercultural Research (IAIR) (Organiser)
Activity: Organising and contributing to an event › Academic - Joep Hofhuis, PHJ Schafraad, D Trilling, N Luca & B Van Manen (2020) - Automated Content Analysis of Cultural Diversity Perspectives in Corporate Annual Reports: Development, Validation and Future Research Agenda (Speaker)
Activity: Oral presentation › Academic - Joep Hofhuis (2019) - International Academy for Intercultural Research (IAIR) (External organisation) (Member)
Activity: Membership of board › Academic - Joep Hofhuis & Jacco Sterkenburg (2018) - Intercultural competences (Speaker)
Activity: Oral presentation › Professional - Joep Hofhuis (2018) - the Netherlands Flanders Communication Association (NeFCA) (External organisation) (Chair)
Activity: Membership of board › Academic - J (Joep) Hofhuis (2017) - ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external academic institution › Academic - Joep Hofhuis (2017) - Kleurenblind diversiteitsbeleid, bestaat dat wel? (Speaker)
Activity: Oral presentation › Popular
- Joep Hofhuis (2023) - NWO SSH Open Competition XS Grant
- Joep Hofhuis (2021) - Innovation Project Grant, Community for Learning and Innovation (CLI)
- Joep Hofhuis (2018) - Research Fellowship, Community for Learning and Innovation (CLI)
v.o.f. Tayo
- Start date approval
- March 2023
- End date approval
- February 2026
- Place
- ROTTERDAM
Master Thesis Project
- Year Level
- MA, MA, MA, MA, MA
- Year
- 2024
- Course Code
- CM5050
Master Thesis
- Year Level
- MA, MA, MA, MA, MA
- Year
- 2024
- Course Code
- CM5000
