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dr. D.K. (Dainis ) Zegners

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Dainis Zegners
Assistant Professor
Department of Technology and Operations Management
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
Erasmus University Rotterdam

zegners@rsm.nl

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Dainis Zegners is Assistant Professor at the Department of Technology and Operations Management at the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University. Dainis’s research focuses on how firms manage information asymmetries on digital platforms and online marketplaces.  He is also interested in using data from sports competitions to study questions relevant to management. In particular, he has several projects that use data from chess tournaments to examine questions related to human decision-making.

Dainis holds a Ph.D. and in Management from LMU Munich and a Diploma (equivalent to M.Sc.) in Economics from the University of Bonn. Before joining the Rotterdam School of Management, he was Assistant Professor at the University of Cologne.

Dainis is co-lead of the "Digitalisation, new ways of working and the new employee" theme in the interdisciplinary Erasmus Sectorplan SSH-Breed.

 

Publications

Academic (3)

  • Künn, S., Seel, C., & Zegners, D. (2022). Cognitive Performance in Remote Work - Evidence from Professional Chess. The Economic Journal, 132(643), 1218-1232. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueab094

  • Strittmatter, A., Sunde, U., & Zegners, D. (2020). Life Cycle Patterns of Cognitive Performance over the Long Run. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A., 117(44), 27255-27261. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2006653117

  • Zegners, D., & Kretschmer, T. (2017). Competition with Aftermarket Power when Consumers are Heterogeneous. Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 26(1), 96-122. https://doi.org/10.1111/jems.12179

Academic (1)

Courses

BIM Research Methods

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022
  • Code: BM06BIM
  • Level: Master

BIM Master Thesis

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BMMTBIM
  • Level: Master

BAM Master Thesis & Internship

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022
  • Code: BMMTIBAM
  • Level: Master

BIM Thesis Clinic

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BMRM1BIM
  • Level: Master

Past courses

Big Data and Business Analytics

  • Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BMME012
  • Level: Master, Master, Master

Big Data Management and Analytics

  • Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022
  • Code: BM04BIM
  • Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master

Data Modelling & Analytics

  • Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023
  • Code: B3T1102
  • Level: Bachelor 3, Bachelor 3, Bachelor 3

Strategy and Economics of Platforms

  • Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BMME131
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

BAM Master Thesis & Internship

  • Study year: 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BMMTBAM
  • ECTS: 16 Level: Master

Business Architecture and Transformation

  • Study year: 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BM03BIM
  • ECTS: 5 Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master

BIM Research Methods I - Old style

  • Study year: 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BM05BIM
  • ECTS: 2

Featured in the media

  • Working from home isn't all black and white, study finds

    Dainis Zegners, Assistant Professor at the Department of Technology and Operations Management at RSM, was the co-author of a research about remote working.

    The Daily Telegraph Tuesday, 7 December 2021
  • Gaming for the head: how to train the brain playfully

    Dainis Zegners. Assistant Professor at the Department of Technology and Operations Management at RSM, took part in research about brain performance in playing chess.

    Zeitjung Monday, 15 November 2021
  • Working from home could be damaging for mentally demanding tasks

    Working from home, whilst doing complicated tasks and detailed thinking, might have adverse effects on doing cognitive tasks, according to research using chess players. The research is carried out by Dr Dainis Zegners,…

    Human Resource Online Thursday, 25 February 2021
  • Research Home working makes difficult tasks harder

    Article about the effects of working from home. Working from home can have adverse effects on the performance of cognitive tasks, according to research by Dr Dainis Zegners of RSM. Dr. Zegners and his fellow researchers from…

    People Management Magazine Thursday, 10 December 2020
  • Are Mentally Demanding Tasks More Difficult To Handle At Home?

    Article about the effects of working from home. Working from home can have adverse effects on the performance of cognitive tasks, according to research by Dr Dainis Zegners of RSM. Dr. Zegners and his fellow researchers from…

    Forbes Tuesday, 8 December 2020
  • “The Queen’s Gambit” is right: young chess stars always usurp the old

    Article about a research on Chess Players by Dainis Zegners. The results state that Chess champions decline with age and each generation is better than the last. The research confirms the recently added Netflix serie 'The Queen's…

    The Economist Monday, 16 November 2020
  • Thuiswerken schaadt kwaliteit van mentaal zware arbeid. ‘Veeleisend werk gaat online minder goed’

    Article about the effects of working from home. Working from home can have adverse effects on the performance of cognitive tasks, according to research by Dr Dainis Zegners of RSM. Dr. Zegners and his fellow researchers from…

    Nederlands Dagblad Wednesday, 4 November 2020
  • MAAK THUISWERKEN NIET AUTOMATISCH HET NIEUWE NORMAAL'

    Article about the effects of working from home. Working from home can have adverse effects on the performance of cognitive tasks, according to research by Dr Dainis Zegners of RSM. Dr. Zegners and his fellow researchers from…

    Customerfirst! Monday, 2 November 2020
  • Working from home appears to be less suitable for mentally demanding...

    Article about the effects of working from home. Working from home can have adverse effects on the performance of cognitive tasks, according to research by Dr Dainis Zegners of RSM. Dr. Zegners and his fellow researchers from…

    Al Khaleej Today Monday, 2 November 2020
  • Thuiswerk blijkt minder geschikt voor mentaal zware taken

    Article about the effects of working from home. Working from home can have adverse effects on the performance of cognitive tasks, according to research by Dr Dainis Zegners of RSM. Dr. Zegners and his fellow researchers from…

    DeMorgen.be Monday, 2 November 2020
  • 'Online werken moet niet te gemakkelijk de norm worden'

    Article about the effects of working from home. Working from home can have adverse effects on the performance of cognitive tasks, according to research by Dr Dainis Zegners of RSM. Dr. Zegners and his fellow researchers from…

    HRpraktijk Monday, 2 November 2020
  • Thuiswerk blijkt minder geschikt voor mentaal zware taken

    Article about the effects of working from home. Working from home can have adverse effects on the performance of cognitive tasks, according to research by Dr Dainis Zegners of RSM. Dr. Zegners and his fellow researchers from…

    De Volkskrant Sunday, 1 November 2020
  • Thuiswerken blijkt minder geschikt voor déze taken

    Article about the effects of working from home. Working from home can have adverse effects on the performance of cognitive tasks, according to research by Dr Dainis Zegners of RSM. Dr. Zegners and his fellow researchers from…

    Libelle Sunday, 1 November 2020
  • 'THUISWERKEN MINDER GESCHIKT VOOR MENTAAL ZWARE TAKEN'

    Article about the effects of working from home. Working from home can have adverse effects on the performance of cognitive tasks, according to research by Dr Dainis Zegners of RSM. Dr. Zegners and his fellow researchers from…

    Linda.nl Sunday, 1 November 2020
  • Making the right move?

    Article about the effects of working from home. Working from home can have adverse effects on the performance of cognitive tasks, according to research by Dr Dainis Zegners of RSM. Dr. Zegners and his fellow researchers from…

    CCR Magazine Sunday, 1 November 2020
  • Leistungsfähigkeit des Gehirns in den vergangenen 125 Jahren gestiegen

    We all use our cognitive abilities every day to perceive and process information. We are doing better today than 100 years ago, as a new empirical study shows. But we have to come to terms with the fact that from around our…

    Fitbook Monday, 26 October 2020
  • Kognitive Leistungsfähigkeit - Fitter als unsere Vorfahren

    We all use our cognitive abilities every day to perceive and process information. We are doing better today than 100 years ago, as a new empirical study shows. But we have to come to terms with the fact that from around our…

    VBiO Tuesday, 20 October 2020
  • Zijn mentaal veeleisende taken thuis moeilijker uit te voeren?

    Article about the effects of working from home. Working from home can have adverse effects on the performance of cognitive tasks, according to research by Dr Dainis Zegners of RSM. Dr. Zegners and his fellow researchers from…

    Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam Monday, 19 October 2020
  • Productiviteit: cognitief lastige taak thuis moeilijker te doen

    Article about the effects of working from home. Working from home can have adverse effects on the performance of cognitive tasks, according to research by Dr Dainis Zegners of RSM. Dr. Zegners and his fellow researchers from…

    Chief Human Resources Officer Monday, 19 October 2020
  • Mentally demanding tasks are harder to handle at home

    A new study looking at skills in online chess tournaments from RSM, Erasmus University claims that working from home could be damaging for mentally demanding tasks. Working from home, whilst doing complicated tasks and detailed…

    Workplace Insight Friday, 16 October 2020
  • Hjemme godt, ude bedst

    Article about working from home in Denmark during the corona crisis. It adresses the negative consequences of working from home. Mentally demanding tasks are more difficult to handle at home than when you are physically…

    Weekendavisen Thursday, 17 September 2020

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Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam
Netherlands

Postal address

Postbus 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam
Netherlands

zegners@rsm.nl