Education
Six years later, in 1974 in Eindhoven he also received his Doctor of Philosophy under Henk Feitsma and Albert Hanken, with the thesis entitled "Systeemleer en organisatiekunde" (System engineering and organizational studies).
Six years later, in 1974 in Eindhoven he also received his Doctor of Philosophy under Henk Feitsma and Albert Hanken, with the thesis entitled "Systeemleer en organisatiekunde" (System engineering and organizational studies).
Born in Eindhoven, De Leeuw started to study electrical engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology in 1962, and received his Msc in Electrical Engineering in 1968. De Leeuw started his academic career in 1974 as Assistant Professor at the department of Business Administration at the Technical University of Eindhoven, which was chaired by Bert Hulshof. In 1979 De Leeuw was appointed Professor of Business Administration at the University of Groningen next to Professor Maarten van Gils.
Together they founded and developed the study of Business Administration at the University of Groningen.
From 1983 to 1990 De Leeuw was also dean of the faculty. Among his Doctor of Philosophy students were Dirk Pieter van Donk, Nic J.T.A Kramer, Rubya Maduro, Bartjan Pennink, Henk West. Volberda, and January-Peter Vos.
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