Sandra Groeneveld’s research and teaching focus on the human dimension of bureaucracy, with particular attention to leadership, diversity, and inclusion in public organizations. Her work shows that opening the ‘black box’ of organizational behaviour contributes to a deeper understanding of how government functions. To advance this research agenda, she has introduced and integrated key concepts and theories from social psychology and organizational sociology into the field of public administration. Professor Groeneveld’s emphasis on organizational behaviour has also led to methodological innovation, including diary studies and experimental research employing multi-level and within-person designs. Her research topics and approach require close collaboration with public sector practitioners. The Leiden Leadership Centre serves as a prominent example of this strong connection between academic research and public management practice.

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Sandra Groeneveld’s research and teaching focus on the human dimension of bureaucracy, with particular attention to leadership, diversity, and inclusion in public organizations. Her work shows that opening the ‘black box’ of organizational behaviour contributes to a deeper understanding of how government functions. To advance this research agenda, she has introduced and integrated key concepts and theories from social psychology and organizational sociology into the field of public administration.

Professor Groeneveld’s emphasis on organizational behaviour has also led to methodological innovation, including diary studies and experimental research employing multi-level and within-person designs. Her research topics and approach require close collaboration with public sector practitioners. The Leiden Leadership Centre serves as a prominent example of this strong connection between academic research and public management practice.

Since October 1, 2014, Sandra Groeneveld has been Professor of Public Management at the Institute of Public Administration at Leiden University. Before joining Leiden University, she held academic positions at Erasmus University Rotterdam, where she served as Assistant Professor and later as Associate Professor of Public Administration (2006–2014). From 2009 to 2013, she was also the Executive Director of the Netherlands Institute of Government (NIG), the national research school for Public Administration and Political Science in the Netherlands.

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