Cees van Riel

Dutch organizational theorist

Cornelis Bernardus Maria (Cees) van Riel (born 15 June 1951) is a Dutch organizational theorist, consultant, and Professor of Corporate Communication at Rotterdam School of Management and Director of the Corporate Communication Centre at the Erasmus University, known for his work in the area of corporate communication and reputation management.2

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Born Jun 15, 1951.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedErasmus University Rotterdam3
  • Date not recordedRadboud University3

Career

Occupation: business theorist.6

From his academic research and studies, the most applied models are: RepTrak Model and RepTrak Alignment Monitor.

RepTrak model

The RepTrak Model is a tool that tracks 23 key performance indicators grouped around 7 reputation dimensions that research has proven to be effective in getting stakeholders to support the company. The beating heart of the RepTrak Model is the Pulse. The RepTrak Pulse measures the health of a company's overall reputation with consumers. The RepTrak Pulse score is based on four statements: the esteem, good feeling, trust, and admiration that consumers feel towards a company. The results of this study are published world-wide through Forbes.com as well as through local partners in the 27 countries included in the study.

Reputation Institute

Van Riel co-founded the Reputation Institute in 1997. This Institute has functioned as a private research and consulting organisation. Its mission is to advance knowledge about corporate reputation and help companies create economic value by implementing coherent reputing strategies.

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Personal life

  • CitizenshipKingdom of the Netherlands7

Awards

  • 2014Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau8 9