Professors

Anand VAN ZELDEREN

Assistant Professor

Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Morality, Ownership, Emotions, Simulations

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Anand VAN ZELDEREN

Academy

Transformation

Research center

SKEMA Centre for Artificial Intelligence

Location

Paris

Discipline

Management & Organization

Anand van Zelderen is an Assistant Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Business at SKEMA Business School. His research examines the socio-emotional costs that surface when employees interact with autonomous AI agents. A pioneer in experimental management research, he is among the first to develop synthetic field studies, an approach that integrates AI and Virtual Reality to create lifelike organizational simulations that capture real behaviors while preserving experimental control. To democratize access to these tools, he founded the Openverse Open Science Initiative, an interdisciplinary collaboration of more than 70 scholars around the world. Through his research and education, Anand aims to shape a human-centric future of work where emerging technologies are integrated ethically, inclusively, and sustainably into organizations and society.

Education
2022
PHD, Business Economics, KU Leuven, Belgium
Experience
Full-time academic positions
Since 2025
Assistant Professor, SKEMA Business School, France
Other professional experiences
2022 - 2025
Post Doctoral Researcher, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Research grants, Awards and Honors
Awards and Honors
2025
Best Paper Award in OB Academy of Management 2025, Denmark
2025
Best Reviewer Award in OB Academy of Management 2025

Peer-reviewed journal articles

VAN ZELDEREN, A., MASTERS-WAAGE, T.C., DRIES, N., MENGES, J.I. and SANCHEZ, D.R. (2025). Simulating Virtual Organizations for Research: A Comparative Empirical Evaluation of Text-Based, Video, and Virtual Reality Video Vignettes. Organizational Research Methods, 28(3), pp. 457-486.
VAN ZELDEREN, A., DRIES, N. and MARESCAUX, E. (2025). The Paradox of Inclusion in Elite Workforce Differentiation Practices: Harnessing the Genius Effect. Journal of Management Studies, 62(4), pp. 1410-1449.
VAN ZELDEREN, A., DRIES, N. and MENGES, J. (2024). The curse of employee privilege: harnessing virtual reality technology to inhibit workplace envy. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 5.
VAN ZELDEREN, A., DRIES, N. and MARESCAUX, E. (2023). Talents Under Threat: The Anticipation of Being Ostracized by Non-Talents Drives Talent Turnover. Group and Organization Management.
SANCHEZ, D.R., VAN ZELDEREN, A., KAWASAKI, K. and TRINH, B. (2023). VR Technology in Organizational Management: Natural Disaster or Perfect Storm. The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 61(3).
VAN ZELDEREN, A., DRIES, N. and MARESCAUX, E. (2023). The war for talent: Hoe je de top 2 procent van je werknemers kan bevoordelen en toch iedereen tevreden houdt. Tijdschrift voor HRM, 26(2), pp. 1-20.
SANCHEZ, D.R., WEINER, E. and VAN ZELDEREN, A. (2022). Virtual reality assessments (VRAs): Exploring the reliability and validity of evaluations in VR. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 30(1), pp. 103-125.

Conference proceedings

VAN ZELDEREN, A., MAGNI, F. and MENGES, J. (2025). Crediting AI to enhance job satisfaction: AI assistants as distinct organizational performers. Academy of Management Proceedings.