Christophe, Van Puymbroeck

My research interests include the development of intercultural competencies of both students and university staff and how intercultural competencies can be integrated into the curriculum, for instance, by putting in place internationalization at home programs (IaH), often in conjunction with student mobility programs.

I also conduct fundamental research on the expressions, antecedents, and consequences of covert forms of DEI efforts among employees of large public and private organizations. Under the influence of broader societal trends and developments towards more conservative attitudes towards DEI and diversity in general, some employees who would normally express their support for DEI efforts openly may instead engage in more covert forms of support (e.g., allegiance building with like-minded colleagues or quiet quitting). My research aims to explore the way these covert forms of support manifest themselves, which individual, group-level, and contextual factors predict covert employee responses to DEI efforts, and how they impact the workplace outcomes and experiences of minority groups.