This page hosts independent publication work: analyses, short essays, and references to external publications. The premise is evidence over opinion, and applicability over abstraction.
Additional publications follow post-thesis defence and during the doctoral research in preparation.
April 2026 · Rion Rijker
A short analysis of why governance programmes look robust on paper and fail in practice: the missing layer between structure and culture. Explanation of the five layers of the Rijker Governance Adoption Model and why the fifth layer, Integrity, is missing in most programmes.
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Speaking on request. Themes: sports integrity and governance, governance recovery in member organisations, cross-jurisdictional privacy, and AI governance in professional services. Notable panels and lectures are listed here with date and context, only where recording or mention is permitted.