BACKGROUND
Born July 4, 1967, Breda, The Netherlands

Master's
Utrecht University, Dept. of Mathematics, Spring 1991
Mathematics/Game theory (minor: econometrics/economics)
Supervision: Prof. dr. E. Balder

Doctorate
Utrecht University, Dept. of Sociology, May 28, 1996
Supervision: Prof. dr. W. Raub, dr. H. M. Weesie, Prof. Dr. T. A. B. Snijders
"Trust and commitments", Judicium: Cum Laude postscript version

PUBLICATIONS

International publications (refereed journals + refereed edited volumes) + working papers

Gerrit Rooks, Chris Snijders, and Geert Duysters. Ties that tear apart. The effect of degree centrality on the hazard of dissolution of strategic technology alliances <under review>

Uwe Matzat, Chris Snijders, and Wouter van der Horst. The effect of progress indicators on survey compliance. <under review>

Vincent Buskens, Chris Snijders, and Jeroen Weesie. Effects of network characteristics on reaching the payoff-dominant equilibrium in coordination games: A simulation study. <under review>

Marcel van Assen and Chris Snijders. The effect of nonlinear utility on behavior in repeated Prisoner's Dilemmas. <under review>

Marcel van Assen, Chris Snijders, Jeroen Weesie (2006) Behavior in Repeated Prisoner’s Dilemma Games with Shifted Outcomes Analyzed with a Statistical Learning Model. Journal of Mathematical Sociology, 30: 159-180. pdf

Dirk-Jan F. Kamann, Chris Snijders, Frits Tazelaar, Derk Th. Welling (2006) The ties that bind: Buyer-supplier relations in the construction industry. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 12:28-38. pdf

Chris Snijders and Frits Tazelaar (2005) Five counter-intuitive findings in IT-purchasing. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 11:83-96. pdf

Chris Snijders and Richard Zijdeman (2004). Reputation and Internet auctions: eBay and beyond. Analyse+Kritik, 26:158-184. pdf

Snijders, Chris and Frits Tazelaar (2004). The myth of purchasing professionals' expertise. More evidence on whether computers can make better procurement decisions. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 10: 211-222. pdf

Rooks, Gerrit and Chris Snijders (2004). Een hernieuwde kijk op dispuutpiramides. Reprinted from: Recht der Werkelijkheid , 20, 31-42.

Snijders, Chris, Frits Tazelaar, and Ronald Batenburg (2003) Electronic decision support for procurement management. Evidence on whether computers can make better procurement decisions. Journal of purchasing and supply management, 9: 191-198. pdf

Snijders, Chris and Vincent Buskens (2001) How to convince someone that you can be trusted? The role of hostages. Journal of Mathematical Sociology 25 (4): 355-383.

Snijders, Chris and Gideon Keren (2001) Do you trust? Whom do you trust? When do you trust? In: S.R. Thye, E.J. Lawler, M.W. Macy and H.A. Walker (eds.), Advances in Group Processes 18. Amsterdam: JAI, Elsevier Science, 129-160. pdf (not original)

Gerrit Rooks and Chris Snijders (2001) The purchase of IT-products by Dutch SMEs: A quantitative study. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 37: 34-42.

Batenburg, Ronald S., Werner Raub and Chris Snijders (2000) Vertrauen und Verträge: Eine empirisch-theoretische Analyse der Effekte "sozialer Einbettung" auf die Steuerung wirtschaftlicher Transaktionen durch Normen und Institutionen. In: Regina Metze, Kurt Mühler and Karl-Dieter Opp (eds.), Normen und Institutionen: Entstehung und Wirkungen, Leipzig: Leipziger Universitätsverlag, 385-413.

Snijders, Chris and Gideon Keren (1999) Determinants of trust. In David V. Budescu, Ido Erev and Rami Zwick (eds.), Games and Human Behavior. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 355-385.

Raub, Werner and Chris Snijders (1998) A reluctant match: Models for the analysis of trust in durable two party relations. In: C. Castelfranchi and Y.-H. Tan (eds.), Trust and Deception in Virtual Societies, Amsterdam: Kluwer 2001, 195-220.

Snijders, Chris and Werner Raub (1998) Revolution and risk: Paradoxical consequences of risk aversion in interdependent situations. Rationality and Society 10: 405-425.

Buskens, Vincent and Chris Snijders (1997) Individual Heuristics and the Dynamics of Cooperation in Large Groups: Additional Results Using Analytical Methods. Psychological Review, 104: 792-800.

Raub, Werner and Chris Snijders (1997) Gains, losses, and cooperation in social dilemmas and collective action: The effects of risk preferences. Journal of Mathematical Sociology 22: 263-302.

Snijders, Chris and Werner Raub (1996) Does 'The motivating power of loss' exist? An experimental test of the effect of losses on cooperation. In Wim B.G. Liebrand and David M. Messick (eds.), Frontiers in Social Dilemmas Research, Berlin: Springer Verlag, 205-214.

Snijders, Chris (1995) Axiomatization of the nucleolus. Mathematics of Operations Research 20 (1995): 189-196.

National publications(refereed journals)

Batenburg, Ronald, Werner Raub and Chris Snijders (2000) Vertrouwen is goed, contracteren is beter? Een onderzoek naar het management van transacties tussen afnemers en leveranciers. Mens en Maatschappij 76: 121-142.

Books (international / edited volumes)

Vincent Buskens, Werner Raub and Chris Snijders (2003; eds.), The Governance of Relations in Markets and Organizations, Forthcoming as special volume of Research in the Sociology of Organizations. JAI Press: Elsevier Science.

Snijders, Chris (1996) Trust and Commitments. Amsterdam: Thela Thesis.

Books (Dutch / edited volumes)

Frits Tazelaar and Chris Snijders (eds.), Samenwerking tussen inkoper en leverancier: het management van inkooptransacties. (Cooperation between buyer and supplier: The management of purchase-transactions), Zoetermeer: Nederlandse Vereniging voor Inkoopmanagement 2000.

Other

Assen, Marcel van and Chris Snijders (2000) Effects of risk preferences in social dilemma's: A game-theoretical analyses and evidence from two experiments. To appear in: D. V. Budescu, I. Erev, and R. Zwig, Games and human behavior. To be published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc..

Werner Raub, Chris Snijders, and Jeroen Weesie (2001; eds.) Solidarity in social relations: Theory-guided empirical studies. Special issue of the Journal of Mathematical Sociology 25(4) 2001. Special issue editor.

Batenburg, Ronald, Werner Raub, and Chris Snijders (2000) Trust and contracting in buyer-supplier relations: An empirical study of temporal embeddedness effects. In: Jeroen Weesie and Werner Raub (eds.), The Management of Durable Relations, Amsterdam: ThelaThesis. Contribution to book.

Snijders, Chris (2000) Trust via hostage posting. In: Jeroen Weesie and Werner Raub (eds.), The Management of Durable Relations, Amsterdam: ThelaThesis. Contribution to book.

Snijders, Chris, Boris Blumberg and Frits Tazelaar (2000) Experimenteel onderzoek: vertrouwen en samenwerking. In: Frits Tazelaar and Chris Snijders (eds.), Samenwerking tussen inkoper en leverancier: het management van inkooptransacties. Zoetermeer: Nederlandse Vereniging voor Inkoopmanagement, 33-44. Contribution to Dutch book.

Snijders, Chris and Jeroen Weesie (1999) Sociale oriëntaties, tijdspreferenties en de stabiliteit van relaties. In: Matthijs Kalmijn, Wim Bernasco and Jeroen Weesie (eds.), Huwelijks- en samenwoonrelaties in Nederland: De organisatie van afhankelijkheid, Assen: Van Gorcum 1999, 209-226. Contribution to Dutch book.
 

Working papers

Snijders, Chris and Gideon Keren. Trust is in the eye of the beholder: The effect of physical appearance on trust. ISCORE paper, 10pp. Utrecht University.

Snijders, Chris and Frits Tazelaar (2000) Bedrijfsverschillen in transactiemanagement. ISCORE paper, 20pp. Utrecht University.

Keren, Gideon and Chris Snijders. Trust and reciprocity. ISCORE paper, 22pp. Utrecht University.