Ardion Beldad currently works as an associate professor at the Ā University College Twente (UCT). Within UCT, he co-teaches social science courses in the first semester (Behavioural Science & Technology) and in the second semester (Innovation in Business and Society). Additionally, he is coordinating semester 5 (Exchange) and co-coordinating semester 6 (Capstone Project) of the program. He also teaches a master's course called 'Trust and Risk'.
His primary research interests include trust creation and maintenance, online privacy, crisis communication and management, adoption and use of new communication technologies, prosocial behavior, and ethical and sustainable consumption.
Expertise
Social Sciences
- Dutch
- Customer
- Crisis
- German
Computer Science
- Personal Data
- Influencing Factor
- Personal Information
Organisations
Publications
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2026
Introducing a framework for designing an interdisciplinary engineering curriculum: educating new engineers for complex sociotechnical challenges (2026)European journal of engineering education, 51(1), 192-209. Beldad, A. D. & Miedema, H. A. T.https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2025.2507243
2025
Navigating the Aftermath: Crisis Communication Strategies of Muslim Organizations in the Wake of Terror Attacks Conducted by Islamist Fundamentalists (2025)SAGE Open, 15(4). Hegner, S., Schilling, L., Beldad, A., Durmaz, E. & Hirschfeld, G.https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251405569Global flowers in the Lowlands: Exploring acculturation experiences of international students in Dutch Higher Education (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Aladegbaiye, A. T.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036566681
2024
Factors that play a role in international PhD candidatesā social experiences with inclusion and integration in an international learning environment: A narrative inquiry in a Dutch research university (2024)Research in Comparative and International Education, 19(3), 281-300. Aladegbaiye, A. T., de Jong, M. D. T., Beldad, A. D., Peters, G. M. & Cruz-Martinez, R. R.https://doi.org/10.1177/17454999241275851Not Our War: The Effects of Response Strategies and Message Frames From a Russian Association on the Publicās Attitude Toward Russians Living in Germany (2024)SAGE Open, 14(2). Schilling, L., Hegner, S., Beldad, A., Durmaz, E. & Hirschfeld, G.https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440241257982Let those with power speak: The effects of a CEO as a spokesperson and using a video channel during a product-harm crisis and a moral-harm crisis (2024)Journal of contingencies and crisis management, 32(1). Article e12503. Beldad, A. & von Rosenstiel, L.https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5973.12503
2023
āHoneymoonā acculturation orientation preferences of new international students: Influence of intercultural attitudes and intentions in an international learning environment (2023)Research in Comparative and International Education, 18(3), 441-464. Aladegbaiye, A. T., de Jong, M. D. T. & Beldad, A. D.https://doi.org/10.1177/17454999221150316A Few More Words for a Few More Cents: The Roles of Beneficiary and Message Frames during a Door-to-Door Donation Collection (2023)Journal of Nonprofit and Public Sector Marketing, 35(4). Beldad, A. D., Bax, I. L. & van Hoof, J.https://doi.org/10.1080/10495142.2022.2130494Enhancing Learning in Sparse Neural Networks: A Hebbian Learning Approach (2023)In BNAIC/BENELEARN 2023. de Ranitz, A., Beldad, A. D. & Mocanu, E.The roles of digital communication channel type and crisis response strategy during product recalls of varying levels of severity: investigating the effects on consumer trust and purchase intention (2023)International Journal of Business Continuity and Risk Management, 13(4), 408-432. Beldad, A. D. & Scholten, J.https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBCRM.2023.134493
2022
How International Studentsā Acculturation Motivation Develops over Time in an International Learning Environment: A Longitudinal Study (2022)Journal of International Students, 12(2), 510-530. Aladegbaiye, A. T., De Jong, M. D. T. & Beldad, A.https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v12i2.3642
2021
Emoticons are not for everyone: The role of congruence between hotel brand positioning strategies and communication style in enhancing customersā brand attitude and booking intention (2021)Tourism and Hospitality Research, 21(3), 317-329. Hegner, S. M., Lotze, C. & Beldad, A. D.https://doi.org/10.1177/1467358421993901Sustaining social capital online amidst social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic: web-based communities, their mitigating effects, and associated issues (2021)International journal of web based communities, 17(1), 35-52. Beldad, A. D.https://doi.org/10.1504/IJWBC.2021.112857Evaluating the Human Experience of Autonomous Boats with Immersive Virtual Reality (2021)Journal of Urban Technology, 28(3-4), 141-154. Venverloo, T., Duarte, F., Benson, T., Bitran, Q., Beldad, A. D., Alvarez, R. & Ratti, C.https://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2020.1802214
2020
A Steak for Supper if the Cow Did Not Suffer: Understanding the Mechanisms Behind Peopleās Intention to Purchase Animal Welfare-Friendly (AWF) Meat Products (2020)Journal of agricultural & environmental ethics, 33(3-6), 461-486. Beldad, A. D. & Hegner, S.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-020-09834-zThe Impact of Advertising Appeals on Consumersā Perception of an Advertisement for a Technical Product and the Moderating Roles of Endorser Type and Endorser Age (2020)In Marketing Opportunities and Challenges in a Changing Global Marketplace. AMSAC 2019 (pp. 189-199) (Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science). Springer. Skupin, K., Beldad, A. & Tempelman, M.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39165-2_85Different Shades of Greenwashing: Consumersā Reactions to Environmental Lies, Half-Lies, and Organizations Taking Credit for Following Legal Obligations (2020)Journal of business and technical communication, 34(1), 38-76. de Jong, M. D. T., Huluba, G. & Beldad, A. D.https://doi.org/10.1177/1050651919874105
2019
In Automatic We Trust: Investigating the Impact of Trust, Control, Personality Characteristics, and Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivations on the Acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles (2019)International journal of human-computer interaction, 35(19), 1769-1780. Hegner, S. M., Beldad, A. D. & Brunswick, G. J.https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2019.1572353Managing corporate social responsibility (CSR) together: The effects of stakeholder participation and third-party organization (TPO) endorsement on CSR initiative effectiveness (2019)Corporate Reputation Review, 23, 225-240. Beldad, A. D., Seijdel, C. T. & de Jong, M. D. T.https://doi.org/10.1057/s41299-019-00082-0Sealing oneās online wall off from outsiders: Determinants of the use of facebookās privacy settings among young dutch users (2019)In Censorship, Surveillance, and Privacy: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1367-1382). IGI Global. Beldad, A.https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7113-1.ch066
2018
Understanding the Intention to Write Reviews for Mobile Apps among German Users: Testing the Expanded Theory of Planned Behavior Using a Structural Equation Modeling Approach (2018)Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, 3, 301-311. Beldad, A. D. & Voutsas, C.https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-018-0063-5Determinants of Fair Trade Product Purchase Intention of Dutch Consumers According to the Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour: The Moderating Role of Gender (2018)Journal of consumer policy, 41(3), 191-210. Beldad, A. & Hegner, S.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10603-018-9384-1An experimental study into the effects of self-disclosure and crisis type on brand evaluations ā the mediating effect of blame attributions (2018)Journal of product and brand management, 27(5), 534-544. Hegner, S. M., Beldad, A. D. & Hulzink, R.https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBM-05-2017-1478Digital technology in health: assessing the use of geographic information systems technology in health sector organizations in Uganda (2018)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Winnie Nyemera, B.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036545761Because itās good for my feeling of self-worth: Testing the expanded theory of planned behavior to predict Greek usersā intention to review mobile apps (2018)In Social Computing and Social Media. Technologies and Analytics: 10th International Conference, SCSM 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018, Proceedings (pp. 126-136) (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 10914 LNCS). Springer. Voutsas, C., Beldad, A. & Tempelman, M.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91485-5_9
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