Henk van Dongen
Henricus Joannes (Henk) van Dongen (May 9, 1936 in
Biography
Van Dongen studied psychology in
The 1960s was the period of
As professor of social and organizational psychology, van Dongen's main focus was the social implications of technological change. In the late 1970s he conducted a study of the social and cultural consequences of information technology for the Rathenau Commission formed by Prime Minister Den Uyl. During this period he started a lifelong exchange with American academic Abbe Mowshowitz.
He was active not only in academia but advised a range of public and private organizations (especially in the transport, infrastructure, banking and pharmacy sectors), e.g.,
Henk van Dongen was married to Fieke van Dongen, and has three daughters and nine grandchildren.
Work
In the Dutch context Henk van Dongen influenced several generations of students and practitioners in the field of management. His insights on
Qualitative Research
The work of van Dongen is characterized by a radical rejection of
Moreover, his view on ethics was predicated on the idea that rules or principles of conduct should encourage diversity and support a process of negotiation among contending parties. For this reason he emphasized the need to formulate ethical guidelines in the negative (as statements of the form “you ought not …”), and firmly rejected any form of idolatry, insisting that each individual take responsibility for his or her actions.
Van Dongen introduced the work of
Publications
Van Dongen authored and co-authored many publications in the field of management.[4] A selection:
- H.J. van Dongen, Sociaal-psychologische variabelen en het inzenden van ideeen (Social psychological variables and the injection of ideas). Leiden. Stenfert Kroese, 1969
- H.J. van Dongen, Technology assessment en sociale rationaliteit (Technology assessment and social rationality). Oratie. Delft: Interuniversitair Instituut Bedrijfskunde, 1979
- H.J. van Dongen, Some notions on Social Integration and Steering. In ’t Veld et al. Autopoiesis and Configuration Theory: New Approaches to Societal Steering. Dordrecht. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991
- H.J. van Dongen, The End of Great Narratives on Organizational Theory. In: H. Van Driel (ed.) Ontwikkeling van het bedrijfskundig denken en doen: een Rotterdams perspectief (Development of business thought and action: a Rotterdam perspective), 1993
- H.J. van Dongen, W.A.M. de Laat & A.J.J.A Maas, Een kwestie van verschil:conflicthantering en onderhandeling in een configuratieve integratietheorie (A question of difference: conflict management and negotiation in a configurational integration theory), Delft: Eburon, 1996
References
- ^ Jennifer Nias, Susan Groundwater-Smith (1988) The Enquiring Teacher: Supporting and Sustaining Teacher Research. acknowledge: "The idea of negative values had been developed in organizational psychology by Professor Henk van Dongen..."
- ^ Wilfred Verweij (2011) Ordebewakers en ordeverstoorders. p. 77
- ^ Abma, T. A. "Stakeholder conflict: a case study." Evaluation and Program Planning 23.2 (2000): 199-210.
- ^ H.J. van Dongen at Google Scholar.