Steven Dhondt
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RESEARCH AREA
My main focus is on the impacts of the newest technologies on organisational and work practice. At TNO, I coordinate the Smart Working-research programme, developing insights on the impacts of robotics and digitization on organisational practices. You can hear in the press a lot about the platform economy, cobotisation of industry and other new developments in the Dutch economy: most of this research is connected to the work of my team. In the past years, I have been closely following the blockchain developments in the fields of healthcare and education, linking to the blockchain initiatives (Techruption) of TNO. Smart Working means new practices in organisations and in society, building on smart systems and on smart employees. I see it as a challenge to find this connection. I also believe that workplace innovation is the only way forward to achieve this smart connection. Next to my research work, I also coordinated over the past four years the European learning network on Workplace Innovation (EUWIN) for the European Commission (DG GROW).
RECENT RESULTS
Major multi-annual projects:
- SBO Paradigms4.0 project (2018-2022; 2,3 million euros; main coordinator and writer of project). Cooperation of KU Leuven (CeSO, HIVA, Engineering), Antwerp Management School, TNO
- H2020 Beyond4.0 (2019-2023; 3 million euros; main coordinator and writer of project; now scientific coordinator). Cooperation with 8 major research groups in Europe (e.g. Prof. Marianna Mazzucato; IIPP London)
- NWO-Min I&W SHAREHOUSE project (2019-2023; 3 million euros; scientific coordinator of proposal). Cooperation between STC, Erasmus Universiteit, several Universities of Applied Sciences; 10 companies
Distinguished (re)presentations:
- 2017&: Named to the Scientific Council for the central Scientific Research Centre “Sozialforshungsstelle Dortmund der TU Dortmund” (sfs-TU Dortmund Germany)
- 2.2019: Invited as one of the three social sciences experts by DG Research&Innovation to participate in an expert discussion on Horizon Europe 2021-2017, Brussels.
- Invited by the Dutch government and the Government of Singapore as one of the 15 leading Dutch scientific and social representatives, for evening with Singaporese ministers and representatives (April 8th, 2019).
- 3-7-2019: Invited by the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union for a presentation to the High level Conference for Competitiveness (Helsinki Finland) about “Understanding new technology and work organisation. Workplace Innovation as a driving force for new technology adoption.”
PHD SUPERVISION
- Michiel Bal (SBO Paradigms4.0-project ; 4 year funding)
- Mirella Schrijvers (VP204 Future of Work + Funding Universiteit Utrecht)
- Frederik De Naeyer (Funding by Antwerp Management School; co-promotorship)
TOP PUBLICATIONS
- Dhondt S., Hermans K., Molema H., Boermans S., van der Klauw D., Vrijhoef H. (2017). Mechanisms of integrated care in Flanders: A bottom-up perspective. International Journal of Care Coordination, 20 (3), art.nr. 10.1177/2053434517734464, 87-97
- Dhondt, S., Vermeerbergen, L., & Van Hootegem, G. (2017). Evidence of Workplace Innovation from Organisational and Economic Studies. In P. R. A. Oeij, D. Rus & F. D. Pot (Eds.), Workplace Innovation: Theory, Research and Practice (pp. 79-94). Cham (Switzerland): Springer. Aligning Perspectives on Health, Safety and Well-Being.
- Dhondt, S. (2019) Blockchain as a necessary building block for Integrated Care ecosystems? In: Mohr, B., Dessers, E. Designing Integrated Care Ecosystems: a socio-technical perspective. Springer (2019; in press)