Hans Heerkens

Assistant Professor

University of Twente

Netherlands

Professional Summary

Education: Public Administration at Twente University, graduated in 1985. Subject of thesis: a new instrument to assist organizations who are concerned with entrepreneurs with setting up their own business. Ph.D. in 2003. Title of Ph.D. thesis: ‘Modeling importance assessment processes in non-routine decision problems’. Subject: the way in which decision-makers weigh the importance of attributes in one-off capital investments decisions (like the acquisition of production equipment)..Work experience:• 1985-present: Diverse functions at the School of Business, Public Administration and Technology of the University of Twente (4 days per week). Areas of interest:• decision processes (psychological and organizational perspective);• methodology of research and problem solving;• the aerospace industry.• 1985-present: One of the editors of the largest independent Dutch aviation magazine: Piloot & Vliegtuig (Pilot & Airplane), formerly Luchtvaartwereld (Aviation World).• 1990-present: Consulting activities for, amongst others, the Dutch Civil Aviation Authority and TNO (Dutch Institute for Applied Physics Research).• 1985-1988: writing course material on policymaking for the Dutch Open University (1 day per week).6. Membership of professional organizations• Member of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics• Member of the Dutch Association for Aerospace Technology• Member of the Association for Public Administration of the University of Twente.Some key international publications Heerkens, J.M.G. (1988). The Problem-Solving format and the case-format as integrating tools for the development and implementation of cases, CASE Method Research and Application: An International Forum. In -- (Ed.), Case Method Research and Application: An Int. Forum. (pp. 485-494). Waltham MA, USA. Heerkens, J.M.G. (1999). Closing the transatlantic technology gap. Interavia: business and technology, 20-21, issn. 1423-3215. Heerkens, J.M.G. (1999). Dutch industry in holding pattern. Interavia: business and technology, 54(632), 24-26, issn. 1423-3215. Heerkens, J.M.G. & Ulijn, J.M. (2000). Fokker, a clash of culture (gepubliceerd in 1999). Journal of enterprising culture, 7(3), 269-297, issn. 0218-4958. Heerkens, J.M.G. (2000). Europe's way forward in R&D. Interavia: business and technology, 15-17, issn. 1423-3215. Heerkens, J.M.G. (2000). Joint Strike Fighter fit for duty in Europe? Interavia: business and technology, 55(640), 17-19, issn. 1423-3215. Heerkens, J.M.G. (2001). A virtual future. Interavia: business and technology, 56(651), 40-41, issn. 1423-3215. Heerkens, J.M.G. (2001). Safety by design. Interavia. Interavia: business and technology, 656(56), 45-47, issn. 1423-3215. Heerkens, J.M.G. (2002). Design by simulation. Interavia: business and technology, 57(665), 24-26, issn. 1423-3215. Heerkens, J.M.G. (2002). Simulation is in the air. Interavia: business and technology, 57(663), 18-20, issn. 1423-3215.Heerkens, J.M.G. & Van der Heijden, B.I.J.M. (2003). On importance assessment and exopertisein non-routine decisions; an exploratory study on the cognition of weighting processes of capital goods’ attributes. International Journal of Management and Decision Making, 3(3-4), 370-398, ISBN 90-365-1992-6Heerkens, J.M.G. (2003). Miodeling importance assessment processes in non-routine decision problems. Enschede, University of Twente.Wieringa, R.J. & Heerkens, J.M.G. (2004). Evaluating the structure of research papers: A case study. Technical paper presented at the Second International Workshop on Comparative Evaluation in Requirements Engineering (CERE’04), September 7, Kyoto, Japan.Wieringa, Roel & Heerkens, Hans (2005). Evaluating the structure of research papers; a case study. In: Gervasi, Vincenzo, et al. Proceedings of the second international workshopon comparative evaluation in requirements engineering. Sydney: Faculty of Information Technology, University of Technology. ISBN: 1-86365-866-1Heerkens, Hans & Heijden, Beate van der (2005). On a tool analysing cognitive processes using exploratory think-aloud experiments. In: International Journal of Human Resources Development and management, vol. 5 No. 3, pp 240-283. Olney: Inderscience. ISBN: 1462-4621. Wieringa, R.J., & Heerkens, J.M.G. (2006). The methodological soundness of requirements engineering papers: a conceptual framework and two case studies. Requirements engineering, (ISSN 0947-3602), 11(4), 295-307. Heerkens, H (2006). Assessing the importance of factors determining decision-making by actors involved in innovation processes. Creativity and Innovation Management, (ISSN 0963-1690) 15(4)385-399.Norde, C. & Heerkens, J.M.G. (2007). The influence of expertise on the assessment of the importance of decision attributes. Conference of the Working Community of Researchers in Labour and Organizational Psychology (Werkgemeenschap van Onderzoekers in de Arbeids- en Organisatiepsychologie), Enschede, Netherlands, 23 November 2007.Wieringa, R.J. & Heerkens, J.M.G. (2007). Designing requirements engineering research. In Workshop on Comparative Evaluation in Requirements Engineering (CERE'07) (pp. 36-48). Los Alamitos: IEEE Computer Society Press.Steenhuis, H.J., Bruijn, E.J. de & Heerkens, J.M.G. (2007). Technology transfer and catch-up; Lessons from the commercial aircraft industry. International journal of technology transfer and commercialisation, 6(2/3/4), 250-278.Wieringa, R.J. & Heerkens, J.M.G. (2008). Design Science, Engineering Science and Requirements Engineering. In Proceedings of the 16th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (pp. 310-313). Los Alamitos, USA: IEEE Computer Society.Heerkens, J.M.G. (2008). Regional Airports: Quality versus Quantity. In D. de Jong, B. Kaashoek & W.J. Zondag (Eds.), Blue Skies or Storm Clouds, Essays on Public Policy & Air Transport (Airlines Magazine Foundation) (pp. 123-130). ScienceGuide.Heerkens, J.M.G. (2008). 'Alders Table' Offers no Solution for Noise Pollution at Schiphol Airport. Aerlines magazine.Heerkens, J.M.G., De Bruijn, E.J. & Steenhuis, H.J. (2010). Common factors in the withdrawal of European aircraft manufacturers from the regional aircraft market. Technology analysis & strategic management, 22(1), 65-80.

Skills

Specialization

Aviation, Decision Theory, Management