Bart Henssen

Bart is head of CenSE and research manager within the field of Business Administration at the Odisee University of Applied Sciences. As a manager, he coordinated various European, regional and local research projects, mainly in the field of entrepreneurship and sustainability. Bart is an expert in the field of research into family businesses, entrepreneurship and sustainable HRM practices. He also teaches HR and Family Business. Furthermore, he an affiliated researcher at the University of Jönköping in Sweden.

Education

Bart holds a PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Hasselt (Belgium) and a PhD in Economics & Business Administration from the University of Jyväskylä (Finland), a Masters in Human Resource Management and a Masters in Social Work and Social Welfare Studies .

Projects

Expertise 1: sustainable entrepreneurship

• Sustainable Human Resources Management
• Psychological ownership in family businesses
• Family businesses and the crisis
• International Program Sustainable Management

Expertise 2: digital & sharing economy

• Continuïteit van het familiebedrijf in tijden van digitalisering

Expertise 3: future-driven competences

• International Summer School Sustainable Management