Henk G. Sol
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Henk Gerard Sol is a Dutch
organizational theorist and Professor of Business Engineering
and ICT at Groningen University. His research focuses on the development of services enabled by ICT
, management information systems, decision enhancement and telematics
.
, Operations Research
and Information Systems
from the University of Groningen
. In 1982 here he also received a PhD on the subject of "Simulation in Information Systems Development".
From 1974 to 1984 Sol was assistant professor at the University of Groningen
, where he was involved in the development and control of a Masters Program in Information Systems within the School of Economics and Management Science. In 1984 he became professor of Information Systems Development at Delft University of Technology
(TU Delft), where he developed the Department of Information Systems to one of the leading Information Engineering Schools in Europe. In 1992 he became Professor of Systems Engineering
at Delft University of Technology.Since 2004 he is Professor of Business Engineering and ICT at Groningen University.
From 1992 to 1998 Sol was founding Dean of the new School for Engineering, Policy Analysis and Management at the TU Delft. He prepared the merger, in 1998, into the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM). From 1999 to 2004 he was appointed as Scientific Director of Delft Institute for Information technology in Systems Engineering (DITSE). From 2000 tot 2003 he was again Dean of the Faculty of Technology, Policy & Management.
From 2004 to 2008 he was founding Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Business at the University of Groningen
. He is also an external review at the MIT Portugal Program that was launched in October 2006
He serves or acts in editorial roles with journals as "Decision Support Systems", "Electronic Journal of E-commerce", "Organizational Science", "Communications of AIS" and "Information and Management". He is member of IFIP TC 8, W.G. 8.1, 8.2, 8.4 and one of the founding fathers of AIS as one of its first vice-presidents.
Sol has acted as a management consultant for several governments and large range of national and international organizations since 1972. He is chairman/member of the (Supervisory) Board of Directors of several companies, currently at Joh. Enschedé
BV, and Groningen Airport Eelde
NV.
He received the IFIP Outstanding Service Award as well as the IFIP Silver Core. In 2003 the TU Delft TPM Faculty initiated an annual Henk G. Sol Award for faculty members and PhD students for the best paper or publication, in honor of Prof. Henk Sol, who may be regarded as the "founding father" of TPM.
Netherlands
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organizational theorist and Professor of Business Engineering
Business engineering
Business Engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering that focuses on how complex businesses should be designed and managed.- Overview :...
and ICT at Groningen University. His research focuses on the development of services enabled by ICT
Information and communication technologies
Information and communications technology or information and communication technology, usually abbreviated as ICT, is often used as an extended synonym for information technology , but is usually a more general term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of...
, management information systems, decision enhancement and telematics
Telematics
Telematics typically is any integrated use of telecommunications and informatics, also known as ICT...
.
Biography
Henk Sol was born in 1951 near Groningen. In 1974 he received an M.A. in EconometricsEconometrics
Econometrics has been defined as "the application of mathematics and statistical methods to economic data" and described as the branch of economics "that aims to give empirical content to economic relations." More precisely, it is "the quantitative analysis of actual economic phenomena based on...
, Operations Research
Operations research
Operations research is an interdisciplinary mathematical science that focuses on the effective use of technology by organizations...
and Information Systems
Information systems
Information Systems is an academic/professional discipline bridging the business field and the well-defined computer science field that is evolving toward a new scientific area of study...
from the University of Groningen
University of Groningen
The University of Groningen , located in the city of Groningen, was founded in 1614. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands as well as one of its largest. Since its inception more than 100,000 students have graduated...
. In 1982 here he also received a PhD on the subject of "Simulation in Information Systems Development".
From 1974 to 1984 Sol was assistant professor at the University of Groningen
University of Groningen
The University of Groningen , located in the city of Groningen, was founded in 1614. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands as well as one of its largest. Since its inception more than 100,000 students have graduated...
, where he was involved in the development and control of a Masters Program in Information Systems within the School of Economics and Management Science. In 1984 he became professor of Information Systems Development at Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology , also known as TU Delft, is the largest and oldest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands...
(TU Delft), where he developed the Department of Information Systems to one of the leading Information Engineering Schools in Europe. In 1992 he became Professor of Systems Engineering
Systems engineering
Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering that focuses on how complex engineering projects should be designed and managed over the life cycle of the project. Issues such as logistics, the coordination of different teams, and automatic control of machinery become more...
at Delft University of Technology.Since 2004 he is Professor of Business Engineering and ICT at Groningen University.
From 1992 to 1998 Sol was founding Dean of the new School for Engineering, Policy Analysis and Management at the TU Delft. He prepared the merger, in 1998, into the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM). From 1999 to 2004 he was appointed as Scientific Director of Delft Institute for Information technology in Systems Engineering (DITSE). From 2000 tot 2003 he was again Dean of the Faculty of Technology, Policy & Management.
From 2004 to 2008 he was founding Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Business at the University of Groningen
University of Groningen
The University of Groningen , located in the city of Groningen, was founded in 1614. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands as well as one of its largest. Since its inception more than 100,000 students have graduated...
. He is also an external review at the MIT Portugal Program that was launched in October 2006
He serves or acts in editorial roles with journals as "Decision Support Systems", "Electronic Journal of E-commerce", "Organizational Science", "Communications of AIS" and "Information and Management". He is member of IFIP TC 8, W.G. 8.1, 8.2, 8.4 and one of the founding fathers of AIS as one of its first vice-presidents.
Sol has acted as a management consultant for several governments and large range of national and international organizations since 1972. He is chairman/member of the (Supervisory) Board of Directors of several companies, currently at Joh. Enschedé
Joh. Enschedé
Royal Joh. Enschedé is a printer of security documents, stamps and banknotes based in Haarlem, Netherlands. Joh. Enschedé specialises in print, media & security. The company hosts the Museum Enschedé and has branches in Amsterdam, Brussels and Haarlem....
BV, and Groningen Airport Eelde
Groningen Airport Eelde
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NV.
He received the IFIP Outstanding Service Award as well as the IFIP Silver Core. In 2003 the TU Delft TPM Faculty initiated an annual Henk G. Sol Award for faculty members and PhD students for the best paper or publication, in honor of Prof. Henk Sol, who may be regarded as the "founding father" of TPM.
Publications
He is a well-known author with a few hundred publications in the fields of ICT, management information systems, decision support systems and telematics. A selection:- 1982. Simulation in information systems development. Dissertation University of Groningen
- 1982. Information systems design methodologies : a comparative review : proceedings of the IFIP WG 8.1 Working Conference on Cooperative Review of Information Systems Design Methodologies, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 10-14 May 1982. Ed. with T. William OlleT. William OlleT. William Olle is a British computer scientist and consultant, and President of T. William Olle Associates, England.- Biography :Bill Olle received a M.Sc. degree in 1954 and a Ph.D...
and A.A. Verrijn Stuart. North-Holland. ISBN 0-444-86407-5 - 1987. Expert systems and artificial intelligence in decision support systems : proceedings of the second Mini Euroconference, Lunteren, The Netherlands, 17-20 November 1985. Ed. with Cees A.Th. Takkenberg and Pieter F. de Vries Robbé. Reidel. ISBN 90-277-2437-7
- 1991. Dynamic modelling of information systems I. Edited with Kees van Hee. North-Holland ISBN 0-444-88923-X
- 2008. Decision enhancement services : rehearsing the future for decisions that matter. With Peter G.W. Keen. IOS Press. ISBN 9781586038373
External links
- Prof. dr. Henk G. Sol at TU Delft
- Prof. dr. H.G. (Henk) Sol at University of Groningen