Professor Jean Van Hoegaerden
Jean joined Ashridge in 1995 where he teaches on the MBA programme. He is also a Visiting Professor at Gordon Institute of Business Science, Johannesburg. His recent research is situated in global mindset and decision making.
Areas of Specialisation
Jean specialises in international management, different aspects of this are: Leadership and Organisational Change, and Cross Cultural Management and Globalisation. Jean is particularly interested in integrating strategy and leadership within an international context.
Client Organisations
Jean has consulted to numerous firms in most parts of the world, and has taught executive courses in North and Latin America, Europe, Singapore, South Africa, Australia and the Middle and Far East. As a Client Director he develops and delivers management development programmes for international clients including Rexam, VNU, Volvo, TetraPak, Kappapacaging, Rockwell Automation, Electrolux, ICL, Credit Agricole Indosuez and Perstorp.
Career Background
Jean has consulted for numerous firms in Europe, and has taught executive courses in North America, Europe, Singapore, and the Middle East. His business and academic experience is founded upon his role as Human Resources Manager and then Management Development Manager at Honeywell.
He has also worked for a Swedish consultancy group focusing on recruitment, assessment and coaching for clients in various business sectors and across many countries. His early career was spent as research assistant with the Centre for Organisational and Personnel Psychology in Belgium.
Jean speaks regularly at in-company conferences around topics such as leadership, change and cross cultural differences. He also teaches at Gordon Institute of Business science in Johannesburg and the Hong Kong University of science and technology.
His current responsibilities are mainly in developing and delivering management development programmes for International clients.
Qualifications and Publications
Jean has experience in outdoor training, group dynamics and teambuilding, and organisational culture. He has a master’s degree in organisational and personnel psychology and has completed courses at Thunderbird, Harvard University and at Tuck School of Business.
Publications include: Letting Go, Directions – The Ashridge Journal, Sense and Sensitivity, Directions – The Ashridge Journal, Cross Cultural Differences, Ashridge Learning Resource Centre Learning Guides.
