Lodewijk Constant (Lou) Van Beirendonck (born 1960) is a Belgian

organizational psychologist Industrial and organizational psychology (I-O psychology) "focuses the lens of psychological science on a key aspect of human life, namely, their work lives. In general, the goals of I-O psychology are to better understand and optimize the effec ...

management consultant Management consulting is the practice of providing consulting services to organizations to improve their performance or in any way to assist in achieving organizational objectives. Organizations may draw upon the services of management consultant ...

, and Associate Professor of

Human resource management Human resource management (HRM) is the strategic and coherent approach to the effective and efficient management of people in a company or organization such that they help their business gain a competitive advantage. It is designed to maximize e ...

at the

Antwerp Management School The Antwerp Management School () is the University of Antwerp's autonomous business school. It is located in the historical center of the city of Antwerp. The school offers eight full-time master programs and more than sixty short or long-term ex ...

, known for his work on competence management.

Biography

Van Beirendonck received his Master in Psychology in 1984 from the

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Belgium. Founded in 1425, it is the oldest university in Belgium and the oldest university in the Low Countries. In addition to its main camp ...

, his MBA in 1992 from the

University of Antwerp The University of Antwerp () is a major Belgian university located in the city of Antwerp. The official abbreviation is ''UAntwerp''. The University of Antwerp has about 20,000 students, which makes it the third-largest university in Flanders. ...

, ''HRM Basisboek 2006 HRM in perspectief''. Kluwer p. xii and his PhD in Organizational psychology in 2010 from the

Tilburg University Tilburg University is a Catholic research university specializing in the social and behavioral sciences, economics, law, business sciences, theology and humanities, located in Tilburg, Netherlands. Tilburg has a student population of about 19,1 ...

. Van Beirendonck started his academic career in 1990 as Executive Professor HRM at the Antwerp Management School, and was Executive Professor at the EHSAL Management School at the

Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (HUBrussel or HUB) was a Dutch language university founded in 2007. HUBrussel was the result of a merger between Brussels-based colleges European University College Brussels, Vlekho, HONIM and Catholic Universit ...

from 1990 to 2010. Since 2000 he has also been a visiting professor at the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School. Since 2010 he has been an associate professor of human resource management at the Antwerp Management School, and academic director of the master class ‘HR Management’.Wie is de eigenaar van kennis?
at gratton.hrsquare.be. Published 01.07.2011. Accessed 7 October 2013. Van Beirendonck has also been executive at the

Catholic University of Mechlin The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international instituti ...

from 2004 to 2010, and had started his own consultancy firm in 1988.

Selected publications

Books, a selection: * 1992. ''Dieptezicht in competentiemanagement. Integratie van een modernistische en postmodernistische visie.'' MBA thesis University of Antwerp * 2001. ''Competentiemanagement: the essence is human competence''. Acco, 2001. * 2004. ''Management des compétences: évaluation, développement et gestion''. De Boeck Supérieur. * 2010. ''Handboek HRM: competentiemanagement en arbeidsrecht.'' With Erik Henderickx, Ria Janvier, & Jeroen Lorré (2010). Leuven.

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