Raymond Opdenakker
Department / Institute
RESEARCH PROFILE
Raymond Opdenakker is co-CEO of Bureau Lara. As University Lecturer, he is academically affiliated with Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), the Open University (The Netherlands), and the Radboud University. His research is in the field of design science research, virtual teams and (sustainable) business models (innovation).
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Raymond Opdenakker obtained his PhD at the Faculty of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). He also holds a MSc degree in work- and organisation psychology from the Open Universiteit, and a BA degree in Human Resource Management from the Hogeschool Zuyd in Sittard. After working as a Human Resource Manager at several organisations, he worked as an assistant professor at the Open Universiteit for four years. In 2000 he started Bureau Lara (www.bureaulara.nl), together with his wife. He has authored, most often with Carin Cuypers MSc MSc, up to 80 articles and eleven books on diverse business issues.
He was guest editor for the Brazilian Administrative Review concerning a special issue on Design Science Research (2018-2020).
He is topic editor for Sustainability (2020 - now)
He is an expert reviewer for several journals. See: publons.com/researcher/1702472/raymond-opdenakker/
Recent Publications
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Raymond J.G. Opdenakker
Overcoming process-related barriers in modular high-rise building projects
International Journal of Construction Management (2023) -
J.C.A. Többen,Raymond J.G. Opdenakker
Developing a Framework to Integrate Circularity into Construction Projects
Sustainability (2022) -
Albert Kampermann,Raymond J.G. Opdenakker,Beatrice van der Heijden,Joost Bücker
Intercultural Competencies for Fostering Technology-Mediated Collaboration in Developing Countries
Sustainability (2021) -
Raymond Opdenakker,Carin Cuypers
Effective virtual project teams
(2019) -
Raymond Opdenakker
Blockchain technology in commercial real estate transactions
Journal of Property Investment & Finance (2019)
Current Educational Activities
- Design science methodology and systems engineering
- Sustainability perspectives on product innovation
- Management of product development
- Marketing research and design methods
- Validation to sales (note: 3rd course)
- Design science methodology for business and product creation
- Design science methodology for managing innovation processes
Ancillary Activities
No ancillary activities