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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the next best time is today.
- Chinese proverb
Research profile
Boukje Huijben is an Assistant Professor in Sustainable Business Model Innovation (SBMI) in the Innovation, Technology Entrepreneurship and Marketing (ITEM) group of the department of Industrial Engineering of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Boukje is passionate about the development of new strategies for sustainable business, combining insights from different disciplines and working with academics as well as practitioners in the field of AgroFood, Energy and Logistics.She currently teaches a bachelor course (Green Business Models) as well as an Innovation Bootcamp in Entrepreneurship for PhD and PDEng students working in the field of smart cities. She also supervises bachelor and master theses in the field of sustainable business, involving students in various ongoing research projects.
Academic background
Boukje Huijben obtained her PhD at the department of Innovation Sciences of TU/e in 2015 focusing on the analysis of solar energy business models and entrepreneurial strategies for dealing with regulatory regimes. Additionally, she worked as a postdoc for the Strategic Area Energy (SAE) of TU/e researching business models for energy efficiency products and services, with a strong focus on the role of the end user. She also was a lecturer in the field of sustainability transitions and business models for students and professionals at TU/e and external, both national and international.
Boukje is a member of Foundation 'Het Groene Brein' (The Green Brain) which aims to connect scientists to companies in order to stimulate the transition towards a green and sustainable economy.
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Projects
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Supporting innovative SMEs by InnoEnergy
Romme, A. G. L. (., Huijben, J. C. C. M. (., Meijer, L. L. J., van Broeckhoven, B. & Sens, F.
15/11/16 → 14/11/20
Project: Research direct
Research output
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Business models for energy efficiency services: Four archetypes based on user-centeredness and dynamic capabilities
Huijben, J. C. C. M., Mourik, R. & Castaldi, C., 2020, (Accepted/In press) Business Models for Sustainable Transition. Wells, P., Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Aagaard, A. (eds.). London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Intermediating the energy transition across spatial boundaries: Cases of Sweden and Spain
Van Boxstael, A., Meijer, L. L. J., Huijben, J. C. C. M. B. & Romme, A. G. L., Sep 2020, In : Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 36, 9, p. 466-484 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Align, adapt or amplify: upscaling strategies for car sharing business models in Sydney, Australia
Meijer, L. L. J., Schipper, F. & Huijben, B., 1 Nov 2019, In : Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 33, p. 215-230 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Barriers and drivers for technology commercialization by SMEs in the Dutch sustainable energy sector
Meijer, L. L. J., Huijben, B., Van Boxstael, A. & Romme, A. G. L., 1 Sep 2019, In : Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 112, p. 114-126 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Innovation intermediaries in different contexts managing partnerships toward a sustainability transition
Meijer, L. L. J., Huijben, J. C. C. M. B., van Boxstael, A. & Romme, A. G. L. S., 2019, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
Prizes
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First Price Posters COMBURA conference on combustion technology
Huijben, J.C.C.M. (Boukje) (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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STW valorisation grant
Huijben, J.C.C.M. (Boukje) (Recipient), 2009
Prize: NWO › Take-off › Scientific
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Top 20 New Venture business plan competition, first round
Huijben, J.C.C.M. (Boukje) (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Other › Discipline related › Professional
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Winner Business Plan Competition New Venture 2010, round 1, category Industrial Goods
Huijben, J.C.C.M. (Boukje) (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Other › Discipline related › Professional
Activities
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Sustainability in business: research practice at TU/e. Webinar for the ‘Vereniging van Scheikundig Ingenieurs Eindhoven’ (VSI/e).
J.C.C.M. (Boukje) Huijben (Speaker)
7 Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
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Het Groene Brein (External organisation)
J.C.C.M. (Boukje) Huijben (Chair)
2016 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of network › Scientific
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International Sustainable Business Model Research Community (External organisation)
J.C.C.M. (Boukje) Huijben (Chair)
2016Activity: Membership types › Membership of network › Scientific
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IEA Task 25: Business models for a more effective market uptake of DSM energy services for SMEs and communities
R.M. Mourik (Organiser) & J.C.C.M. Huijben (Organiser)
Nov 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
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Jonge Professoren op het Podium
J.C.C.M. (Boukje) Huijben (Contributor)
24 Sep 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Popular
Courses
Press / Media
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Het Fairtrade-keurmerk: hoe eerlijk is het, en maakt het echt een verschil?
26/10/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities