Johannes (Hans) Strikwerda (born 3 December 1952, Naaldwijk)[1] is a Dutch organizational theorist, management consultant, and Professor of Business Administration at the University of Amsterdam, known for his work on implementation of shared services centers in the public sector,[2][3] and on the concept of multidimensional organizations.
[4][5] Strikwerda obtained his BA in applied mathematics at the University of Groningen in 1976, and in 1979 his MBA at the Inter-Faculty of Business Administration in Delft, now Rotterdam School of Management.
[6] In 1994 he obtained his PhD from the University of Tilburg with the thesis, entitled "Organisatie-advisering, Wetenschap en Pragmatisme" (Organizational consulting: science and pragmatism)" under supervision of John Rijsman.
In 1995 he started as founder the Nolan Norton Institute, a management consultancy firm, and in 1996 he was appointed Professor of Organization and Change at the University of Amsterdam.
"[3] Strikwerda (2005) had determined that with the introduction of shared services centers the "benefits of a divisional business organization are kept, but without the cost disadvantages.