It is generally assumed that competition increases welfare. The main idea behind this assumption is that competition in a market is the best incentive mechanism to produce efficient market outcomes. This is good for social welfare and therefore stimulating competition is welfare increasing. According …

In our paper we want to investigate the question whether it will make sense for regions to compete for new high-tech industries to settle down in their region. The justification for giving subsidies is based on the general believe in politics that attracting high-technology firms will cause positive …

During the past decade there has been a huge increase in the number of internet users, this has among other things resulted in a high growth of online networks. Many network providers are trying to attract new members, the competition is fierce. Therefore the purpose of this study was to investigate …

The developments in the field of media, technology and business models are going faster and ensure that the publisher can choose from a wide range of publish possibilities. As well private as in practice the consumer changes its search-, read- and buying motive. Companies within but also outside the …

The purpose of this report is to investigate the industrial trade networks of Bulgaria for the manufacturing of machines, parts, tools and mechanical equipment. It was assigned by the marketing consultancy KommaNet in order to find out why its main client, the Dutch Centre for Promotion of Imports (CBI), …

Veel ruimtelijke vraagstukken, zoals volkshuisvesting en wateropslag, worden steeds vaker op regionaal niveau aangepakt. Planning en beleidsontwikkeling nemen echter veel tijd in beslag. Dit komt deels door gebrek aan ervaring, maar ook door het toenemend aantal partijen waarmee rekening moet worden …

This report explores the yachting sector of SXM, which to this day does not receive enough government attention and is not given the recognition that it deserves as a lucrative sector of the economy (Johnson, 2010). Therefore, the decision to research this topic came as a result of the Tourism Bureau's …

‘Design Competition World Sustainability centre Afsluitdijk’ Presentatie voor de lunchpresentatie Duurzaam Bouwen van 3 december 2009.

Tineke van der Schoor is onderzoeker bij het Kenniscentrum met als aandachtsgebied Duurzaam Bouwen. Als initiatiefnemer van het Duurzaamheidscentrum en als secretaris van de Stichting is zij nauw bij het project ‘Design Competition World Sustainability centre Afsluitdijk’ betrokken. De Stichting Duurzaamheidscentrum …

One needs three things to create a successful startup: to start with good people, to make something customers actually want, and to spend as little money as possible. Most startups that fail do it because they fail at one of these. A startup that does all three will probably succeed. (Graham, 2005) Five …