Did you ever wonder why, for example, despite investing of millions of research funding, there is still no clarity regarding the definitions of many (psychological or psychiatric) images such as Autistiform Spectrum Disorder, or ADHD? Could it be that, at least partly, the images consist of psychological …

The role and ethics of professionals in business and economics have been questioned, especially after the financial crisis of 2008. Some suggest a reorientation using concepts such as craftsmanship. In this article, I will explore professional practices within the context of behavioural theory and business …

Veel groeiende midden- en kleinbedrijven professionaliseren gedurende hun ontwikkeling verder op het gebied van control. Dit kan spanning opleveren, vooral wanneer deze gepaard gaat met het invoeren van targets, protocollen, regels en procedures, de zogenoemde hard controls. Juist dan zijn aanvullend …

Just like music and art education, technical education is very closely linked to practice in an ever changing world. Techniques come and go, sometimes at lightning speed. Especially at the level of secondary vocational education (level 2, 3 and 4) there are shortages in well trained craftsmen. Technical …

A colomn about Roger Waters, Rock Academies, technology and art education.

At the individual level we know that it can be very difficult to unlearn bad habits. For example, a once learned but non-optimal fingering on the piano is almost impossible to unlearn. The problem, as Dickens describes so beautifully in his famous Christmas Carol, is that we indeed make the chain we …

The temporal dimension of acceptance is under-researched in technology acceptance research. Yet, people’s perceptions on technology use may change over time when gaining user experiences. Our 6-month home study deploying an interactive robot provides insight into the long-term use of use interactive …

De verpleeghuiszorg zal in 2030 naar verwachting (bijna) alleen gericht zijn op cliënten met comorbiditeit, dit betreft voornamelijk psychogeriatrische aandoeningen waaronder dementie. Als gevolg hiervan veranderen de taken en benodigde expertise van zorgverleners en de eisen die worden gesteld aan de …

Presentatie tijdens Adaptation Futures 2018 te Kaapstad

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the history of the Dutch cooperative Rabobank to understand how the structure of an organisation determines how individual employees validate norms within that organisation. Design/methodology/approach: Data over an approximately 10-year period starting …