This conceptual essay examines why Integral Sustainable Entrepreneurship (ISE) is an essential enabler for long-term value creation under conditions of ecological and societal constraints. Dominant shareholder-oriented economic models prioritize short-term financial performance and tend to overlook ecological …

In recent decades, after several family tragedies with fatal outcomes in the Netherlands, a critical attitude emerged towards the role of youth care that prompted refinements of procedures and guidelines. These measures partly aim to eliminate moral hesitancy among social workers, defined as hesitation …

‘Wat betekent het om spiritueel te leven in een tijd waarin mensen niet meer naar de kerk gaan, geen lid meer zijn van een gemeenschap, en zich overweldigd voelen door alomtegen-woordige oppervlakkige media?’ Jos van Remundt verkent deze vraag aan de hand van vele religieuze, spirituele en culturele …

In deze casestudy hebben studenten van vier verschillende opleidingen van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA), Faculteit Techniek, gewerkt aan een maatwerk advies voor drie bedrijven. Hierbij stond de ingroei van batterij elektrische voertuigen bij beperkte netcapaciteit centraal. Voor elk bedrijf zijn …

With a low-/no-emission zone coming into effect in Amsterdam city centre, Albert Heijn must switch to electric delivery vans to if it is to continue its grocery delivery service to customers’ doors. Albert Heijn intends to scale up to 750 delivery vans in the 4 large cities in the coming years [1], meaning …

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Influencer marketing has become a key element of modern brand communication. More and more companies rely on influencers to reach consumers on an emotional level. But how do individuals with different personality traits respond to such content – and how does this affect their purchasing behavior? This …

Manual crack inspection is labor-intensive and impractical at scale, prompting a shift toward AI-based segmentation methods. We present a novel crack segmentation model that leverages the Segment Anything Model 2 (SAM 2) through transfer learning to detect cracks on masonry surfaces. Unlike prior approaches …

Europe faces significant challenges in maintaining its aging infrastructure due to extreme weather events, fluctuating groundwater levels, and rising sustainability demands. Ensuring the safety and longevity of infrastructure is a critical priority, especially for public organizations responsible for …

While modern construction vehicles often come equipped with proprietary telematic systems, a substantial portion of the global construction fleet consists of older machines that lack any form of digital monitoring. The exact share is unknown, but in many companies, legacy equipment still plays a critical …