This report analysis the geography of the tech sector in Amsterdam, with a focus on scaleups. After a literature review, it contains a quantitative analysis, showing and mapping the spatial clustering of various types of tech companies cluster in the Amsterdam region. Then, based on interviews, we analyse …

The global industrial economy is still predominantly linear, working according to the take-make-waste principle. This has affected the planet to a concerning amount, which is why the European Union signed the Paris Agreement, committing to a 1,5 to 2 degree scenario of global warming. In order to achieve …

Dit onderzoek bekijkt het Planning & Control (P&C) proces van de Dienst Justitiële Inrichtingen (DJI). Er wordt hierbij gekeken naar het Planning & Control proces in samenhang met risicomanagement. De probleemstelling van dit onderzoek is: ‘’Hoe kan het huidige proces Planning & Control van DJI verbeterd …

The chapter analyses knowledge management paradigms for the understanding and prioritisation of risks (risk assessment), leading to decision- making amongst policy makers. Studies and approaches on knowledge-based risk assessment, and in general risk management, vary depending on perceptions of risk, …

Wie in de technische sector werkt ziet het gebeuren, Amsterdam is booming! Waar voorheen Amsterdam als -alfa-stad bekend stond, is er de laatste 5 jaar een explosieve groei in -beta-gerelateerde bedrijven. Dit bracht de stad in no-time naar de wereldwijde Top 5 van potentiele vestigingsklimaten voor …

Due to labour shortages it is a challenge to find skilled employees and many companies struggle to retain employees because of competing employers. In the Netherlands there are many international students and graduates who leave after receiving their degree. Therefore, this research aims to advise Dutch …

This thesis project has been carried out at VHL (Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences) and consists of three different parts; the first part is an experiment in which during 20 days of cultivation the optimum nitrate concentration for protein production in Ulva lactuca is sought. U. lactuca …

Lager geschoolde werknemers met een fysiek zwaar beroep zijn het meest kwetsbaar in het nieuwe pensioenstelsel. In deze studie is bij 306 lager geschoolde respondenten uit de logistieke sector in Limburg onderzocht welke werkkenmerken het doorwerkvermogen beïnvloeden. Aan de hand van het job demands-resources …

Amsterdam is known to be a cosmopolitan and multicultural city with multiple economic opportunities. Such context provides suitable legal, political and economic conditions where newly arrived migrants are introducing their business ideas. Migrant entrepreneurs are interacting with the economic ecosystem …