This study explores how households interact with smart systems for energy usage, providing insights into the field's trends, themes and evolution through a bibliometric analysis of 547 relevant literature from 2015 to 2025. Our findings discover: (1) Research activity has grown over the past decade, …

New Virtual Care Centers (VCCs) within hospitals utilize information technology to remotely monitor and support patients with chronic diseases living at home. Nurses play a crucial role by providing remote coaching and guidance to help patients manage their conditions. Currently, there is a growing understanding …

Social entrepreneurs grow their enterprises while making do with what is at hand, which is the core principle of social bricolage. However, the extent to which social entrepreneurs enact social bricolage at different stages and how social bricolage is practiced in day-to-day operations in unexplored …

In het artikel "Sociale robots in de winkel: wat werkt, wat werkt niet, en wat brengt de toekomst?" (Nas et al., 2024) doen Ewout Nas, Tibert Verhagen, Stephanie van de Sanden, Jacqueline Arnoldy, Filip Otten en Koen Hindriks verslag van een tweejarig onderzoek in samenwerking met tien Nederlandse winkels …

Striving for positive GDP growth often comes at the expense of sustainability indicators, highlighting a crucial dilemma in modern economic development. This empirical study delves into the intricate relationship between sovereign sustainability indicators and GDP growth by using panel data that spans …

This research conducts a meticulous examination of the determinants influencing dividend payout dynamics among firms listed on the Korean Stock Exchange (KSE) from 1995 to 2021, a period characterized by profound economic fluctuations. By leveraging a dynamic panel data model and the Generalized Method …

This paper evaluates the impact of an online game-based financial education tool on students' financial literacy levels. By conducting a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) involving 2,220 students across four countries in a multi-country experimental setting, we demonstrate that the intervention significantly …

As the Arctic undergoes unprecedented environmental and climate transformations, an urgent call for inclusive governance and intergenerational leadership echoes across the circumpolar region. In January 2024, 29 Emerging Leaders from the Circumpolar Arctic and Subarctic gathered in Northern Norway ahead …

Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and augmented/virtual reality come with many ethical and societal questions. In order to develop applications based on these technologies responsibly, businesses, governments and knowledge institutions are increasingly working together, and sometimes …

In het artikel "Sociale robots op de winkelvloer: toegevoegde waarde?" (Verhagen et al., 2024) onderzochten Tibert Verhagen, Stephanie van de Sanden, Ewout Nas, Jacqueline Arnoldy, Filip Otten en Koen Hindriks hoe winkelmedewerkers de inzet van sociale robots ervaren. In zeventien Nederlandse winkels, …