This thesis was aimed to advice the management of a luxury travel consultancy agency on how to adapt a new luxury travel concept, which would reflect current perceptions of the notion of luxury in the Dutch market. The literature review and a pre-research showed that even though there exists a variety …

Today the role of the museum institution is often questioned and consumed by crises of meaning, funding, and relevance. Within the European context the economic crisis resulted in major budget-cuts in the public spending, which also affected artistic and cultural public funds. It has been thus increasingly …

Landverhuizen is een ingrijpende gebeurtenis waar door ontwikkelingswerkers en organisaties vaak nog te makkelijk over wordt gedacht. Bij landverhuizen veranderen mensen niet alleen van land, taal, cultuur, werk, klimaat, etcetera, er verandert voor de ontwikkelingswerker tevens veel op het relationele …

Vegetables, like fruits, are low in calories and fats but contain good amounts of vitamins and minerals. Apart from the nutritional values and health benefits, some vegetables are used in traditional and orthodox medicines. Vegetable and fruit consumption helps reduce micronutrient deficiency and prevent …

The purpose of this dissertation is to analyse purchase intention between citizens in the Netherlands with a Dutch or Chinese background between 18 and 60 years of age. Prior to this, it is necessary to investigate cultural differences by using the cultural dimensions of Hofstede. Cultural characteristics …

Post-structuralist theory has frequently been discarded because of its theoretical character, extremely pluralist approach and lack of problem-solving attitude (Edkins, 1999 ; Campbell, 2013 ; Harcourt, 2007). Indeed, the main claim of post-structuralism is that reality is a socially-constructed artefact which …

This thesis deals with the problem of students who do not always know how to fill in their leisure time. There is limited information on the behaviour of Dutch students in their leisure time. By researching their passion related behaviour I gained insight in the positive and negative points regarding …

This research was conducted on behalf of the education of ‘Management in Healthcare’ at the University of Applied Sciences Leiden. The study of ‘Management in Healthcare’ is an dual education that is intended for working healthcare professionals to a middle manager position in the healthcare and welfare …

BEDRIJF werd eind vorig jaar met een aantal problemen geconfronteerd die verband houden met de overeenkomst met haar opdrachtgeefster OPDRACHTGEVER en met de invoering van de Wet werk en zekerheid. Dit heeft tot gevolg dat BEDRIJF begin 2016 is overgestapt naar een uitzendconstructie. Met behulp van …

Voor de meeste organisaties is het van belang om hun marktaandeel te behouden en te vergroten. Om dit te bewerkstelligen dienen zij flexibel in te spelen op economische en technologische ontwikkelingen. Ook de afstudeerorganisatie merkt dat veranderingen in de economie hebben geleid tot structurele veranderingen …