De huidige trends en ontwikkelingen in de sector zorgen dat landbouwmechanisatiebedrijven, de leveranciers van machines en technieken voor agrarische bedrijven, voor uitdagingen komen te staan. Schaalvergroting zorgt voor grotere, maar vooral ook voor minder agrarische bedrijven. Minder klanten betekent …

Both research and practice acknowledge that an increasing number of business models are realized by multiple organizations in innovation ecosystems. Little research addresses how organizations develop these business models jointly over time and balance the tensions that occur from the divergent goals …

In the aviation sector, the variability in the appreciation of safety risk perception factors and responses to risk behaviours has not been sufficiently studied for engineers and technicians. Through a questionnaire survey, this study investigated differences amongst professionals and trainees across …

United Springs B.V. is een verenfabriek die uiterste precieze veren ontwikkelt in kleine als in grote aantallen met een hoge maat van nauwkeurigheid. Net zoals veel andere technische bedrijven ondervindt United Springs B.V. problemen met het werven van jonge technische baanzoekers. Zo is het aantal vacatures …

Social enterprises and government share the ultimate goal of solving societal problems, which provides a lot of potential for collaboration between the two parties. While the local government level is the most relevant for social enterprises, little research has been done on the relationship between …

In Noord-Nederland zijn sociale ondernemingen in opkomst, net als in de rest van Nederland. We hebben een eerste regionale verkenning van de aard en omvang van deze sector uitgevoerd. Hoe ziet de groep van sociale ondernemingen in deze regio er uit? Welke belemmeringen komen ze tegen en aan welke ondersteuning …

The current Western Economy can be described as an experience economy which is focused on creating unique experiences for consumers. When emotional value is added to the experience of a product or service, consumers are willing to pay a higher price for these types of experiences than for products without …

The purpose of the dissertation was to research how to increase the European Studies program international students’ enrollment by recommending through which information channels and what message content to promote abroad. Four topics were researched to give recommendations: I. International students’ …

Industrial Design Engineering [Open] Innovation (IDE) is a 3-year, English taught, VWO entry-level, undergraduate programme at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS). The IDE curriculum focuses on the fuzzy front end of (open) innovation, sustainable development, and impact in the implementation …

The future of the business sector for students in higher education is uncertain. The reasons for this are technological developments, the effects of globalisation and the shifting of business models (Brynjolfsson & McAfee, 2014; Helbing, 2014). The consequences of digitalisation and robotisation are …