As a result of the scandal of the biggest social housing supplier "Vestia" in the non-profit rented sector in the Netherlands in 2012 a change is the steering mechanism was desired. The Dutch parliamentary survey committee suggested three possible "purer" alternatives for the current hybrid system, based …

he reorientation of the public sector along market lines has led to the paradigm of New Public Management (NPM): the assumption that the public sector can be improved by management principles and techniques traditionally associated with the private sector. However, market orientation has also become …

While in business and private settings the disruptive impact of advanced information communication technology (ICT) have already been felt, the legal sector is now starting to face great disruptions due to such ICTs. Bits and pieces of innovations in the legal sector have been emerging for some time, …

[Uit de inleiding:] Veel gezondheidsproblemen (bijvoorbeeld obesitas, luchtwegklachten, hart- en vaatziekten, diabetes en depressies) zijn effectiever aan te pakken als het ‘accounthoudend’ ministerie van VWS samenwerkt met andere ministeries, omdat bijvoorbeeld onderwijs, woon- en werkomstandigheden, …

The deep political and security crisis in Iraq can only be described as a failed SSR effort. Since the U.S. led invasion of 2003, became the Stabilization Force in Iraq (SFIR) responsible for the reformation of the Iraqi SS. The present Iraqi security circumstances show that since the last U.S. troops …

How can ST. by Olcay Gulsen become commercially successful in Hong Kong within two years? This question is the central research question in this final paper and reflects the ambition of ST. to become a big retail player in the fashion market of Hong Kong. ST. Studio (previously called Supertrash) is a …

Dutch households still appear to have no confidence in the financial sector. In the period of 2006 until 2009, public confidence in Dutch financial institutions fell sharply. In 2010, this somewhat rebounded, but since then remains substantially lower than before the start of the financial crisis. This …

Het onderzoek dat ten grondslag ligt aan dit artikel onderzoekt hoe de overheid markten reguleert voor (financiële) producten en diensten teneinde falen van de markt te voorkomen. Het behandelt specifiek EU Richtlijn 2014/57/EU betreffende strafrechtelijke sancties voor marktmisbruik en de implementatie …

Levien Nordeman takes a closer look at the notion of craft, as well as analog or “retro” media, and argues that the current fascination with craft, which is increasingly observable in both the cultural sector and the art academies, can be understood as a way of redefining our relationships with digital …