Outsourcing of business processes and information technology (IT) operations is an important trend in large and middle-sized organizations. However, outsourcing could affect the organization’s ability to align its IT with business strategy and operations. This article reports a qualitative study into …

This study proposes a systematic value chain approach to helping businesses identify and eliminate inefficiencies. The authors have developed a robust framework, which food-sector entrepreneurs can use to increase profitability of an existing business or to create new profitable opportunities. The value …

Presentation of a casus in the region of Westerkwartier where the gebiedscoöperatie Westerkwartier as a whole new business model focussed on regional resilience in the triple helix formalised with a substantial role of higher education in the so called field labs in the region. The regional authority …

Hoe kan bij Epcor B.V. door het vernieuwen van het Andonlight systeem de gebruiksvriendelijkheid verbeterd worden voor de key-users aan de hand van hun voorkeuren en welke data moet het systeem opslaan zodat deze geanalyseerd kan worden, zodat op de bevindingen die hieruit voortkomen geanticipeerd kan …

Multinational Enterprises (MNE) have various motivations for complying with human rights. Those motivations can be categorized into two distinct categories. The first of these entails benefits to the company, and are thus economic motivations. This group includes issues such as a stable business environment, …

Onderzoek mogelijkheden van gezamenlijke uitvoering en realisatie facilitaire pro-grammadoelstellingen binnen de Kenniscampus Ede. De onderzoeksvraag is op welke wijze de facilitaire voorzieningen een bijdrage kunnen leveren aan het behalen van de gezamenlijke programmadoelstellingen van de Kennis-campus …

This paper explores the integration of indicators that reflect the concepts of sustainability into business cases and business case evaluation methods. It is based on the observations that sustainability is one of the most important challenges of our time and that sustainable development requires change …

In the framework of the Organza project, an international seminar on coaching creative entrepreneurship was held on November 8 in Arnhem, the Netherlands. The main issue focused on the question to what extent coaching creative entrepreneurship is different from coaching ‘ordinary’ entrepreneurship. Our …

Avans University of Applied Sciences is redrafting its courses and curricula in view of sustainability. For chemical engineering in particular that implies a focus on 'green' and bio-based processes, products and energy. Avans is situated in the Southwest region of the Netherlands and specifically in …

The in-depth assessment of the situation of the European textile and clothing sector is composed by six independent reports with a close focus on key aspects useful to understand the dynamics and the development of the textile and clothing industry, drivers of change – most notably the impact of the …