This introduction to the special issue makes the argument that, in order to understand journalistic production and consumption in an increasingly complex digital world, journalism studies must employ research designs that combine methods from different academic perspectives and disciplines. In particular, …

Quality of life serves a reference against which you can measure the various domains of your own life or that of other individuals, and that can change over time. This definition of the World Health Organization encompasses many elements of daily living, including features of the individual and the environment …

Deze rapportage bevat de resultaten van het onderzoek ‘5 jaar Bedrijveninvesteringszone in Nederland’,uitgevoerd door de Hogeschool van Amsterdam en Hogeschool Rotterdam in opdracht van Platform De Nieuwe Winkelstraat en Stad & Co in samenwerking met Provincie Noord-Holland. De opdracht is uitgevoerd …

Introduction The growing availability of data offers plenty of opportunities for data-driven innovation of business models. This certainly applies to interactive media companies. Interactive media companies are engaged in the development, provisioning, and exploitation of interactive media services and …

From the article: Though organizations are increasingly aware that the huge amounts of digital data that are being generated, both inside and outside the organization, offer many opportunities for service innovation, realizing the promise of big data is often not straightforward. Organizations are faced …

The potential of a ‘data-driven life’, together with the realization of Weiser’s vision of ‘the disappearing computer’ have been embraced by many. However, the increasing invisibility, virtuality and complexity of data systems also come with a variety of concerns, such as issues of sensemaking, ownership, …

Universities have become more engaged or entrepreneurial, forging deeper relations with society beyond the economic sphere. To foster, structure, and institutionalize a broader spectrum of engagement, new types of intermediary organizations are created, going beyond the “standard” technology transfer …

Companies use crowdsourcing to solve specific problems or to search for innovation. By using open innovation platforms, where community members propose ideas, companies can better serve customer needs. So far, it remains unclear which factors influence idea implementation in crowd sourcing context. With …

Trekt een hologram in de winkeletalagemeer dan alleen aandacht? Hologramtechnologie biedt retailers nieuwe mogelijkheden. Door sfeervolle elementen of producten op driedimensionale wijze te tonen, hoopt men niet alleen aandacht te trekken maar ook meer bezoekers en kopers aan te trekken. Maar werkt dit …