The purpose of this thesis report was to focus on the difference in effectivity between social media and traditional marketing regarding the buying behaviour of Dutch youngsters (16-25) for contemporary fashion brands. The objective of the research was to examine whether there is actually a difference …

Over the past decades, Inconel 718 and titanium 6Al4V have established their roles as prefered material in the gas turbine industry. Production of complex parts with these alloys using conventional production however is time consuming and expensive. With AM fabrication of metals developing fast, the …

Over the last decade, social media platforms have transformed the hotel industry. Companies such as Facebook and Tripadvisor have changed how hotels attract and communicate with (potential) customers. The Paleis Hotel is a boutique hotel with 20 rooms situated in the city centre of The Hague. Currently, …

More than ten years ago, the European Union established the EU Counter Terrorism Strategy. The aim of the strategy was to ‘’combat terrorism globally while respecting human rights, and make Europe safer, allowing its citizens to live in an area of freedom, security and justice’’ (Council of the European …

This study is meant to elucidate the extent to which doping affairs among professional athletes’ impact consumers’ purchase intentions. The following research question has been formulated: “How do doping affairs within professional sports impact consumers’ purchase intentions of the sponsoring brands?” …

The purpose of this thesis is to document research conducted at The Hague University of Applied Sciences on the topic of European and Latin American Integration, more precisely the UNASUR. The central question to this research was: Is further integration of the UNASUR possible when applying the three …

The research sought to assess the impact of Operations Triton, Poseidon and Sophia on migrants seeking asylum in the EU, in terms of the risks associated with their journey and the prospect of finding asylum in the EU. It focussed on the period between 1 January 2015 and 14 September 2016, in which the …

‘De Verse Maaltijd’ is a leading company of different food concepts. The company is specialized in the preparation of fresh and healthy meals for different target groups. The new concept of De Verse Maaltijd, DinnerFresh, is a slightly different and very challenging. This concept offers fresh and healthy …

The European Union Solidarity Fund is a financial support instrument, which supports member states of the European Union and countries applying for accession with recovery costs after they were affected by a natural disaster. The Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 established the Fund in November 2002; it …

In 2015 a high number of refugees came into Europe illegally. The European Union faced remarkable pressure at its external borders. The refugee crisis has revealed that Frontex, the current European external border management agency, was not capable of effectively controlling the external borders of …