Before the start and during the first weeks of their first year, it has been observed by teachers that engineering students start with a high level of motivation, which often seems to decrease during the course of the first semesters. Such a decrease in motivation can be a main driver for students …

The complexity of Information Technology (IT) is increasing; so are customer expectations. Consequently it is not easy for especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to keep track of all IT-developments, let alone leverage them in business operations with the aim to satisfy increasingly demanding …

In the Netherlands, there has been much debate on the question whether elderly people over 70 who are tired of life and who consider their life to be completed, should have legal options to ask for assisted dying. So far there has been little research into the experiences of these elderly people. In …

Abstract Background. Fever in children is common and mostly caused by self-limiting infections. However, parents of febrile children often consult in general practice, in particular during out-of-hours care. To improve management, it is important to understand experiences of GPs managing these consultations. Objective. …

Fulltext via link. This article describes the perspective of newly started female Turkish and Moroccan Dutch professionals in social work and explores how they connect to the social work profession. Social work in the Netherlands attracts many of these young ‘new’ professionals. These second-generation …

Zelf gegenereerde gezondheidsinformatie speelt steeds vaker een rol in het zorgproces. Deze trend komt enerzijds door het gemak waarmee mensen zelf met wearables en apps data over zichzelf kunnen verzamelen. Anderzijds wordt deze trend door zorgverleners en de overheid gestimuleerd om de klinische observaties …

Receiving adequate support seems to be crucial to the success of self-management. Although different empirical studies sepa-rately examined patients’ preferences for self-management support(SMS), an overview is lacking.

This document contains the marketing plan for HealthCity The Hague. HealthCity The Hague is a premium fitness club in The Hague that offers many extra facilities to its members, such as child care, personal training, a swimming pool, and sauna facilities. The marketing plan is aimed at meeting the company’s …

The communicative competent professional from a managerial perspective. A qualitative exploration is input for curriculum development. Research indicates that the communicative performance of starting professionals does not always match managers' expectations, although managers rate communication as …

Lean Six Sigma is applied in a wide range of economic domains ranging from industry to services to healthcare. These are all domains that have markedly different structures. Recently a set of papers has appeared indicating that the successes in applying Lean Six Sigma to new domains such as government, …