Organisations are more and more aware of the need to really understand the motives, needs and desires of their guests in order to be hospitable. Offering food in a physical environment is a service which influences how people feel. The two (pilot) studies presented in this paper resulted in a first step …

Analyzing Innovation Performance in East Asia was created for the consideration of The Technopolicy Network (TPN) - regional innovation focused organization for its further expansion purposes. As the title indicates, The TPN's main interest area is East Asia. The paper's central question is: Which East-Asian …

Expectations are high with regards to smart home technology. In particular, smart home technology is expected to support or enable independent living by older adults. This raises the question: can smart home technology contribute to independent living, according to older adults themselves? This chapter …

One of a number of cities in The Netherlands, which attract a large international community, is Maastricht, the capital of The etherlands most southern Province. Maastricht is internationally, recognized as the European City which lies in the 'heart' of Europe, due to its proximity to both the German, …

The main purpose of the report was to find a solution to the problem of launching Fun Factory, a new event management company targeting individuals, into the Dutch market. The findings of the internal as well as external research has shown that Fun Factory, with its wide range of workshops, arrangements …

One needs three things to create a successful startup: to start with good people, to make something customers actually want, and to spend as little money as possible. Most startups that fail do it because they fail at one of these. A startup that does all three will probably succeed. (Graham, 2005) Five …

Human rights are considered to be very important throughout the world. Without the existence of or the respect for human rights, certain standards of living can not be guaranteed for individuals in our society and nor for specific communities or sub groups living in communities. The European Union (EU) …

In November 2006, SOMO published a report that criticised labour conditions in Nokia's factories in Asia. This report revealed conditions where workers work up to 72 hours a week with compulsory overtime, have insecure employment contracts and work in unsafe factories, where no or inadequate protection …

The multicultural society cannot be denied, because we experience this society on the street, in our neighborhoods, at schools, on public transport and at work in the Netherlands. However, for a couple of years this society is no longer truly accepted. Even a simple question as 'Do we live in a multicultural …

The severe shortage of donors is a major constraint facing European countries. In Europe more than 60,000 patients are on waiting lists for an organ transplantation. Because of the shortage of donated organs, every day almost ten people die in Europe while on the waiting list. But what are the causes …