The third industrial revolution is often thought to be caused by the emergence of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology. There is an evolving digital ecosystem that in several ways parallels the early development of digital music formats for the consumer market. At the same time there are social …

This article extends the corporate social performance (CSP) model by studying the role of governance structures and governance systems in shaping corporate social responsibility. The authors argue that a governance perspective offers a fruitful research strategy both to study empirically how firms balance …

International partnerships are a mechanism for supporting the academic development of occupational therapy and promoting cultural competence. This case study describes the factors that have helped to sustain a post-qualifying programme implemented by five higher education institutions in Denmark, the …

The proposed bi-functional protective structure intended to have hydrophilic interior towards the skin surface and hydrophobic exterior for protection, ensuring fast transfer of moisture between body and external environment. The sandwich structure is prepared using 100% wool jersey and varieties of …

This paper reports on a multiple-case study of five participants in a school-university research network in a Dutch master's program. Outcomes indicate that use of existing network structures in master's programs is complex, but could be a promising avenue for creating succesful school-university networks …

In order to guarantee structural integrity of marine structures in an effective way, operators of these structures seek an affordable, simple and robust system for monitoring detected cracks. Such systems are not yet available and the authors took a challenge to research a possibility of developing such …

This article addresses the resource dependencies of voluntary sports club in two Rhineland welfare states with differences in their organizational arrangements of sports (e.g. the centralization of the Sport for All policy). On the basis of the VOCASPORT typology of sports policy systems and the resource …

De eisen die gesteld worden aan de dijken worden steeds strenger door vernieuwend onderzoek. Toch ging het in 1993 en 1995 met hoog water bijna mis. Na onderzoek bleek dat de dijken bijna doorbraken door piping. Bij piping stroomt water onder de dijk door en worden zandkorrels meegenomen. Hierdoor wordt …

Na de aanleg van een parkeergarage is wateroverlast ontstaan in Venlo. Om uitsluitsel te geven over de mogelijke invloeden van variabelen op het grondwater zijn deelvragen geformuleerd. Daarnaast is een beeld verkregen van geologie, hydrologie en de civieltechnische ontwikkelen in Venlo. De bestaande …

As the value of brands represents enormous amounts of money to companies, understanding how to influence what drives consumers in their brand selections and brand loyalties is a matter of great importance. The present study, conducted through an online survey amongst 410 students between 18 and 26, contributes …