Social Media lijken, bij uitstek, media om te inspireren en te innoveren. Echter, in de eerste plaats zijn Social Media als Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Hyves en LinkedIn geschikt voor het onderhouden van relaties. De conversatie staat centraal. Politici kunnen zich open stellen voor dialoog met de burger. …

Doing business in the network economy.Presentation held during the Final Seminar of the project Innovation Export Clubs northern Netherlands, Groningen at 28-02-2011.Presentation about the impact of the internet on (international) business. Threats and opportunities.

Ypsilon is een vereniging opgericht door familieleden bedoeld voor familieleden en betrokkenen van mensen met psychoses of schizofrenie of. Ypsilon streeft ernaar de naastbetrokkenen en patiënt sterk, weerbaar en zelfbewust te maken. De organisatie bestaat uit een groot aantal leden, dit zijn voornamelijk …

The level of work engagement is an important aspect of organizational culture. In this empirical study the relation between engagement and experienced professionalism of probation officers is investigated. Starting from ideal-typical theories on professionalism, a psychometric instrument for measuring …

In de aanloop naar de Tweede Kamerverkiezingen in Nederland van 2010 is er veel gesproken in de pers over het gebruik van social media door politici. Dit onderzoek van het Saxion Kenniscentrum Design en Technologie houdt zich specifiek bezig met het thema social media en de impact op de Tweede Kamerverkiezingen. …

The main objective of this report is to analyse and inform about international labour mobility, particularly within Europe, from the perspective of the Dutch Health and Social Care Sector. The report starts by describing the introduction of a new care system in The Netherlands. The government does not …

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the impact of an amputation and of phantom pain on the subjective well-being of amputees. Sixteen lower-limb amputees were interviewed. A semi-structured interview and two Visual Analogue Scales were used. To interpret the results, a new socio-medical …

The objective of this study is to illuminate the effects of intensive aid on the self-reliance and independence of single mothers, and to show what is and what can be done to improve the empowerment of this group. Firstly the paper focuses on the effects of intensive social aid on the self-reliance and …

The gradual aging of western society during the twentieth century, including its causes and consequences, has become one of the dominant themes of demography and sociology. This study tries to shed more light on the recent past of older individuals emphasizing the socio-economic strategies they employed …