This viz shows the trends in worldwide Internet penetration (percentage of population with Internet access) over time using ITU data from 2000-2016.

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct a critical analysis to address cultural metaphors – a much overlooked aspect of cross-cultural studies. Mainstream cultural metaphors (e.g. the iceberg, the software of the mind, the onion, and the distance) are not only limited in number, but are also …

This paper addresses new funding issues faced by SMEs. Over a period of nine months, the authors conducted a preliminary study into the problems surrounding stacked funding faced by SMEs and their financial advisers. The study includes a short literature review, the outcomes of three round table discussions …

Developing a research approach from Amsterdam Zuidoost. We are committed to using our presence in the area to contribute a) continuing promoting interest in, and acquiring knowledge of, Zuidoost; b) respecting and embracing its versatility and c) eliminating barriers in its layout. In all three elements, …

‘Hartstikke leuk om een dagje onder collega’s te zijn en te praten over onderwijs, maar wat heb ik erverder aan? Morgen moet ik gewoon weer aan het werk’. Deze houding over de onderwijsconferentie, en misschien wel conferenties in het algemeen, zal velen bekend in de oren klinken. Het is vaak lastig …

This paper puts forward a conceptual framework to analyse emergence and the development of planned knowledge locations in cities (science and technology parks, creative factories, knowledge hubs, etc.). It argues that the study and the practice of developing these precincts can benefit from explicitly …