Inter-organizational arrangements that aim to address social and environmental “grand challenges” often take the form of multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) (also cross-sector partnerships or collaborations). Grand challenges -- problems characterized by knowledge uncertainty, dynamic complexity and …

Presentatie over de Social Impact Tools die wij samen met sociale mkb-bedrijven hebben ontwikkeld en waarmee deze bedrijven de ontwikkelinun medewerkers kunnen laten zien en de maatschappelijke opbrengsten van hun bedrijf. De dashboards uit deze tools kunnen worden gebruikt om inkopers te laten zien …

Sociaal ondernemen heeft het afgelopen decennium een opmars gemaakt in Nederland. De social enterprises bevinden zich nu in een fase van professionalisering, waarbij het meten van de impact een steeds relevantere zaak wordt. Het meten van deze impact is echter arbeidsintensief werk en methodes zijn nog …

As food waste contributes to being a social, economic, and environmental problem, more research is needed for the prevention and management of food waste in food service enterprises. Thus, this report was written to gain more information about how the prevention and management of food waste and how this …

Ever since, the recognition of the causality between earthquakes in the Northern part of the Netherlands, more specific the Region Groningen, gas production and the ensuing damage to houses and buildings in that area, society faces big challenges in policy-making. Not in the least because the above-mentioned …

The emergence of collaborative workspaces is a remarkable feature of contemporary cities. These spaces have appeared rapidly, catering for the locational needs of self-employed workers, start-ups and small-size companies. The objective of this paper is to provide an analysis of four categories of collaborative …

QUOTE “This thesis is going to discuss the historical, cultural and economic conditions that currently Chinese independent designers have to take into account, both when venturing in the Chinese as well as in the international markets – more specifically, those in the West.” ISSUE Due to several disruptions …

After the arrival of refugees in the Netherlands, many citizens wanted to act and help the social inclusion of refugees. Community initiatives emerged where some of the initiatives even grew into potential Social Enterprises. In this research we investigated the main issues initiatives around refugees …