Commemorating its founding in 1908, the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture has initiated a series of publications to highlight the results of its Masters Education and research programmes. First in the series, this book reflects on the Academy's 2008 centenary celebrations, the evolution of its programme, …

This paper describes the ecological concept of strategic fit in order to enhance sustainable and innovative organisations. The Ecological System Model integrates concepts of ecology and evolutionary economic theory by comparing organisations and ecosystems at a consistent system level. It introduces …

Deze tekst beschrijft de noodzaak tot open access in de sociale sector en het hoger beroepsonderwijs.

Purpose: Intellectual capital theory and practice predominantly focus on measuring and managing intangible assets. However, if we want to balance the intellectual capital books (Harvey and Lusch, 1999), we should recognize both intellectual assets and intellectual liabilities (Caddy, 2000). Therefore, …

The Handbook of Community Practice biedt vanuit de Amerikaanse situatie een overzicht ten aanzien van de sociaalpolitieke context waarin samenlevingsopbouw plaatsvindt, de belangrijkste benaderingen in de theorievorming, en de uitvoerings- en onderzoekspraktijk.

In dit artikel worden enkele voorbeelden gegeven van de manier waarop jonge moslims de kracht van hun geloof aanwenden in hun leven. Deze voorbeelden zijn gebaseerd op een onderzoek naar religieuze coping vanuit de Islam. Voor dit onderzoek zijn diepte-interviews afgenomen, egodocumenten verzameld en …

Boekbespreking. Proefschrift: Jagt, L.J. (2008). Van Richmond naar Reid. Bronnen en ontwikkeling van taakgerichte hulpverlening in het maatschappelijk werk. Houten: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum

Abstract: Embodied embedded cognition (EEC) has gained support in cognitive science as well as in human–computer interaction (HCI). EEC can be characterized both by its action-centeredness as well as its roots in phenomenology. The phenomenological aspects of EEC could be seen as support for trends …

The central focus of this article is on the moral dilemmas that social servants face when applying the law. These moral dilemmas result from the professional’s discretionary space. Exploratory qualitative research shows that, in order to solve these dilemmas, professionals in some public organisations …

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to propose a fundamentally new extension of the marketing paradigm. This is theoretically and practically necessary since in the authors' view there is an insufficient balance between customer and brand thinking. Design/methodology/approach - While the marketing …