This dissertation increases our insight into the role of the service employee’s intercultural competences in the service to culturally diverse customers. Investigating the effect of the intercultural competences of service employees is of major importance because, as a consequence of globalization, the …

Integrated curricula seem promising for the increase of attention on science and technology in primary education. A clear picture of the advantages and disadvantages of integration efforts could help curriculum innovation. This review has focussed on integrated curricula in primary education from 1994 …

Silvio Berlusconi was Italy's longest serving Prime Minister since the Second World War. As Prime Minister, he exercised control over the three public television channels in Italy. The combination of a strong political figure that controls large parts of public media and has considerable business interests …

Inleiding: De algemene verwachting is dat de gemiddelde leeftijd van de mens toe zal nemen. Wat eenieder graag wil is gezond oud worden. Of iemand gezond oud wordt is echter onderhevig aan tal van factoren die per individu van elkaar verschillen (Van den Berg et al., 2006, Brodin., et al 2008). In dit …

As social media become more and more relevant for brands, it is important to find ways of increasing valuable exposure for brands on social media. Valuable exposure is generated when brands create social capital for individuals. Social capital can be defined as the resources available for individuals …

This study aims to answer the following question: “Is there a correlation between body awareness and coping with pain in people with chronic pain? Objective The purpose of this study is to show connection between body awareness and coping with pain. That would be interesting for a psychomotor therapist …

In the aftermath of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda the government decided to set up a "genocide divisionism" campaign in order to eradicate all ethnicity in the country and hereby prevent a new outburst of ethnic violence. The consequent established "genocide ideology" laws are highly criticised by non-governmental …

Vanaf 1 januari 2012 is de Wet inkomstenbelasting 2001 (hierna: Wet IB 2001) een fiscale stimuleringsmaatregel rijker: de Research & Development Aftrek (hierna: RDA). Ondertussen is dit de derde maatregel die als doel heeft innovatie in Nederland te stimuleren en hoogwaardige kennis voor Nederland te …

The invention of the internet has created enormous opportunities for businesses: the ease of distributing information via the internet eventually led to online trade, a concept which is now known as Electronic Commerce. Whilst Electronic-, or E-Commerce has made it easier for companies to make their …

The initial encounter between a buyer and a seller has received much attention among practitioners. The first time a buyer interacts with a seller is thought to be highly influential. The premise is that buyers form an opinion during this first encounter, or even the first minutes of this encounter. …