BACKGROUND: The concept of osteoarthritis (OA) heterogeneity is evolving and gaining renewed interest. According to this concept, distinct subtypes of OA need to be defined that will likely require recognition in research design and different approaches to clinical management. Although seemingly plausible, …

This qualitative study aims to explore the valuable functionings—things that people consider to be important—of the older long-term unemployed and their ability to achieve valued outcomes. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 long-term unemployed people aged 45 and over. Participants were …

De omgeving van de overheid verandert regelmatig. Dit heeft gevolgen voor wat mensen verwachten van de overheid. Om mee te kunnen bewegen met de omgeving worden vaak processen anders ingericht. Het is echter niet alleen de structuur van de organisatie die succesvolle aanpassing aan de veranderende wereld …

De wereld van werk is aan verandering onderhevig. Inwoners van de provincie Groningen stellen zich net als andere bewoners van ons land vragen over hoe hun leven, de opleiding van hun kinderen en hun werk en dat van hun kinderen er straks uit zal zien. Dát werk en opleidingen er over 20 jaar anders uitziet …

Technisch gezien hebben mensen heden ten dage meer tijd; we slapen minder dan 20 jaar geleden en efficiency viert hoogtij. Toch is tijdgebrek een veelgehoorde klacht. Vandaar dat de reeks ‘digitale trends en tools in 60 minuten’ hierop inspringt. Hiermee kan de lezer in korte tijd inzicht krijgen in …

For my PhD research I build a structural model to predict student success. Initially to show the influence of social media use by first year students in higher education. However, for this research I use the model to investigate the predictive value of a student choice test. This test is mandatory for …

The aviation industry is a changing industry in which several factors influence the performance of the airport and the network of airports that are interconnected. Business models, technical operations in airspace and in the airfield, societal conditions among others are some of the ones that must be …

Airport management is regularly challenged by the task of assigning flights to existing parking positions in the most efficient way while complying with existing policies, restrictions and capacity limitations. However, such process is frequently disrupted by various events, affecting punctuality of …

In cross-cultural communication and adjunct disciplines such as cross-cultural management and international business, there is a negativity bias of seeing cultural differences as a source of potential issues. The emergence of Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS) questions this problem-focused approach. …