Section 1 of this document begins by explaining the essence of an I-Lab. What makes it so powerful? Readers will come across the term ‘powerful learning environment’ and acquaint themselves with the five characteristics that must be present for such an environment to emerge. We explore the five characteristics …

In this chapter, it is argued that corporate communication is not an arbitrary affair, but an activity with its own intrinsic normativity. Communication is part of a creation order, which means that one has to obey specific norms and rules in order to present oneself in a convincing way. First of all, …

UNIDO and the Energy Academy Europe (EAE) / New Energy Coalition, a centre of excellence on energy located in Groningen, the Netherlands joint forces to enhance the understanding of innovative energy solutions and to contribute to building new capacities for promoting green industry and sustainable energy …

KLM has revealed the plan to downsize the full-freight cargo fleet in Schiphol Airport, for that reason the company requires to explore the consequences of moving the cargo transported by the full freighters into the bellies of the passenger flights. In this study, the authors analyze the implications …

For 40 years, companies and academia see logistics as a main ‘process’ within companies. Supply chain become an individual department similar as purchasing, sales, finance and R&D. Focussing on supply chain can lead to success but still are a lot of companies not aware of the possibilities of this discipline. …

Teacher development courses should be based on both research and literature to promote their success and impact in practice. In this article, we translate the findings of research studies and theories into evidence-based design principles for a professional development course for honors teachers. This …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to clarify which knowledge, skills and behaviors are used to describe excellent performance in professional communication. As the demand for talented communication professionals increases, organizations and educators need an empirically defined set of performance …