This study investigated perceptions of organizational change management among executive coaches working with British higher-education leaders and factors that make leaders effective when managing change. This basic qualitative research used semi-structured interviews with eight executive coaches selected …

In navolging van de vele kritieken op de ‘participatiesamenleving’, die vaak gaan over de te hoge verwachtingen van actieve burgers, zien we in het domein van de beleidsparticipatie een vorm van ‘participatiemoeheid’ de kop opsteken. Deze speelt zowel aan de kant van de burgers en ondernemers als aan …

Background: Despite the increasing attention for the positive effects of physical activity (PA), nearly half of the Dutch citizens do not meet the national PA guidelines. A promising method for increasing PA are mobile exercise applications (apps), especially if they are embedded with theoretically supported …

circular economy as a system change is gaining more attention, reusing materials and products is part of this, but an effective method for repurposing seems to be missing. Repurpose is a strategy which uses a discarded product or its parts in a new product with a different function. Literature on specific …

The Dutch government and leading academics in the field of circular economy propose that “repurposing”, i.e., finding new usages for discarded material, is important to reduce resource usage. Waste collectors, municipalities and start-ups increasingly find ways to develop circular business models, aiming …

Hoe het kan dat steeds meer mensen zich zorgen maken over het klimaat, maar nog niet iedereen massaal klimaatvriendelijke keuzes maakt? Zo vinden mensen schone lucht heel belangrijk, maar laten ze niet graag hun vervuilende auto staan. Ook hechten ze veel waarde aan de Nederlandse natuur, maar tegelijkertijd …

The aging population faces two conditions that threaten healthy aging: high fat mass (obesity) and low muscle mass and function (sarcopenia). The combination of both—referred to as sarcopenic obesity—synergistically increases the risk of adverse health outcomes. The two conditions often co-occur because …