The city of Amsterdam wants to have an emission free taxi sector by 2025. In order to reach that goal, the city has taken a number of measures which favour clean taxis above conventional taxis. In 2017, as part of this policy, the city of Amsterdam decided to allow only clean taxis at the Leidseplein …

Flower industries in Ethiopia are characterized by frequent violations of workers’ rights and freedoms as well as environmental protection and handling problems. Despite the problems, little and/no case study research was conducted in the sector. Hence, a case study research was conducted on four rose …

De huidige trends en ontwikkelingen in de sector zorgen dat landbouwmechanisatiebedrijven, de leveranciers van machines en technieken voor agrarische bedrijven, voor uitdagingen komen te staan. Schaalvergroting zorgt voor grotere, maar vooral ook voor minder agrarische bedrijven. Minder klanten betekent …

Both research and practice acknowledge that an increasing number of business models are realized by multiple organizations in innovation ecosystems. Little research addresses how organizations develop these business models jointly over time and balance the tensions that occur from the divergent goals …

In the aviation sector, the variability in the appreciation of safety risk perception factors and responses to risk behaviours has not been sufficiently studied for engineers and technicians. Through a questionnaire survey, this study investigated differences amongst professionals and trainees across …

United Springs B.V. is een verenfabriek die uiterste precieze veren ontwikkelt in kleine als in grote aantallen met een hoge maat van nauwkeurigheid. Net zoals veel andere technische bedrijven ondervindt United Springs B.V. problemen met het werven van jonge technische baanzoekers. Zo is het aantal vacatures …

Social enterprises and government share the ultimate goal of solving societal problems, which provides a lot of potential for collaboration between the two parties. While the local government level is the most relevant for social enterprises, little research has been done on the relationship between …

In Noord-Nederland zijn sociale ondernemingen in opkomst, net als in de rest van Nederland. We hebben een eerste regionale verkenning van de aard en omvang van deze sector uitgevoerd. Hoe ziet de groep van sociale ondernemingen in deze regio er uit? Welke belemmeringen komen ze tegen en aan welke ondersteuning …

The current Western Economy can be described as an experience economy which is focused on creating unique experiences for consumers. When emotional value is added to the experience of a product or service, consumers are willing to pay a higher price for these types of experiences than for products without …