‘Entrepreneurship for Society’ is a new transdisciplinary minor program on social entrepreneurship (SE), offered by Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. Students, teachers, researchers and partners from the field of SE collaborate in minor, with the aim of reinforcing a new perspective …

Purpose This study explores how and when intuitive forms of planning can be used in a family firm's succession process. Design/methodology/approach The study uses an extended focus group meeting, consisting of individual, group and subgroup discussions with seven highly experienced external family business …

Background: The emergence of smartphones and wearable sensor technologies enables easy and unobtrusive monitoring of physiological and psychological data related to an individual’s resilience. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a promising biomarker for resilience based on between-subject population studies, …

The cultivation of oysters is one of the oldest forms of aquaculture and accounts for more than 50% of the global seafood supply. With a growing world population, the demand will most likely increase. New and improved techniques will be necessary to keep up with the rising demands and threats that surround …

De landbouwtechniek ontwikkelt zich snel. Om goed te kunnen werken met deze complexe machines is informatie van groot belang. Door het geven van scholingen worden bedrijven voorzien van informatie om service te verlenen en problemen op te lossen. Een actuele ontwikkeling binnen de agrotechnieksector …

We are confronted with increasingly pressing questions about economic and social transition. Things have to change, but how? We believe that this change is concerned with three closely related challenges, which we call the triple transition—climate, energy, and circularity. These challenges combined …

Behind the thick doors of the club forms a fantasy world. A democratic society for a night, obeying it’s own rules and challenging all that’s considered normal during the day. It’s inhabitants, although undeniably displaying escapist tendencies, explore and challenge themselves in the sanctuary of freedom. …

This thesis project was carried out for Accres. In previous years, Accres conducted customer satisfaction surveys on an occasional basis. In the customer satisfaction surveys the main focus was on the hard side of the service quality. That is why Accres requested an additional research on the soft side …

Meeting new social and cultural demands in future housing and inspired by a family background in the Moluccan kampongs, this project makes a plea for multigenerational living. Situated in an inner-city district destined for high rise developments, a stacked tall building contains semidetached three floor …

Abstract – The path of the cobot: the preparation of education The technological educators at Saxion University of Applied Sciences and Regional Community College Twente and the Dutch manufacturing industry are facing a multitude of challenges. They are experiencing a shortage of (potential) employees, …