One of the most important societal trends affecting our workplace and workforce in the following decade concerns the combination of a smaller number of younger workers relative to their older counterparts, and the current ‘early exit’ culture in Europe. Because of the staff shortages and possible knowledge …

The mass adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) might raise pressure on the power system, especially during peak hours. Therefore, there is a need for delayed charging. However, to optimize the charging system, the progression of charging from an empty battery until a full battery of the EVs based on realworld …

Collapses of school or dormitory buildings experienced in recent earthquakes raise the issue of safety as a major challenge for decision makers. A school building is ‘just another structure’ technically speaking, however, the consequences of a collapse in an earthquake could lead to social reactions …

Raising the literacy levels of young children is a major concern in many countries for which various programmes have been suggested. One of these is family literacy programmes. In previous meta-analyses wide variability in effects has been found and it has been suggested that this is partly caused by …

At the moment the HZ does not measure their carbon dioxide (CO2) footprint. John Dane, who is a member of the board of directors has done a pledge during the climate change awareness week, which was organized in December by the HZ students to raise awareness about climate change and the need for sustainability …

Company A offers different product types: comfort en luxury. Company A has concluded that the sales of the category luxury is lower than the category comfort. There are different ways concerning online marketing to raise this sale. This research focusses on social media. The primary purpose of this study …

Psychische problemen komen over het algemeen voor het eerst tot uiting tussen het achttiende en het vijfentwintigste levensjaar--de leeftijd waarop jongeren hoger (beroeps)onderwijs volgen. Het hoger (beroeps)onderwijs is in onze samenleving een belangrijk kanaal om je voor te bereiden op een carrière …

The company this export/marketing plan focuses on is the Dutch company Dopper. This social enterprise is founded in 2010 and engages in reusable water bottles. The main objective Dopper has is reducing single use plastic waste. In the Netherlands the company is well positioned in the market. Dopper has …

With 400,000 sex workers, Spain has the biggest sex industry of Europe. It is estimated that 90 per cent of these sex workers are victims of human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. The objective of this dissertation is to gain data on sex trafficking in Spain with the aim to find …

In the Netherlands, over 40% of nursing home residents are estimated to have visual impairments. This results in the loss of basic visual abilities. The nursing home environment fits more or less to residents’ activities and social participation. This is referred to as environmental fit. To raise professional …