De onderhandelingen tussen de EU en de VS (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership - TTIP) begonnen in 2013. Ze hebben als doel het slechten van handelsbarrières en het harmoniseren en standaardiseren van voorschriften. In de thesis wordt onderzocht, in hoeverre de regelgeving in de EU op het …

As outlook of commercial cooperation and business alliances between India and the Netherlands remains promising and continues to grow, Indian and Dutch entrepreneurs who consider doing business in each other’s country, will need to understand one another. Peter Ester & Pieter van Nispen report on the …

In this dissertation, the promotional strategy of Starbucks is analysed. Starting point for this research was the following central question: "How has Starbucks been using Promotion to sell its product and what will it be like in the future"? The research was executed using desk research and field research. …

The transition from adolescence to adulthood also has been described as a window of opportunity or vulnerability when developmental and contextual changes converge to support positive turnarounds and redirections (Masten, Long, Kuo, McCormick, & Desjardins, 2009; Masten, Obradović, & Burt, 2006). The …

At the end of the nineties, many unaccompanied minor asylum seekers (UMAs) came to the Netherlands due to wars and continuing violence in the world. Many UMAs try to find a new home and ask for asylum in order to get protection. Therefore, the asylum issue has become an urgent item on the political agendas …

Over the past decades, international terrorism started to reach its ideological peak, challenging and disrupting whole societies and governmental organs. This modern form of terror contains violent implications, psychologically pressing the innocent masses. Initially inspired by occasional, domestically …

The Dutch greenhouse horticulture industry is characterized by world leadership in high-tech innovation. The dynamics of this playing field are innovation in production systems and automation, reduction in energy consumption and sharing limited space. However, international competitive advantage of the …

The Dutch greenhouse horticultural industry is characterized by world leadership in high-tech innovation. The dynamics of this playing field are innovation in production systems and automation, reduction in energy consumption and sharing limited space. However, international competitive advantage of …

This paper examines the long anticipated European Union accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the establishment of an actual launch of the process enabling such accession after so many years from the time it was first proposed. Further, it goes on to examine the different mechanisms …

Indonesia began tourism marketing in 1991. The first program was called Visit Indonesia Decade and ran until the year 2000. Then, for eight years, Indonesia did not have a tourism marketing program. In 2008, Indonesia re-started the tourism marketing program as Visit Indonesia 2008 - 100 years of national …