Developing European transnational clusters is a cornerstone in current EU-policies towards a sustainable competitive and open European economy. Within this conceptual paper relates these objectives to new developments in the application of network IT or, in popular terms, the rise of social media. The …

The story of Triodos Bank over the last 20 years reads as a success story. It is also a story about how principles are guiding business. However, principles need a pragmatic approach in order to be successful. Over the past 30 years the bank’s management has succeeded in balancing a clear focus to create …

IT-based networking trends such as the rise of social media, crowd sourcing, open innovation, and cloud computing enable a profoundly different way of working and collaborating that challenges significantly traditional approaches of companies towards governance, i.e. the mechanisms a company employs …

Ziekenhuizen hebben regelmatig te maken met zogenaamde onnodige ligdagen. Dit zijn dagen die patiënten om zorgredenen niet in het ziekenhuis hoeven te liggen. Voor zowel de patiënt als het ziekenhuis zijn deze dagen niet gewenst. Bij vooraf geplande opnames, bevinden de onnodige ligdagen zich vaak vooraan …

The aim of this paper is to investigate which portfolio extension option: either a cheaper subbrand or a private label endorsed by the national brand is better from the consumer perspective. Two hypothetical product concepts from a leading beer brand were tested among Dutch consumers. The findings show …

This paper develops propositions on the added value of normatively-based, employee-oriented corporate social responsibility, specifically on the issue whether an individual owner-manager can add value within a foreign subsidiary by means of normatively-based, employee-oriented CSR. We suggest that this …

Frank Jan de Graaf argues that the domination of neoclassical economic thinking in academia has contributed to the economic crisis and hindered thinking about sustainable development. Currently, ethics is re-entering the debate about how to develop prosperous open societies. A group of NGOs recently …

IT-based networking trends such as the rise of social media, crowd sourcing, open innovation, and cloud computing enable a profoundly different way of working and collaborating that challenges significantly traditional approaches of companies towards governance, i.e. the mechanisms a company employs …

De monitoringcommissie Code-Banken maakt met haar pleidooi voor meetbaarheid dezelfde fouten die de bankencrisis veroorzaakten. Ze neigt naar overwaardering van één groep belanghebbenden en toont een onjuiste verwachting van meetsystemen, terwijl sociaal-ethische vragen niet aan de orde komen. Wanneer …