Sub-national authorities [SNAs] have seen a great development in their influence in the European up from the 1980s, due to several processes at work in Europe. Multi-level governance [MLG], a theory derived from studies on European Integration, explains for instance the changing interaction between different …

Het is erg belanrijk om te weten hoe om te gaan met een andere cultuur en de veschillen die duidelijk worden als je met iemand van een andere cultuur communiceert. Als we niet open staan voor mensen met een andere culturele achtergrond dan de onze, kan een cultuur botsing een direct gevolg zijn. Deze …

De scriptie geeft in eerste instantie een algemene analyse van de luxe merkenmarkt weer en gaat vervolgens verder met een diepgaande analyse van één product segment op de luxe merken markt namelijk: het luxe modesegment. Het doel van deze analyses is het beantwoorden van de volgende onderzoeksvraag: …

De auteur probeert middels informatie die verkregen is uit desk en field research antwoord te geven op de hoofdvraag van haar onderzoek: "Verschilt Nederland van Duitsland op het gebied van Gender Equality in het arbeidsleven?". De scriptie wil het belang van Gender Equality (gelijkheid der geslachten) …

Human rights are considered to be very important throughout the world. Without the existence of or the respect for human rights, certain standards of living can not be guaranteed for individuals in our society and nor for specific communities or sub groups living in communities. The European Union (EU) …

In November 2006, SOMO published a report that criticised labour conditions in Nokia's factories in Asia. This report revealed conditions where workers work up to 72 hours a week with compulsory overtime, have insecure employment contracts and work in unsafe factories, where no or inadequate protection …

Chapter overview 1. About the Company This first chapter will further introduce Nedcars Autoverhuur and will more thoroughly discuss personnel, the company's values, and its mission. Also it will introduce its current customers. It will serve as the context of this thesis. 2. Situation Analysis In the …

In the past years there have been many affairs involving ministerial responsibility. Sometimes the ministers had to resign and sometimes they resigned themselves. The fire at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport which caused two ministers to resign, gave me reason to do research on this subject and to find out …

Indonesia's decentralization in the form of regional autonomy has opened many new opportunities for the people. Especially in the regions, higher authority allowed local governments to develop their regions and increase the people's welfare. Despite a number of positive developments, there are many problems …

Economic underdevelopment in sub-Saharan Africa has a long history. Two centuries of globalization has left sub-Saharan Africa lagging far behind in its economic development - its income is twenty five times smaller than the income of the USA, the richest economy in the world. This unfavorable situation …