As part of the growing interest in cities to address persistent sustainability issues in society, ‘smart cities’ have increasingly become a ubiquitous phenomenon globally. For multinational enterprises (MNEs), this has provided opportunities to develop and market technological innovations to facilitate …

From the article: This paper describes the external IT security analysis of an international corporate organization, containing a technical and a social perspective, resulting in a proposed repeatable approach and lessons learned for applying this approach. Part of the security analysis was the utilization …

In today’s multichannel retail environment, consumers’ experiences in one channel influence their perceptions of another channel. Specifically, consumer evaluations of a firm’s online store have been found to be influenced by consumer interactions with the firm’s in-store personnel. This paper is among …

Objective: To explore predictors of dropout of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain from an interdisciplinary chronic pain management programme, and to develop and validate a multivariable prediction model, based on the Extended Common- Sense Model of Self-Regulation (E-CSM). Methods: In this …

Betekenis van het werk van John Atkinson over flexibilisering en segmentering voor hedendaags HRM

The objective of this study is to shed light on the added value of the advisors in SME mergers or acquisitions: accountants, business brokers, tax consultants and lawyers. Theory is inconclusive on the added value of advisory services and research is rare. RBV predicts direct advantages for using advisory …

West Georgia is a travel agency in the seaside city, Batumi, Georgia which operates inside the country borders including services such as accommodation, food & drinks and tours. The firm offers its services in Georgian, Russian, English and Arabic languages. West Georgia has hosted tourists from a few …

Sinds de inwerkingtreding van de Handhavingsrichtlijn op 1 augustus 2006 bestaat de mogelijkheid om volledige proceskosten te vorderen in procedures inzake IE-rechten. Dit heeft ertoe geleid dat op grond van artikel 1019h de redelijke en evenredige gerechtskosten en andere kosten die de in het gelijk …

From the article: "The goal of higher professional education is to enable students to develop into reflective practitioners, having both a firm theoretical knowledge base as well as appropriate, professional attitudes and skills. Learning at the workplace is crucial in professional education, because …