In order to deliver good work, professionals need agency – the ability to act and decide on the course of one’s actions. The agency of professionals in the public sector is however increasingly under pressure. Research suggests that these limitations on the agency of public professionals in turn limit …

Precarity and budget cuts plague arts and culture while they are still recovering from the damages of the pandemic. Meanwhile, extreme right wing politics spreads across the world and increases censorship and repression on artists and cultural practitioners. How can creatives come together and build …

Cities are densifying their urban fabrics to conserve the natural and rural surroundings, but this poses risks to human health and well-being. Open space between buildings is scarce and often reserved for multiple uses. Pocket parks are a popular solution for addressing these space constraints So far, …

In het artikel "Sociale robots in de winkel: wat werkt, wat werkt niet, en wat brengt de toekomst?" (Nas et al., 2024) doen Ewout Nas, Tibert Verhagen, Stephanie van de Sanden, Jacqueline Arnoldy, Filip Otten en Koen Hindriks verslag van een tweejarig onderzoek in samenwerking met tien Nederlandse winkels …

Striving for positive GDP growth often comes at the expense of sustainability indicators, highlighting a crucial dilemma in modern economic development. This empirical study delves into the intricate relationship between sovereign sustainability indicators and GDP growth by using panel data that spans …

This research conducts a meticulous examination of the determinants influencing dividend payout dynamics among firms listed on the Korean Stock Exchange (KSE) from 1995 to 2021, a period characterized by profound economic fluctuations. By leveraging a dynamic panel data model and the Generalized Method …

This paper evaluates the impact of an online game-based financial education tool on students' financial literacy levels. By conducting a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) involving 2,220 students across four countries in a multi-country experimental setting, we demonstrate that the intervention significantly …

As the Arctic undergoes unprecedented environmental and climate transformations, an urgent call for inclusive governance and intergenerational leadership echoes across the circumpolar region. In January 2024, 29 Emerging Leaders from the Circumpolar Arctic and Subarctic gathered in Northern Norway ahead …

Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and augmented/virtual reality come with many ethical and societal questions. In order to develop applications based on these technologies responsibly, businesses, governments and knowledge institutions are increasingly working together, and sometimes …

In het artikel "Sociale robots op de winkelvloer: toegevoegde waarde?" (Verhagen et al., 2024) onderzochten Tibert Verhagen, Stephanie van de Sanden, Ewout Nas, Jacqueline Arnoldy, Filip Otten en Koen Hindriks hoe winkelmedewerkers de inzet van sociale robots ervaren. In zeventien Nederlandse winkels, …