Power is needed to get things done in organisations. But who should have this power? Traditionally, power is exerted by managers at the top of the organisational hierarchy. This has led to a strong focus on individual performance, a call for strong leaders showing heroic management. In this technical-practical …

How do empathy and socioperception affect organisations in the Western world? Action research involving in depth interviews with 50 change agents operating in a dozen European companies showed that these men and women have highly developed socioperception skills. They pick up and interpret the weak signals …

SMEs within the rural Dutch municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug (UHG) are becoming increasingly aware of the need for sustainable ‘green’ business. Their sense of sustainability is strongly defined by the ‘green’ environment in which they live and work. They were seeking an entrepreneurial approach to …

The aim of this dissertation was to investigate conditions that may affect students’ reflective learning specifically in small groups and professional practice. Conclusion.Small groups are beneficial for reflective learning for which teachers need specific competencies. Teachers need to be trained in …

Individualising the audience. The 3rd International Reflective Conservatoire Conference ‘Performing at the Heart of Knowledge’, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, UK, 20/3/2012.

The transition from RN to nurse practitioner presents challenges. Because nurse practitioners require deeper critical decision-making abilities to provide safe and quality health care, the Master in Advanced Nursing Practice curriculum implemented reflective case studies to facilitate active and reflective …

In previous research a new type of greenhouse with an integrated concentrated photovoltaic system (CPV) was developed based on a circular covering geometry and an integrated filter for reflecting the near infrared radiation (NIR) of the greenhouse and exploiting this radiation in a solar energy system. …

Hoofdstuk 38 uit boek: Er is veel geschreven over leren, maar goede en toegankelijke overzichtswerken zijn er nauwelijks. Een basiswerk over leren in en om organisaties ontbrak al helemaal. Tot nu toe, want die constatering bracht Manon Ruijters en Robert-Jan Simons ertoe een basisboek te maken met 50 …

Let us assume that organizations want to blossom in order to achieve their goals in the best possible manner. Why, then, does this fail to occur so often, despite major efforts in HRM such as education, development of competencies, and management training? This article deals with learning obstacles in …

In dit artikel wordt eerst beschreven wat het verschil is tussen Evidence Based Practice (EBP) en Practice Based Evidence (PBE). Vervolgens wordt ingegaan op het toepassen van EBP en PBE in de praktijk. Dit gebeurt met behulp van de begrippen normativiteit en contextualiteit. Tot slot worden, in het …