This paper examines the need to identify an appropriate coordination mechanism in a case study by an existing multinational corporation. It is grappling with the salient dilemma concerning the need for including remote employees and other stakeholders to support corporate innovation practice, whilst …

This article presents the results of experiments performed with agents based on an operalization of an information-theoretic model for trust. Experiments have been performed with the ART test-bed, a test domain for trust and reputation aiming to provide transparent and recognizable standards. An agent …

The severe shortage of donors is a major constraint facing European countries. In Europe more than 60,000 patients are on waiting lists for an organ transplantation. Because of the shortage of donated organs, every day almost ten people die in Europe while on the waiting list. But what are the causes …

A study was undertaken on the sunflower value chain in Lira district of Uganda. The objective of the study was twofold: First to catalogue innovations that have been developed or introduced in the value chain over a 10 year trajectory (1998-2007). The second objective was to map the knowledge management …

Development is largely perceived as a process of building capacities, hence empowering people through training is to able to handle their affairs by them selves. The research examined the practical significance of action oriented training as a basic approach for sustainable management of natural resources …

This book is about markets for intermediate skills. It is also about the coordination within and between the (vocational) education system and the (sub-baccalaureate) labor market, and the institutions that govern them. Our goal was to improve our understanding of how particular governance regimes influence …

In het TEPE-jaarboek Teacher Education Policy in Europe : a Voice of Higher Education Institutions , beschrijven Marco Snoek, Ursula Uzerli en Michael Schratz hoe op Europees niveau een proces van peer learning tussen lidstaten impulsen probeert te geven aan de nationale beleidsvorming rond lerarenkwaliteit …

From June 28 to July 7 the National Arts Festival took place in Grahamstown, South Africa. For the 20th time Cue, a daily print newspaper about the Festival, was produced by Rhodes University journalism students. It was the first time that the newspaper was printed in full color. Cue is at the core …

Het onderwerp duurzaam of maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen neemt binnen ING een steeds belangrijkere plaats in. Op verschillende terreinen en niveaus zijn of worden besluiten of maatregelen genomen op het gebied van duurzaamheid. Binnen ING FM is gekozen om duurzaamheid integraal in te bedden binnen …

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) leads international efforts to defeat hunger and malnutrition. On 26 November 1991 the European Union became the 161st Member of FAO, trough Resolution 7/91 which allowed Regional Economic Integration Organisations (REIOs) to accede as …