Côte d’Ivoire produces about 42 percent of the world’s total Cocoa but processes only a very few amount of the production. A big part of the country depends on the commercial benefits of the Cocoa production and supply chain of it. For that reason, the World Bank asked the simulation group of the Amsterdam …

The objective of this dissertation was to find out how The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) can maximize student success and student retention, specifically how The Hague University can combat the continuously decreasing number of students enrolling and successfully completing their studies …

Social media have become a large part of nowadays companies’ marketing strategy, but how does this impact the customers’ perception of a brand? The aim of this dissertation is to research the influences of social media advertisements on consumer based brand equity in the travel industry. To this end, …

De toenemende marktvraag naar diepgevroren aardappelproducten, appetizers en gedroogde aardappelvlokken is aanzienlijk groter dan dat LWM momenteel met de huidige capaciteit kan produceren. Deze groei heeft er helaas toe geleid dat de focus op de efficiëntie is verzwakt, wat heeft geresulteerd in een …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to clarify which knowledge, skills and behaviors are used to describe excellent performance in professional communication. As the demand for talented communication professionals increases, organizations and educators need an empirically defined set of performance …

Airports represent the major bottleneck in the air traffic management system with increasing traffic density. Enhanced levels of automation and coordination of surface operations are imperative to reduce congestion and to improve efficiency. This paper addresses the problem of comparing different control …

The four studies presented in this dissertation aimed to examine which aspects of self-regulated learning (think of planning, time management, and motivation) best predict academic performance in higher education, and whether and how self-regulated learning might be improved for better academic performance …

As a German conglomerate company specialized in electrical engineering and electronics, operates Siemens the world market with eight different divisions ranging from Power and Gas to Mobility. This study refers to the division Siemens Building Technologies (BT), the worlds market leader for energy efficient …

Decos Mobile Solutions BV is one of the subsidiaries of Decos Technology Group, located in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Decos Mobile Solutions BV offers a fleet management system called ‘Cartracker’. These systems, in the form of black boxes (hardware), are installed in vehicles of organizational fleets. …

Door verschillende ontwikkelingen op de arbeidsmarkt wordt Performance Management (PM) steeds belangrijker. Deze ontwikkelingen zorgen ervoor dat HR voor een grote uitdaging staat. De betrokkenheid van medewerkers met de organisatie wordt steeds belangrijker, waardoor er meer aandacht komt voor de ontwikkeling …