This dissertation was created with the goal to examine how online shopping has changed retail, specifically department stores and their business model, and to recommend a course of action and business model for entrepreneurs considering starting an (online) department store. There are several recommendations …

Protective clothing is designed to protect humans against risks like fire, chemicals or blunt impact. Although protect¡ve clothing diminishes the effects of external risks, it may hinder people in functioning and it may also introduce new (internal) risks. Manufacturers are often not aware of the seriousness …

The initial trigger of this research about learning from video was the availability of log files from users of video material. Video modality is seen as attractive as it is associated with the relaxed mood of watching TV. The experiments in this research have the goal to gain more insight in viewing …

In deze scriptie beschrijf ik het onderzoek en project dat ik bij QwikSense heb uitgevoerd, met als doel het ontwikkelen van een goedkoper alternatief voor het huidige meetsysteem dat QwikSense gebruikt om het werkklimaat van bedrijven te meten.

De hoofdvraag voor dit afstudeerproject is: ‘Hoe kan het Internet of Things behoeften vervullen van mensen in huis, om zo voor eFocus handvatten te bepalen in het ontwerpen van relevante services?’ Het project is gestart met een uitgebreid theoretisch onderzoek om te begrijpen wat het Internet of Things …

Management summary The company Autobedrijf van der Wereld wants to communicate with their target group but they do not know how to do this properly. The company would like to have more customers and it also wants the customers to feel more involved with the company. Another problem they are facing, is …

We presenteren een samenwerkingsverband tussen de Hogeschool Rotterdam (HR), de Haagse Hogeschool (HHS) en de Hogeschool Leiden (HSL) op het gebied van het Internet of Things (IoT). Enige jaren geleden heeft de Stichting Innovatie Alliantie (SIA) opdracht aan het ICT Innovatie Platform Sensor Netwerken …

In this dissertation, the promotional strategy of Starbucks is analysed. Starting point for this research was the following central question: "How has Starbucks been using Promotion to sell its product and what will it be like in the future"? The research was executed using desk research and field research. …

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 …

This is a report about a graduation project performed at Delft University of Technology. To test some of their gaming related research in a real life environment, they are setting up a platform called @Large. This platform will add massive multiplayer components to several games. The first game to support …