Entrepreneurial Journalism is gaining in interest, first in the United States, but now also increasingly in Europe and in the Netherlands. This can be explained by a combination of factors. Firstly, reorganisations and substantial lay-offs in recent years at news publishers, especially of regional newspapers, …

In the current postmodern society we live in (a society where social ties are formed around market mediated offerings), brands play very powerful and influential roles over consumers. Since people are likely to use a brand they like as a status symbol or value system to determine and show their self-worth …

Urban Outfitters is a U.S. based global fashion retailer that offers an eclectic mix of products. These products range from apparel and accessories to home décor items and gifts. The brand targets an urban-minded audience between the ages of 18 to 30. Although Urban Outfitters is operating in one of …

Internationalizing curricula. Needs and wishes of alumni and employers with regard to international competencies. Internationalization has become of great importance for universities acrossthe globe. The labour market is becoming international, with internationalopportunities and international competition. …

New attitudes is about the new role of the designer with respect to (re) programming and (re) development. Architecture, architects must now adopt ‘a sober-minded, enterprising, inventive and self-critical attitude in redefining [their positions] within the design field and within a social and physical …

Dit artikel stelt dat beleidsverandering binnen de Europese Unie (EU) ook voortkomt uit besluitvorming op dagelijks niveau. Om veranderingen aan te kunnen wijzen en te verklaren dient de traditionele rationele keuzetheorie en de oriëntatie op instrumenteel-strategisch handelen te worden aangevuld met …

Weinigen zullen betwijfelen dat het nuttig is om onderzoek te gebruiken om de praktijk van sociaal werk te versterken. Een Europees congres eind 2009, met deelnemers uit sociaal werk onderzoek, beleid en praktijk, formuleerde bezorgdheid over het ondergebruik van de beschikbare resultaten uit sociaal …

"The World of the [open] innovator" described the background of the revolution we are in in innovation and what the consequences are for innovation, changing towards design driven open innovation. We reframed innovation to meet new needs and values of companies and organizations in our work field. We …

In April 2005, the report titled ‘Internationals for SMEs’ was published (Braaksma 2005). The authors aim to focus on the ‘international’ in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME), by giving an account of the professional profile of the more highly educated for international positions in SMEs. The …

Until this day the Dutch culture has been stereotyped as easy-going, mild, open and very tolerable. The tolerated use of marihuana and gay-parades make the Netherlands seem as an open minded country. But times have changed. Everyday this country is becoming more multicultural and it changes in its identity. …