While a relatively large literature outlines adjustment processes for retirees in general, very little empirical and theoretical attention has focused on the psychological adjustment process for bridge employees. That is to say, few studies have attempted to understand the psychological mechanisms that …

In retrospect, Kaplan's serendipitous encounter with the scorecard of Analog Devices Inc: (a semiconductor company based in the Boston area) gave impetus to the emergence of the balanced scorecard (Schneiderman, 2006; Kleiner, 2002). In the aftermath of the discovery of Analog's scorecard the process …

Fans constitute a very special kind of audience. They have been marginalized, ridiculed and stigmatized, yet at the same time they seem to represent the vanguard of new relationships with and within the media. ‘Participatory culture’ has become the new normative standard. Concepts derived from early …

Als de Leidse burgemeester dit voorjaar besluit om een vrijkomende exzedendelinquent huis vesting te bieden, zijn de rapen gaar. Bewoners vernemen het nieuws eerst via de media en zien zich vervolgens geconfronteerd met de beslissingen over hun leefomgeving. De woede wordt vanzelfsprekend soepel versterkt …

Organisaties opereren in toenemende mate in alsmaar uitdijende netwerken van partners – van klanten en ketenpartners tot zelfs concurrenten. Voor het opbouwen en onderhouden van die netwerken worden online en social media tegenwoordig steeds belangrijker. De ‘3.0 organisatie’ laat zien hoe dat gaat. …

Het borgen van het eindniveau is in het hbo een actueel en interessant vraagstuk. Wanneer opleidingen kunnen aantonen hoe studenten dit eindniveau binnen hun opleiding behalen, geeft dit het hbo-diploma waarde en biedt dit diploma de student een geode start van een mooie loopbaan. …

This paper aims to show how current insights on place branding are used to organize “green” entrepreneurship in the Dutch Utrechtse Heuvelrug region. The role of place is explored in establishing a differentiated meaning for green entrepreneurship and providing an inspirational source for innovations, …

The ever increasing technological developments and greater demands from our society for qualitative better, safer, sustainable products, processes and systems are pushing the boundaries of what is possible from an engineer’s perspective. Besides the (local) grand challenges in energy, sustainability, …

Ageing-in-place is the preferred way of living for older individuals in an ageing society. It can be facilitated through architectural and technological solutions in the home environment. Dementia poses additional challenges when designing, constructing, or retrofitting housing facilities that support …

The third industrial revolution, triggered by Internet communication and renewable energies, can be experienced in so-called FabLabs that empower users to ‘make almost anything’. Although this does not change the need for designers to have making and prototyping skills, there is no doubt the revolution …