Although the contribution of user participation to information sys-tems/information technology (IS/IT) project success is generally acknowledged in the literature, empirical evidence of the different attributes of user participation practices and the role of management in this process is still largely …

In the past two years [2010-2012] we have done research on the visitor experience of music festivals. We conducted several surveys asking festival visitors for demographic variables, taste in music, their motivation for visiting festivals, mentalities and the evaluation of the festival. We also asked …

Do individual characteristics influence how the quality of work is related to the use of a workflow management system (WFM) in a Dutch social insurance organisation? This key question is addressed in this paper. Building upon DeLone and McLean’s model, we investigated the effects of gender, age, education, …

The online presence of organizations is long gone from being just a web page. Social media have enabled easy and inexpensive interaction between millions of individuals and communities. This has not gone unnoticed by cultural heritage institutes. The question is what all these social media activities bring. …

Background: On two Care Innovation Units in the Netherlands, staff, students and Lecturer Practitioners work intensively together to provide care, create a rich learning environment, and to foster innovation and research. In striving to advance the quality of care and to develop person centred cultures …

Parenting with success and satisfaction: a research based program for parents with psychiatric disabilities. Presentation Cape Town.

Proefschrift Koekkoek, B.W., 2011, Dissertation Introduction This thesis concerns patients that are perceived as ‘difficult’ by professionals in mental health care. It is a study of an interpersonal phenomenon with moral implications (judging patients) related to a specific context (community mental …

Pupils in Amsterdam are able to experience the circle of life in the so called year­‐around-programme, provided in one of the thirteen school gardens. Studies have shown that nature education contributes to the development of nature awareness by children. Only a few studies have investigated the level …

Een hernieuwd onderzoek is uitgevoerd onder abonnees en lezers van De Paardenkrant en het tijdschrift Bit naar de kenmerken, het leesgedrag en de mate van tevredenheid van beide groepen. De gegevens zijn verzameld om te beoordelen welke marketingstrategie het meest van toepassing is op De Paardenkrant …

Due to their limited size, many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) cannot justify full-time HR professionals in their organizations. Thus, the complex and time-consuming nature of many HR activities can result in a significant drain on existing managerial resources. Professional employer organizations …