Introduction to special issue

OBJECTIVE: To reach consensus on the most important biopsychosocial factors that influence functional capacity results in patients with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain, arranged in the framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. DESIGN: Three-round, internet-based …

Nokia is a large mobile phone company that is struggling to keep up with other players in the emerging smartphone market. The market is very competitive and the products have a short life cycle. Furthermore, a high level of innovativeness is required. In this report the Finnish mobile phone company has …

In recent publications in International Journals in 2010 and 2011, I described the phenomenon of a new approach to education and training called ‘Gyroscopic Management’ (See list publications). To give the reader an insight and overview of this, I will introduce and explain this gyroscopic management …

BACKGROUND: Prenatal healthcare is likely to prevent adverse outcomes, but an adequate review of utilization and its determinants is lacking. OBJECTIVE: To review systematically the evidence for the determinants of prenatal healthcare utilization in high-income countries. METHOD: Search of publications …

A heterogeneous sample of 137 school-aged children with learning disabilities (IQ > 80) attending special needs schools was examined on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC). The results show that compared to the available norm scores, 52.6% of the children tested performed below the 15th …

Ziekenhuizen hebben regelmatig te maken met zogenaamde onnodige ligdagen. Dit zijn dagen die patiënten om zorgredenen niet in het ziekenhuis hoeven te liggen. Voor zowel de patiënt als het ziekenhuis zijn deze dagen niet gewenst. Bij vooraf geplande opnames, bevinden de onnodige ligdagen zich vaak vooraan …

With the average age of the working population increasing, Europeans now have to work longer. How can these extended careers become more successful and satisfying? And how can lifelong guidance and counselling specifically support older workers? 

Praktijkgericht onderzoek krijgt meer en meer aandacht binnen het hbo. Maar wat moeten hbo-studenten kennen en kunnen op het gebied van onderzoek doen? En hoe kan dat in het onderwijs worden geborgd? In het licht van dit vraagstuk is binnen de Faculteit Economie en Management van de HAN besloten om in …