While the socio-cultural concept of gender inequality in the workplace has been an issue since time immemorial, it has received more and more attention in recent years. Gender inequality is considered to be an essentially contested concept in which biological and cultural differences form the underlying …

Author supplied: Within the Netherlands the interest for sustainability is slowly growing. However, most organizations are still lagging behind in implementing sustainability as part of their strategy and in developing performance indicators to track their progress; not only in profit organizations …

This research paper focuses on how the use of the internet can be a potential marketing tool for restaurants and local businesses such as bars and cafés. The goal of this research is to set up a consultancy company, specialized in proposing strategies for restaurants using online tools, to enable them …

Feedback is one of the most powerful tools teachers can use to enhance student learning. In 2006, the Dutch Inspectorate of Education concluded from classroom observations that it is difficult for Dutch teachers to give their students good feedback in order to stimulate students' learning process and …

The purpose of this article is to expand on a previous study on the development of a scoring rubric for information literacy1. The present paper examines how students at the Department of Information Services and Information Management, The Hague University, use the scoring rubric for their school work …

The challenge: to construct an Enterprise Architecture course with a size of 15 European Credit points (approx. 400 hours of study) for an audience of Bachelor students in IT. The students have an IT-related job and follow this course part-time. Consequently, contact time is restricted to one evening …

Individual cities across the globe are profiling themselves as attractive cities. Their aim is to attract groups such as tourists, new inhabitants, businesses and students; that will result in a growth of economy (Kotler, Economic development, 1993, p. 75). City marketing is an excellent tool to use …

In the academic year 2009-2010, both field and desk research have been conducted for The Hague University's Sports Department. This research is important for the Sports Department because it provides inside information about the target group, which can be applied to (future) communication strategies. …

Entrepreneurship stands high on the political European agenda. Its meaning is twofold: entrepreneurship as a career opportunity, or as a competency. Following the statement made in Europe, national governments have defined an urgent need to stimulate entrepreneurial talent and motivate students to become …

Summary of the article on the visit to Ukraine by students and teachers of the Secondary Teacher Training College Sittard (Part of Fontys University of Applied Sciences), by Maurice Heemels. In march 2009 a delegation of students and teachers of the Secondary Teacher Training College Sittard visited …