The 3rd of September, 2015 marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Despite 70 years of peace in the Asia-Pacific, the memories of World War II are still the most evident obstruction in the Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations. Moreover, other issues, such as the dispute regarding the ownership …

The increased focus on Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition/ Industrial Control Systems (SCADA/ICS) in the military domain will lead to measures for improving cyber-physical security and the development of operational capabilities. For the member states of NATO exercises in the cyber-physical field contribute …

USE2015 is een internationale wetenschappelijke conferentie, die een forum biedt om het begrip van het midden-en klein bedrijf te verbeteren en heeft een unieke focus op het welzijn van mensen en het bedrijfsleven. Een van de kenmerken van een klein bedrijf is de verbondenheid met de omgeving en het …

The regional office of the Royal Association MKB-Nederland, the largest entrepreneurs’ organisation in the Netherlands, MKB-Nederland Noord asked us if we could support small and medium-sized entrepreneurs (SME’s) in the North of the Netherlands to fulfill social conditions in public procurement. SME’s …

Resilience and long-term absenteeism.Individual level:what is drive of police officers for their work and how does this fit (the demands of) the workplaceOrganizational level:what are common themes in the individual cases that provide starting points for Politie Nederland to enhance resilience of police …

Self-tracking devices and sustainable employability.Employees’ level of sustainable employability is influenced by their health. In our study we tested whether self-tracking devices – devices that provide the user with reliable and continuous feedback on one or more health domains – can be useful tools …

Preventing working shortages: a regional pilot in the province of Groningen In 2013 the Centre of Applied Labour Market Research (Kenniscentrum Arbeid, KCA) has developed a method for data collection to get an insight in employer’s future demand for staff. The method is developed to contribute to solve …

Although many pilots with new eHealth products have been developed, only very few of these products reach widespread adoption within healthcare organisations. The literature mentions a wide range of bottlenecks for the acceptance of new technology in the healthcare industry, among which insufficient …

The goal of this paper is twofold: i) to design a viable business model for community owned solar farms that will be setup in the north of the Netherlands. ii) To present the findings from this case study, and to propose generalisations that are relevant for the development of artefacts that can be used …