The Netherlands is considered one of the frontrunners in the field of electric mobility, both in number of plug-in electric vehicles sold as in the number of publicly available charging stations. This chapter analyses the policy measures that led to the growth in the number of plug-in hybrid electric …

This PhD research project is about how Dutch development NGOs use social media for their development projects. For this, the following research question has been investigated: how do Dutch development NGOs use social media to further the development activities of their organisations? The purpose of this …

Employee burnout is an increasing global problem. Some countries, such as The Netherlands, diagnose and treat burnout as a medical condition. While deficient sleep has been implicated as the primary risk factor for burnout, the longest current sleep measurement of burnout individuals is 4 weeks; and …

Most experienced user researchers will recognise the following: When doing a user test, the things participants say during the interview not always match their facial expressions or how they acted during the test. They seem unable to explain what they, unconsciously, feel or think. To counter this behaviour, …

The world changes and new digital solutions arise in a fast pace, requiring organizations to adapt fast to these changes and innovations. Consequently, the required skills and knowledge of employees to effectively contribute to the core business of an organization, are also subject to changes. Currently, …

De ontwikkelteams van Topicus HAP beschikken niet over de mogelijkheid om hun eindgebruikers direct te kunnen informeren over nieuwe functionaliteiten en belangrijke functionele wijzigingen van het softwarepakket bij een nieuwe release. Ook is het voor hen momenteel niet mogelijk om feedback te ontvangen …

From the article: Though organizations are increasingly aware that the huge amounts of digital data that are being generated, both inside and outside the organization, offer many opportunities for service innovation, realizing the promise of big data is often not straightforward. Organizations are faced …

In deze rede wordt besproken hoe het lectoraat de beroepsbeoefenaars in het verpleegkundig domein wil ondersteunen en wil bijdragen aan het vormgeven van verpleegkundig leiderschap en ieders professionele eigenheid. De titel van de rede ‘Notes on Nursing 2.0’ wil vooral de noodzaak tot deze veranderingen …

Abstraction is considered an essential aspect of computational thinking. Primary schools are starting to include computational thinking into the curriculum. However, in order to guide their support, teachers need to know how to recognize abstraction. In this paper, we present how we can observe abstraction …

Part 3 Programming and Activating Cyberparks deals with the variety of ways in which urban public spaces can be reinvigorated through the use of digital media technologies. As is outlined in the introduction to this volume, digital media technologies profoundly shape the use and perception of urban public …