Feedback from digital technology has often been used to support people in changing undesired, unhealthy habits. As yet, there has been little research into the efficacy of these designs. In my PhD project, I evaluated the acceptance, sustained use, and effect of four designs that provide feedback on …

Vaker sporten. Minder alcohol drinken. Stoppen met roken. Nu echt op tijd naar bed. Dat leefstijlverandering lastig kan zijn, weten we allemaal. Maar voor sommigen lijkt het welhaast onmogelijk. Leefstijlverandering kost energie en aandacht. Wat als je daar helemaal geen ruimte voor hebt, omdat je …

Over the past 10 years, different types of financing have become available in the Netherlands. It is now possible to combine bank loans, crowdfunding loans and risk capital. Moreover, fintech applications lower the threshold for applications and reduce response times from weeks to just days or even hours. …

Reputation has often been proposed as the central mechanism that creates trust in the sharing economy. However, some sharing platforms that focus primarily on social rather than economically driven exchanges have managed to facilitate exchanges between users without the use of a reputation system. This …

Om de ambities van burgerparticipatie waar te kunnen maken is diversiteit van de deelnemers een belangrijke voorwaarde. Tegelijkertijd is uitsluiting van groepen burgers, waaronder kritische burgers, onlosmakelijk verbonden met burgerparticipatie. In dit artikel in de serie ‘Lokale democratie doorgelicht’ …

In this paper we research the following question: What motivational factors relate, in which degree, to intentions on compliance to ISP and how could these insights be utilized to promote endusers compliance within a given organization? The goal of this research is to provide more insight in the motivational …

The purpose of the paper is to describe the ways in which people use language to achieve mobilization. Recognizing and anticipating the discursive practices that are used online, for instance for mobilization, increasingly is a primary concern for professionals in crisis communication or issue management. Het …

Brand managers have several options in their quest to connect their brands with consumers.They may stress functional brand attributes and benefits, their brand's personalitytraits, or their brand's values (the human values attached to the brand). Which of these is most important to consumers is an open …

Het tweejarige onderzoeksprogramma The Network is the Message richt zich op de effectiviteit van sociale media: wanneer zijn ze effectief, wat bepaalt die effectiviteit en hoe kunnen we dit meten? Startpunt in deze management summary fase 2B is het inzicht dat inhakers belangrijke dragers van brand content …

Cliënten hebben uit meer aanbieders te kiezen en lossen meer zelf op. Met juridische kennis kun je ze niet binden, wel met het oplossen van de ‘jobs to be done’: dat wat cliënten daadwerkelijk behoeven.