This report records the research project conducted within the context of the work placement for the Graduation Internship: Business Research and Advice during the fourth year of the International Business program at HZ University of Applied Sciences. The work placement panned from 05 February 2024 to …

SML-CEO Peter Wennink noemt Nederland ‘zelfvoldaan, lui en visieloos’. Recent suggereerde hij dat ASML weleens uit Nederland kan vertrekken. Dit zijn geen versprekingen – Wennink chanteert Nederland. En dat verdient tegenspraak, schrijft lector bedrijfsethiek dr. Jelle van Baardewijk in een ingezonden …

This dissertation explores the transition of businesses towards regenerative practices that contribute simultaneously to social, ecological, and economic value. It addresses the challenge of moving from degenerative business models to those that actively rejuvenate and enhance systems. Through a hybrid …

In January 2022, TieTalent released Sourcer, their active sourcing platform, intending to optimize the hiring process via the use of technology. Initial projections called for a monthly recurring revenue of CHF50,000, a sign of product market fit and a solid foundation for expanding the strategy across …

De Jeugdwet verplicht gemeenten om jaarlijks een cliëntervaringsonderzoek (CEO) uit te voeren. In 2019 heeft het lectoraat Jeugdhulp in Transformatie van de HHs in samenwerking met studenten dit onderzoek uitgevoerd voor de regio Haaglanden. De gemeente Leidschendam-Voorburg wilde een dergelijk onderzoek …

The aim of this paper is to understand how employees, in their role of follower of change, frame upcoming change by studying the prospective stories they tell (n=110). This study complements the dominant retrospective approach to the research of employees’ change sensemaking. We incorporate forward-looking …

Sustainable business models are all the craze right now. Firms are making many claims that their activities create social and environmental value. The realization has finally sunk in that business has a fundamental role to play in addressing the net-zero challenge and the sustainable development goals. …

De gemeente Leidschendam-Voorburg heeft het lectoraat Jeugdhulp in transformatie van De Haagse Hogeschool (HHs) gevraagd om, samen met studenten, een kwalitatief cliëntervaringsonderzoek uit te voeren onder haar inwoners die jeugdhulp krijgen. De Jeugdwet verplicht gemeenten om jaarlijks een cliëntervaringsonderzoek …

An increasing number of family firms chooses to select a nonfamily CEO for the highest executive office. However, appointing a nonfamily CEO in a family firm tends to give rise to tensions that need to be managed for effective work relationships between the nonfamily CEO and the family owners. We draw …

Cooperatives are special because the members not only own the cooperative, but also patronize it. CEO’s decision has an impact on the overall members’ interests. Understanding how CEOs differ from members regarding their evaluations on cooperative performance and what causes the differences, is valuable …