The present study aims to contribute to the body of knowledge on HRD in small businesses by providing a detailed investigation of the role that owner-managers play in enabling social learning and performance in small firms. The investigation focusses particularly on the specific relationships of the …

A major target of the European Green Deal is to raise the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target to 55% compared to 1990. This high ambition includes an increase of the energy performance of buildings and additional generation of renewable energy in all sectors. The tertiary sector, including …

This full paper works towards merging ‘frugality’ and ‘design thinking’ into a simplified framework for a workshop routine as a stepping stone for SMEs in developed countries to create and capture value of frugal innovations. Innovations which are born out of the notion that we can do more with less, …

Demographic change, generational shifts and fierce competition on the labour market present companies with major challenges and make it difficult for them to attract and maintain suitable personnel (Bundesagentur für Arbeit 2019, 5). The demographic change is already far advanced in Europe and has …

It seems to hold that organisms either remain small, flexible and adaptive, or become relatively strong and invulnerable by growing very large. Denmark vs America, or Iceland vs China. A single-celled animal, such as the slipper animalcule, has a very strong strategy, and although we have run into serious …

Er is een presentatie verzorgd door Bernhard van der Biessen van de Hogeschool Utrecht over Blockchain and Energy. De presentatie van Marijke ten Hoopen Tijdens ging over hoe transportbeperkingen tot stand komen en ze heeft een tweetal mogelijkheden toegelicht om balans in het elektriciteitsnet te creëren …

Hoe bestrijden we energiearmoede die ontstaat in de private huursector? Hoe versterk je de cyberweerbaarheid van het mkb? En hoe kunnen we afgeschreven windmolens hergebruiken als nieuw bouwmateriaal? Het zijn slechts drie van de talloze voorbeelden van actueel praktijkgericht onderzoek aan hogescholen. …

Presentation for students Master of Science Interdisciplinary Business Professional