New insights and research to support regional governments, municipalities and cluster organisations to support cluster innovation processes to tap into key enabling technologies and global value chains through better policy instruments and learning from good practices. Presentations and panel discussions …

Presented at the 14th 14th European Conference on Management, Leadership and Governance ECMLG 2018: From the article: "Abstract: Scientific literature and practices emphasize that organizations have to align their business strategies with their IT strategy. Strategic alignment of business with IT …

As universities focus on differentiation in an intensely competitive global marketplace, brand and reputation are increasingly important. But how can institutions effectively track the impact of their own brand? How can they set meaningful objectives and then measure and demonstrate success to their …

The TraCS3 partners will meet in Groningen, The Netherlands on the 12th-14th of September. The Lead Partner Hanze University of Applied Sciences is organizing the three days kick off meeting to present and discuss the state of the art of the innovation infrastructure regional policies, to highlight the …

This chapter presents a conversation with Henk Ovink, first Dutch special envoy for international water affairs. Ovink works with governments, knowledge institutions, organizations such as the World Bank and the UN, the global business community as well as the civil society representatives. 'Building' …

The wide use of social media has facilitated new social practices that influence place meaning. This paper uses a double case study of two neighborhood blogs in gentrifying communities, to explore the role of social media in sharing place associations and community formation. Drawing on Collins’ theory …

The role and ethics of professionals in business and economics have been questioned, especially after the financial crisis of 2008. Some suggest a reorientation using concepts such as craftsmanship. In this article, I will explore professional practices within the context of behavioural theory and business …

From the article: Globalization and technological innovation has led to an increasing competition between telecommunication service providers and has eroded traditional product- and service-based differentiation. One way to gain a competitive advantage is to create distinctiveness by improving customer …

From the article: Many organizations are striving for a structural and professional approach toward business information management (BIM). With help of BiSL they can shape the BIM responsibilities and processes, but they struggle with the required capacity for the BIM activities necessary for their particular …

Presentation 2nd International New Business Model Conference 2018In current society, we observe the emergence of new collaborative forms of organising on a regional scale in which civilians, organisations, and institutions engage in processes of collective action (Ostrom, 2009, 2010a). We refer to these …