This article shows that business ethics is not capable of explaining the responsibility of limited organized collectives such as chains, sectors and industries. The responsibility of the pharmaceutical industry to make AIDSblockers available for patients in Africa is an example of such a sector responsibility. …

Introduction Innovation is crucial for companies who have to react to constantly changing markets. Several national and European research institutes stress the importance of developing innovation for small and medium size enterprises (SMEs). This was a trigger to design a minor on strategic innovation …

The book presents a critical review of a five year research project which aimed at developing an empowering curriculum for visually impaired teenagers with learning difficulties. Participatory action research, with its focus on emancipation through collective, informed and democratic action, provided …

The transition from the Organization for African Unity (OAU) to the African Union (AU) was a consequence of the changing peace and security agenda of the Pan-African organization. The African leaders desired a continental peace and security architecture, which would be capable of preventing, managing …

High 5 Rehab is een stichting die snel groeit. Op het gebied van revalidatie en rehabilitatie is de stichting in staat om erg veel te betekenen voor de Balinese bevolking. Op orthopedisch gebied zijn er echter een aantal tekortkomingen. Het grootste probleem voor High 5 Rehab is dat het niet mogelijk …

'Bestaat er een prothese-enkel of prothesevoet die zo ver in te stellen is of verend is dat deze voor zowel snowboarden, bergwandelen als zwemmen te gebruiken is? Zo niet, is het mogelijk een prothese-enkel te maken die dit wel kan?' Deze vraag kwam vanuit Anvasport Anvasport (2009). Het onderzoek vond …

As it becomes clear that climate change is not easily within the boundaries of the 1990's, society needs to be prepared and needs to anticipate future changes due to the uncertain changes in climate. So far, extensive research has been carried out on several issues including the coastal defence or shifting …

This paper describes research into generic sensor management principles that enable the development of a support system that is capable of bridging the growing gap between the available knowledge and the required sensor management related knowledge

In 2005 and 2006, almost sixty Dutch National Sport Federations (NSFs) participated in a special program for creating a marketing strategy for the next four years. This program was initiated and organized by NOC*NSF (the Dutch Olympic Umbrella Sports Organization). The NSFs had to joint the project to …

Doel en onderzoeksvraag: Het doel van dit onderzoek is bepalen of de mate van kniestabiliteit geobjectiveerd kan worden met behulp van een mobiel krachtenplatform, ontwikkeld door Hendrikx (2006). Hierbij is de volgeden hoofdvraag geformuleerd: "Op welke wijze kan het mobiele krachtenplatform een rol …