This essay addresses the relationship of improvisation and identity. Biographical research that was conducted by the author into professional musicians’ lifelong learning showed the huge importance of improvisation for personal expression. Musically, the concept of sound appeared to serve as a strong …

Purpose For most people, nursing homes are a place they reside for the rest of their lives. Therefore, a nursing home, apart from providing good care, has to provide for a sense of home (1). Mostly professionals are responsible for this sense of home. The aim of this study was to explore how professionals …

The garment industry has been under attack by governments and other third parties due to problematic issues within the textile factories. Issues, such as the collapse of Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, has opened the eyes of governments and human rights organisations. In order to improve the well-being of …

As web technology and (big) data continue to transform how we organize ourselves, scholarly research increasingly zooms in on the socio-material conditions of citizen participation and public engagement, the objects and devices that organize publics. Where social issues may often be the driver of such …

Research in the Netherlands on the success of students in higher education is highly influenced by Tinto’s integration theory. This paper is part of a broader PhD research, in which I investigate the possible influence of the use of social media (Facebook) by students. By comparing various studies conducted …

The paper analyses key elements of communication that may lead to accusations that a company is engaging in practices of greenwashing failing to create stakeholder engagement. According to sensemaking and sensegiving approaches, the theoretical foundations that underpin the concepts of corporate social …

This study aims at examining the ways people communicate about energy transition, by analyzing the discourse of different stakeholders in a case of a local initiative for renewable energy. When moving from traditional to renewable energy, social acceptance of new technologies is of central importance, …

De wereld van social media is sterk aan verandering onderhevig. Social media maken het voor organisaties mogelijk om gemakkelijk(er) de dialoog aan te gaan met hun doelgroep(en). Door social media kunnen zij op een gemakkelijke, snelle manier een groot bereik genereren. Verschillende autoriteiten op …

Dit rapport omvat een onderzoek naar de online betrokkenheid bij de online campagne van de Anonieme Talentenjacht, waarvan De organisatie de opdrachtgever is. Het Goede Doel is een klant van De organisatie en zij hebben aan De organisatie gevraagd om te helpen bij het organiseren van de Anonieme Talentenjacht. …

In 2014 heeft de organisatie onderzoek gedaan naar op welke socialmediakanalen de klanten van de organisatie zich bevonden. Uit het onderzoek kwam Facebook als belangrijkste kanaal en de organisatie startte enthousiast met het gebruiken van eigen Facebookpagina’s voor de locaties. Een strategie om via …