In our knowledge-based society, prosperity derives from knowledge and innovation rather than from natural resources or a favourable geographic location.

We set out to bring into being a Creative Methods issue to inform and support researchers, practitioners, educators, and those they serve. We did so with what William Blake called “a firm persuasion” (Whyte, 2001, p. 3), and in the process of expanding the vidence-base for creative methods in guidance …

Drawing on a multiple case study of acquisitions of UK biopharmaceutical firms, we develop an analytical framework that elucidates how key determinants of the knowledge base of science-based firms and their combinations through M&As interact and affect post-acquisition investment in the target's R&D …

An extended SERVQUAL instrument is developed, validated and used to measure perceived service quality delivered to students by business schools in an emerging market economy. A longitudinal survey is conducted with selected students in their final year of study from two business schools in an emerging …

 http://dx.doi.org/10.14261/postit/738706F3-E88F-4A5A-94415B281D8B9B1DIn 2015 and 2016, Saxion University of Applied Sciences organized the 2nd and 3rd edition of the Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference (RIEC).The authors put forward a hypothesis about absence of fear among modern generation’s …

SAMENVATTING In dit afstudeeronderzoek heb ik onderzocht of de HvA-student zich laat beïnvloeden door terrorisme. Sinds de aanslagen van 11-9-2001 in de Verenigde Staten is er een transnationaal karakter te herkennen in het hedendaagse moderne terrorisme, dat er hoofdzakelijk op is gericht aanslagen …

Background: Inequities in health have garnered international attention and are now addressed in Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3), which seeks to ‘promote well-being for all’. To attain this goal globally requires innovative approaches, one of which is twinning. According to the International Confederation …

Unconventional crises have gained the upper hand in todays international security environment. The numbers of Special Operations Forces (SOF) that most Western militaries have at their disposal do deal with these types of crises are limited; therefore increasingly regular troops are used to fill the …

Dubbel-essay van de Vereniging Hogescholen : een essay van Carola Hageman met de titel 'Wie schrijft die blijft : open access publiceren van praktijkgericht onderzoek' en een essay van Daan Andriessen met de titel 'Werk aan de winkel : uitdagingen voor de volgende 15 jaar praktijkgericht onderzoek in …

Objectives: To systematically review interventions that aim to improve the governance of patient safety within emergency care on effectiveness, reliability, validity and feasibility. Design: A systematic review of the literature. Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health …