Recent years have shown the emergence of numerous local energy initiatives (prosumer communities) in the Netherlands. Many of them have set the goal to establish a local and sustainable energy provision on a not-for-profit basis. In this study we carried out exploratory case studies on a number of Dutch …

Background. Single session email consultations in web-based parenting support may be used for a variety of reasons. Parents may be looking for information on developmental needs of children, for suggestions to improve their parenting skills, or for referrals to helpful resources. The way the practitioner …

This dissertation was created with the goal to examine how online shopping has changed retail, specifically department stores and their business model, and to recommend a course of action and business model for entrepreneurs considering starting an (online) department store. There are several recommendations …

Spain is a country which at the moment has several economic problems. Therefore, the Spanish Government is offering non-European citizens the possibility of receiving Spanish residential visa when investing more than 500.000 € in real-estate. The purpose of this paper is to help Casamona, a young Spanish …

Background: Depressive symptoms are highly prevalent in old age, but they remain mostly untreated. Several clinical trials have shown promising results in preventing or reducing depressive symptoms. However, it is not clear how robust these effects are in the real world of day-to-day care. Therefore, …

Victoria's Secret is the leading specialty retailer of lingerie and beauty products. This brand is dominating the world with body fashion, fragrances and cosmetics. In addition, Victoria’s Secret is also globally recognized for their supermodels and world-famous fashion shows. There are more than 1,000 …

Vocational education and training (VET) plays a central role in preparing young people for work, developing adequate skills and responding to the labour-market needs of the economy. The transition learners are required to make from education to the workplace is a complex, and often problematic, process …

This research set out to explore the feasibility for Emzingo Group LLC’s NexGen leadership development fellowship to be implemented in the emerging market of Brazil. Therefore (1) Brazilian contextual aspects for leadership, (2) the leadership development space, (3) personality traits of leaders, and …

Nowadays travelling and exploring new destinations has become vital part of the study abroad experience for many students. There are plenty of choices from different travel companies offering trips and events in preferred destinations for study abroad such as Spain. Consequently, the manner in which …

The main purpose of this report was to research how to increase art house ticket sales and visits by optimizing current marketing methods used to position independent films in the Netherlands. The perspective of the art film audience was taken during this research and their motivations to visit art houses …