This research has set out to find the best suitable physical measures to increase heat resistance in the city center of Breda, the Netherlands. Through the use of interviews, literature search and field research, the most vulnerable locations in the research area have been identified. Following from …

Achtergrond: Dit kwantitatief onderzoek richt zich op het gebruik van gebaren door patiënten met afasie van Broca en afasie van Wernicke. Wanneer mensen spreken, produceren zij gebaren. Patiënten met afasie blijven ook na het hersenletsel gebaren produceren. Echter is het nog onduidelijk hoe patiënten …

Analyses and international comparisons of university organisational cultures are rare or even non-existing in management studies. Our paper fills this gap, presenting the results of a pilot study conducted in two units representing a Polish and a Dutch university. The survey has been carried out on a …

In a changing and uncertain environment, the psychological contract becomes more important. This research attempts to explain of the degree of fulfilment of the psychological contract has an effect on solidarity behaviour of employees. Just as the psychological contract, solidarity behaviour is becoming …

‘Social return’ (SR) is a term in the Netherlands that summarises all efforts to integrate people with a mental or physical handicap in the labour market. It is an important political topic because government wants not only an inclusive society but also a decrease of expenditures on social benefits; …

Although culture has been discussed in quite some detail, it remains an elusive concept, whether on content or in terms of consequences. Indeed, culture does not exist in a physical form (although bumping your nose to culture may be a near physical experience) and may be rather considered as a label …

In this introduction we have outlined the vital importance of the role of culture (i.e.: the cultural factor) in the field of international relations, foreign policy, and diplomacy and the professional need for cultural competence among its practitioners.

As outlook of commercial cooperation and business alliances between India and the Netherlands remains promising and continues to grow, Indian and Dutch entrepreneurs who consider doing business in each other’s country, will need to understand one another. Peter Ester & Pieter van Nispen report on the …

The article indicates how companies may prepare for and deal with cultural differences. Because the research base is still rather limited an overall perspective may not be realised. After discussing definitions and concepts of culture, as well as values, cultural differences between states are discussed, …

De hoofdvraag die centraal staat binnen dit onderzoek luidt als volgt: "Hoe kunnen docenten van het Stanislascollege verantwoord en eenduidig pedagogisch handelen, met name het straffen en belonen, ten aanzien van de scholieren, hierbij de Ignatiaanse visie van de school in acht nemend?"