Prefaces are always written in the end, perhaps because only in the end one knows how to start, or should have started. These a-chronic and a-synchronic starting words are meant to charm the reader into an investigating journey that has already ended; it is an act of seduction where promises are made …

from the thesis: "The construction industry is known for its waste of money and materials, low innovative capacities, and low productivity (Cox and Thompson, 1997; Vrijhoef, 2011). One reason is that the relationships between client and contractors is often perceived as a problematic one (Tazelaar en …

Uit de conclusie van het proefschrift : " De centrale vraag is opgedeeld in vier onderzoeksvragen. Aan de hand van deze onderzoeksvragen wordt een antwoord op de centrale vraag gegeven. 1 Wat zijn de principes van de Stichting Architecten Research (SAR) en gerelateerde concepten en welke aspecten …

This thesis provides insight into how shared decision-making proceeds within care networks of people with dementia. These insights are based on three waves of interviews with people with dementia, their informal carers, and professionals in a qualitative, prospective, multi-perspective study. This study …

Of er op de arbeidsmarkt voor de ouderenzorg nu sprake is van een situatie van overschot of tekort, ouderenzorgorganisaties staan altijd voor de uitdaging de juiste zorgmedewerkers aan zich te binden en het beste in zorgmedewerkers naar boven te halen. Hoewel de menswaardigheid van de ouderenzorg tegenwoordig …

The four studies presented in this dissertation aimed to examine which aspects of self-regulated learning (think of planning, time management, and motivation) best predict academic performance in higher education, and whether and how self-regulated learning might be improved for better academic performance …

A Magnet-related program has been recently adopted in the Netherlands. Support for staff nurses from nurse middle managers (NMMs) is a key component of such a program. A Bourdieusian ethnographic organizational case study in four hospitals in the Netherlands and the United States (Magnet, Magnet-related …

In Amsterdam and Beirut, Abdallah has ethnographically researched interactional dynamics between disadvantaged young people, regarding experiences of success, in settings of education, work, sports, and music. He analyzed how focus, mood, and bodily deployment produced shared symbols, emotional contagions, …

The research explored how a Dutch energy cluster embedded within a larger context of European and global developments reflected complex dynamics due to changes in its context. The case study explored Energy Valley of the Netherlands, a peripheral region that meets the challenge of energy transition, …

In de huidige gezondheidszorg ontvangen patiënten vaak zorg van verschillende zorgverleners, bijvoorbeeld de huisarts (eerstelijns zorg) en de specialist in het ziekenhuis (tweedelijns zorg). Wanneer een patiënt die geneesmiddelen gebruikt in het ziekenhuis opgenomen wordt, brengt dit vaak de betrokkenheid …