In our work as lecturers, teachers, researchers, coaches or managers in a university of applied sciences, we do feel that the amount and variety of societal challenges on higher vocational education (HVE) is growing. Institutions in HE are in a process of transforming from traditional ‘either or’ research …

Tijdens het communiceren zijn er meerdere factoren die het proces moeilijk maken. Dit geldt voor gesproken communicatie, maar het geldt vooral voor schriftelijke communicatie. De toon die men aanslaat, de daadwerkelijke semantische begrippen en de structuur van een tekst hebben invloed op tekstbegrip. …

Het begrip empowerment komt regelmatig voor in social media en populaire discussies over loopbaanmanagement en professionele ontwikkeling. In zowel linked-in posts als vakliteratuur is de focus op persoonlijke ontwikkeling van skills en eigenschappen een centraal concept. ‘Iemand in de eigen kracht …

Brand managers have several options in their quest to connect their brands with consumers.They may stress functional brand attributes and benefits, their brand's personalitytraits, or their brand's values (the human values attached to the brand). Which of these is most important to consumers is an open …

In order to become more innovative, corporations are increasingly turning to design­-driven innovation capabilities. These capabilities are dynamic: they influence the way companies run their business and how companies create, capture and deliver value. Building design capabilities has proven difficult, …

Het doel van dit onderzoek was om inzicht te krijgen in de te nemen maatregelen die ervoor moeten zorgen dat HR in de lijn op een uniforme wijze ontwikkeld en geïmplementeerd kan worden binnen de Textile Care divisie van Initial/CWS Nederland.

This chapter helps the reader to define the principles of motivational interviewing (MI) and coaching, understand the intervention and tasks associated with the integrated case management process, relate patient engagement and adherence to motivational coaching and to understand patient-centered preference …

What lecturers do and think are a prerequisite for educational change. It is therefore important to gain insight into factors that influence their involvement in educational reform. This study considers the effect of leadership and managerial constructs on lecturers’ commitment to the newly implemented …

A dialogue with fieldworkers, managers, researchers and officials centering around livability and civic initiatives

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 …