Landmines are explosive remnants of war that remain active long after the conflict has ended. Explosion can be triggered easily by human input and its consequences can be devastating. Landmines don't discriminate between soldiers and civilians. Once laid on the ground, they pose immediate threat for …

Sectoral levelling funds are an arrangement aimed at alleviating a well-known theoretical problem of underinvestment in worker training due to free-rider behaviour of firms. In The Netherlands, collective agreements require firms to participate in such funds in a number of sectors. Using a comprehensive …

Het Nederlandse landschap staat onder druk en krijgt steeds meer aandacht, voor behoud maar ook financiering. Na een theoretische verkenning zijn in het rapport vijf gebiedsfondsen omschreven en geanalyseerd. Vervolgens is met de theoretische kennis en praktische concepten een inschatting gemaakt voor …

This paper analyzes the situational context of EA to identify the main needs of the organization. Two main objectives have been defined related to the principal needs of EA that are employees and funds. EA must increase the familiarity of the public in order to attract potential workers and opportunities …

In the Netherlands, there have been many discussions about whether or not to establish a European Defence Organisation. However, due to the political party D66 (Democrats '66), this discussion has been revived in 2006 to such an extent that it really had an impact on political agendas of the Dutch political …

Voor de verwerking van opgedane kennis en vergaarde informatie in de scriptie, is er gewerkt vanuit een plan van aanpak. Bij het opstellen van het plan van aanpak is er uitgegaan van een probleemstelling, die de leidraad was voor het onderzoek. De probleemstelling is de volgende: "Hoe is het gesteld …

Romania, as a newcomer to the EU club, has to deal with child labour that constitutes a serious breach of human rights. The nature of child labour in Romania has specific features, which are common to features of child labour in other post communist countries. While in developing countries and in the …

Managing the channel network brings challenges each distributing manufacturer will have to face business life. As the ultimate goal of both manufacturer and intermediaries is to maximize their profitability in the market, it takes mutual understanding and serious devotion, close teamwork and effective …

In 2005 and 2006, almost sixty Dutch National Sport Federations (NSFs) participated in a special program for creating a marketing strategy for the next four years. This program was initiated and organized by NOC*NSF (the Dutch Olympic Umbrella Sports Organization). The NSFs had to joint the project to …

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