This paper describes a study into consumers' reasons for buying socially responsible (SR) products, such as Fair Trade products and organic meat. As opposed to other studies, we use a qualitative approach based on 25 in-depth interviews and include several different products in the research. This leads …

Research to analyze the Internet market, to understand the buying behavior of online shoppers and to learn about the new developments in the field of e-commerce.

To get a better insight in the Social Media market where Internet Advantage is active in a research in various aspects was performed. Main objectives were to find out about cultural differences in the main markets where Internet Advantage is active (The Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom). Another …

Analysis of the European Venture Capital industry and the effect effect that the credit crisis has had on it. Identify the outlooks of this industry and discuss the opportunities and threats the Europe Unlimited will face as a result of this. Furthermore the report discusses the current situation of …

Het onderzoeken van de mogelijkheden tot export naar Nederland voor het in Zuid-Afrika gevestigde bedrijf Luna Design, die voornamelijk fotolijstjes van sloophout produceert. Hiervoor heb ik eerst een grondige analyse gemaakt van het bedrijf zelf, daarna de Nederlandse markt onderzocht en verschillende …

Onderneming en kunst is an organizing and advising company in the field of art. For 60% of the visitors are 60 year and older, the problem arises what ONK could do in order to attract people who are younger than 60.

This report is written for the plywood manufacturer Allin SAS in Le Vanneau, France, as a final thesis. The thesis is a part of the bachelor “International Timber Trade” at Hogeschool van Hall Larenstein. The goal of the research is to create a clearer view of the market for Bruynzeel Hechthout in the …

Competitive and working papers as well as abstracts in these proceedings discuss recent academic insights and link academic research to the practice field in order to exchange knowledge on contexts and effects, potentials and challenges of CSR and communication, on best practices and newest developments. …

The aim of this paper is to investigate which portfolio extension option: either a cheaper subbrand or a private label endorsed by the national brand is better from the consumer perspective. Two hypothetical product concepts from a leading beer brand were tested among Dutch consumers. The findings show …