On the basis of empirical research, a competence-based model of the internationalization process of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) is developed. The model focuses on so-called International Market-Entry Core Competencies (IMECC), which are global management competences considered crucial during …

This paper is aimed at presenting a theoretical definition for the construct of social entrepreneurship as competence for the social economy in Europe. This definition is part of a study that was designed and developed in two phases. This paper will present only the results of the first one: the formulation …

A previous study done by the chamber of agriculture in Hannover indicates that soaking hay reduces the fructan level. That is why this study will investigate if that is true and how long the hay must be soaked for the best outcome. The questions which will be answered are: - main question: Does soaking …

The coming decades, the baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1965) are going to retire. This retirement wave will cause a loss of knowledge for organizations and thus threatens the organization‟s ability to make knowledge productive and thus competitiveness. As knowledge management (KM) is the formal …

The space applications industry is a huge developing market that is now playing an important role at the political, social and economic scenes of every country. More and more attention is drawn to the space technologies and its application possibilities. This is the reason why a lot of exhibitions and …

In our professorship 'Learning Strategies' of the Fontys Secondary Teacher Training College Tilburg, we stress the importance of practitioner research for the professional development of teachers. To investigate our own beliefs, we started a project in which teachers learned to do practitioner research …