In this paper we turn to the field of innovation management and the use of metaphors to address the question: what kind of alternative metaphors and narratives have some open-innovation organizations introduced highlighting and fostering knowledge-intensive organizational change? First we draw a comparative …

Since the film of Al Gore An inconvenient truth, sustainability stands high on the national agenda of most countries. Concern for the environment is one of the main reasons in combination with opportunities to innovate. In general, innovation and entrepreneurship are important in the realm of national …

The main question this final paper wants to answer is what the opportunities are for Fiber to the Home (FttH) on the Dutch market? In answering this question the Telecompaper report of 2008 and 2009 served as an important source, although 2009 was the main focus since this information was up-to-date. First …

This report serves as one of the two background documents for the HvA/UvA research proposal concerning cultural interventions in the process of urban regeneration in Krachtwijken in Amsterdam. The report at hand, based on a review of the international literature on art and regeneration, and on international …

This text is structured as follows. Section 1 concerns the background to this public lecture: the fact that social participation is becoming increasingly important in our society. This is evident, for example, from the way we are evolving from a protective welfare state into an activational, participative …

This thesis is to carry out research on how to maintain stable development for Shengteng Titanium Company in the time of global financial crisis. It is divided into two main parts. The research of the first part is about the China's titanium industry, and the second part is specific in Shengteng Titanium …

Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the interstate relationship before World War I until World War II. Chapter 2 treats the UN Security Council. The first part describes its formation, and composition. Part two describes the legitimacy of the permanent five. It explains why these UN member states …

Doel: De doelstelling van dit onderzoek is een overzicht te krijgen van de stand van zaken betreffende de communicatie tussen fysiotherapeuten en huisartsen in de regio Eindhoven, voor- en na invoering van Directe toegankelijkheid Fysiotherapie (DTF) De volgende vraagstelling wordt beantwoord: Is de …

Introduction (author supplied) : In this paper we propose future mapping, an alternative approach to futures research. With future mapping we intend to overcome some of the main problems that we encountered when applying scenario thinking in the area of product design and innovation. Future mapping attempts …

In 2001, higher professional education received a research function by law. This new research role is incorporated into so-called lectureships. In these lectureships, which are analogous to university chairs to some degree, experts in specific fields function as intermediaries between higher professional …