For over 30 years, the concept of home has been a popular, yet contested subject of research for scholars from different disciplines, e.g. architecture, philosophy, sociology, psychology and cultural studies. In line with this multifaceted, interesting subject, quite some studies have been devoted to …

This chapter will give the reader a clear overview of the whole graduation assignment. The problem situation, applied theory, research, conclusion and advice are summarized into a cohesive and coherent piece of text in the following part. Retailers of small fashion stores are facing huge competition …

Crowdfunding is an emerging phenomenon that is taking the idea of investment into a new and never before seen level. Organizations and individuals find themselves achieving successful results by relying on widely dispersed individuals rather than professional investors. The main aim of this thesis centers …

Although the contribution of user participation to information sys-tems/information technology (IS/IT) project success is generally acknowledged in the literature, empirical evidence of the different attributes of user participation practices and the role of management in this process is still largely …

Synthetic fibers, mainly polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyamide (PA), polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and polypropylene (PP), are the most widely used polymers in the textile industry. These fibers surpass the production of natural fibers with a market share of 54.4%. The advantages of these fibers are …

The research in this assignment focuses on Baloe Mode, a Groningen based fashion store, and on Plus size women. First, the current corporate identity of Baloe Mode is analysed by looking at their behaviour, symbolism and communication. This reveals the personality of the plus size fashion store and the …

Western-European consumers have become not only more demanding on product availability in retail outlets but also on other food attributes such as quality, integrity, and safety. When (re)designing food supply-chain networks, from a logistics point of view, one has to consider these demands next to traditional …

During the past years a lot of research has been done on measuring and analyzing the stated and re-vealed preferences of house buyers, in order to develop so called new product market combinations for the housing market. It has become clear from these studies that the choice of a house buyer for a cer-tain …

Bij ORO (een instelling voor mensen met een beperking) is het voor de dramatherapeute, die daar werkzaam is, lastig om drama methodisch in te zetten bij een ontwikkelingsniveau van nul tot anderhalf jaar ( ernstig verstandelijk beperkte). Ze ervaart dat ze al snel middelen en methodes van andere disciplines …

Emmaus South Lambeth (ESL) is a charity that tries to help homeless people in South London. ESL is building a Community that can house up to 25 companions (ex-homeless people). In return these people will work for Emmaus in the Community. The residential area should be finished in 2007 and the complete …