Campuses are increasingly positioning themselves as attractive locations for businesses. This research studies how this plays out in Amsterdam. We conclude that there is currently much fragmentation in efforts to position the campus landscape as business location, and provide some policy recommendations …

Purpose This study aims to develop an understanding of how customers of a physical retail store valuate receiving location-based mobile phone messages when they are in proximity of the store. It proposes and tests a model relating two benefits (personalization and location congruency) and two sacrifices …

This article focuses on the innovation partnership (IP) model. This model opens new avenues for public bodies, including cities, to co-create solutions together with private companies or other innovators. It was introduced in 2014, but so far public bodies have been hesitant to adopt it: it is only scarcely …

Voor het eerst in vijftig jaar zijn er op de Nederlandse arbeidsmarkt meer vacatures dan werklozen [1]. Omdat de druk voor ondernemers hierdoor sterk toeneemt is het relevant om te kijken of robots een oplossing kunnen bieden. Uit ons eerdere blogartikel [2] kwam naar voren dat klanten robots vooral …

The Scandinavian e-commerce market is growing exponentially. Denmark, Norway, and Sweden were all ranked in the top 10 of cross-border countries. This is an annual ranking of the best 16 European countries in cross-border online shopping by CBCommerce. These countries are thus of high interest for e-retailers …

Worldwide, there is a growing recognition that strategic partnering between cities and universities can bring substantial benefits for both sides. The big question is how to organize such partnerships successfully. This handbook offers insights, best practices and advice for leaders in cities and universities …

Voorwoord: De manier waarop consumenten winkelen, is een steeds veranderende mix van fysiek en online. Om de fysieke retail toekomstbestendig te maken en te houden, is het van groot belang dat de fysieke retail innoveert als antwoord op de hedendaagse ontwikkelingen op het gebied van (online) winkelen. …

English: In the Netherlands female entrepreneurs and women in tech have structurally less opportunities than men. The latest numbers from October 2020 show that only 1 percent of all venture capital went to female entrepreneurs. The percentage of non-white entrepreneurs that received financing is even …

Het menselijke is uit het werk gehaald. Vooral mensen aan de onderkant van de arbeidsmarkt gaan daardoor gebukt onder overbelasting, onzekerheid en discriminatie. De coronacrisis maakt de behoefte aan soliditeit van arbeid zichtbaarder dan ooit.