De aansluiting tussen het hoger beroepsonderwijs (HBO) en het werkveld is tot nu toe vooral vanuit de grote bedrijven bekeken. Maar hoe zit deze aansluiting met het middenen kleinbedrijf (MKB) waar de meeste afgestudeerde HBO’ers later gaan werken? Hierbij is op te merken dat de wensen van zowel het …

Accreditatie en certificatie zijn twee begrippen met identieke betekenis1. De context kan evenwel verschillen. In Nederland gebruikt het onderwijsveld voornamelijk het begrip accreditatie, terwijl in het bedrijfsleven het begrip certificatie de boventoon voert. Omdat beide begrippen naar ons idee geen …

There are current pressures to seek innovative solutions to problems associated with environmental sustainability, and in this context, it is likely that SMEs will have to collaborate with a wider variety of specialist partners. In 2009 three Dutch Universities joined with an Australian and Swedish University …

Although quality management has a long tradition and plays an important role in operational and managerial activities in organizations nowadays, it also seems to be less clear and less visible. In this paper the focus is on the rise and fall of quality management in organizations and the impact this …

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Confronting environmental sustainability issues requires firms to both enhance traditional operational practices and introduce new, innovative ones. There are opportunities to enter emergent markets for products and services supporting the sustainability agenda. It is anticipated that these circumstances …

In striving for an excellent position regarding competitors in all aspects of management and operations, organizations benefit from establishing strategic cooperations. With allies they can be more successful in surviving the hyper competition. From this survey we derived the frequency, importance and …

In this paper we will identify the contract dimensions of alliance contracts directed at joint development of new products or services. We will determine to what extent these contract dimensions are adaptable to future needs and insights. We will also provide insight into the contingency of these adjustable …

Setting up strategic alliances and trying to attain the intended goals is a highrisk venture. Most research into this topic is confined to already established alliances. This research will focus on perceived performance risks by organizations considering a possible strategic venture. Following other …

Het hanteren van systemen bij kwaliteitsmanagement roept regelmatig vragen op. Heeft het wel nut of leidt het de aandacht van de essentie af? Ook het INK-model en kwaliteitssystemen als ISO of HKZ staan regelmatig ter discussie. medewerkers moeten namelijk wel kunnen en willen werken met de aangeboden …