The revolutionary dimension of technological developments is all too often placed in the foreground, painting a picture of a future we can hardly imagine, let alone perceive. This book emphasises the evolutionary dimension of developments, and how we take small steps. How certain underlying, invariable …

We developed and tested a teaching case and teaching note on the challenges that a small sustainable fashion brand faces when implementing a circular business model. We target bachelor and master students of international business, entrepreneurship, strategic management, circularity/sustainability courses. …

The dynamic inflow effect describes the unsteady aerodynamic response to fast changes in rotor loading due to the inertia of the wake. Fast changes in turbine loading due to pitch actuation or rotor speed transients lead to load overshoots. The phenomenon is suspected to be also relevant for gust situations; …

Technological developments go fast and are interrelated and multi-interpretable. As consumer needs change, the technological possibilities to meet those needs are constantly evolving and new technology providers introduce new disruptive business models. This makes it difficult to predict what the world …

Energy usage is a fundamental property of injection molding machines. The development of these machines is accompanied by two contradictory objectives. On the one hand, a producer wants to produce as quickly as possible, cycle times must be as short as possible, and the number of products produced simultaneously …

Het gebruik van Dynamic positioning (DP) wordt op veel schepen toegepast waaronder op het schip de Aegir van het bedrijf Heerema Marine Contractors. Het DP systeem heeft hierbij een initiële positie input nodig wat verkregen wordt via GNSS plaatsbepalingssystemen. Aan boord van de Aegir bevinden zich …

Das Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, Gemeinsamkeiten von psychiatrischergotherapeutischen Interventionen, wie „action over inertia“ und „horticultural therapy“ und den evidenzbasierten psychologischen Interventionen „low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy“, „behavioural activation“ und „physical …

Most existing models in supply chain management literature proving the potential of a vertical logistics collaboration decision see individual decision makers as fully rational agents. Nevertheless, literature review makes clear individuals are usually reluctant to change and in consequence they do not …

This study deals with the ability of management to successfully innovate their organizations by means of adaptation. Two main theories, organizational ecology (OE) and contingency theory (CT) have used the concept of organizational form to debate if inertia (OE) or adaptation (CT) is more the order of …