Bird strikes, a risk factor in the aviation industry, are a common problem in certain states of the USA, while they are extremely rare in other states. Similarly, the seasonal distribution of bird strikes is not proportional. This situation poses an unfair situation in the aviation insurance of airline …

Staatssecretaris Uslu en de Raad voor Cultuur hameren op het belang van fair pay door rijksgesubsidieerde culturele instellingen. Ook in het muziekonderwijs valt nog een wereld te winnen, weet onderzoeker en docentenopleider Imre Kruis. De uurtarieven van muziekdocenten zijn bedroevend laag. ‘Ik schrijf …

Uit een inventarisatie blijkt dat er in Noord-Nederland 56 instituten bestaan waar in georganiseerd verband muziekles wordt gegeven door 2 of meer docenten; 9 in Drenthe, 23 in Friesland en 25 in Groningen. Er bestaan uiteenlopende organisatievormen zoals kunstencentra (11), collectieven (11) privéscholen …

This study focuses on teachers’ group decision making during Dutch allocation meetings. A previous interview study showed that teachers question the objectivity of decisions due to negative interaction experiences and a lack of structure during these meetings. To characterize the structure and interaction …

All over the world entrepreneurs drive changes. They develop new products and services, inspire others and take decisions that result in growth of their businesses. But the world around entrepreneurs is changing and so are entrepreneurs. Life-long selfemployment or permanent wage employment are of …

The wedding planner company "Tropical Weddings" will be a new company on the market and will be a one-woman business. The wedding planner company will arrange weddings of Dutch couples who would like to marry in Curacao. The wedding planner will provide a full service wedding. The wedding planner's mission …

A 'post-modern' rustic framing company which operates on a small market where high quality and being green is the biggest competition advantage. The most important need of the product is that for home decoration. The customer can use the frame for own use or as a social need, to give it away as a gift. …

Because dental health and oral pathology may affect forensic psychiatric patients' well being, it is important to be able to assess oral health related quality of life (OH-QoL) in these patients. Two studies were conducted among Dutch forensic psychiatric male patients to assess the psychometric properties …

In November 2006, SOMO published a report that criticised labour conditions in Nokia's factories in Asia. This report revealed conditions where workers work up to 72 hours a week with compulsory overtime, have insecure employment contracts and work in unsafe factories, where no or inadequate protection …