Sustainability transitions are not hindered by technological barriers but above all by the lack of well-qualified people. Educating the next generation of engineers and product designers is therefore more important than ever. However, a traditional widely used model of instruction and evaluation is not …

Background: Continuous monitoring of vital signs (CMVS) using wearable wireless sensors is increasingly available to patients in general wards and can improve outcomes and reduce nurse workload. To assess the potential impact of such systems, successful implementation is important. We developed a CMVS …

The military has long been a topic of interest in the social sciences. However, to date, military studies tend to take an overly researcher-oriented viewpoint rather than actually engaging with the ‘native’ experience of the soldier. This article intends to reorient military studies to a perspective …

De militaire bijdrage bij de hulpverlening op de Bahama’s na orkaan Dorian in 2019 levert belangrijke inzichten op voor een effectievere inzet bij toekomstige noodhulpoperaties.

"Samenvattend laat het onderzoek zien dat operationele leden van de Nederlandse krijgsmacht, die opereren in nationale en Europese crisisbeheersing, actief organisatiepolitiek bedrijven met hun leidinggevenden om lokaal relevant beleid te bewerkstelligen, wat uiteindelijk civiel-militaire samenwerking …

Flexibility in organizations is important, especially when dealing with crises that develop in an unpredictable way. Existing management theory makes clear that organizations are confronted with different environmental dynamics and, therefore, need a mix of operational, structural and strategic flexible …

In this chapter, we study the inter-organizational response to the European migration crisis by using a collective sensemaking perspective. Collective sensemaking refers to the process by which organizations construct a shared understanding of an ambiguous and confusing situation, which subsequently …

De afstudeerdocumenten bestaan uit een trainershandleiding en een verantwoordingsdocument. De training richt zich op de vrijwilligers van Sensoor Leiden. Sensoor is een organisatie die dag en nacht anoniem contact biedt voor mensen die daar behoefte aan hebben. Dit kan via de telefoon, mail en chatten. …

This article studies disaster response and recovery operations from a project management perspective. In disaster response and recovery projects, characterized by uncertainty and time pressure, inter-organizational collaboration among disaster management organizations is essential. Trust and control …