Early 20th century management literature was very decisive about the role of efficiency; it was the ‘one best way’-criterion for organizational decision-making. This paper shows by means of a backward prediction that efficiency was indeed an important measure for organizations in the early 20th century. …

This paper explores a business model that includes the knowledge modules of a COP (community of practice) and relates them with the business processes and formal organizational hierarchy in order to optimize the value of knowledge worker performance and to embed this value in the ongoing organization …

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 …

Voor u ligt de eindrapportage van het project SEPAC dat onder aanvoering van AVANS Hogeschool is uitgevoerd over een tijdsbestek van september 2016 tot januari 2019. Lector Karel Spee is mede initiatiefnemer geweest in dit praktijkgericht onderzoek waarbij de kennis van zonnecel-technologie vanuit AVANS …

In dit boekje leest u een uitgewerkte versie van de lectorale rede van lector Karel Spee. Daarna volgen de cv’s van de kenniskringleden en korte informatie over een aantal lopende onderzoeken en projecten.

Processes have been developed to integrate CIGS solar foils directly in plastic or composite based products. Using injection moulding and vacuum forming it turned out that mechanical stress is applied to the solar foil upon cooling. Using intermediate stress relief layers such as polyolefin this could …

This paper concerns the use of a digital work style among urban employees, a way of working in which people are enabled to work independently, wherever and whenever, and to cooperate virtually, using digital tools in their work processes. The findings of this study are discussed in light of the company's …

This chapter diagnoses the situation of high-tech small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Eindhoven Brainport region in the south of the Netherlands, based on desk research and additional background interviews. This region has an ecosystem with a very proliferated heritage of technology-based companies …

This study focuses on the possible advantage of an aesthetic appeal on the adoption of photovoltaic (PV) cells and panels. Study deals with the importance of this perception of solar panels by potential buyers. It reports the relative importance of aesthetics compared with other attributes, namely investment …

This paper examines how enterprises may decide to bring about effective network collaboration even though present mediation forms have proven inadequate. One of the main problems of these enterprises is that they lack a clear picture of the potential future ‘‘modular business’’. The Dutch hospitality …