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 …

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 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 …

The presentation aims at sharing concrete innovation efforts by breakthrough startups/SME’s in the Eindhoven Brainport region in the south of the Netherlands. This region has an ecosystem with an very proliferated heritage of technology-based companies. The research includes looking into clusters and …

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.

Dit boekje beschrijft een methode voor het reviewen van praktijkgericht onderzoek. Reviewen is kritisch oordelen over een stuk werk. We lichten de methode zo concreet mogelijk toe opdat lectoren, onderzoekers en docentonderzoekers in de kenniscentra in het hbo deze zelf kunnen toepassen. De methode is …

This paper presents a multidisciplinary conceptual framework which proposes the symbolic-based eco-genetic process for dealing with complex patterns characterized by multilevel and fuzzy territorial governance, and interrelatedness between the physical world and the symbolic and socially-culturally constructed …

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 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 …