Different unexpected combinations between industry, local government, private participants, educational institutes and artists resulted past year in challenging opportunities for transitions in urban and rural areas. The power of art with the perspective of the artist approaching challenges evokes a …

Hoe speelt de vierde industriële revolutie bij maakbedrijven in de regio en in hoeverre maken deze bedrijven al volop gebruik van kansen die digitalisering en robotisering bieden? Dat was de vraag bij een onderzoek bij een vijftiental maakbedrijven in onze regio door Kenniscentrum Business Innovation …

Over the last decade, the concept of a circular economy, an industrial economy that is restorative or regenerative by intention and design, has gained increased attention of policy makers, industry and academics. Recently the number of innovation projects, set up by local governments, communities, non-governmental …

In 2015, the European Commission has outlined the institution’s strategy on reaching a harmonized Digital Single Market by focusing on a set of issues, many of which are targeted towards eCommerce. However, this is a global industry which sparked new technologies, industries, services and products while …

From the paper: "Abstract This study investigates whether there are major differences between process management and innovation between the IT and more traditional industries. Although both industries are quite similar, the research results show that the IT industry is more innovative in comparison to …

This deliverable focuses on the construction industry of the Netherlands.The construction industry has a reputation for being inefficient. Innovation in construction logistics is needed to ensure that cities stay liveable. To create innovation in construction logistics, collaboration between stakeholders …

This paper assesses the impact on firm innovation of combining alliance-specific and partner-specific attributes within a firm’s alliance portfolio. In a panel data analysis of the innovation performance of 119 firms operating in the pharmaceutical industry during 1985–2007, we test whether firm’s alliance …

Bedrijven worden geconfronteerd met ontwikkelingen in de economie die sneller, complexer en meer onzeker zijn dan vroeger en een grote impact hebben. De concurrentie neemt toe en consumenten en afnemers verwachten meer oplossingen op maat. Tegelijkertijd is er sprake van een technologische ontwikkeling …

Over the years the industrial production was transformed by steam power in the 19th century, by electricity in the early 20th century, and by automation in the 1970s (Lorenz, et al., 2015). Today’s society is on the verge of the fourth industrial revolution, the Smart Industry. The impact of the Smart …