In the first half of the 20th century, the individual life course was largely determined by ‘standard biographies’ (Du Bois-Reymond, 1998; Meijers & Wesselingh, 1999) whereby identity – the story individuals tell themselves and share with others about the meaning of their lives (Meijers & Lengelle, …

Although reengineering is strategically advantageous for organisations in order to keep functional and sustainable, safety must remain a priority and respective efforts need to be maintained. This paper suggests the combination of soft system methodology (SSM) and Pareto analysis on the scope of safety …

This survey is about recognizing patterns in the way Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) organize their procurement activities. The scope of the survey is limited to the key commodities of the SME. A key commodity is defined as the purchased product or service group which is essential for realizing the …

AbstractDid I understand it right? This research is focused on the client’s experience of hospitality connected to foodservice employees in mental healthcare organisations. Since hospitality, part of the facility management department, is a hot topic in the field of mental healthcare, different serious …

The aeronautical industry is still under expansion in spite of the problems it is facing due to the increase in oil prices, limited capacity, and novel regulations. The expansion trends translate into problems at different locations within an airport system and are more evident when the resources to …

A random control trial investigating the effects of plantar fascia myo-fascial release techniques on sit-and-reach test scores in young adults. No significant differences were observed between the intervention group and control group however there was a trend showing greater improvment in the intervention …

The main purpose of this research is to explore the effectiveness of the use of soft power of the Council of Europe (CoE), in safeguarding the rights of asylum seekers who face administrative detention in the Netherlands. The research focusses on the implementation of different human rights rules and …

De opleiding AD Projectleider Techniek bestaat uit het werkend leren waarin, net zoals beschreven in deze scriptie uit 9 competenties bestaat. De volgende competenties worden uitgebreid behandeld: 1. Onderhandelen en communiceren 2. Kosten calculeren 3. Resultaat prognosticeren 4. Project bewaken …

Purpose: Pressure ulcers are a high cost, high volume issue for health and medical care providers, having a detrimental effect on patients and relatives. Pressure ulcer prevention is widely covered in the literature, but little has been published regarding the risk to patients in the radiographical setting. …

This chapter aims to place the employability related outcomes of this study in the context of other current employability studies. For this purpose, seven recently published employability studies were selected from a range of contexts and with different methodological approaches. Within the literature …