Purpose: The author sets out the basis for a new research programme designed to demonstrate that by encouraging managers of small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs [1]) to take a positive approach to social and environmental risks, embedding and operationalising their responses into their business strategy, …

In de hedendaagse praktijk wordt BIM (gebouw informatie model) weinig gebruikt voor het beheren van vastgoed. Ook woningcorporaties, die ongeveer één derde van de woningvoorraad in Nederland beheren, gebruiken nog geen BIM in het eigen beheerproces terwijl de beheerfase wel onderdeel is van het concept …

This is the introduction to the special issue of World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development (WREMSD) dedicated to workplace innovation and social innovation related to work and organisation. As technological and business model innovations alone are not sufficient to …

Traditional toy industries have been influenced by the emergence of tech gadgets such as iPad and Virtual Reality Glasses. Based on a report on The Telegraph (2010), tech gadgets have replaced traditional dolls and cars as children’s favorite presents. Huawei, one of the China’s leading toy companies, …

In this report the current trend of e-commerce companies opening brick and mortar stores was investigated. This phenomenon can be linked to a concept known as omnichannel retail. It appears that many businesses are not aware of the current trends in retail. This leads to a misunderstanding of the modern …

The main purpose of this dissertation is to find out how companies can use Youtubers for the promotion of their products, and how companies can do this in an efficient way. The central question of this research will be: “ How can companies use Youtubers to promote their roducts?” In order to answer this …

The sharing economy is a business concept that highlights the ability for individuals to rent or borrow equipment, services and skills from other individuals rather than buying and owning them. This thesis was intended to investigate how the two largest businesses in the sharing economy, Uber and Airbnb, …

The municipality of Apeldoorn had polled the interest among its private home-owners to turn their homes energy neutral. Based on the enthusiastic response, Apeldoorn saw the launch of the Energy Apeldoorn (#ENEXAP) in 2011. Its goal was to convert to it technically and financially possible for privately …

Sustainability challenges are among the most complex and difficult problems facing businesses today. These challenges involve many actors and interests and overlapping concerns, and addressing them requires significant investments and out-of-the-box thinking. Issues such as safety, supplier compliance, …

This report presents a detailed analysis of the German market concerning the bedding industry as well as a detailed recommendation to Royal Textile on whether they should enter the German market and how. Therefore the focus of this report refers to further expansion of Royal Textile on the European market. …