Chronische aandoeningen komen veel voor in de huidige samenleving, in 2002 is van alle overleden mensen zo’n 60% gediagnosticeerd met een chronische aandoening gemeld door het WHO (World Health Organization). Om ervoor te zorgen dat het leven met een chronische aandoening zo min mogelijk invloed heeft …

The final of a four-part series that explores Dynamic Systems Theory (DST). DST has taught us that phase transitions are based on self-organization and that they are not predictable a priori. They can be described, but not explained. This is well established in physics, but not at all in the social sciences …

This thesis document is aimed at the development and implementation of a new storage system and process within several departments operating in the ICL Amfert facility. The departments are currently storing their data in two hard drives and wanted to migrate their information in a SharePoint environment …

This report is part of the Young Professional Semester, which is the last semester of the study career of the Hospitality Business School from Saxion University. During this semester, an advice is written for Arla Foods. The organization is following with the following management problem: “How can Arla …

For curriculum design, literature and research provide a multitude of insights. Ten experts in the field of (online) part-time education juxtaposed their own experiences with these insights. The experts' input was analyzed and brought together based on: • significance: specific to target part time Bachelor …

Aim The aim of this study is to explore patients’ and (in)formal caregivers’ perspectives on their role(s) and contributing factors in the course of unplanned hospital readmission of older cardiac patients in the Cardiac Care Bridge (CCB) program. Design This study is a qualitative multiple case study …

Strengthening sustainability in global supply chains requires producers, buyers, and nonprofit organizations to collaborate in transformative cross-sector partnerships (CSPs). However, the role played by nature in such partnerships has been left largely unattended in literature on CSPs. This article …

A lecture to create awareness about contextual factors influencing staff and patients in healthcare, to learn how space, organization, and healthcare delivery are interwoven, and to learn how space can be used to mitigate stress at patients and staff.

Background: To use advanced medical technologies (AMTs) correctly and safely requires both specialist knowledgeand skills, and an awareness of risks and how those can be minimized. Reporting safety concerns aboutAMTs in home care can contribute to an improved quality of care. The extent to which a health …

The aim of this study is to understand how governance mechanisms in cross-sector collaborations (CSCs) for sustainability affect value creation and capture and subsequently the survival of this organizational form. Drawing on a longitudinal, participatory, single-case study of collaborative action in …