The goal of this study is to identify the perspectives that development NGOs attribute to organisational social media, and furthermore elaborate on an appropriate categorisation of these perspectives for social media use by development NGOs. How social media is used in the area of development, where …

Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean largely involved in agriculture. The main crop grown on the island is paddy, the island is self-sufficient in producing this crop. Agricultural diversification would be a good option to reduce the dependence on the paddy production. Many different supporting …

In Amsterdam and Beirut, Abdallah has ethnographically researched interactional dynamics between disadvantaged young people, regarding experiences of success, in settings of education, work, sports, and music. He analyzed how focus, mood, and bodily deployment produced shared symbols, emotional contagions, …

The reason for this research is the missing social media strategy for Beauty Oranje, the beauty center of the Hotels van Oranje. Within four months the social media strategy of Beauty Oranje will be formed through a combination of existing literature aimed at formulating a social media strategy. The …

Due to the globalization of communication and transport, diaspora have become important actors in development, peace and conflict resolution in their countries of origin. Although the impact of diasporas’ engagement in peace and conflict processes is highly contested by certain researchers and or practitioners, …

This dissertation investigates how an NGO like PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) can recover its brand equity after this was damaged due to a scandal. The focus was on improving perceived service quality as this appeared to be a very important aspect of brand equity that is damaged severely …

Conceptontwikkeling is een multidisciplinair proces waar rekening gehouden moet worden met veel verschillende stakeholders. Dit varieert van bedrijven die actief betrokken zijn in de primaire pluimveevleeskolom tot burgers en niet-gouvernementele organisaties (ngo’s). De vraag die onderzocht is luidt: …

Green Life Volunteers offers various volunteering projects, but Green Life Volunteers is not the only organization that offers volunteering projects in the region. Despite the fact that the competitors from Green Live Volunteers commercialized organizations are and that they receive a lot more for their …

Sinds de jaren zestig staan milieuproblemen steeds prominenter op de agenda van internationale organisaties zoals de Verenigde Naties. Het rapport The limits to growth: a global challenge (1972) van de Club van Rome wees ruim veertig jaar geleden al op de wereldwijde risico’s die verbonden waren aan …

Coltan is a rare mineral which is mined, both legally and illegally, at Congolese dig sites at the expense of the wellbeing of coltan miners. This dissertation provides an understanding on the living and working conditions of the Congolese coltan miners and the relation of coltan to armed conflict in …