Today’s world of work is characterized by high performance needs and demanding work hours. In order to remain competitive, organizations seek ways to promote a healthy and motivating work design for attracting and retaining a skilful and productive workforce. The rising number of dual-earner families …

The primary purpose of this chapter is to provide insights into the body of scholarly literature on the question of magazines and sustainability—in both production and editorial content. This chapter will also discuss production-side issues for business decision-making and policy, as well as editorial-side, …

Accessibility and connectivity are essential for livability and economic growth throughout the world. Improving the accessibility of physical transport is important for achieving the social and economic inclusion of rural areas. In reality, rural areas lag behind with respect to physical accessibility …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the spatial implications of new learning theories and the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in higher education. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a review of the literature, a theoretical framework has been developed that visualises …

In this paper we explore the extent to which privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) could be effective in providing privacy to citizens. Rapid development of ubiquitous computing and ‘the internet of things’ are leading to Big Data and the application of Predictive Analytics, effectively merging the real …

The commitment of the Fab Lab community to participate in processes of commons-based knowledge production thus also includes global knowledge sharing. For sharing back into the global commons, new knowledge needs however to be documented in a way that allows to share it by the means of information and …

This report offers an advice about the expansion of Netflix to Germany. Netflix is a subscription-based video-ondemand service that is running in 41 countries already and originated in the US. It offers video content, such as TVshows, movies, and documentaries for a monthly fee to subscribers who can …

Nowadays, modern societal trends and technologies enable us to live our lives with comfort and fun. On the one hand, these developments enhance quality of life, on the other hand there are downsides related to our health and happiness. Therefore, in our current society, it is necessary that parents consciously …

In the following paper I investigate several factors of integration and their influence on students’ success in higher education derived from leading pedagogical theories. Furthermore the use of Facebook by first year students, in the Department of Media, Communication and Information at the Amsterdam …

Accessibility and connectivity are essential for livability and economic growth throughout the world. Improving the accessibility of physical transport is important for achieving the social and economic inclusion of rural areas. In reality, rural areas lag behind with respect to physical accessibility …