This thesis focuses on the upcoming Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014 and provides an analysis of ethics regarding the preparations. For the past few years, the situation of the preparations in Sochi has become more and more controversial. This thesis will provide an answer on the question whether the Russian …

DECS is an international subsidiary of Douwe Egberts Master Blenders 1753 that provides complete coffee supply to its customers in the Out-of-Home market. It is headquartered in the Netherlands and has production facilities/sales offices in other countries of which one is located in Grimbergen, Belgium …

Sensata is major manufacture of sensors and controls, operates worldwide and has its production facilities in low cost areas such as China and Korea. The total revenue is 1.5 billion USD, with the major contribution of America's market. The EMEA business unit is located in the Netherlands and employs …

Literature shows that ‘new ways of learning’ cause a shift in learning settings with a growing attention to facilitating autonomy, interaction and knowledge exploration anytime, anywhere. These trends show evident similarities with developments in office environments known for as ‘new ways of working’. …

De afstudeeropdracht is uitgevoerd bij Centrail Training coordination (CTC) onderdeel van het international training centre (ITC) bij Océ Technologies B.V. De huidige informatievoorziening van de afdeling CTC wordt gefaciliteerd door het learning management systeem (training wizard). Dagelijks worden …

In very old and/or frail older people living in long-term care facilities, physical inactivity negatively affects activities of daily living. The main reason to assess older adults' perceived fitness is to establish the relation with their beliefs about their ability to perform physical activity adjusted …

Purpose: This paper aims to define the influence of the physical and social dimensions of the work environment on knowledge productivity of academics in Dutch Universities of Applied Sciences.Design/methodology/approach: Literature review; a multiple case study based on literature review (6 cases); a …

The Lotseninsel is a small peninsula situated in the transition area of the Baltic Sea and the Schlei in Northern Germany. The mouth of the Schlei is an ecological important area and is thus protected under several conservation laws. The position of the Lotseninsel amid and surrounded by this ecological …

Mini-symposium, 1st and 2nd year parttime FM.

This article provides a brief overview of the history and development of facility management research in the Netherlands and indicates future directions. Facility management as a profession has developed from single service to multi-services and integral services over the past 15 years.