Aim of this study is to understand which approach (expert or process orientated) sport club consultants use in succesfully raising the organizational capacity of voluntary sport clubs in the northern part of the Netherlands. Around 130 professional sport club consultants are active in the northern part …

Dutch voluntary sport clubs (VSCs) are facing several challenges in perceived consumerist behavior by members (Van der Roest, 2015), demands by the government to attribute to the social policy agenda (Waardenburg, 2016; Coalter, 2007) and declining number of members in complex contexts (Wollebæk, 2009). …

Performance opportunities for classical musicians seem to be declining. Nevertheless, the growth of creative industries is larger than that of the economy. Current emphasis is more on touring, Internet, and non-live performance. Financial viability depends on advertising, social media, merchandising, …

In recent years there has been a trend in the sales of supermarket products. The consumer buys an increasing proportion of products which are in promotion. This has increased the promotion pressure in supermarkets to an average of 20 percent (IRi, 2016). In the category cheese the promotion pressure …

The project ‘Exergaming for active healthy ageing and rehabilitation’ (EXACT) aims to develop a new generation exergames for the elderly to help them stay active in general and as an exercise tool in rehabilitation settings in particular. This is important because the elderly population is outgrowing …

The communities in the region Westerkwartier will merge in the near future. For this they have drawn up a 'Vision for the future'. This presentation offers a perspective on this vision starting from demographic transition.

SIW International Vrijwilligersprojecten (SIW) is a non-profit organization that provides the opportunity to do volunteer project in more than 70 countries. Throughout, the years the number of participants for international volunteer projects have been declining. This has caused financial limitations …

Historians and political scientists alike have confirmed a decline in inter and intra state violence. There is broad consensus regarding this decline. The world never will be perfectly safe, but many correlates of violence are known and therefore it is possible to manage safety and security. War, is …

The Dutch colonization of the East Indies, which lasted for around 350 years, set the stage for the creation of modern Indonesia, the third largest democracy in the world. The colonization period saw the introduction of colonial policies and administration. Systematic regulation, as well as bribery set …

MDS (short for MDS TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMAÇÃO LTDA) is a software development company based in Salvador Brazil. It offers a variety of products and services and works solely on projects commissioned by other Brazilian companies. They have made several animations, games and applications. In 2015, the demand …