In many fields within management and organizational literature there is considerable debate and controversy about key theoretical concepts and their definitions and meanings. Systematic metaphor analysis can be a useful approach to study the underlying conceptualizations that give rise to these controversies …

De praktijkaanleiding voor dit onderzoek vormt de wens en de praktijk van Hogeschool Rotterdam om studenten waar mogelijk aan authentieke praktijkopdrachten te laten werken en het inzicht van de onderzoeker dat het geen gemakkelijke ‘ontwerpopgave’ is voor betrokkenen om dergelijke ‘leerwerkarrangementen’ …

Offering the societal perspective, the author deals with state building and the role of religion in Lebanon, prior to, during and after the 2006 war. The internal Lebanese problem is also an element in the international tensions between Sunnis and Shiites, between the Arab/Islamic world and Israel, between …

Marcel de Goedes perspective on the 2006 war is that of IDFs strategic culture, meaning the ideas, attitudes, traditions, habits of mind and preferred methods of operation that have been developed during its unique historical experience. He lists explanations for IDFs disappointing performance, describes …

In recent years, the number of publications on innovation in the construction industry has increased. Many of these documents address qualitative issues, e.g. policies for innovation and present case studies. A more quantitative approach is taken in this paper, which is the continuation of a previous …

Dit onderzoek is een local case study over Albert Heijn Doelstraat in Hoogerheide. Het onderzoekt de doelstellingen van het nieuwe concept, hoe dit concept over komt bij de klanten, verbeteringen c.q. verslechteringen ten opzichte van het oude concept en welk concept de voorkeur heeft onder AH-klanten …

Throughout the years women in most countries were granted the same political rights as men. Namely, the right to vote and the right to stand for election. However, this did not automatically lead to equal participation in political decision making. It is remarkable to see that this, even though women …

Een case study naar de externe communicatie door Tear naar de donateurs over de tsunami hulpactie.

The labour market for experts through experience is growing. They work at client organizations and with increasing frequency at mental health care facilities and training institutes as well. This requires training and curricula for experts through experience. The author describes as an exemplary case …