Neckermann, one of the biggest tour operators in The Netherlands, wanted to improve the product placement on the lister pages of the website Neckermann.nl. This report provides a way to arrange the product placement for different customer segments on the website. In order to do so, the customer preferences …

Ever since the start of the Italian Republic in 1946, the Italian political system seems to have experienced instability. It has had more than 60 governments in a 60 year period. In 1992, the political system collapsed and that which external factors attempted to achieve in the 1960s until the 1980s …

Over the past decades, international terrorism started to reach its ideological peak, challenging and disrupting whole societies and governmental organs. This modern form of terror contains violent implications, psychologically pressing the innocent masses. Initially inspired by occasional, domestically …

Development is a process of improvement in which many different factors play a role. In order to measure development different indicators can be used, such as the Human Development Index and the Millennium Development Goals. When talking about developing countries, aid is a factor that might come to …

The Dutch colonial rule of the Dutch Antilles started in the 17th century; this thesis is about how that rule has evolved up to the 21st century. About how it has changed over the years and what the factors were that led to these changes. The Netherlands went from being a motherland with colonies to …

Students' educational careers in Higher Education: a search into key factors regarding study outcome One of the political goals of the EU is to develop 'the most competitive knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010'. The Dutch knowledge economy faces an increased demand for highly-educated inhabitants, …

In the Netherlands only few women have top positions in business life. The Dutch Constitution has a Law on Equal Opportunity for men and women, nevertheless there is no equality between men and women when it comes to top positions. Fortunately, because of the women organizations, like Woman Capital, …

This paper focuses on the concept climate refugees in the 21st Century and mainly concerns environmentally displaced persons from developing countries. It seeks to answer the following question: 'Should the concept of climate refugees best be approached from a juridical or an environmental point of view?' …

Throughout this paper, two main features are dealt with: organic agriculture and its introduction in an ex-soviet republic (Kazakhstan). This means that this paper contains both theoretical findings, based on mere desk research, and practical descriptions, based on empirical research and my work experience …

Development is largely perceived as a process of building capacities, hence empowering people through training is to able to handle their affairs by them selves. The research examined the practical significance of action oriented training as a basic approach for sustainable management of natural resources …