Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is an underdeveloped region, but had seen significant economic growth before the global financial crisis. Due to the crisis economic growth has stopped or even decreased. In addition, several other aspects are expected to become worse, such as incomes, child mortality and access …

Politicians and the media frequently refer to the Netherlands as a multicultural society. Everyone in the Netherlands is equal before the law. Equal people with the same starting point should, theoretically, make the same choices. But is this really the case when people choose financial distribution …

Due to financial constraints, armed forces are being down-sized, and due to the need for joint operations the organizational structure of the Dutch Armed Forces has changed drastically. Policy-making has been centralized. Navy, Army and Air Force are brought under one com-mand and support has been concentrated. …

Managing the channel network brings challenges each distributing manufacturer will have to face business life. As the ultimate goal of both manufacturer and intermediaries is to maximize their profitability in the market, it takes mutual understanding and serious devotion, close teamwork and effective …