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 Court Service Division's mission is to provide a modern and professional court service that supports accessible, fair, timely and effective justice services. A suitable mission to the fast-paced, diverse world the organizations of today must thrive in. This paper has taken the Kenora Court Services …

Combinatie van laagconjunctuur en vergrijzing dwingt organisaties om structurele, integrale en wellicht onorthodoxe maatregelen te gaan nemen op het gebied van de werkomgeving, waarbij met name het rendement verder moet worden verhoogd. Het aantal kenniswerkers neemt toe. Door de huidige trends en ontwikkelingen …

Combinatie van laagconjunctuur en vergrijzing dwingt organisaties om structurele, integrale en wellicht onorthodoxe maatregelen te gaan nemen op het gebied van de werkomgeving, waarbij met name het rendement verder moet worden verhoogd. Het aantal kenniswerkers neemt toe. Door de huidige trends en ontwikkelingen …

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In this paper the concept of "ecological personality scales" is introduced. These are contextualized inventories with a high ecological validity. They are developed in a bottom-up or qualitative way and combine a relatively high trait specificity with a relatively high situational specificity. An ecological …

It is often said that European companies must stop trying to compete on price and concentrate more on developing products and services that offer customers and users a high level of added value. Design is an indispensable tool for such development and innovation, and this is why the findings of this …

For IT services companies, delivering high quality IT services is of eminent importance. IT service quality drives customer satisfaction, which in its turn drives firm performance. It is this link that is addressed in this paper: How can the performance of customer service delivery teams be improved, …

Setting up strategic alliances and trying to attain the intended goals is a highrisk venture. Most research into this topic is confined to already established alliances. This research will focus on perceived performance risks by organizations considering a possible strategic venture. Following other …

Will multinational SMEs use internationalisation to achieve labour cost savings at the expense of employees both in their home country and abroad or will they transfer their existing employee-oriented practices to their foreign subsidiaries? This paper argues that the answer to this question is affected …