Our paper investigates the inherent tensions between the local embeddedness of highly tacit knowledge and the global sourcing of ‘open’ knowledge or innovation. A single case study design enabled us to perform a thorough and detailed analysis of inter-firm collaboration and open innovation within the …

BACKGROUND: Collaborative partnerships are considered an essential strategy for integrating local disjointed health and social services. Currently, little evidence is available on how integrated care arrangements between professionals and organisations are achieved through the evolution of collaboration …

Purpose To empirically define the concept of burden of neck pain. The lack of a clear understanding of this construct from the perspective of persons with neck pain and care providers hampers adequate measurement of this burden. An additional aim was to compare the conceptual model obtained with the …

Background This study aims for health gain and cost reduction in the care for people with long-term non-psychotic psychiatric disorders. Present care for this population has a limited evidence base, is often open ended, little effective, and expensive. Recent epidemiological data shows that 43.5% of …

Background. Bathing assistance is a core element of essential care in nursing homes, yet little is known for quality of assisted bathing or its determinants. Aim. To explore differences in completeness of assisted bathing in relation to bathing method and resident characteristics. Methods. Secondary …

De gemeente is bezig met een reorganisatie om professioneler, betrouwbaar en efficiënter te gaan werken. Bij het behalen van de doelen om de reorganisatie te realiseren doen zich problemen voor namelijk dat ze niet vooruit kunnen om de reorganisatie te realiseren. Centraal hierin staat dat er 15 processen …

The case study on San Sebastian (Spain) is one of the concrete results of the URBACT workstream ‘New urban economies’, after collection of data,a study visit, and interviews with local stakeholders.

In dit praktijkonderzoek beschrijf ik de ervaringen van groepsleerkrachten die een nieuwe procedure voor formatieve beoordeling van tekeningen van jonge kinderen in de onderbouw en bovenbouw van een cluster 2 school (SO) hebben uitgevoerd. De beoordelingsprocedure is ontstaan door te focussen op hoe …

Clusters development takes place in an increasingly changing and complex context where global and local developments are interconnected. Various regional and innovation studies recognize the need for place-based studies to include the larger context in which clusters and regions are found. Interest and …

Achtergrond: In Nederland zijn 5,3 miljoen mensen gediagnosticeerd met een chronische aandoening. Cardiovasculaire aandoeningen en Diabetes Mellitus type 2 zijn de meest voorkomende. Het metabool syndroom is een cluster van samenhangende risicofactoren die de kans op deze aandoeningen sterk vergroot. …