The focus of my research is how Bartholomeus Guesthouse (BG), founded in 1407 by Willem van Abcoude, has organized care over more than 600 years for the elderly and elderly sick people in the Centre of Utrecht. After the reorganization of 1817 -by Royal Law- the 7 (9) Guesthouses were merged to one …

Fire means beside direct (financial)damage often far more indirect costs caused by interruption of operations and loss in sales, market share, property and,in the worst case people can get injured or even get killed (on average around80 persons a year). Fire in buildings is clearly a disaster and for …

OAG Makelaars en Rentmeesters (nader te noemen als OAG) begeleidt verschillende partijen bij de aan- en verkoop van gronden die in de toekomst wijzigen van bestemming. De verschillende aankopende partijen werken op dit moment met een prijsbeleid die gebaseerd is op de ‘intuïtieve methode’. Deze methode …

Begin deze week was het weer zover. De dood van de krant werd weer eens aangekondigd. Deze keer was het beurt aan Francis Gurry, hoofd van de World Intellectual Property Organization, die in een interview met de Zwitserse krant La Tribune de Genève gezegd zou hebben dat in de VS het nog zes jaar zou …

In this paper we investigate the possible consequences of different institutional settings (in casu the legal system) on externalities and their effect on the efficient allocation of externalities. We investigate whether the restriction of marginally low transaction costs can be relaxed if the legal …

This paper analyzes the internationalization strategies of biotech firms in the Netherlands. We find that many of these firms are born internationals in the sense that from their inception they are actively engaged in international cooperation. However, we find that the nature of potential intellectual …

Description of the evolution of navigation from a restricted field of application (nautical) and executed by a select group of navigators working in almost splendid isolation to a wide field of application (nautical, aeronautical, CRM) executed by groups of people sharing different knowledge and skills …

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 …

The implementation of democracy in 1994 has led the country to become one of the fastest growing tourist markets of the African continent. The increasing number of foreign tourists to South Africa has resulted in more demand for paid accommodation. This report provides detailed information on South Africa's …