Centre for Applied Research on Business and Economics

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Below is the list of present, past and intended projects CAREM is, has been or may soon become involved with. You may filter by professorship or by theme using the boxes on the left.

Exploring Corporate Reputation from Online Reviews
1 Jan 2020- 1 Jan 2024
In the new global economy, reputation is an asset for a corporation and plays a key role for customer retention and acquisition. Online reviews often prove to be a reliable, complete and objective collection of ...
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Crowdfunding for Civic Initiatives
1 Jan 2018- 1 Mar 2020
Civic crowdfunding is a new and fast-growing tool for financing neighbourhood initiatives. However, area professionals still have many questions concerning civic crowdfunding. In order for community products to ...
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Banks and the Public Interest
- 1 Dec 2017-
  1 Dec 2021
PhD defence ceremony| 1 Dec 2017- 1 Dec 2021
This research analyses effects of varieties of state-ownership with banks on their responses towards expectations and needs of society. It focuses on the informal relationships between the state and banks, through ...
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REFINE
1 Nov 2017- 31 Oct 2020
“Reforming Master Programmes in Finance in Armenia and Moldova” (REFINE) is a three-year Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education project which is co-funded by the European Union. It is co-ordinated ...
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A thorough approach to two popular strategic tools for better organizational decision making process
- 2 Oct 2017-
  2 Oct 2021
PhD defence ceremony| 2 Oct 2017- 2 Oct 2021
This PhD dissertation will create an overview of the current debates on the use of strategy tools and artefacts in behavioral sciences. This helps to better understand the effects and biases of selected strategy ...
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SMEs IN CONTROL WITH SOFT CONTROLS
8 Dec 2016- 8 Dec 2018
Project Many SMEs find it difficult to stay in control. Standard control mechanisms, such as procedures, rules and regulations, do not achieve the desired result. These can be summed up under the term hard controls. ...
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Alliance for Responsible Denim
1 Sep 2016- 31 Aug 2018
The Alliance for Responsible Denim is an initiative from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Centre for Applied Research on Business and Economics (CAREM), Circle Economy and Made-By.
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Experimental Learning Lab. ‘Professional development, Study success and Diversity.’
1 Sep 2015- 16 Dec 2018
Experimental Learning Lab. ‘Professional development, Study success and Diversity.’ The way teacher teams act has a major influence on the quality of education and study success of students. However, ...
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Collectively online
1 Sep 2015- 31 Aug 2018
The economic crisis, a surplus of shop floor space, outdated business models and continually rising sales through the internet are putting pressure on today’s shopping areas. Visitor numbers are dwindling, ...
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Horizontal Alliances
1 Mar 2015
The International Business School and CAREM (Research group Urban Knowledge Economy) at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences have received funding from the Canadian Network of Business Sustainability to ...
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Researchers at work in HRM practice
1 Mar 2015- 1 Mar 2019
This PhD research project concerns the profession of and professionals in the field of HRM. Research as an approach to professionalisation takes central stage.
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Tourism and image: ‘Hospitable Zuidoost’
2 Feb 2015
The effort to improve the Bijlmer borough in Amsterdam can be called quite successful so far. In a relatively short period of time the area has undergone very real and improvements. The reputation of the Bijlmer is ...
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Finance professionals of the future
26 Jan 2015
In 2014 the VRC/NBA, the Dutch associations for external auditors and controllers, published a vision statement about the future of the finance professional. The professorship Corporate Governance & Leadership is ...
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Business models for smart cities
5 Nov 2014
Amsterdam Smart City (ASC) initiates and facilitates a multitude of innovative projects aimed at making the city smarter and more sustainable. The business concept is a crucial driver of any successful effort to make ...
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Developing moral courage in the financial sector
1 Sep 2014- 1 Sep 2018
Recent scandals have led to increased attention for morals of the financial sector. This research project concerns itself with the bridge between thinking and doing, regarding moral courage with controllers. What is ...
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Developing moral courage in the financial sector
- 1 Sep 2014-
  1 Sep 2018
PhD defence ceremony| 1 Sep 2014- 1 Sep 2018
Recent scandals have led to increased attention for morals of the financial sector. This research project concerns itself with the bridge between thinking and doing, regarding moral courage with controllers. What is ...
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East meets West
1 Feb 2014- 1 Feb 2018
‘With faster pace of change and more need for innovation, companies expect employees to be proactive. (Bolino et al., 2010; Bindl and Parker, 2010). This research will focus on supervisor perspective despite ...
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The impact of social media on fairs and events
24 Jan 2014
From January to July of 2013 the Amsterdam RAI and the professorship e-Business research the effectivity of using Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for Dutch fairs and event organisations. Amsterdam RAI supplied funding ...
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Success and failure factors for online stores
24 Jan 2014
The professorship e-Business has chaired the expert group e-Business in the research programme Shopping2020. MarktplaatsZakelijk hosted the initiative.
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Finance Lab: graduation projects
10 Dec 2013
The bachelor program business economics and the professorship of Corporate Governance and Leadership want to contribute to financial innovation and sustainability in the Amsterdam region. To this end, research ...
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