Publications

Effects of app pricing structures on product evaluations

24 April 2020 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the marketing literature and practice by examining the effect of product pricing on consumer behaviours with regard to the assertiveness and the sentiments expressed in ...

Toward a theory of affordable loss

1 March 2020 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Although dozens of empirical studies have been published on effectuation as a whole, much work remains to be done on elaborating each principle in more depth. Based on an exploratory study of seven ventures from the ...

Fear-Free Cross-Cultural Communication: Toward a More Balanced Approach With Insight From Neuroscience

1 March 2020 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

In cross-cultural communication and adjunct disciplines such as cross-cultural management and international business, there is a negativity bias of seeing cultural differences as a source of potential issues. The ...

Productive opportunities, uncertainty, and science-based firm emergence

1 January 2020 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

We provide greater theoretical precision to the concept of productive opportunities of Penrose. We show firm emergence as a recursive cycle of changing productive opportunities. We show how those opportunities result ...

How location-based message characteristics lead to message value and store visit attitudes: An empirical study

10 December 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Having customers decide to enter a store is an important prerequisite for retail success and seems to demand even more attention nowadays given the transformation of retail into a highly competitive and complex ...

CSR processes in governance systems and structures

2 December 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

When corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a sensemaking process is assessed from a corporate governance perspective, this implies that stakeholders do not only influence companies by promoting and enforcing ...

Tackling Food Waste: Factors that influence food waste

1 December 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

The increased generation of food waste is a global and national problem. The purpose of the study is to investigate the factors that influence food waste and the role of technology in tackling food waste in the ...

The relationship between diagnosed burnout and sleep measured by activity trackers

16 November 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Employee burnout is an increasing global problem. Some countries, such as The Netherlands, diagnose and treat burnout as a medical condition. While deficient sleep has been implicated as the primary risk factor for ...

Intermediation in public procurement of innovation: How Amsterdam’s startup-in-residence programme connects startups to urban challenges

1 November 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

This paper analyses Amsterdam’s Startup-in-Residence (SiR) programme as new type of policy to engage startups in the development of urban innovation through a challenge-based public procurement of innovation ...

Entrepreneurship for Society: developing a transdisciplinary minor program

28 October 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

‘Entrepreneurship for Society’ is a new minor program at Amsterdam UAS, the Netherlands. Using the concept of the ‘Doughnut Economy’ by Kate Raworth as theoretical baseline, focus is on social ...

From individual sustainability orientations to collective sustainability innovation and sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems

25 October 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Sustainability and economic growth—the integration and balance of social, environmental, and economic needs—is a salient concern for sustainable development and social well-being. By focusing on a ...

Optimization-Simulation implementations for harmonizing operations at big airports

23 October 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

The constant growth of air traffic, especially in Europe, is putting pressure on airports, which, in turn, are suffering congestion problems. The airspace surrounding airport, terminal manoeuvring area (TMA), is ...

Academic entrepreneurship in the context of education

16 October 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Purpose: This study aims to extend literature on academic entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial networking by examining how academics, in their role of entrepreneurial educators, network for the creation and execution ...

The Development of Entrepreneurial Intention amongst University Students: The Influence of Individual and Contextual Factors

16 October 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

The swift enhancement of technology has affected the business environment while higher education alone no longer plays a definitive role in the employment process. To meet the emerging requirements of employers, ...

Country of Origin Criteria for Digitalization with National IT Products

9 October 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

In today’s world, digital transformation enhancement in IT sector becomes crucial for efficient solutions in organizations. Institutions in public sector try to enrich its process solutions with additional ...

Naar een skill.based arbeidsmarkt

1 September 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

De huidige arbeidsmarkt functioneert niet goed. We moeten naar een arbeidsmarkt waarin mensen beoordeeld worden op hun vaardigheden en niet op hun diploma’s of opleiding

[Review of: M. van Ham, D. Reuschka, R. Kleinhans, C. Mason, Stephen Syrett (2017) Entrepreneurial neighbourhoods: towards an understanding of the economies of neighbourhoods and communities]

1 September 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

The role of community, neighbourhood and local social networks in shaping entrepreneurship has not received much attention in entrepreneurship research. On the other hand, neighbourhood and community studies focus ...

Is Wearable Technology Becoming Part of Us? Developing and Validating a Measurement Scale for Wearable Technology Embodiment

1 August 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

To experience external objects in such a way that they are perceived as an integral part of one's own body is called embodiment. Wearable technology is a category of objects, which, due to its intrinsic properties ...

Persuasive location-based messaging to attract consumers to a physical store: a construal level theory approach

1 July 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Although it appears increasingly important yet potentially challenging to attract consumers to physical stores, location‐based messaging has been said to enable such attraction. Still, existing studies offer ...

Information security behaviour

12 June 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

In today’s world, information security is a trending as well as a crucial topic for both individuals and organizations. Experts believe that nothing can guarantee any system’s security unless ...

Governance of urban collectives in Amsterdam

5 June 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Across European cities local entrepreneurs are joining forces in new ways, forming collectives to stimulate business growth and innovation and to create a more attractive business environment. The value of such ...

Developing dialogue bottom-up: social enterprises and local government in the Netherlands

1 June 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

This paper focuses on the specifics of the relationships between social entrepreneurs and local civil servants and politicians in The Netherlands. Policy frameworks for social enterprises (SE) are relatively ...

From dressing up a child to building up a strong person

1 June 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Don’t you think like I do? “Great pic, flying in the face of stereotypes: A little girl in blue, unisex clothes, and (gasp) aliens print of some sort. Who needs princess and fairies?”

An exploration of smart city approaches by international ICT firms

1 May 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

As part of the growing interest in cities to address persistent sustainability issues in society, ‘smart cities’ have increasingly become a ubiquitous phenomenon globally. For multinational enterprises ...

Co-creation at Amsterdam Science Park

1 May 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Amsterdam Science Park (ASP) is a pearl in the crown of the Amsterdam knowledge economy, with its high-level research institutes (the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam, several institutes of the NWO, ...

The university’s role in sustainable development

1 April 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

The role of (entrepreneurial) universities as change agents in regional economic development has been highlighted before, but how they can drive regional sustainable development in developing countries has been ...

The influence of in-store personnel on online store value

1 March 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

In today’s multichannel retail environment, consumers’ experiences in one channel influence their perceptions of another channel. Specifically, consumer evaluations of a firm’s online store have ...

Public Value Creation in a Smart City Context: An Analysis Framework

1 January 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Launching smart city activities and projects requires political support. For sustainable approaches, a concrete strategy, and leadership endorsement from the municipal government is crucial. In accordance with the ...

Working Passionately Does Not Always Pay Off: The Negative Moderating Role of Passion on the Relationship Between Deliberate Practice and Venture Performance

1 January 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Deliberate practice, an iterative process that leads to expertise, is found to be positively associated with superior performance in domains such as sports, education, and entrepreneurship. At the same time, ...

A Generic Framework for Modeling Airport Operations at a Macroscopic Level

1 January 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

In this paper, a general approach for modeling airport operations is presented. Airport operations have been extensively studied in the last decades ranging from airspace, airside and landside operations. Due to the ...

The Street-Wise University: The Amsterdam Knowledge Mile as an Intermediary and Place-Making Concept

1 January 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Universities have become more engaged or entrepreneurial, forging deeper relations with society beyond the economic sphere. To foster, structure, and institutionalize a broader spectrum of engagement, new types of ...

The influence of family business characteristics on experienced stress

1 January 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Paper presented at Rent-conference 2019, Berlin

Expectations about Fertility and Field of Study among Adolescents: A Case of Self-selection?

1 January 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

In recent studies on the association between education and fertility, increased attention has been paid to the field of study. Women who studied in traditionally more “feminine” fields, like care, ...

Integrated optimization of terminal maneuvering area and airport at the macroscopic level

1 January 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Airports and surrounding airspaces are limited in terms of capacity and represent the major bottlenecks of the air traffic management system. This paper addresses the problems of terminal airspace management and ...

Empowered by Innovation: Unravelling Determinants of Idea Implementation in Open Innovation Platforms

1 January 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Companies use crowdsourcing to solve specific problems or to search for innovation. By using open innovation platforms, where community members propose ideas, companies can better serve customer needs.

Future Retail City Centre

1 January 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

2018 has been another challenging year for many town and city centres in the UK. Footfall has fallen for the tenth consecutive year and more big name high street retailers have disappeared. However, the challenges ...

Beliefs about Student Achievement Held by Teachers at Dutch Universities of Applied Sciences

1 January 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Student achievement is a frequently debated issue in many European countries. In most public debates, it is assumed that all school-level stakeholders hold the same beliefs about student achievement. This paper ...

Motivations and entrepreneurial orientation of sustainable entrepreneurs: an exploratory study of sustainable entrepreneurship archetypes in the fashion industry

1 January 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Sustainable entrepreneurs need to balance social, environmental and economic goals. However, some put sustainable goals first whereas others prioritize economic outcomes. This suggests differences in types of ...

The plight of London-based startups

1 January 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

With Brexit looming, start-ups in the London ecosystem may ask themselves whether they are still in the right place for their business. Are they considering a move to the continent due to the ambiguous Brexit ...

Binge-watching serialized video content

1 January 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Binge watching serialized video content is a phenomenon that has triggered interest from diverse research fields. Despite the progress researchers have made across different areas, a grounded conceptualization and ...

Personally perceived publication pressure: revising the Publication Pressure Questionnaire (PPQ) by using work stress models

1 January 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Background: The emphasis on impact factors and the quantity of publications intensifies competition between researchers. This competition was traditionally considered an incentive to produce high-quality work, but ...

Boosting the entrepreneurial scene in cities: experiences and reflections from the InFocus network – a short communication

1 January 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

This short communication contains a reflection on local entrepreneurial ecosystems and how to boost them, in the context of smart specialisation strategies of cities and regions. It is based on a literature study and ...

Universitäten sind die neuen wirtschaftlichen Antriebsmaschinen der Stadt

19 December 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Universitäten sind Magneten für Studenten, Doktoranden, Professoren – und große Unternehmen. Während einige Städte dadurch einen Wachstumsschub erleben, versuchen andere durch eine ...

Ideas, Context and Connections: Conceptual Framing of the Opportunity to Innovate for Migrant Entrepreneurs

14 December 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Are migrant entrepreneurs innovative with their business ideas and practices? The introduction of novel business ideas would provide migrant entrepreneurs with a cutting edge advantage against competitors, but the ...

The story of Tony’s Chocolonely

10 December 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Establishing Typologies for Diverging Career Paths through the Life Course: A Comparison of two Methods

1 October 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Discussions on policy and management initiatives to facilitate individuals throughout working careers take place without sufficient insight into how career paths are changing, how these changes are related to a ...

Reducing consumer risk in electronic marketplaces

1 September 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Existing studies offer very limited insight into how sellers may reduce consumers' perceived risk in order to make consumer-to-consumer electronic marketplaces more successful. Contrary to these studies, the ...

Exploring the cognitive and affective bases of online purchase intentions

1 September 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Whereas there is ample e-commerce research on how online store beliefs and consumer online affective states may influence online purchase intentions, no research so far has examined whether the hierarchy of effects ...

The Adaptation of the Logistic Industry to the Fourth Industrial Revolution: The Role of Human Resource Management

1 September 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

The world is on the verge of the fourth industrial revolution that will considerably influence society and human life. Today human being is surrounded by technological advancement and every day we face new ...

Final report

1 August 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

This report contains an analysis of the AMP1’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. It aims to assess the external perceptions about the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the Metropolitan Area of Porto and the key variables ...

Ethics and behavioural theory

2 July 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

The role and ethics of professionals in business and economics have been questioned, especially after the financial crisis of 2008. Some suggest a reorientation using concepts such as craftsmanship.

When your world is an island

28 June 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Social network and decision-making approaches became dominant ways to study born global firms. Network approaches explain internationalization of born global firms in terms of the connections established and utilized ...

Practitioner research for the professionalization of human resources practice

17 June 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Despite the growing interest in and literature regarding practitioner research in human resources (HR), not much is known about the factors that play a role in the actual practice by HR practitioners. This article ...

Competing logics

11 June 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the history of the Dutch cooperative Rabobank to understand how the structure of an organisation determines how individual employees validate norms within that ...

Fusing the electromagnetic articulograph, high-speed video cameras and a 16-channel microphone array for speech analysis

1 June 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Electromagnetic articulography (EMA) is one of the instrumental phonetic research methods used for recording and assessing articulatory movements. Usually, articulographic data are analysed together with standard ...

The promise of coworking environments

1 June 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

The emergence of collaborative workspaces is a remarkable feature of contemporary cities. These spaces have appeared rapidly, catering for the locational needs of self-employed workers, start-ups, and small-size ...

Simulation-based virtual cycle for multi-level airport analysis

1 June 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

The aeronautical industry is expanding after a period of economic turmoil. For this reason, a growing number of airports are facing capacity problems that can sometimes only be resolved by expanding infrastructure, ...

Developing stereotypes to facilitate dialogue between social entrepreneurs and local government

10 April 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Social enterprises and government share the ultimate goal of solving societal problems, which provides a lot of potential for collaboration between the two parties. While the local government level is the most ...

The societal interaction of higher education institutions

1 March 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

This paper explores knowledge-based urban development related to higher education and campuses. It also provides an introduction to design thinking, which has been used as a user-friendly tool for fulfilling the ...

Handling consumer messages on social networking sites

16 February 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Firms increasingly use social network sites to reach out to customers and proactively intervene with observed consumer messages. Despite intentions to enhance customer satisfaction by extending customer service, ...

Mapping ‘Women in Technology' Issue Networks across Bulgarian, Croatian, and Serbian National Google(s)

1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

This article explores the intersection between women and technology with an experimental research design that uses online search engine data and digital methods (Rogers 2002, 2004, 2013).

Reconceptualization of entrepreneurial expertise

1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Knowledge about entrepreneurial expertise, how experts think and make decisions have progressed in the last decade. Despite this advancement, studies have difficulties in providing a general conceptual model of ...

The development of entrepreneurial intention amongst university students

1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

The swift enhancement of technology has affected the business environment as higher education alone no longer plays a definitive role in the employment process. To meet the emerging requirements of employers, ...

Integrated Optimization of arrival, departure, and surface operations

1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Airports and surrounding airspaces are limited in terms of capacity and represent the major bottleneck in the air traffic management system. This paper proposes a two level model to tackle the integrated optimization ...

Entrepreneurship education for the acquisition of entrepreneurial expertise

1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Questions we care about Entrepreneurship education (EE) has grown exponentially over the last decade. A shift can be observed from teaching about entrepreneurship to teach for and through entrepreneurship ...

Embedding entrepreneurship at AUAS

1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) wants to further expand its reputation as the place where students can develop relevant skills, expertise and networks to either become professional entrepreneurs ...

Can startups solve urban problems?

1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Can city administrations benefit from the entrepreneurial spirit of startups, and create better urban solutions with their help? The paper Can startups solve urban problems? critically assesses the interplay between ...

Adolescents’ expectations about the timing of family life events

1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Intergenerational continuity in family behaviors partly results from socialization processes in the parental home. However, socialization is a multidimensional process. This article tests hypotheses about the ...

Growth Clusters in European Metropolitan Cities

1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

This title was first published in 2001. Analyzing and comparing several growth clusters in nine European cities, this compelling volume examines the critical success factors that determine the economic development of ...

What drives business performance of small and medium-sized enterprises in cross-border electronic commerce?

1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

In cross-border e-commerce, electronic retailers (e-retailers) aim to extend their sales activities via the Internet beyond national borders. Unlike large companies, small and medium-sized enterprises are struggling ...

Reconceptualization of entrepreneurial expertise

1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Knowledge about entrepreneurial expertise, how experts think and make decisions have progressed in the last decade. Despite this advancement, studies have difficulties in providing a general conceptual model of ...

Culturally appropriate face strategies in cooperative learning with insight from cultural neuroscience

1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Face, understood as public image, exerts critical influence on interpersonal communication. Incorporating insight from cultural neuroscience, a number of potential mismatches with regard to facework are revealed when ...

A generational approach to female entrepreneurship in Europe

26 December 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Female entrepreneurship is still a limited phenomenon in European countries and its promotion ranks high on the EU policy agenda. Various frameworks have been offered to explain the main structural differences in ...

The university’s role in sustainable development: activating students as agents of change

30 November 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

The role of universities in regional economic development has been highlighted in many study but the way in which a university can drive regional sustainable development in developing countries has been largely ...

Problematizing opportunity pursuit multidimensional embeddedness of international entrepreneurship

30 November 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

International business scholars are increasingly calling for more awareness of the local context in which international entrepreneurs pursue business opportunities. In this paper, we respond to this call, arguing ...

The state of cross-border ecommerce in Europe

14 November 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

This interactive report displays the cross-border ecommerce adoption and performance of online retailers in 31 countries in Europe.

Trends and issues after almost twenty years of internationalisation at home

9 November 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Die OeAD-GmbH und das BMBWF haben mithilfe österreichischer Hochschulen ein Nachschlagewerk zu Beispielen guter Praxis von Auslandsmobilität und der Reflexion von interkulturellen Erfahrungen vor Ort gestaltet.

Combining an Intuitive Art Workshop and Neuroscience Rituals to Make us Happy

1 November 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

One might wonder how intuitive art can connect to neuroscience and how this could be accomplished. In this descriptive article, research connecting art therapy and neuroscience has been collected and a workshop on ...

The influence of cross-cultural differences on consumer values: a case study

1 November 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Values motivate consumer behaviour. The objective of this research is to show the impact of cultural differences on the consumer value system. The Netherlands and Chile were compared to identify to what extent ...

Cities and digitalization

1 November 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

In this short paper, we give an overview on how this major trend is unfolding and, specifically, how it affects cities. We take the following starting points: - Digitalization is a strong force that ...

Sustainable entrepreneurship ecosystem emergence and development

30 September 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Our paper investigates the interaction of mechanisms that drive the emergence and development of a sustainable entrepreneurship ecosystem (SEE). We study a specific geographic context, the Amsterdam metropolitan ...

International officers finding their role in internationalisation at home

22 September 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Though internationalisation at home is a relatively recent concept, it has already been embraced widely, particularly in northern and western Europe. Internationalisation at home aims to bring internationalisation to ...

Participation and legitimation

14 September 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Key words: labour relations, HRM, social theory, neoliberalism, participation, legitimation, precariat The aim of this paper is to sketch a social-theoretical framework that can be applied to empirical research on ...

Smart city pilot projects

5 September 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

In many cities, pilot projects are set up to test new technologies that help to address urban sustainability issues, improve the effectiveness of urban services, and enhance the quality of life of citizens. These ...

Contagious ideas and cognitive artefacts

5 September 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

This historical review uncovers the institutionalisation and diffusion of the SWOT analysis by assessing academic literature, seminar materials, proprietary research reports and interviews with experts from the ...

Making waves

5 September 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

This study takes a valuation perspective to study how and where products and innovations are gaining ‘economic significance’ in the contemporary economy.

Entrepreneurial orientation and its effect on sustainability decision tradeoffs

1 September 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

We examined the entrepreneurial orientation and sustainability orientation, a persistent and conflicting duality, of sustainable entrepreneurs and their evaluation of competing priorities in sustainability decision ...

Worldwide internet penetration, 2000-2016

22 August 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

This viz shows the trends in worldwide Internet penetration (percentage of population with Internet access) over time using ITU data from 2000-2016.

Firm location choice in the New Economy

28 July 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Anne Risselada and Veronique Schutjens investigate to what extent the choice to run a business from home is linked to the entrepreneur’s work-lifestyle. The question has been largely neglected in studies on ...

Capability, social capital and opportunity-driven graduate entrepreneurship in Tanzania

16 July 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to gain insight into the reasons why most Tanzanian graduates do not consider entrepreneurship as an attractive career option despite dire labor market conditions, while a ...

A critical analysis of cultural metaphors and static cultural frameworks with insight from cultural neuroscience and evolutionary biology

13 July 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct a critical analysis to address cultural metaphors – a much overlooked aspect of cross-cultural studies. Mainstream cultural metaphors (e.g. the iceberg, the ...

Toward advising SME's on stacked funding

20 June 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

This paper addresses new funding issues faced by SMEs. Over a period of nine months, the authors conducted a preliminary study into the problems surrounding stacked funding faced by SMEs and their financial advisers. ...

A vivid portrait of a versatile Amsterdam Zuidoost

16 June 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Developing a research approach from Amsterdam Zuidoost.

HvA Professors on Twitter

1 May 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Dashboard about Twitter activity (e.g. no. of tweets) & success (e.g. engagement) of Professors of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA)

Intercultural communication

1 May 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

This book is an introduction to Intercultural Communication (IC) that takes into account the much neglected dynamic paradigm of culture in the literature. It posits that culture is not static, context is the driving ...

I was housed, fed, loved and saved in Syria by the refugees

26 April 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

A reflective account of being Alone, Asian and Atheist in the Middle East

Planned knowledge locations in cities

18 February 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

This paper puts forward a conceptual framework to analyse emergence and the development of planned knowledge locations in cities (science and technology parks, creative factories, knowledge hubs, etc.).

Explaining the relationship between firm performance and corporate governance of Dutch non-life insurance companies

14 February 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

Comparing the performance of mutual and commercial insurance companies in the Netherlands between 2008 and 2012, this paper gives insight into the relationship between performance and corporate governance. We ...

New Product Performance

1 February 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

The purpose of this paper is to study the relationship between changes in relative influence between marketing and R&D and new product performance (NPP). The aim is to theorize and test whether relative influence ...

Understanding diversity

17 January 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management

In the Netherlands, there has been a strong increase in diversity among students in recent decades. Even though access for previously underrepresented groups based on economic status, ethnicity or culture has been ...