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Small-scale entrepreneurship in developing countries is viewed as one of the most prominent solutions to alleviate poverty and reduce unemployment among young people and women. To promote small-scale entrepreneurship, governments, microfinance...

Facebook is the largest social media platform in the world, with more than 2 billion users. People use social media to connect with their friends and family, read reviews about their favourite shops. It has especially been beneficial during the COVID-19...

Recently, blockchains have received significant media attention due to the rise in cryptocurrency prices. Digital money such as Bitcoin and Ethereum is perhaps the best-known application of blockchains. However, an even stronger promise lies in enterprise...

‘ Sustainable’ entrepreneurial firms – that is, entrepreneurial firms focused on ‘green energy’ and ‘clean technology’ – are driving the energy transition. And access to capital is the biggest challenges that they face. About 70% of their funding comes...

You probably have a good idea about which firms are the direct rivals for your own firm. Their strategic actions could have a noticeable impact on your firm’s performance. Consequently, you probably keep a close eye on those firms and consider ways to...

Talentvolle werknemers zijn van onschatbare waarde voor innovatieve organisaties. Deze werknemers ronden relatief veel werk in weinig tijd af. Onderzoek laat zien dat de top-vijf procent beste werknemers tien tot achttien (!) keer productiever is dan...

Harde cijfers vertellen de waarheid. Want meten is weten. Toch? Getallen worden gezien als ‘harde cijfers’, objectieve metingen van hoe de vlag erbij hangt. Maar is alles wel in cijfers te vatten? En zijn die cijfers wel zo objectief en hard?

In a post-pandemic world, having the right partnerships is going to be more crucial than ever. But how has the COVID-19 crisis affected those partnerships that were created pre-pandemic? One could think that it has increased conflicts between partners or...

Restaurants laten klanten via tablets bestellen. Een beeldscherm toont transportondernemers waar hun vrachtauto’s zijn. De digitale transformatie is onontkoombaar. Die trend was er al maar is door corona fors versneld. Toch kent digitalisering ook...

Lean werken is de manier om (verborgen) verspillingen in een organisatie aan te pakken. Door het reduceren van waste en variabiliteit worden klantwaarde vergroot en kosten gereduceerd. Lean vind haar oorsprong in de automobielindustrie maar heeft sindsdien...