The next step of the Dutch electricity transition: A qualitative study to improve governance of the Dutch electricity transition towards 2050 based on in-depth case studies of Denmark and Germany

Applying Collaborative Design to Spatial Redesign: A Case Study at PostNL Parcels Benelux

Collaborative design processes can have many advantages for companies as a way of better problem solving by incorporating diverging views. The combination of collaborative design and spatial redesign has not extensively been applied so far. This research aims at exploring how collaborative design can be used for workplace lay-out redesign...

Intergenerational living in a participation society: Developing a framework to assess intergenerational living options in the Netherlands

Transforming financial auditing with data-analysis at a Big4 audit firm: All aboard

This report presents a research that deepens the understanding of how data-analysis is changing the financial audit of financial institutions in practice from multiple perspectives. Main used research method is a case study at an audit firm. Within the firm, two engagements with intensified use of data-analysis, or ‘pilot cases’, were selected...

Factors in the IT strategy process that affect the Business-IT alignment in Fast Moving Consumer Goods companies: A case study

This thesis assesses which factors of the IT strategy processes in Fast Moving Consumer Goods production companies improve the alignment of IT services to the Business. Companies in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods industry focus their strategies on the operational processes of their organization. The company goals are generally focused on the...

Investigating Project Complexity at NXP Semiconductors B.V.

In high-tech industries, projects play a central role in the development of new products and processes. Since these projects can be quite complex, it would be useful to look at where complexity in projects comes from and how these complexities influence these projects. The research project described in this thesis aims to increase the...

Project Risk Management Practices: How can the current Project Risk Management practices surrounding medium construction projects be optimized?

Multiple instruments and procedures are used within the different project management areas in order to execute projects in an efficient and controllable way. Project Risk Management (PRM) has become over the past years a crucial part of the project management practices and is seen by many practitioners as a key factor to go towards more...

Contextual Innovation Management for service innovation

The aim of this research is to translate the possibilities of Contextual Innovation Management into recommendations which Stedin Meetbedrijf can use to develop innovative services. The main research question is: How can Contextual Innovation Management be applied for the service innovation process of Stedin Meetbedrijf? Contextual Innovation...