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Rukanova, B.D. (author), Post, Suzanne (author), Tan, Y. (author), Migeotte, Jonathan (author), Slegt, Micha (author), Wong, Susana (author), Hintsa, Juha (author)Our society is facing big challenges and public organizations have a key role in addressing these, as well as providing public funding for innovation. Many innovation projects however result in a proof-of-concept and deliver initial results but experience issues with upscaling further to realize impact. In the EU, innovation networks are...conference paper 2020
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Konietzko, J.C. (author), Bocken, N.M.P. (author), Hultink, H.J. (author)The circular economy may help firms to maximize the value of their material resources and minimize the overall resource use, waste, pollution and emissions of their business activities. Implementing a circular economy program requires radical changes in product, business model and ecosystem innovation. Most research on circular oriented...journal article 2020
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Cecchetti, Leonardo (author), Wang, Tianshi (author), Hoogendoorn, Ayla (author), Witberg, Karen T. (author), Ligthart, Jurgen M.R. (author), Daemen, Joost (author), van Beusekom, Heleen M.M. (author), Pfeiffer, Tom (author), van der Steen, A.F.W. (author)To quantify the impact of cardiac motion on stent length measurements with Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and to demonstrate in vivo OCT imaging of implanted stents, without motion artefacts. The study consists of: clinical data evaluation, simulations and in vivo tests. A comparison between OCT-measured and nominal stent lengths in 101...journal article 2020
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Lopez-Nicolas, Carolina (author), Nikou, Shahrokh (author), Molina-Castillo, Francisco Jose (author), Bouwman, W.A.G.A. (author)Purpose: By drawing on various theoretical approaches and a gender perspective, this paper aims to examine business model (BM) experimentation as a step towards BM experimentation capabilities as an outcome and, as such, a key antecedent to firm performance. Design/methodology/approach: In this paper, using a unique data set of 444 European...journal article 2020
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Willems, Thijs (author), van Marrewijk, A.H. (author), Kuitert, L. (author), Volker, L. (author), Hermans, M.H. (author)A project's autonomy, the degree to which a project can evolve without constant interference from the parent organization, is a key feature of innovation projects. The literature treats autonomy as a passive phenomenon and underestimates how projects as temporary organizations interact with more permanent forms of organizations. A dynamic and...journal article 2020
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Vermeulen, A.C.J. (author), Hubers, C.G.W. (author), de Vries, L. (author), Brazier, F.M. (author)The horticulture sector in the Netherlands is a global leader due to technological advancements, knowledge of greenhouse cultivation with high productivities and low resource usage, and entrepreneurship. The Netherlands is the second largest exporter of vegetables in the world, and more than half of its land area is used for agriculture with...journal article 2020
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Offerman, Rochus (author)In the last decade, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) activity steadily enlarged, where global deal making continues to rise. While the M&A activity is increasing, it is the technology sector with the fastest growing number of transitions. Even though M&A are widely used for financial research purposes, there is plenty yet to be...master thesis 2019
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Kok, scipio (author)The possibilities public procurement offers regarding the stimulation of innovation for the benefit of economic growth and the competitiveness of markets have been increasingly receiving attention over the past two decades. In 2014 a long awaited update of the European directive governing procurement procedures was published. Among these...master thesis 2019
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Neeli, Abhishek (author)In today’s fast growing and competitive environment, keeping up with changing trends has become a necessity for firms to beat the competition. A relatively new form of innovation with a growing community of people have stated that Business Model Innovation is essentially the key to successful organizations nowadays. Several companies are failing...master thesis 2019
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Grace, Caecilia (author)Financial services industry which used to be relatively traditional is in the midst of change caused by the emergence of FinTech, forcing traditional firms to improve its innovation effectiveness. There exist various studies on corporate entrepreneurship, especially on the fuzzy front-end. However, studies on the back-end phase of innovations...master thesis 2019
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Evers, Willem (author)The aim of this thesis is to increase retention for Picnic by creating a habit-forming store. Currently, conversion rates are suboptimal. In areas where Picnic is active roughly half of all households downloads the app and registers. However, the conversion of this group to active customers is sub-optimal, meaning that not...master thesis 2019
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Valencia, Diego (author)Rapidly expanding urban developments are having an inverse relationship on the surrounding urban environment. Facades and the materials that they are composed of can have a large impact on the warming of urban microclimates. By reducing or cooling the external surfaces of a facade a building maybe able to offset its contribution to the urban...master thesis 2019
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Li, Tim (author)The thesis employs a anthropological methodology to understand the mechanism behind the success of innovation spaces. It is a multidisciplinary research approach to the design of Urban Innovation Districts.master thesis 2019
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Barnsteiner, Max (author)Ortovox, a mountain sports brand, existing for almost 40 years, is undergoing a rapid change. Through substantial growth, the organization has been pushed into a new position. The niche market was given up for a place among the leading brands in the outdoor industry. The new situation results in fundamentally different market requirements and...master thesis 2019
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Leung, Yee Hang (author)The Heritage studio methodical line of inquiry revolves around 3 aspects, the cultural value, the architecture and the building technology. The scientific relevance of my thesis project is reflected in the design, as the entire research process was closely related to the three themes. I started off my thesis with the research question of the...master thesis 2019
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Gunnink, Anna (author)The “Changing zone” is part of the former military area Hembrug, Zaandam. In this zone a special exchange emerged in the density of the buildings. When production started growing, buildings that were seen as unfunctional were demolished and often the new created open spaces were filled with buildings again. This interaction of dilution and...master thesis 2019
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van Heck, Simon (author)Today’s stadiums face increasing competition from home-viewing options, powered by better camera angles and multiplatform, multimedia experiences. Concurrent with these trends is the increase in computing power and near ubiquity of the smartphone. These technological developments create new opportunities to measure real-time space use. The...master thesis 2019
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Biesheuvel, Bas (author)TechnipFMC is pushing innovations to reduce the emissions of ethylene plants separations. This development is also driven by customer demands. They face increasingly strict legislation on \ce{CO2} emissions. Separation in distillation columns is one of the major energy intensive unit operations in an ethylene plant, and increasing their...master thesis 2019
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van den Kerkhoff, Roy-Matthieu (author)There is a growing demand for renewable sources of energy of which wave energy conversion is one. The Ocean Falls is an oscillating water column (OWC) system invented by BAM Infraconsult b.v. This system differs from conventional OWC systems since it includes a connection tube and an adjustable back wall. The OWC system is a resonance system for...master thesis 2019
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Lyu, Donglin (author)The aim of this research is to provide potential advice to district managers how to attract and retain startups into UIDs, thereby creating an innovative environment and filling the research gap about the part of startups preferences. The results of this research contain the theoretical framework of attraction and retention of startups in UIDs...master thesis 2019