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Institutional Structures, Social Learning and Individual Perceptions in FSC Certification Adoption and ecosystem services on Acacia Plantations in Central Vietnam
No full textThis thesis explores how FSC certification is adopted on acacia plantations in Central Vietnam, focusing on how institutions and social learning shape farmers’ decisions and the resulting impacts on ecosystems. Fieldwork was carried out in Nam Dong and A Luoi districts of Thua Thien Hue province.
The study shows that certification often excludes smallholders due to land size requirements and limited resources, creating reinforcing “loops of exclusion” where initial disadvantages grow over time. These dynamics highlight how power imbalances and feedback processes make certification especially challenging for vulnerable farmers. A central finding is the “implementation paradox”: FSC only works when outside institutions step in. For example, FOSDA plays a key role by buying plantations and taking on financial risks. While this enables certification locally, it also shows that the system cannot function as a purely market-driven approach.
Certification brings mixed outcomes. It strengthens some ecosystem services but also creates trade-offs between environmental goals and farmers’ economic pressures. Climate change further undermines the idea that financial incentives alone can drive sustainable practices. Overall, the research suggests that lasting sustainability in vulnerable contexts requires addressing structural barriers, not relying solely on market incentives
THE EFFECT OF JOB-HOPPING ON INNOVATION EFFECTIVENESS
No full textProduct innovation leads to improved firm performance, as it allows firms, amongst other benefits, to differentiate themselves from competitors, improve product quality and reduce production cost. However, the aspects of this relationship remain under-researched. This paper analyses the potential moderating effect of job-hopping board directors on the relationship between product innovation and firm performance. Findings indicate that product innovation and job-hopping board directors have no direct effect on firm performance, in addition to job-hopping board directors having no moderating effect on the relationship between product innovation and firm performance. These findings suggest that job-hopping board directors might not have a strong impact on how well a firm performs compared to non-job-hopping board directors, in addition to providing further insight into the effects of product innovatio
TOS: EEN VERHAAL APART? Ontwikkelingen van narratieve vaardigheden en de relatie met executieve functies bij kinderen met een taalontwikkelingsstoornis vergeleken met typisch ontwikkelende kinderen
No full textDe narratieve ontwikkeling van kinderen met TOS en die van typisch ontwikkelende kinderen tussen 5 en 9 jaar oud werd onderzocht. Daarnaast werd onderzocht in hoeverre executieve functies narratieve prestaties voorspellen.
In totaal namen 120 kinderen deel aan het onderzoek. Narratieve vaardigheden werden gemeten aan de hand van twee verteltaken: Bus Story Test en Frog Story Test.
Zowel kinderen met als kinderen zonder TOS laten ontwikkeling zien in narratieve vaardigheden tussen 5 en 9 jaar, maar kinderen met TOS blijven op alle niveaus significant achter. Fonologisch kortetermijngeheugen is een significante voorspeller van uitingslengte, grammaticale accuraatheid en coherentie. Ouderrapportages laten geen significante voorspellingen zien voor de narratieve
variabelen, hoewel binnen de TOS-groep wel significante correlaties werden gevonden.
Kinderen met TOS laten een vertraagde maar wel aanwezige ontwikkeling zien, in zinsproductie, grammaticale vaardigheden en samenhang van verhalen, vergeleken met hun normaal ontwikkelende leeftijdsgenoten. Deze resultaten benadrukken het belang van het fonologisch kortetermijngeheugen bij het vertellen van verhalen, in het bijzonder voor kinderen met TOS
Adolescent and Youth Attitudes Towards Multilingualism and EU Language Policy
No full textThe European Union (EU) is a political body in Europe with 27 Member States across the continent as of 2025, and utilizes 24 official and working languages. The EU strives to be a bringer of peace, freedom, and intercultural trade as well as a site of multilingualism. When entering the EU, each Member State has the right to access all official documentation and proceedings in the national language of the country. The diversity of languages used amongst EU officials is made possible by a policy of pure full multilingualism, or the equality and use of all languages in the European Union’s governing bodies (Bandov, 2013). While translation remains a crucial tool for the realization of EU’s pure full multilingualism, there are not many documents that are actually ever translated into all 24 languages. English, French, and German specifically are the most used overall, with some institutions primarily using one language, such as French in the Court of Justice (Johnson, 2013). A multilingual approach seems like the perfect solution for bringing together a highly diverse continent. However, it is challenging to successfully implement a completely egalitarian system of languages and communication, as this thesis will further explore
The effect of the space-time congruency effect on perceived persuasiveness of political campaign posters.
No full textCumulative evidence has demonstrated that spatial references are something every human possesses and uses daily. Considerable efforts have been made to make the connection between spatial references and their use in advertisements and campaigns. Drawing on this prior knowledge, the current study studied the influence of the space-time congruency effect on perceived persuasiveness of political campaign posters. It was predicted that congruent posters (with the text on the right) improve perceived persuasiveness. To assess this, three political themes were chosen, and two political campaign posters were designed for each topic. Four conditions were made combining (in)congruence and time relevance. In this study, time relevance meant whether a stimulus was connected to the future or not. Time relevance was investigated as it is connected to the space-time congruency which was the focus of this study. The results showed no evidence to support the idea that the space-time congruency effect has an influence on perceived persuasiveness of political campaign posters. The research made a valuable contribution connecting the space-time congruency effect and persuasion looking at political campaign posters. Moreover, a scale was developed
Online spreken over kankerscreening op het Nederlandse Viva forum.
No full textDit onderzoek richt zich op de manier waarop er op het online Viva forum over
kankerscreeningprogramma’s wordt gesproken. In Nederland worden drie verschillende
kankerscreeningprogramma’s aangeboden voor baarmoederhalskanker, borstkanker en
darmkanker. Steeds minder mensen blijken echter aan deze programma’s deel te nemen. De
geïnformeerde besluitvorming ten opzichte van kankerscreeningprogramma’s zou beïnvloed
kunnen worden door de manier waarop er online over gesproken wordt. In dit onderzoek is een
hybride thematische analyse gedaan op 90 threads van het Nederlandse Viva forum. Uit deze
analyse bleek dat er vijf hoofdthema’s te onderscheiden zijn: ‘Ervaringen’, ‘Meningen’,
‘Informatie’, ‘Emotionele reactie’ en ‘Advies’
Oriental Rituals and Indian Kroketten: The Orientalising Effects of Thermen Berendonck, Nijmegen
No full textThis thesis investigates the cultural communication of Thermen Berendonck, a spa resort located near Nijmegen. The resort purportedly draws inspiration from a blend of narratives found in One Thousand and One Nights and the owners’ personal travels to India and Morocco. However, through an analysis of the resort’s themed spaces, food, and sensory stimuli, as well as interviews with four guests, this study demonstrates that historical European representations of North Africa, West Asia and India also significantly influence the theming. These representations are shaped by “orientalism,” a concept created by Edward Said that describes the tendency of Europeans to imagine Eastern societies as exotic and fundamentally different. Historically, this has been used to reinforce colonial power structures. For some European audiences, depictions of the East continue to evoke connotations of leisure, mystery, and indulgence, which aligns with the resort’s goal of offering relaxation, escape, and an immersive fantasy. The thesis concludes that while Thermen Berendonck’s theming aims for an immersive atmosphere of relaxation, the cultural communication both enhances and disrupts this effect for the visitor
Professional norms and green storms; A qualitative study on the negotiation of internal barriers and the influence of professional identity on bottom-up sustainability initiatives in a hospital environment
No full textThis master’s thesis investigates how insider activists in a Dutch hospital setting overcome internal barriers and use their professional identity to shape sustainability initiatives. The study uses a qualitative design based on ten semi-structured interviews. The findings show that internal barriers, such as time pressure, workload, financial dependency, lack of coordination and absence of formal guidelines, are not experienced as static constraints. Instead, professionals interpret and navigate them in a context-specific manner. Professional identity plays a paradoxical role; on the one hand, it legitimizes action through values such as duty of care, safety reflex and moral responsibility, but it can also limit change through imposed expectations and professional norms. In addition, this study observes four different negotiation strategies, including adjusting within the system, working around rules, engaging in symbolic actions and personal framing. These observed strategies illustrate that bottom-up change is not only a structural challenge but also an identity-driven process that differs per person. This study enhances the understanding of how professionals create space for sustainable action from within. It offers both theoretical insights for bottom-up change and practical guidelines for supporting sustainability efforts in complex organizational environment
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURES AND APPROACH-AVOIDANCE JOB CRAFTING, AND THE MODERATING ROLE OF LEADERSHIP STYLE
No full textThis master thesis investigates how organisational structure influences employee job crafting
behaviours, specifically distinguishing between approach and avoidance job crafting, and
examines the moderating role of leadership style. Drawing on the Job Demands–Resources (JDR)
framework, the research integrates insights from organisational design theory and leadership
literature to address the underexplored impact of structural complexity on proactive work
behaviour. A mixed-methods, comparative case study was conducted in two Dutch retail
organisations characterised by simple and complex structure. Quantitative data were collected
from 105 employees via validated surveys measuring perceived structure, leadership style, and
job crafting behaviours; qualitative insights were derived from semi-structured managerial
interviews. Regression analyses revealed that complex organisational structures are
significantly associated with lower levels of approach job crafting, while no significant
relationship was found for avoidance job crafting. Furthermore, transformational leadership
buffered the negative impact of structural complexity on approach crafting, whereas
transactional leadership showed no moderating effect. These findings highlight the importance
of aligning leadership style with structural context to promote proactive employee behaviour.
The study contributes to JD-R theory by introducing organisational structure as a contextual
antecedent and offers practical implications for designing adaptive and enabling work
environments
A journey full of experiences A critical exploration of production workers’ experiences of their employee journey
No full textThis study explores how production workers experience their employee journey, addressing a significant gap in existing literature, which predominantly focuses on white-collar workers. Using a qualitative, interpretivist approach, 10 semi-structured interviews were conducted with production workers to gather in-depth insights. The collected interview data was analyzed using an abductive approach, initially coded using the Gioia method while using a theoretical lens to uncover emergent themes and patterns. The findings reveal that while the foundational journey phases: pre-employment, employment, and post-employment, are recognizable, the interpretation and priority of touchpoints and experiences differ from existing, universal frameworks and studies on white-collar workers. The production workers’ employee journey is strongly shaped by interpersonal workplace relationships, a continuous need for personal attention, and genuine recognition and appreciation, outweighing formal processes. The study challenges a universal, ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach, and contributes to a more context-specific, theoretical understanding of the employee journey. Lastly, it offers practical implications for organizations to better align their policies and practices to the unique needs of this under-researched group