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The influence of pressure: why some stakeholders drive non-financial reporting and others do not
No full textAs sustainability and corporate responsibility become increasingly relevant, non-financial reporting is gaining importance, even among organizations not legally required to disclose non-financial information. This study investigates how primary stakeholder salience, defined by power, legitimacy, urgency, and proximity, shapes voluntary non-financial reporting practices among Dutch non-listed SMEs. Drawing on stakeholder salience theory and employing an explorative-descriptive multiple case study approach, this research incorporates data from semi-structured interviews, document analyses, and participatory observations. The findings reveal that stakeholder salience attributes do not exert influence in isolation, rather, combinations of attributes, particularly power combined with urgency or proximity, drive NFR engagement. The study found that primary stakeholders, such as investors, customers, and employees, were highly influential in driving NFR, while suppliers were contextually influential in driving NFR, and society was found to be hardly influential among the primary stakeholder groups. Furthermore, perceptions of salience are influenced by contextual factors, including organizational values, sector pressures, and strategic priorities. These insights contribute to stakeholder salience theory by providing a dynamic and context-sensitive understanding of how non-listed SMEs interpret and prioritize primary stakeholder pressures in their non-financial reporting practices
Consumer Perceptions of Groundedness in Local Food
No full textThis study investigates how different direct-to-consumer distribution channels shape consumer
perceptions of groundedness when purchasing local food. Groundedness, a concept introduced
by Eichinger et al. (2022), refers to consumers’ emotional connection to people, past, and place.
While prior research has focused primarily on comparing direct-to-consumer and indirect
distribution channels, this study explores variation within direct-to-consumer channels,
specifically, roadside stalls, farm shops and farmers’ markets. In addition, the study examines
whether storytelling format (visual vs. textual) moderates the relationship between distribution
channel and perceived groundedness. A 3x2 between-subject online experiment (N=122) was
conducted in which participants were randomly assigned to one of six conditions. Participants
were shown stimuli representing a specific retail channel and storytelling format, then asked to
rate their perceived connection to people, past and place. Results from multiple regression
analyses reveal that distribution channel significantly affects groundedness: farm shops evoked
particularly strong connections to place, and also scored higher on past compared to roadside
stalls. Farmers’ markets fostered stronger connection to people than roadside stalls. Contrary to
expectations, storytelling format did not significantly moderate these effects. The findings
emphasize that groundedness is a multidimensional construct shaped by retail context, and they
offer actionable insights for marketers and policymakers aiming to strengthen consumer
engagement with local food systems
Concreet versus Abstract Taalgebruik in Voedselbeschrijvingen en de Rol van Sociaaleconomische Status op Eetintenties van Gezond Voedsel.
No full textDit onderzoek bestudeerde het effect van concreet versus abstract taalgebruik in voedselbeschrijvingen en de rol van sociaaleconomische status (SES) op de intentie om gezond te eten. 175 volwassenen met een hoge of lage SES beoordeelden gezonde voedingsmiddelen op basis van concreet of abstract beschreven informatie. Hoewel verwacht werd dat concreet taalgebruik de eetintentie zou verhogen, bleek dit niet significant. Ook was er geen interactie tussen taalgebruik en SES. Wel bleek SES aanvankelijk invloed te hebben: mensen met een hogere SES toonden meer intentie om gezond te eten. Na correctie voor covariaten zoals kookfrequentie en objectieve voedingskennis verdween dit effect, wat suggereert dat deze factoren belangrijker zijn voor eetintentie dan SES op zich. Mogelijke verklaringen voor het ontbreken van effecten zijn subtiele taalverschillen of lage betrokkenheid. Toekomstig onderzoek kan zich richten op kookgedrag, voedingskennis en gezondheidsovertuigingen als aanknopingspunten voor effectieve voedingsinterventies
Outsourced Compassion: The Relational Geographies of Volunteered Care
No full textHealth, often positioned as a universal right and a sovereign duty, becomes revealing when it is outsourced, fragmented, or rendered inaccessible. In the case of asylum seekers in Ireland (International Protection Applicants), access to healthcare is increasingly mediated through the voluntary sector. This withdrawal of state from responsibility is not incidental, but reflective of a broader governmental precarisation logic that normalises societal insecurity and offloads care onto voluntary actors. Through an ethnographic exploration of the case study organisation, HarbourCare, this study adopts a relational approach in examining how care is practiced and negotiated across multiple scales, from client interactions, state and shadow state relations, and external connections with physical space. Grounded in the compassionate but contingent everyday practices of care, this thesis shows how these practices are shaped by resources, ties, informal networks, and information flows. Ultimately, this thesis argues that these voluntary provisions of care are deeply relational, shaped by, and entangled within the state’s governance of precarity through deliberate outsourcing of care for particular groups. Situating care in these broader landscapes reveals how voluntary care simultaneously mitigates and sustains these systems of precarisation.
Keywords – care, relational geography, voluntary sector, migrant healt
De Grolsch Veste als verbindende factor in de regio
No full textHet uitgevoerde onderzoek van deze bachelorscriptie stond in het teken van welke factoren van invloed zijn geweest op het ontwikkelen van sense of place bij het stadion De Grolsch Veste. Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd via kwalitatieve onderzoeksmethodes. Op basis van triangulatie is er door middel van interviews, observaties en een literatuurstudie antwoord gegeven op de onderzoeksvraag van deze scriptie.
De resultaten die uit de dataverzameling zijn gekomen laten zien dat de supportersidentiteit van FC Twente overeenkomt met de identiteit van de inwoner van de regio Twente. In het stadion komen er daarnaast veel elementen terug die in relatie staan met de regio Twente. Andere vormen van symboliek die in het stadion zichtbaar zijn, zijn symbolen als clublogo’s, standbeelden, gewonnen prijzen en afbeeldingen van (oud) spelers. Het vertoon van deze symbolen zorgt ervoor dat de verbondenheid onder de supporters versterkt wordt. Deze verbondenheid wordt daarnaast ook versterkt door het gezamenlijk beleven van een voetbalwedstrijd met de aanwezige supporters. Voelbare emoties, spandoeken en gezang dragen daaraan bij. Hoewel dit niet tijdens de wedstrijd gebeurt, zorgt de mogelijkheid tot sociale interactie rondom het stadion ook al voor het creëren van een speciale wedstrijdbeleving onder de aanwezige supporters
Becoming teachers again: Migrant teacher’s experiences of inclusion and belonging in Dutch education
No full textThis thesis explores how migrant teachers navigate their integration and sense of belonging within Dutch education, and how schools and training programmes shape that journey. Drawing on mixed-methods research – including interviews, surveys, and observations of participants in the Wereldburgers voor de Klas programme – the study reveals that returning to the classroom is not a simple reinstatement of a career, but a profound act of rebuilding meaning and identity. Their stories tell of frustration and perseverance, of finding one’s voice again in a new language and culture. While policy often frames integration as a ‘two-way process,’ in practice it remains largely one-sided: institutions define the terms of inclusion, while teachers shoulder the weight of adaptation. Yet belonging, as the findings show, is not produced by policy or procedure, but through everyday acts of recognition, trust, and dialogue. The thesis argues that genuine integration requires reciprocity – shared responsibility, mentorship, and cultural openness – through which migrant teachers are not merely accommodated but recognised as full professionals. When these conditions are met, belonging ceases to be an endpoint and becomes a living, relational practice that enriches education for everyone involved
Vermindering van vleesconsumptie: onderzoek naar het effect van goal priming en keuzearchitectuur.
No full textOndanks toenemende bewustwording over de gezondheidsrisico’s van rood en bewerkt vlees, overschrijden Nederlanders nog steeds de aanbevolen maximale hoeveelheid. Aangezien voedselkeuzes grotendeels onbewust plaatsvinden, is gedragsverandering lastig. Deze studie onderzocht daarom of goal priming (invloed van een gezondheidsdoel) en de horizontale positie van keuzeopties (vleesoptie links of rechts) de intentie tot vleesconsumptie beïnvloeden. In een online experiment (N = 224) kreeg de helft van de deelnemers een gezondheidsprime, de andere helft een neutrale prime. Daarna kozen zij tussen een carpacciosalade (vlees) en een capresesalade (vleesloos), waarbij ook de positie van de opties werd gemanipuleerd. Er werden geen significante effecten gevonden. Mogelijke verklaringen zijn methodologische beperkingen en een andere perceptie van rood vlees als gezond. De resultaten benadrukken de complexiteit van onbewust eetgedrag en geven richting aan vervolgonderzoek
Technostress in Elderlycare: Understanding How Elderlycare Professionals Navigate Technostress When Working With an EHR
No full textEHRs are extensively used by elderlycare organizations, which has an impact on the experience of technostress among its elderlycare professionals. There has been a lack of research on EHR related technostress in the context of elderlycare, with limited focus on the dynamics of technostressors caused by the elderlycare professionals that navigate these stressors. Therefore, this study examines how elderlycare professionals navigate challenge and hindrance technostressors when working with an EHR. A qualitative study was conducted within a Dutch elderlycare organization, using interviews, document analysis, and an observation. The results show that elderlycare professionals experience all five hindrance technostressors interacting with each other. Also, the results demonstrate that using challenge technostressors helps to mitigate the experience of hindrance technostressors, while the absence of challenge technostressors amplifies the experience of hindrance technostressors. Coping mechanisms, such as adopting a positive attitude towards the system and self-created support, mitigate the experience of hindrance technostress. This study concludes that the experience of technostress is not only determined by the individual technostressors, but also by the interaction between technostressors caused by the elderlycare professionals that actively navigate these stressors
Using Value Frames to Decrease the Intention to Consume Red Meat and Increase the Intention to Consume Plant-Based Alternatives in Young Adults.
No full textReducing red meat consumption benefits both health and the environment by lowering risks like cardiovascular disease and deforestation. This study explored how value orientations—biospheric, egocentric, altruistic, and hedonic—affect young adults’ intentions to consume red meat or plant-based alternatives, using the Value-Belief-Norm (VBN) framework. An online experiment (N = 161) tested whether video-based value framing could influence behavior. Participants viewed one of five videos (four value-framed, one control), and their beliefs, norms, and consumption intentions were measured. However, manipulation checks showed the videos failed to activate targeted values, likely contributing to nonsignificant results. Limitations included low emotional engagement, cognitive overload, and brief exposure. The findings suggest that short, passive interventions may be ineffective in shifting food choices. Future research should test more engaging and sustained messaging formats to better understand how values can drive dietary change
Equal Paths, Unequal Burdens Experiences of Moroccan Migrant Entrepreneurs with Institutional Support in the Netherlands
No full textThis thesis explores how Moroccan migrant entrepreneurs in the Netherlands experience the
institutional support that is meant to help them start and grow their businesses. While
entrepreneurship is often promoted as a way for migrants to become economically independent,
many support programs do not fully match the realities of these entrepreneurs. Policies often
take a uniform approach, ignoring differences in background, needs, and goals. Through indepth
interviews, this study gives voice to Moroccan entrepreneurs and their experiences with
business support in the Netherlands. The findings show that they often face challenges like
bureaucracy, language barriers, and support that doesn’t always take their cultural background
into account. At the same time, these entrepreneurs often rely on friends and community
contacts to find solutions. This thesis offers new insights into how institutional support
programs can better align with the expectations and needs of Moroccan migrant entrepreneurs.
This thesis contributes to ongoing discussions about inclusion, entrepreneurship, integration,
and provides practical recommendations for policymakers and support organisations who aim
to make entrepreneurship more accessible for all