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The influence of Surinamese Dutch and Standard Dutch accents on consumer evaluations in the Netherlands.
No full textThis thesis investigates the influence of accents on consumer evaluations in the Netherlands, comparing the Surinamese Dutch accent to the Standard Dutch accent. Using a verbal-guise technique, the study explored how these accents and two product types (hedonic vs. utilitarian) affected attitudes toward advertisements, products, speakers, and willingness to try the product. The moderating role of region of residence on speaker attitudes was examined, with data from 253 native Dutch-speaking participants. Results indicate that hedonic products received more positive evaluations overall. Speakers with a Standard Dutch accent were rated more favourably on speaker attitudes, but this bias did not extend to attitudes toward advertisements or products. Regional differences did not significantly affect evaluations, suggesting consistent perceptions across the Netherlands. The findings underscore the importance of contextual factors, such as product type, in shaping consumer responses to accented speech. Methodological limitations and directions for future research are discussed
Van subtiel tot radicaal: De effecten van logoverandering op merkattitude en koopintentie en de rol van merkbetrokkenheid.
No full textDe huidige studie onderzoekt de effecten van verschillende gradaties van logoveranderingen op koopintentie en merkattitude, met specifieke aandacht voor de modererende rol van merkbetrokkenheid.
Dit onderzoek gebruikte een experiment met een 3 (logoverandering: geen, klein, groot) x 2 (merkbetrokkenheid: zwak, sterk) x 3 (merklogo: Ariel, Nivea en Lipton) mixed design, waarbij merkbetrokkenheid per merk werd gemeten. De proefpersonen (n = 185) werden blootgesteld aan één van de drie logoverandering condities. Daarna werden voor elk merk de koopintentie en merkattitude gemeten.
Het huidige onderzoek heeft aangetoond dat verschillende gradaties van logoveranderingen geen invloed hebben op koopintentie en merkattitude, ongeacht de mate van merkbetrokkenheid. Consumenten met een sterke merkbetrokkenheid reageren dus hetzelfde op logoveranderingen als consumenten met een zwakke merkbetrokkenheid. Dit suggereert dat consumenten bij het onderzochte type merk mogelijk minder gevoelig zijn voor logoveranderingen dan verwacht
Betekenisgeving bij medische transitie
No full textDe scriptie onderzoekt hoe transpersonen in de context van medische transitie betekenisgerichte coping inzetten om met stressvolle situaties om te gaan
De passend beschikken puzzel. Een analyse van het gemeentelijke besluitvormingsproces wat betreft de toepassing van "passend beschikken" binnen de Wmo
No full textDit onderzoek richt zich op de vraag welke factoren de keuzes van Nederlandse gemeenten wat betreft de toepassing van ‘passend beschikken’ binnen de Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning (Wmo) verklaren. Een conceptueel model met vijf theoretische factoren is getoetst. De factoren zijn: lokale politieke context, budgettaire overwegingen, zorgvraag, interne actoren en externe actoren. Middels zestien semi-gestructureerde interviews met ambtenaren uit veertien gemeenten, zijn de volgende bevindingen gedaan: Alle onderzochte gemeenten lijken ‘passend beschikken’ op een bepaalde manier toe te passen, maar hanteren hierbij een verschillende aanpak. Het concept blijkt genuanceerd en geen kwestie van ‘wel’ of ‘niet’. Alle gemeenten maken bij de indicatiestelling onderscheid tussen de Wmo-producten en houden rekening met het ontwikkelingsperspectief van de inwoner. Er zijn doorgaans geen vaste regels over de indicatieduur en de uitvoering stelt vaak de indicatieduur vast. Externe actoren blijkt de meest verklarende factor; het belang van de inwoner staat vaak voorop. Bij interne actoren komt de uitvoeringsafdeling naar voren, door zijn indicatiestellende rol en invloed op de besluitvorming op beleidsniveau. Andere factoren, zoals budgettaire overwegingen en lokale politieke context, spelen soms een beperkende of versterkende rol. De wens om administratieve lasten te verlichten draagt vaak bij aan de keuze om meer langdurige beschikkingen af te geven.
Kernwoorden: lokale besluitvorming, beleidskeuzes, Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning, passend beschikke
“Motten ze dan!!” Exploring the features, status, and usage of the Ernems city dialect invaried social contexts
No full textThe Ernems city dialect is an endangered languoid variety, which has barely been studied by linguists and whose status within the city of Arnhem is rather unknown. This study has
investigated the contemporary usage and status of the Ernems dialect, comparing its usage in the linguistic landscape of Arnhem city centre and the neighbourhood of Klarendal, the supposed heart of dialect usage in the city. Here, it was noted that Ernems is barely preserved in writing, even in Klarendal, with speakers also difficult to recognise. This was then compared to Ernems usage at Vitesse Arnhem football club, which showed that more active, dynamic, and noticeable dialect usage occurred within this communicative context. This highlights a unique scenario where Ernems usage is normalised, which could offer important context to future preservation strategies, as well as highlight the importance of certain identities within the Ernems speech community that link directly to Vitesse
Uithollend Pop Festival: Een historische ontwikkeling van het ideologische muziekfestivalconcept en de hedendaagse culturele mogelijkheden voor de Nederlandse sector
No full textThis master’s thesis argues that increasing competition within the contemporary Dutch
festival sector, combined with a lack of structurally targeted (government) support and limited
financial resources, is a key factor behind the substantive erosion of the countercultural
ideological practice in modern music festivals. By offering a historical overview, it shows an
interlinkage of processes of commercialization, commodification, festivalization, and the
development of government policies. Three categories are introduced to demonstrate how sector competition and national cultural policies shape the ideological practices of festivals. These help to conclude that the freedom of festivals to engage in countercultural practice depends primarily on financial support from stable organizations (for 'Industry greats') or government subsidies (for 'Subsidized enterprises'). In contrast, 'Independent enterprises' face a forced erosion of countercultural elements due to a lack of financial stability and supportive policies. Consequentially, the large-scale, unchecked competition within an inherently commercial context, signals a regressive process that undermines the countercultural elements within the music festival concept
Einsatz von Jugendliteratur zur Leseförderung
No full textDas in dieser Studie zentral stehende Thema ist der Einsatz von Jugendliteratur in der Sekundarstufe II, beim Schulfach Deutsch, an niederländischen weiterführenden Schulen. Diese Studie hat versucht, die Potenz von jugendliterarischen Werken hinsichtlich ihrer Fähigkeit, die Leseförderung und Lesemotivation zu stimulieren, zu untersuchen. Die Studie beleuchtet die charakteristischen Merkmale von Jugendliteratur, deren thematische Vielfalt und die Identifikationsmöglichkeiten, die sie jungen LeserInnen bietet
From crisis to critique How crises influence the relationship between authoritarianism and Euroscepticism in the European Union
No full textThe EU is facing crisis after crisis in today’s changing geopolitical landscape. Since the financial crisis of 2008, the European Union has been stuck in a polycrisis, constantly preparing for whatever challenges the future may bring. In response, the EU has been showing autocratic characteristics, centralizing its authority and increasing its power. Since that time, however, citizen’s opinions on the Union have become less positive. This thesis examines if there is any relation between these phenomenon, building on theory by Tillman (2013, 2021) and using authoritarianism as an explanatory factor for Euroscepticism, investigating to what extent crises influence the effect from authoritarian values on Euroscepticism. By doing three separate quantitative multilevel regression analyses, this thesis looks at the effect of identities on the relationship between authoritarianism and Euroscepticism, analyzes the effect of a single crisis on that relationship and maps the effect of the polycrisis on the relationship over time. The first analysis shows that having a strong national identity makes authoritarian citizens more Eurosceptic, but having a strong European identity does not hold any significant effect on those feelings. The second analysis shows that a single crisis may intensify the effect from authoritarianism on Euroscepticism among EU citizens. The third analysis shows that the polycrisis is likely to have strengthened this effect throughout the last decades. These findings indicate that authoritarianism is a relevant factor in explaining Euroscepticism in combination with crises, specifically in times of high political instability
United Nations Global Compact: Practice what you sign?
No full textThis thesis examines whether companies that sign the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) outperform those that do not on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) indicators aligned with the initiative’s ten principles. Using a panel dataset of firms from the S&P 500 and STOXX Europe 600 between 2019 and 2023, this analysis applies a combination of Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), Two-Way Fixed Effects (TWFE), and within-firm fixed effects regressions focused on "switcher" firms, those that changed their UNGC signatory status during the period.
The OLS results show that UNGC signatories consistently outperform non-signatories on individual principles and on the overall average, indicating that firms already committed to responsible business conduct outperform those who have not. However, the TWFE models reveal that non-signatory firms improved at a faster rate over time, suggesting there is a performance convergence likely driven by external ESG pressures rather than internal commitments. The within-firm fixed effects model of switchers shows modest but significant improvements in ESG performance post-commitment, especially in human rights and labour-related principles.
Overall, the findings suggest that while a UNGC membership is associated with higher baseline ESG performance, being part of the UNGC does not guarantee accelerated improvement. These results contribute to the literature on voluntary sustainability initiatives by distinguishing between cross-sectional performance advantages and actual within-firm change
The Performativity of Sustainability Accounting Under a Reporting Mandate
No full textSustainability accounting is a tool that has been proposed to transform organizations towards a more sustainable way of doing business and to increase accountability for the environmental and social impact organizations have through their activities. In this context, the notion of performativity is often used. The performativity of accounting entails the concept that accounting functions as a mediating factor in translating economic theory to practice and has constitutive and transformative features. Drawing on the concept of performativity this paper will present a case study of ASR, a stock-listed Dutch insurance firm, which had to comply with the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). Through a discourse analysis of publications (2013-2023) from different actors in the case of ASR the study identifies a shift of ASR towards an economic frame with a strong emphasis on sustainability. Conditions which contributed to sustainability accounting becoming performative and indications of potential overflowing of the sustainability frame are identified as well.
Keywords: Performativity, Sustainability accounting, Reporting mandate, performative tendencies, Non-Financial Reporting Directive, NFR