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Entrepreneurship, age, and the lifespan: Taking stock and avenues for future research
No full textEntrepreneurship is deeply shaped by age, influencing who enters, how ventures perform, and whether entrepreneurs persist. Youth offers resilience and innovation yet is constrained by limited resources; midlife combines strong skills and experience with tensions around financial security and competing demands; later life brings accumulated expertise and networks but also ageist barriers. This editorial synthesizes a decade of research and the five articles in this special issue, identifying ten themes that illuminate the age-entrepreneurship relationship. We distill key insights and outline future research avenues, underscoring the wealth of exciting topics and the need for nuanced understanding of entrepreneurship across the lifespan
Faint-hearted?:Bespiegelingen over de rol en verantwoordelijkheden van collectieve-belangenbehartigers onder de WAMCA
No full textUit de Engelse en de Nederlandse rechtspraak blijkt dat het niet makkelijk is voor (de bestuurders van) collectieve-belangenbehartigers om de toetsing van hun expertise en handelwijze door de rechter met vlag en wimpel te doorstaan. Hoewel beide systemen van collectieve-belangenbehartiging van elkaar verschillen, hebben zij meer gemeen dan op het eerste gezicht lijkt en valt er wat te leren uit de recente ervaringen in het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Dit artikel bevat een overzicht van de Nederlandse wet- en regelgeving die op stichtingen die als collectieve-belangenbehartigers optreden van toepassing is. Ook wordt aandacht besteed aan de knelpunten die zij in de praktijk onder de WAMCA ervaren. Zo kan het lastig zijn om geschikte bestuurskandidaten te vinden, en kunnen de (administratieve) verplichtingen die uit de wet en/of de Claimcode voortvloeien een (te) grote (financiële) last zijn. Steeds wordt aandacht besteed aan de relatie met de procesfinancier, omdat deze commerciële partijen een belangrijke rol spelen in collectieve acties en dat gevolgen heeft voor de governance van deze stichtingen. De auteurs doen aanbevelingen aan (bestuurders van) deze collectieve-belangenbehartigers op basis van de Nederlandse en de Engelse rechtspraak en op basis van hun eigen (praktijk)ervaringen met collectieve acties. De conclusie is dat de Nederlandse wet- en regelgeving bestuurders in staat stelt de redelijke belangen van procesfinanciers in acht te nemen. Daarnaast zijn de bestuurders gebaat bij een besluitvormingsproces, waarbij zij op cruciale momenten desgewenst onafhankelijke experts kunnen raadplegen en verschil van inzichten met de procesfinancier via adequate escalatiemechanismen kunnen laten toetsen en beslechten. Ook een herziening van de Claimcode ligt na de introductie van de WAMCA en de recente ervaringen voor de hand, alsmede een (her)overweging van een one-tier-board. Hoewel er nog veel onzekerheid is over de procedure onder de WAMCA, is één ding zeker: collectieve-belangenbehartiging is niet voor de faint-hearted. Ze is voor ervaren professionals en gaat gepaard met verantwoordelijkheden en kwaliteitseisen. Een verdere professionalisering van de collectieve-belangenbehartiging is daarom een stap in de goede richting
Daily associations between stress occurrence and memory lapses across middle and late adulthood:The potential stress-buffering role of positive sffect
No full textAdvanced age has been associated with benefits in stress reactivity. However, previous research has not investigated this advantage for daily memory functioning, which is crucial for the quality of life in adulthood. Considering the possible detrimental effects of stressors on daily memory functioning, this study investigated the relationship between stressor occurrence and memory lapses in middle and late adulthood and whether positive affect acts as a stress buffer. The sample consisted of 1,071 community-dwelling adults aged 43-90 years (M = 62.71, SD = 10.13) from the National Study of Daily Experiences. Participants completed eight consecutive daily telephone interviews assessing stressor occurrence, memory lapses (retrospective and prospective), and positive affect. Mixed-effects logistic regression models were used to analyze the multilevel data (days nested within people). The findings showed that participants were more likely to report memory lapses on days with a stressor compared to days without a stressor. Positive affect did not buffer this relationship, regardless of the arousal level, although higher overall positive affect was associated with fewer memory lapses. Age did not moderate this relationship. Exploratory analyses suggested that the present effects were mostly driven by retrospective rather than prospective memory lapses. These findings highlight the impact of daily stressors on cognitive functioning and underscore the need to explore modifiable factors to protect against stress-related daily memory lapses throughout adulthood
Artikel 6 EVRM, het nemo tenetur-beginsel en de restrictie bij het afdwingen van wilsafhankelijk materiaal: wie o wie?
No full textAdverse effects of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy:A neglected but urgent area of inquiry
No full textWhile Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is widely recognized as an effective treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), its safety profile remains underexamined. This review critically evaluates the extent to which adverse effects are reported and monitored in EMDR research. We analyzed 51 randomized controlled trials from recent meta-analyses on EMDR for PTSD and found that only nine studies mentioned adverse effects, with just one employing systematic assessment protocols. In five of the nine studies, patients did report adverse effects, typically mild and temporary, but these were often described anecdotally and without predefined criteria or structured monitoring. Dropout is more consistently reported across trials, but it is not a reliable indicator of adverse effects per se. The lack of structured monitoring of adverse effects complicates interpretation of EMDR’s risk – benefit profile and limits informed decision-making in clinical settings. We discuss potential reasons for the underreporting of adverse events. Moreover, as EMDR is increasingly applied beyond PTSD, little is known about its safety in populations with complex comorbidities or in non-PTSD conditions. We also consider potential cognitive risks, such as memory blurring and the subsequent risk of false memory creation, though recent evidence suggests these effects are not robust or clinically concerning. To advance ethical and methodologically sound EMDR research, we propose integrating standardized adverse effects monitoring, preregistration of harm criteria, and safety endpoints alongside efficacy outcomes
Healthcare utilization and costs for cardiovascular diseases across different levels of bundled payment adoption in general practice: A data linkage study
No full textBackground: Bundled payments for patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) aim to enhance primary care utilization in the Netherlands.Objective: This study assesses changes in healthcare utilization patterns and costs for CVD between 2014 and 2019, while investigating the potential association with bundled payment adoption.Method: We studied patients at very high risk for CVD with routinely recorded nationwide healthcare data, using an observational study design. Multilevel logistic- and gamma regressions were conducted to assess healthcare utilizations patterns between 2014 and 2019, and the impact of bundled payments on the likelihood of receiving medical specialist care and the height of associated costs.Results: The odds of medical specialist involvement declined over time for the 152,591 unique patients included in our study. Practices with a higher level of bundled payments had lower odds of medical specialist involvement. Medical specialist costs did also significantly decrease between 2014 and 2019, and patients in practices with the highest level of bundled payments had significantly lower medical specialist costs. When general practice costs were included however, healthcare costs per patient stayed the same, both over time and stratified by use of bundled payments.Conclusion: Our findings suggest an association between bundled payments and specialized healthcare use, potentially facilitating the transition to primary care. While we found no evidence for costs savings, our findings do suggest that due to bundled payments more patients are actively monitored
Liturgy and Pastoral Ministry
No full textSamuel Goyvaerts explores the notion of liturgical pastoral, the roots of which are to be found in the Liturgical Movement. It is an umbrella term that makes one understand how liturgy is intrinsically connected to the Church’s diakonia, kerygma, and koinonia. Liturgy is essential for building up the Church, for faith formation, and for the faithful’s service to the world
Whose norms, whose governance:Company-administered grievance mechanisms, access to remedy, and human rights
No full textOperations & supply chain management:Principles and practice
No full textOperations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM) has continually evolved, incorporating a broad array of strategies, frameworks, and technologies to address complex challenges across industries. This encyclopedic article provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary strategies, tools, methods, principles, and best practices that define the field's cutting-edge advancements. It also explores the diverse environments where OSCM principles have been effectively implemented. The article is meant to be read in a nonlinear fashion. It should be used as a point of reference or first-port-of-call for a diverse pool of readers: academics, researchers, students, and practitioners
What has been the impact of western governments’ laws and policies on the mental health of asylum seekers and refugees?:A Systematic-narrative hybrid literature review
No full textThis article reviews research on the causal impact of Western governments’ laws and policies on the mental health of asylum seekers and refugees. The systematic-narrative hybrid literature review yielded 34 studies using quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods approaches, focusing almost exclusively on restrictive and deterrence-oriented measures. The synthesis shows that, over the last two decades, Western governments’ laws and policies around detention, access to basic rights, asylum procedure, and reception have had a substantial and almost exclusively negative impact on the mental health of protection seekers. Based on our findings, we urge legislators and policymakers to consider the long-term consequences and costs of the laws and policies they introduce, within and beyond the realm of mental health. In addition, we highlight the need for more research on governmental measures that are likely to have a positive impact on the mental health of asylum seekers and refugees