Publicaties

Shaping Sustainable Business through Living Labs

In the last decade, the number of living labs focusing on environmental sustainability has risen in order to cope with the need for environmentally sustainable innovation. Although these multi-actor approaches allow for innovation, this alone does not suffice a society’s transition to becoming environmentally sustainable. Organizations should focus on innovation internally as well, but in practice, this lacks often because environmentally sustainable values are not integrated into the organizational policy. Living labs could influence the organization’s policy regarding environmental sustainability. Qualitative findings based on eight interviews, observations, and additional relevant documents from a living lab gave insights into this process. Overall, this study found that organizations take part in living labs for several reasons. First, firms wish to stabilize their business model in the long-term and lower risk on future claims. Second, the living lab’s aim for collaboration in order to implement environmentally sustainable approaches in the supply chain attracts firms. Finally, firms expect to gain business and market demand in the living labs. Additionally, the embeddedness and proximity of firms in the living lab makes participating in the living lab more attractive when firms consider joining a living lab based on the previously mentioned reasons. Once participating in the living lab, team dynamics, and knowledge sharing practices change firm representatives’ perceptions regarding their attitudes towards environmental sustainability and the feasibility to implement environmentally sustainable practices. This change in perception is translated to the firm of the participant, where firms’ policies are adjusted. Based on this research, implications for organizations, governmental policymakers, and living lab facilitators are provided as well as suggestions for future research.

Dienstbaar Organiseren | 22-06-2020

Cross-sectorale circulaire innovatie

Het doel van het whitepaper is tweeledig: - Een bijdrage leveren aan de visievorming rondom regionale ontwikkeling door middel van innovatie. Dit vanuit het perspectief van de transitie van een lineaire naar een circulaire economie. - Een kader te schetsen waarbinnen praktijkonderzoek en plaats kan vinden rondom de vraag: ‘Hoe organiseren we concreet samenwerking rondom innovatie die dienstbaar is aan en zorgt voor impact op de circulaire economie’?

Dienstbaar Organiseren | 01-01-2020

Where Hope Resides

This thesis presents a qualitative research on contextual theory and therapy according to Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy. It encompasses a reconstruction of contextual theory, an analysis of contextual therapy practice and the development of a model for contextual therapy.

Dienstbaar Organiseren | 18-11-2019

Spiritualiteit in organisaties

‘Businessspiritualiteit’ staat steeds meer in de belangstelling. Maar wat bedoelen we daar eigenlijk mee? En wat willen of kunnen we met spiritualiteit in organisaties in bereiken? Worden we er bijvoorbeeld creatiever van? Of krijgen we er meer gevoel voor ethische zaken door – of misschien zelfs meer morele ruggengraat? Het zijn ingewikkelde onderwerpen en er wordt driftig over gedebatteerd. In dit artikel proberen de auteurs deze vragen te beantwoorden.

Dienstbaar Organiseren | 15-07-2019

The Clown of the Sciences

This article addresses the question of the role of theology and theologians in a secular environment, such as a university. Due to social changes theology is no longer the self-evident ‘Queen of the Sciences’, but is challenged to review its position among sciences, which often look with suspicion at its purposes. Instead of calling to reclaim the throne, and drawing on the historical figure of the Fool, it is argued that theology (or, rather theologians) should redress themselves as ‘Clowns of the Sciences’. By way of a conversation with the propositions of James McClendon and Stanley Hauerwas, a comic framework is set out that makes fun of the Queen, and thereby allows theology to participate by its oddity. Towards the end, and with the assistance of the prophet Jonah, a preliminary outline is made of the Clown’s Speech.

Dienstbaar Organiseren | 24-06-2019

Column: Laat collega lekker scharrelen bij probleem

Deze column gaat in op bevlogenheid op het werk.

Dienstbaar Organiseren | 11-04-2019

Column: Ik vergis mij, dus ik besta

Deze column gaat in op het maken van fouten op het werk.

Dienstbaar Organiseren | 07-03-2019

Reflexen

Dit artikel gaat over het geloof van prins Willem van Oranje.

Dienstbaar Organiseren | 01-03-2019