Zoekresultaten
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… official NOC-NSF status of International Talent and is therefore an exceptional talent with international potential in triathlon. He was even scouted for this sport. How did that come about? "I played football, judo and athletics until I was 14. So I started running early on, but also cycling. My entire family cycles and when we went on holiday, we always took my small race bike with us so we could go cycling all together. Triathlon came my way at 14 when we did cooper tests in high school to test … where we were in Namibia, is at 1,700 metres altitude. That altitude has a positive effect on training. This is because at altitude, there is less oxygen and after training at altitude for a while, your body adapts to that lack of oxygen. It then starts producing extra red blood cells. That adaptation of the body takes quite a long time, which is why we stayed there for a month. When you finally return to sea level, you still benefit from that altitude because your body is used to training, … especially for my sport, so sport is really number one for me. However, I definitely do not consider my education unimportant, because I also want to develop academically." Does it work out with the schedule, daily hours of sports and also teaching groups and studying? "I make active use of the top sports programme, especially the possibility of scheduling your own teaching groups. Of course, I also have fixed training times here in Sittard with the group and I can then try to fit those in as …
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apr
10:00
- PhD Defence
PhD Defence Pascal Heß
… human capital, economic prospects "How does salient information on economic prospects shape human capital investments?" This thesis explores the role of information on economic prospects in educational investment decisions and how various groups, particularly the low-skilled, respond to differently salient developments that intersect with labour market outcomes for those groups. The introduction of a minimum wage in Germany, a very salient policy, positively affected teenagers' educational plans. However, the expansion of a school-to-work transition program for a similar population has no impact on educational or early … of the challenges workers face in accessing and participating in training programs amidst potentially increasing automation in their occupations. Click here for the live stream. School of Business and Economics Administrative Office Minderbroedersberg 4-6 Maastricht … Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Didier Fouarge, Prof. Dr. Silke Anger … "How does salient information on economic prospects shape human capital investments?" … PhD Defence Pascal Heß …
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… 70% of the employees of the medium-sized Dutch municipality Venlo have moved from a conventional building to a building designed and built to the highest standards of sustainability and health. The other 30% of the employees did not move: the control group. Lower absenteeism All these people participated four times in a survey about the quality of the indoor climate and their health: the first just before the move and the other three spread over the two years after the move. The results show significant improvement in the perception of the indoor climate, especially in terms of air quality, temperature and light for the group of employees in the healthy building. They also have 50% fewer symptoms of sick building syndrome, such as dry eyes, fatigue and headaches. The health improvement is greatest for older employees. The latest finding is of great importance to …
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… on my shoulders for the Master program in Venlo as well. The best way to handle that is to find a synergy between the both. I can foresee that from a year, it will be a great asset to have the master students more involved in BISCI activities. We at SBE and UM in general run a much respected master’s program with great teaching and support staff. Something that generally is a well-oiled machine is not so smooth anymore because of the pandemic but like everything else, overcoming this challenge … and the students are completely dedicated to their topics. The challenge of completing a valid academic research in a very limited amount of time is fascinating. Having said so, I also do absolutely love teaching. Just before the summer break, I did a webinar for UMIO, did not feel great at first because of being used to physical classes mostly, but still gradually found the right pace and the enthusiasm was right back. I also have the reputation of repairing and correcting thesis’ that have …
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feb
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… Supply Chain Management and Change is right for you. The student who accompanies you will also give you an accurate impression of the Venlo student life. Together with a current GSCMC student, you will attend a lecture and participate in a tutorial group session. You will also get the chance to have in-depth discussions with tutors and other students. Dates 2019 Monday, 4 February 2019 Tuesday, 5 February 2019 Friday, 8 February 2019 Monday, 11 February 2019 Tuesday, 12 February 2019 Friday, 15 … 18 February 2019 Tuesday, 19 February 2019 Friday, 22 February 2019 Monday, 25 February 2019 Tuesday, 26 February 2019 Faculty of Science and Engineering School of Business and Economics Venlo Register now Register now Relevant links Go to the GSCMC website Follow Global Supply Chain Management and Change on Facebook … Wondering what it's like to study Global Supply Chain Management and Change? Join our student for a day-event! This will help you find out whether Global Supply Chain Management …
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… Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), a platform of outstanding young scientists from various disciplines who work together in the fields of research and science policy. Read more The fintech future: can bitcoin really make you rich? Paulo Rodrigues started his working life as a bored teenager in a German bank; he's now SBE's fintech and cryptocurrency expert. He's become used to fielding half-serious questions about whether virtual cash could make investors genuinely wealthy... and he's working on incorporating these recent developments into SBE's curriculum. Read more On message: brand slogans and consumers' online reviews Social media marketing relies on brand message sharing, but how do firms' messages influence what consumers say? Dominik Mahr and Martin Wetzels's ' Cutting through …
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… Perspective was co-funded by the University Fund Limburg (SWOL) and the Graduate School of Business and Economics at Maastricht University (UM) brought together economists, psychologists, health scientists and educational researchers from different faculties at UM working on topics related to sustainable employment. The ultimate goal of the workshop was to find interdisciplinary solutions to societal problems arising due to changing labour markets and making the workplace more sustainable. … Therefore, the workshop provided a unique platform to meet, discuss and experience different perspectives on sustainable employment. The workshop clearly showed that there is a large variety of topics addressed by UM researchers from many different faculties, underlying the high complexity of the term sustainable employment. Evidence was presented on how environmental conditions such as CO2 and particulate matter pollution impair workers’ cognition and strategic decision-making capacity. Another … addressed the technological change and showed how progressing digitalization and automatization triggers employment growth (rather than decline), but also how it changes training patterns towards lifelong learning. Building on these findings, a group of researchers investigates how lifelong learning and the development of employability competences can be facilitated by firms as well as the education sector (e.g. the university). Researcher from the Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life …
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mei
16:00
… 07 mei 16:00 Zoekresultaten Supervisors: prof.dr. A. Vanstraelen, prof.dr. R. Simnett, University of New South Wales, Australia Key words: audit quality, group audit, auditing standards, public oversight, litigation, regulation “Context matters: Essays on factors affecting the supply of audit quality and audit outcomes” Audit quality is of importance for the functioning of capital markets. This … This dissertation sheds light on some issues that are raised in this report, such as the impact and organization of public oversight. Study 1 finds that in line with concerns of regulators and standard-setters, audit quality problems are prevalent in group audits involving component auditors, despite a standard-setting effort to address this concern. Study 2 demonstrates audit quality improvements after commencement of inspection by nation public oversight boards (such as the AFM) worldwide and … by boards that disclose inspection results. Study 3 shows that two forms of regulatory risk and litigation risk jointly affect auditor behavior, and that both risks reinforce each other. School of Business and Economics Bestuursgebouw Minderbroedersberg 4-6 … Supervisors: prof.dr. A. Vanstraelen, prof.dr. R. Simnett, University of New South Wales, Australia … “Context matters: Essays on factors affecting the supply of audit quality and audit outcomes” … Online PhD conferral mrs. Ulrike …
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14:00
… 25 mrt 14:00 Zoekresultaten Supervisors: prof.dr. A. Vanstraelen; prof.dr. R. Simnett, South Wales Key words: Audit Quality, Group Audit, Auditing Standards, Public Oversight, Litigation, Regulation "Context matters: Essays on factors affecting the supply of audit quality and audit outcomes" Audit quality is influenced by the context in which the audit was conducted. This … questions that are of concern to the audit profession, regulators and standard-setters, and the public at large. The first study demonstrates that in line with concerns of regulators and standard-setters, audit quality problems are prevalent in group audits involving component auditors, regardless of whether these components are part of the principal auditor’s network or unaffiliated, and despite a standard-setting effort to address this concern. The second study provides evidence of audit … behaviour and audit outcomes jointly. This study shows that two forms of regulatory risk and litigation risk jointly affect auditor behaviour, and that both risks reinforce each other. School of Business and Economics Bestuursgebouw Minderbroedersberg 4-6 … Supervisors: prof.dr. A. Vanstraelen; prof.dr. R. Simnett, South Wales … "Context matters: Essays on factors affecting the supply of audit quality and audit outcomes" … *CANCELLED* PhD conferral mrs. Ulrike Thürheimer, MSc. …
01
nov
10:00
- PhD Defence
PhD conferral Maria-Eugenia Polipciuc
… Raymond Montizaan, Dr. Martin Strobel Keywords : Trust, social identity, racial diversity, voting " An Exploration of Trust, Betrayal, & Social Identity " This thesis analyzes the impact of interacting with people who belong to a different social group than one’s own (outgroup) relative to people from the same group (ingroup) on trust and electoral turnout. Chapter 1 finds that higher racial diversity in schools in the US increases turnout in presidential elections for young adults and a higher share of black people in … and 4 bring methodological contributions to the measurement of strategic risk preferences and betrayal aversion. Click here for the full dissertation. Click here for the live stream. School of Business and Economics Administrative office Minderbroedersberg 4-6 Maastricht … Supervisor: Prof. dr. Frank Cörvers Co-supervisors: Dr. Raymond Montizaan, Dr. Martin Strobel … " An Exploration of Trust, Betrayal, & Social Identity " … PhD conferral Maria-Eugenia Polipciuc …