ObjectiveIn the Netherlands, persons of Turkish, Moroccan and Surinamese descent form the largest groups of non-western immigrants. A high prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia has been described in immigrant populations in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. We determined the prevalence of MCI and dementia in older community-dwelling adults from the largest non-western immigrant groups in the Netherlands.MethodsParticipants, aged 55 years and older, of Turkish, Moroccan (Arabic or Berber), Surinamese (Creole or Hindustani) or Dutch descent were recruited via their general practitioners. Cognitive deficits were assessed using the Cross-Cultural Dementia screening instrument, which was validated in poorly educated people from different cultures. Differences in prevalence rates of MCI and dementia between the immigrant groups and a native Dutch group were analysed using chi-square tests.ResultsWe included 2254 participants. Their mean age was 65.0 years (standard deviation, 7.5), and 44.4% were male. The prevalence of MCI was 13.0% in Turkish, 10.1% in Moroccan–Arabic, 9.4% in Moroccan–Berber and 11.9% in Surinamese–Hindustani participants, compared to 5.9% in Surinamese–Creoles and 3.3% in native Dutch. The prevalence of dementia was 14.8% in Turkish, 12.2% in Moroccan Arabic, 11.3% in Moroccan Berber and 12.6% in Surinamese–Hindustani participants, compared to 4.0% in Surinamese–Creoles and 3.5% in native Dutch.ConclusionsMCI and dementia were three to four times more prevalent in the majority of non-western immigrant groups when compared to the native Dutch population. These differences are important for planning and improving healthcare facilities. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Research has shown that irregular migrants were disproportionally present in jihadi networks in the Netherlands between 2001 and 2005. Building on this study, by analysing files of closed criminal investigations and interviewing imams and personnel within asylum seeker centres and detention centres, this article explains the attractiveness of jihadi networks by a combination of pragmatic and ideological factors. The studied cases demonstrate how jihadi networks are able to satisfy certain needs of these irregular immigrants in a pragmatic way and how criminal activities play an important role in this process. They also show how jihadi networks can fill a void for some of these irregular migrants who are in search for meaning and identity. The Jihadi-Salafi ideology does not seem to be the core pull factor explaining the attractiveness of the jihadi networks in this study.
Despite Dutch Hospitality industry’s significant economic value, employers struggle to attract and retain early career professionals at a time when tourism is forecasted to grow exponentially (Ruël, 2018). Universally, hospitality management graduates are shunning hospitality careers preferring other career paths; stimulating the Dutch Hospitality to find innovative ways of attracting and retaining early career professionals. Following calls from the Human Resource Management (HRM) community (Ehnert, 2009), we attribute this trend to personnel being depicted as rentable resources, driving profit’’ often at personal expense. For example, hotels primarily employ immigrants and students for a minimum wage suppressing salaries of local talent (Kusluvan, et al 2010, O’Relly and Pfeffer, 2010). Similarly, flattening organizational structures have eliminated management positions, placing responsibility on inexperienced shoulders, with vacancies commonly filled by pressured employees accepting unpaid overtime jeopardizing their work life balance (Davidson, et al 2010,). These HRM practices fuel attrition by exposing early career professionals to burnout (Baum et al, 2016, Goh et al, 2015, Deery and Jog, 2009). Collectively this has eroded the industry’s employer brand, now characterized by unsocial working hours, poor compensation, limited career opportunities, low professional standing, high turnover and substance abuse (Mooney et al, 2016, Gehrels and de Looij, 2011). In contrast, Sustainable HRM “enables an organizational goal achievement while simultaneously reproducing the human resource base over a long-lasting calendar time (Ehnert, 2009, p. 74).” Hence, to overcome this barrier we suggest embracing the ROC framework (Prins et al, 2014), which (R)espects internal stakeholders, embraces an (O)pen HRM approach while ensuring (C)ontinuity of economic and societal sustainability which could overcome this barrier. Accordingly, we will employ field research, narrative discourse, survey analysis and quarterly workshops with industry partners, employees, union representatives, hotel school students to develop sustainable HRM practices attracting and retaining career professionals to pursue Dutch hospitality careers.
Tijdens de coronacrisis is in Nederland de sportdeelname in korte tijd drastisch veranderd. Bij de sportverenigingen waren de sportaccommodaties en clubhuizen de eerste maanden gesloten en daarna beperkt open voor een deel van de leden. Echter, dankzij online communicatietechnologie vonden leden en besturen manieren om met elkaar te sporten en in verbinding te zijn. De coronacrisis maakte duidelijk dat online sport- en niet-sport- gerelateerde toepassingen potentie hebben voor de binding met en daardoor versterking van de sportverenigingen. Doel van dit onderzoeksproject is om te leren van deze ontwikkelingen en hiermee de georganiseerde sport in de toekomst te kunnen ondersteunen. Docenten en afstudeerders van de Economische Hogeschool en de Sporthogeschool van Fontys werken samen met vertegenwoordigers van sportmarketingbureau Touché, Sport Professionals Netwerk, sportkoepel NOC*NSF en de sportbonden KNVB, Nederlandse Atletiekunie, KNZB en Nederlands Handbal Verbond. Via ontwerpgericht onderzoek in drie fasen worden voorbeelden van online toepassingen binnen sportverenigingen en andere sportorganisaties verzameld, gecategoriseerd, wordt gezocht naar de betekenis voor de georganiseerde sport en hoe deze kunnen worden vertaald in toepassingen voor toekomstige situaties. Op basis hiervan wordt een online platform te ontwikkeld met toepassingen, voorbeelden en tips dat bonden en sportverenigingen overzicht geeft in mogelijke online toepassingen, best practices, tools en tips, en het netwerk rondom dit thema. Voor de sportkoepel en bonden, sportondersteuners en ondernemers in de sport kan dit richtinggevend zijn voor de verdere ondersteuning van sportverenigingen. Aldus dragen we via dit onderzoeksproject bij aan versterking van de sportverenigingen, aan de ontwikkeling van veerkracht door verdere digitalisering binnen de georganiseerde sport en zodoende aan de verdere ontwikkeling van een actieve leefstijl en sociale cohesie.
