Success factors for the Innovation Lab Hanze International Business Office (HIBO)

In fulfilment of interinstitutional agreements on educational quality, specifically, the Agreement on Quality 2.6 [Kwaliteitsafspraak 2.6: “het faciliteren van docenten om te onderzoeken wat de succesfactoren zijn van leergemeenschappen en hun onderwijspraktijk, inclusief het leren van docent-onderzoekers”], the sub-theme No.7 “Valorisatie van de effecten van IWP’s. Succesfactoren IWP's”, the research on success factors for the Innovation Lab Hanze International Business Office (HIBO) will be carried on in the period from February 1, 2020, till August 30, 2020.

The research results, the identified success factors for the Innovation Lab HIBO, will make it clear what is needed for the Innovation Lab HIBO in order to succeed: (a) with regard to design and further development of the Innovation Lab HIBO, as well as (b) with regard to conditions that need to be created and prerequisites that need to be followed for the successful functioning of the Innovation Lab HIBO. From September 2020 the follow up research is planned into operationalization of success factors, definition of performance criteria, performance evaluation, development of suggestions for improvement of performance, and development of a blueprint.