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The distinction between affect and cognition has been put forward to clarify the lack of differences found in studies describing quality of life under deteriorated circumstances, such as serious illness. In the study reported here, cancer patients under treatment (n = 201) were compared with a random sample from the normal population (n = 200). As hypothesized, the affective component of life quality turned out to be more severely impaired than the cognitive component. Besides, it was investigated which factors contribute to the affective and the cognitive component of the quality of life of cancer patients under treatment. In cancer patients affect proved more strongly related to the physical domain. Cognition on the other hand was more strongly related to coping resources, especially personality characteristics like the level of self-esteem. It is concluded that an affective measure of quality of life is more sensitive to change in patients. The stability of life quality is attributed to the rather strong relation the affective and the cognitive component both have to coping resources.

a b s t r a c tFor remote areas, small-scale local biodiesel production is particularly attractive if producers and consumers are the same. Such supply chains are labeled as bidirectional. However, little is known on how raw material supply, transportation, logistics, production and operations uncertainties impact the operational performance of such Bidirectional Biodiesel Supply Chains. This paper contributes by exploring these uncertainties in a multiple case study, directed at mobile processing of rubber seeds, in a remote area. Scientifically, the paper contributes by identifying several novel sources of uncertainty: a short-term perspective, lack of knowledge and the previously unrecognized influence of the local government. Additionally, based on these findings, an extended theoretical framework is proposed which links sources of uncertainty to operational performance. The study provides also insights for stakeholders aiming to increase local biofuel production and provides a stepping-stone to investigate adequate measures to manage the identified uncertainties.

Introducing a technology push to stimulate entrepreneurship in remote areas in developing countries can be examined in the context of a franchising model (social or commercial franchising). The results of this study (fieldwork in Kalimantan, Indonesia) point to a high feasibility of introducing a technology push by a franchising model. The results indicate that the smallholder rubber farmers (community level) and the head of villages, head of district and the government departments (low, middle and high institutional level) support a technology push and are willing to participate. Furthermore almost all stakeholders prefer a franchising model to introduce a technology push with social franchising elements. Additionally, empirical evidence confirmed the main theoretical argument of this research: a technology push carried out by a franchising model can stimulate (social) entrepreneurship in remote villages. This study thus concluded that in order to stimulate (social) entrepreneurship in local communities and with that local economic development, a hybrid franchising (a combination of both commercial and social franchising) model should be used to carry a technology push. Besides his research, he teaches at the Master level on research methodology (see Jonker and Pennink, 2010, Springer Verlag) and teaches on organisational theory in a Bachelor programme. He has also coordinated several development projects in Indonesia and contributed to developments projects in Burkina Faso and Tanzania. Togar M. Simatupang is a Professor of Operations and Supply ChainManagement at the School of Business and Management in Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia. He received his PhD degree from Massey University, New Zealand. He has extensively published in logistics and supply chain management journals. He has been attributed the Highly Commended Award by Emerald Literati Network for his research in supply chain management. His current research and teaching interests focus primarily on supply chain collaboration, operations management and value chain management.Joko Siswanto is a member of the Industrial Management Research Group, Industrial Technology Faculty (FTI), Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Indonesia. He received his doctor degree from the Department of Human Resource Management at the University of Twente, the Netherlands in 1999. His research interests are on entrepreneurship and innovation management and human resource management system. He has become a Lecturer in Industrial Engineering Programme at ITB since 1987 for subjects of innovation management, entrepreneurship, and HRM system. He also has conducted series of workshops for industries on competency-based human resource management and system since 2000.

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