Browsing University of Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Subject "Management"
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The development of ambidexterity as a key dynamic capability for eco-innovation in SMEs: an action research study
(NUI Galway, 2018-10-17)Eco-innovation represents a discontinuous change, global in nature and comparable only to the industrial revolution. The scale of both environmental and economic challenges in the global economy highlights an unprecedented ... -
The diffusion of global human resource information technology in the subsidiaries of a US multinational corporation
(2011-08-26)The majority of multinational corporations (MNC) utilise some form of global human resource information technology (GHRIT) to collect, store and analyse employee data. The literature suggests that the use of GHRIT has the ... -
Employee Reactions to High Performance Work Systems in the Service Sector: Assessing the Role of Organisational Justice Theory.
(2012-05-10)This study examines the impact of high performance work systems (HPWS) on employee outcomes. Understanding the HR causal chain linking HR and performance has been an on-going area of investigation. This research seeks to ... -
Enhancing willingness to whistleblow internally: The role of leaders and work culture
(NUI Galway, 2021-03-30)Whistleblowing research shows that leaders play an essential role in steering ethical behaviour and work culture. This thesis investigates the factors that enhance employee willingness to internal speak up and how leadership ... -
An examination of the antecedents and outcomes of career capital development during international assignments: A study of repatriates
(NUI Galway, 2017-11-09)This study focuses on individual development, characterised as career capital, in the context of traditional international assignments (IAs). Individual development is a key concern for multinational enterprises. Similarly, ... -
Examining the legitimation strategies of sustainability-oriented entrepreneurs
(NUI Galway, 2018-03-29)The idea that business plays a crucial role in the sustainable development of our world has grown within the corporate sustainability literature and in global sustainability discourse generally. There is also a growing ... -
Exploring how and why the front line manager impacts employee attitudes and behaviours in the context of a high performance work system
(2016-10-10)The study evaluates the role of the front line manager in both the how and why of HRM and performance. Through the lens of social exchange theory, the study queries the mediating effect of supervisory and organisational ... -
Formality of financial reward management, availability of non-financial rewards and employee outcomes in SMEs: An investigation using psychological contract theory
(NUI Galway, 2022-08-13)This PhD study investigates whether the formality of financial reward management and the availability of non-financial rewards are associated with more positive employee outcomes in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). ... -
The impact of knowledge transfer activities on farm level outcomes
(NUI Galway, 2018-10-12)Agricultural knowledge transfer (KT) activities are services that aim to improve farm level performance by building the capabilities of clients through improved problem solving, decision making and farm management skills. ... -
Inside the 'Black Box' of the Born Global Network
(2014-02-07)From inception, born global firms attempt to gain competitive advantage over their competitors by using the limited resources available to them, and by the development of their sales internationally (Oviatt & McDougall, ... -
The Process of Business Failure: Internal Management Perspectives
(2012-09-20)The principal aim of this research is to gain an in-depth understanding into the process of small business failure from an internal management perspective through the exploration of multiple entrepreneurs' individual ... -
Sowing the seeds of subsidiary influence: subsidiary legitimacy as a power source for mandate development
(2014-05-30)The principal aim of this research is to develop a greater understanding of how subsidiary power is constructed and enhanced within the Multinational Enterprise (MNE). The MNE as a federation is depicted as an internal ... -
Strategic quality management in the single-terminal airport: An investigation with a focus on the passenger operational processes
(NUI Galway, 2019-12-13)Airport management in general, and the management of passenger operations in particular is a complex process, whether in the multi-terminal airport or in the single-terminal airport, although most of the services are ... -
Studies on the biology of juvenile European eels (Anguilla anguilla L.) in Irish rivers
(2011-09-23)Over the past three decades recruitment of European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) to inland waters has declined by more than 95%. The causes of this decline are still unclear although a number of factors are thought to have ... -
A Study of Clan Control in Agile Software Development Teams
(2011-09-30)Agile methodologies have become an accepted choice of methodology in the information systems development community in recent years, but few studies exist that examine control in teams that use such methodologies. This study ... -
A Study of the Outcomes of the Transposition of the EU Directive on Employee Information and Consultation in Two Jurisdictions
(2014-01-07)This thesis examines the impact of the European Union Directive on Employee Information and Consultation (ICED) (2002/EC/14) in workplaces in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Evidence is derived from six ... -
A study of workers’ mobilization within the Irish supermarket sector
(NUI Galway, 2019-10-04)This thesis examines why workers in the Irish large supermarket sector acquire a sense of collective identity separate from their employer’s organization in response to perceived injustice and why they engage in collective ... -
Talent retention: an interpretive study of talent’s pull-to-stay post-acquisition – a multiple case study
(2015-12-17)Despite the advances in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) research over the last 40 years, there has been little change in the failure rates and the human side of the deal is noted as one of the main causes of failure. ... -
Understanding subsidiary leaders' behaviour when responding to headquarters’ expectations: Identity, scripts, and impression management perspectives
(NUI Galway, 2022-12-16)It is acknowledged that subsidiary leaders play an important part in the overall success of the subsidiary and the organisation as a whole, yet, little is known about the micro-level mechanisms that enable this success. ...