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A Click And Bricks Strategy For eGovernment
(2004)Two of the central challenges of e-government are the need for "joined-up" government through agency collaboration, and the need to provide "citizen-centred" government, where services and information are integrated ... -
A Coevolving Systems Approach to the Organization of Agile Software Development
(2009)Despite the popularity of agile methods in software development and increasing adoption by organizations there is debate about what agility is and how it is achieved. The debate suffers from a lack of understanding of ... -
A coevolving systems approach to the organization of agile software development.
(Institute of Management Sciences, 2009)Despite the popularity of agile methods in software development and increasing adoption by organizations there is debate about what agility is and how it is achieved. The debate suffers from a lack of understanding of ... -
Combining open innovation and agile approaches: implications for IS project managers
(2010-06)This paper describes a research-in-progress that explores the applicability and implications of open innovation in a multiple-project environment that employs agile approaches to information systems development. In doing ... -
Comparing techniques for preference relaxation: a decision theory perspective
(Springer, 2010-09-01)This research proposes a decision aid based on a novel type of preference relaxation, which enables consumers to easily make quality choices in online multiattribute choice scenarios. In contrast to ltering and ... -
A Comparison of Leading and Lagging Indicators of Safety In Naval Aviation
(2010-07)Background: The purpose of this paper is to examine the results of two different methods of identifying human factors safety concerns in U.S. Naval aviation. In both studies, the information was collected using the Department ... -
Connecting Interdisciplinary theoretical research questions with current policy debates in the context of your own PhD research
(2009)Recent policy debates surrounding issues regarding health service delivery and escalating costs have come to the fore within political and policy discourses. Indeed within the current economic climate this debate has ... -
Contribution behaviours in systems development - a position paper
(2009-12-02)This development research paper explores concepts associated with contribution behaviours. Contribution, in its simplest context occurs in organization settings where employees share knowledge with one another. Usually, ... -
Coping with stress in military aviation: A review of the research.
(2010)Military aviation exacts a costly toll in psychological stress from those who choose to pursue the occupation (Stokes & Kite, 1994). A prime example is landing on an aircraft carrier, a task which physiological indices and ... -
Cosmopolitan Feminism and Human Rights
(Hypatia, 2009)Reilly offers an account of cosmopolitan feminism as emancipatory political practice in an age of globalization. This entails a critical engagement with international human rights law; a global feminist consciousness that ... -
Cost competitive places: shifting fortunes and the closure of Dell's manufacturing facility in Ireland
(2011)In the early days of 2009 the city of Limerick in the mid-west region of Ireland was dealt a massive blow by the PC manufacturer Dell. After months, if not years, of speculation, the company had finally decided to move all ... -
Cost competitive places: the winners and losers in the global flows of foreign direct investment
(CISC, 2010-02)In the early days of 2009 the city of Limerick in the mid-west region of Ireland was dealt a massive blow by the PC manufacturer Dell. After months, if not years of speculation, the company had finally decided to move all ... -
The creative edge policy toolkit: from growth to dustainability: supporting the development of the creative economy in Europe’s northern periphery
(Creative Edge, 2013)The concept of the creative economy first emerged in the mid-1980s in response to a crisis brought about by the decline in manufacturing in many of the world’s most developed economies. The idea suggests a productive ... -
Crew resource management training effectiveness: A meta-analysis and some critical needs
(Taylor and Francis, 2008)Empirical studies of crew resource management (CRM) training effectiveness were subjected to meta-analysis. Sixteen CRM evaluation studies were found to fulfill the a priori criteria for inclusion in the meta-analysis. The ... -
Culture and Creativity: The case study from the West of Ireland
(CISC, 2010-01)Recent years have shown a growing appreciation for the place of culture in sustaining economic and social prosperity. This paper explores this recognition through a case study of Galway City on the west coast of Ireland. ... -
Data presentation for agile information systems project decision making
(2008)Awareness and use of agile methods has grown rapidly amongst the information systems development (ISD) community in recent years, and have been largely well received. While there are a number of purported benefits, many ... -
Deciding on open innovation: an exploration of how firms create and capture value with open source software
(Springer Verlag, 2008-10)Open innovation is a paradigm that proposes that firms can and should use external as well as internal innovations/ideas. A popular example of open innovation has been open source software (OSS). The key issues facing ... -
Decisive and Incisive - The Path of DSS
(2008)Through this study we explore the literature discussing what management information systems are what decision support systems are in an attempt to clarify the taxonomies available in the literature into a holistic discourse. ... -
DeLone & McLean success model as a descriptive tool in evaluating the use of a virtual learning environment
(2009)This paper contributes the discussion about applying DeLone & McLean success model. Since its introduction in 1992, the model has been widely used and evaluated. In this paper the model is used as a descriptive tool in ...