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A Stochastic Complexity Perspective of Induction in Economics and Inference in Dynamics
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2007)Rissanen's fertile and pioneering minimum description length principle (MDL) has been viewed from the point of view of statistical estimation theory, information theory, as stochastic complexity theory - i.e., a computable ... -
Stokes v Christian Brothers High School: An exercise in splendid isolationism?
(Thomson Round Hall, 2015)This article will examine the case of Stokes v Christian Brothers High School Clonmel. The particular focus of the article is to question the failure to assess the prohibition on indirect discrimination within the overarching ... -
Strategic Talent Management: A review and research agenda
(Elsevier, 2009)Despite a significant degree of academic and practitioner interest the topic of talent management remains underdeveloped. A key limitation is the fact that talent management lacks a consistent definition and clear conceptual ... -
Strategy-proof fuzzy aggregation rules
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2005)We investigate the structure of fuzzy aggregation rules which, for every permissible profile of fuzzy individual preferences, specify a fuzzy social preference. We show that all fuzzy aggregation rules which are strategyproof ... -
A study of first click behaviour and user interaction on the Google SERP
(2010)Firms use Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to drive users to their Website. Some are prepared to pay for placement; others use Search Engine Optimization (SEO) hoping their result percolates up the organic SERP. Despite ... -
A study of innovation measurement and innovation management at Irish medical device SME's
(2009-09)The objective of this dissertation is to discuss the current state of innovation measurement and innovation management at Irish medical device SME's. Irish medical device SME's are often founded as spin-out companies ... -
A study of Irish medical device companies best practice new product development tools and methodologies
(2009)The aim of this study is to investigate what New Product Development (NPD) process methodologies and what NPD tools are in use by Irish medical device companies, and to then recommend an adapted NPD process with the ... -
A study of opacity in web design practices.
(Irish Academy of Management, 2010-09-01)That IS and IT practitioners should use best practice in information systems development is pretty much universally taken for granted. We expect systems to be developed that enhance the user experience and allow them to ... -
A study of the use and effectiveness of controls in agile information systems development projects
(2008)This study uses control theory as a lens to examine the use of control in agile information systems development (ISD) projects, specifically within software project teams that use agile methodologies. Traditionally, ... -
A study of XP & Scrum: A Project Management Perspective
(2008)This research examines agile software development from a project manager's perspective. It specifically investigates four different areas namely: project planning and scheduling; team selection; communication; and documentation ... -
Subsidies in Irish fisheries: saving rural Ireland? (
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 1998-12)Subsidies in the world's fishing industry have long been considered to have harmful effects on fish stocks. The fishing industry has suffered from overcapacity for many years, and subsidies encourage investment, leading ... -
‘Substantial Interest’ requirement for judicial review of planning decisions: Harding v Cork County Council and An Bord Pleanála and Xces Projects Ltd now known as Kinsale Harbour Developments Ltd [2008] IESC 27; [2008] 2 ILRM 251
(SAGE Publications, 2009-02)The Supreme Court of Ireland recently considered the criteria by which a person may be said to have a “substantial interest” (which is the statutory requirement) in a planning matter which is sufficient to allow that person ... -
A survey of cyberbullying amongst students in Ireland's higher education sector
(International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015-10-26)Cyberbullying is an extension of traditional bullying where victims are harassed via the internet or mobile phones. This study investigated the victims’ experiences of cyberbullying including the prevalence, type and ... -
A survey of multimedia and web development techniques and methodology usage
(IEEE, 2001)The authors present survey results which suggest that no uniform approach exists for multimedia systems development and that practitioners are not using the multimedia models cited in the literature. They conclude that ... -
Sustainable fishing in Irish waters: assessment of current practices, policies and alternative approaches (Economics Working Paper no. 165)
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)Irish fishing waters are currently governed as part of the Common Fisheries Policy of the European Union. Under this regime, policies of strict regulation are employed to provide both an ecologically sustainable resource ... -
Sutherland v Hatton: A Solution to Ireland's Occupational Stress Question?
(2002)The Irish Courts have not dealt with the issue of occupational stress claims in any great detail. However, in a recent UK decision, Sutherland v Hatton1 , where four separate appeals were joined together, the Court of ... -
Systems for team empowerment: Research on practice 2018
(National University of Ireland Galway, 2018-07)Welcome to this collection of research papers on Systems for Team Empowerment. Achieving empowerment in teams is complex. Not only do team leaders need to understand the complex and nebulous interplays between systems, ... -
Systems for team empowerment: Research on practice 2020
(National University of Ireland Galway, 2020-07)Teams are incredible. Teamwork has raised humanity’s achievements to greatness. Not only have most of humanity’s greatest achievement resulted from teamwork but those teams were empowered by systems of work, systems of ... -
Talent management in public science funding organizations: institutional logics, paradoxical tensions and HR actor responses
(Taylor and Francis, 2022-10-26)Drawing on a study of three public science funding organizations in Ireland, Finland and New Zealand, we investigate the implementation of talent management (TM) through the lens of institutional complexity and paradox ...