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Entrepreneurial finance journeys: embeddedness and the finance escalator
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2020-05-19)This paper re-visits the traditional model of the finance escalator, which outlines alternative financial pathways for entrepreneurs depending on their aspirations and stage of development. Building on social, spatial and ... -
Entrepreneurial marketing and born global internationalisation in China
(Emerald, 2017-11-10)Purpose This study aims to explore the entrepreneurial marketing (EM) behaviour of Swedish born globals entering the Chinese market through their international networks. Drawing from the network theory of small firm ... -
Environmental performance and practice across sectors: methodology and preliminary results
(2011)This paper introduces a new methodology for measuring and modeling manufacturers' environmental performance and the managerial and technological practices that affect it. Facility level licensing data are used to develop ... -
Equality, diversity, and inclusion in IS education
(Information Systems and Computing Academic Professionals (ISCAP), 2022-03-15)This editorial piece introduces a special issue of the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE) on the topic of equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in IS education. A number of contemporary issues are raised, ... -
Established and emerging decision constructs - A taxonomic perspective
(University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics, 2016)One might assume information systems (IS) are developed so systems enhance the user experience and facilitate a satisfying, productive interaction. From prior research, the authors established this assumption was not safe ... -
Estimating Linkages between Redfish and Cold Water Coral on the Norwegian Coast
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2009-10)The importance of essential fish habitat in supporting commercial fisheries has received increasing attention in recent years. Bottom trawling is known to cause particularly destructive damage to habitat which is effectively ... -
Estimating the cost of type 1 diabetes in Ireland
(Wiley, 2021-12-27)Background Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease, which given its existing and projected prevalence, is likely to pose a significant economic burden, both in terms of directs costs to the healthcare system and indirect ... -
Estimation of the impact of CAP reform on the structure of farming in the disadvantaged areas of Ireland
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 1997-09)In this paper the Johansen model was used to examine the impact of CAP Reform on the structure of farming in the Disadvantaged Areas of Ireland. The model is essentially a policy impact model using an elasticity set. ... -
The Eurozone: Saved by the Bell
(Institute of Bankers, Dublin, 2012)The article focuses on the European Central Bank (ECB) as a lender of last resort (LOLR) for the government bond markets of the Eurozone. It states that the increase of bond yields in the European crisis changed the liquidity ... -
Evaluating the development of metrics within the new product development process to reduce time to market
(2008)The manufacturing landscape is changing in Ireland. Ireland has enjoyed huge prosperity through the ¿Celtic Tiger¿ years as large multinational organisations set up manufacturing plants in Ireland. With the ... -
The evolving menace of ransomware: A comparative analysis of pre-pandemic and mid-pandemic attacks
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2023-10-20)Drawing upon direct interviews and secondary sources, this article presents a qualitative comparative analysis of 39 ransomware attacks, 26 of which occurred shortly before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and 13 of ... -
Examining Customer Focus in Agile Systems Development Teams - Findings from Irish and Norwegian Case Studies
(2011)While an acute, continuous focus on customer needs is often cited as a key benefit of agile approaches, very little research has examined the customer focus construct in an agile project environment, or looked at the ... -
Examining the dynamical transition in the Dow Jones Industrial Index from Bull to Bear market using Recurrence Quantification Analysis
(2012-11-20)We present evidence of phase transitions (periodic to chaotic and chaotic to chaotic) in the Dow Jones Industrial Index as it transitions from Bull to Bear market. There is also evidence of a completely unpredictable (i.e., ... -
Exchange rate pass-through, the terms of trade and the trade balance
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 1999)We show that if exchange rate pass-through is incomplete, a country's terms of trade may move in the same or contrary direction to the nominal value of its currency. Moreover, when the degree of pass-through is endogenous, ... -
Exchange rate pass-through, the terms of trade and the trade balance
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 1999)We show that if exchange rate pass-through is incomplete, a country's terms of trade may move in the same or contrary direction to the nominal value of its currency. Moreover, when the degree of pass-through is endogenous, ... -
Exchange Rate Volatility and Exports: The Case of Ireland
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 1997-05)We use the techniques of cointegration and error-correction models to estimate long-run and short-run export demand functions for Ireland using quarterly data for the 1979-1993 period. We consider three determinants of ... -
Expanding the horizons of digital social networks: Mixing big trace datasets with qualitative approaches
(Elsevier, 2016-03-31)The study of social networks has attracted much interest from the IS community in recent years, driven mainly by the accessibility of trace data that remain as a by-product of interactions conducted through technology-enabled ... -
An exploratory study into IT governance implementations in living laboratory ecosystems and its impact on open innovation effectiveness
(AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2014-06)This paper describes a research-in-progress that explores how the information technology (IT) governance mechanisms of Living Laboratories are associated with open innovation effectiveness. In recent years Living Labs, ... -
Exploring inequalities in service use: the case of cervical cancer screening in Ireland, the United Kingdom and United States
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2013)This study examined inequalities in uptake of cervical cancer screening in the Republic of Ireland, Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States using data from nationally representative surveys in 2007/2008. ... -
Exploring the Relationship between HRM, Creativity Climate and Organisational Performance: Evidence from Ireland
(Academy of Management, 2009-08)The last decade witnessed growing academic evidence suggesting that HR practices are an important predictor of organisational performance. However, the reality is that we know very little about the intermediary mechanisms ...