Browsing School of Business and Economics by Title
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Investigating intellectual property protection of a company¿s spare part business
(2009-09)The following thesis looks at Intellectual Property Rights available to companies for the protection of spare parts. The author reviews Intellectual Property, Patent, Copyright, Trademark and Design Right Legislation in ... -
An investigation into the dynamics of financial catastrophe
(Economics Working Paper, 2012)The paper captures the dynamics of interaction between the real and the nancial sector in a model of endogenous credit that exhibits multiple steady states and generates phase transitions with catastrophic abrupt- ness. ... -
An investigation into the impact and use of project management methodologies in organisations in Ireland
(2006)The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the implementation of a project management methodology on organisations, specifically in relation to the impact on the project manager, the project team and the ... -
Investigation into the implementation of the CANDO methodology of visual workplace organisation in company X
(2009)The purpose of this research was to investigate the implementation of the CANDO methodology for Visual Workplace Organisation in the Manufacturing areas in Company X. The primary objective was to give a detailed ... -
Investigation of employee security behaviour: A grounded theory approach
(Springer, 2015-05-09)At a time of rapid business globalisation, it is necessary to understand employee security behaviour within diverse cultural settings. While general deterrence theory has been extensively used in Behavioural Informatio ... -
An Investigation of Factors Affecting Satisfactory Student Learning via On-Line Discussion Boards
(2009)This paper explores the factors which affect students¿ learning using on-line discussion boards. Following prior research into the use and acceptance of information technology in general, and of educational ... -
Ireland's introduction of transfer pricing: a new institutional theory perspective
(Irish Accounting and Finance Association, 2014)This article explores the rationale for Ireland’s introduction of transfer pricing legislation in 2010. For most multinational corporations, tax planning involves structuring the business in a way that justifi es the ... -
Ireland's progression towards a Knowledge Economy
(2007)Globalisation has made the world a very small place. Multi-National Companies (MNCs) seek to optimise their return on overseas investmentby applying stringent techniques for assessing the suitability of new markets. The ... -
Irony as discipline: Self-help and gender in the knowledge economy
(Oxford University Press, 2014-06-25)In this article, we explore the role of self-help literature within the knowledge economy. We point to the recent growth of ironic humour within such texts, and examine how this operates to construct gendered and embodied ... -
Is absorptive capacity significant for innovation at firm level?
(2008)The current research literature proposes that absorptive capacity is a crucial dynamic capability in knowledge-based competition (Zahra and George, 2002). Cohen and Levinthal define absorptive capacity as: the ability of ... -
Is boredom proneness related to social media overload and fatigue? A stress–strain–outcome approach
(Emerald, 2020-02-21)Purpose Social media overload and fatigue have become common phenomena that are negatively affecting people's well-being and productivity. It is, therefore, important to understand the causes of social media overload and ... -
ITAG Ireland: A Symbiotic Networking Relationship or an Opportunity Missed?
(Dublin Institute of Technology, 2006)The study explores the similarities and differences between the large and small firms that make up the Information Technology Association of Galway (ITAG) and the desired and actual benefits obtained from membership of the ... -
Kaldor on Debreu: The Critique of General Equilibrium Reconsidered
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2008)This paper revisits Kaldor's methodological critique of orthodox economics. The main target of his critique was the theory of general equilibrium as expounded in the work of Debreu and others. Kaldor deemed this theory to ... -
Keeping an eye on how users perceive optionality in purchasing decisions
(IADIS International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015)Previous research indicated the design of certain decision constructs could be unclear to users in the business to consumer (B2C) transactional process. This pilot study, using eye tracking and cued RTA sessions, examines ... -
Kindling the Fire - Exploring the potential of ICT to spark creativity and Love of Learning in Irish Primary School Pupils
(2008)Creativity is essential for the holistic development of the learner, fostering an individual who espouses confidence in learning, who values close collaboration with peers and significant others, and who is inspired to ... -
Lack of critical slowing down suggests that financial meltdowns are not critical transitions, yet rising variability could signal systemic risk
(Public Library of Science, 2016-01-13)Complex systems inspired analysis suggests a hypothesis that financial meltdowns are abrupt critical transitions that occur when the system reaches a tipping point. Theoretical and empirical studies on climatic and ecological ... -
Leadership in the Irish Civil Service: A 360° Assessment of Senior Management Capability
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Learning analytics for measuring engagement and academic performance: a case study and future directions
(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-06-17)This paper presents an analysis of various metrics of student engagement and academic performance, based on data extracted from a virtual learning environment (VLE) and other supporting technologies. The level of ... -
Limits to Exhilarationism: Revisiting Kaldorian Dynamics
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2005)It has been argued, in the context of modern economies that there are many margins of compensation that could serve to mask the demand side impact of the deteriorated income distribution. Investment Exhilarationism was ... -
Linking threat avoidance and security adoption: a theoretical model For SMEs
(AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2015-06-07)A deficiency exists in the Information Systems Security literature because of the tendency to regard IT threat avoidance and IT security adoption as separate behaviours. In addressing the deficiency this research in progress ...