http://hdl.handle.net/10379/28 2017-10-29T23:03:36Z 2017-10-29T23:03:36Z Collins, Patrick Cunningham, James Murtagh, Aisling Dagg, Jenny http://hdl.handle.net/10379/5991 2016-08-26T01:00:15Z 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z

The creative edge policy toolkit: from growth to dustainability: supporting the development of the creative economy in Europe’s northern periphery Collins, Patrick; Cunningham, James; Murtagh, Aisling; Dagg, Jenny 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 convergence between culture, creativity and technology that has the potential to transform the productive relationships held between economy and society. Culture and creativity are high-value growth areas, and a vibrant relationship between culture and creativity enhances the competitiveness of countries, cities, regions and businesses, and is increasingly significant in personal and social development.

2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Vega, Amaya Evers, Natasha http://hdl.handle.net/10379/5896 2016-06-24T01:00:11Z 2016-04-13T00:00:00Z

Implications of the UK HGV road user charge for Irish export freight transport stakeholders. A qualitative study Vega, Amaya; Evers, Natasha Road user charging in the European Union has evolved from a mechanism of financing the construction and maintenance of motorways to internalising the road user costs in line with the polluter pays principle. The United Kingdom introduced a HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicles) Road User Levy Act, 2013, which became effective from 1 April 2014. Given Ireland’s geographical location as a peripheral European nation, it has been historically dependent on the use of the British road network (UK land bridge) for exporting and importing goods to and from Europe. Irish exports are set to be the main growth driver for the Irish economy in real GDP and critical for economic revival. The UK's introduction of the new HGV road charge has raised serious concerns across the freight transport sector and policy-makers in the Republic of Ireland. Such concerns relate to who will be most exposed to the charge and the future aggregate economic impact on stakeholders of the export freight transport sector—notably, hauliers, freight forwarders and exporters. This research explores the potential implications of the newly introduced UK HGV road user charge for export freight transport stakeholders operating in the Republic of Ireland. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were carried out with key stakeholders with the aim of understanding the extent to which these are affected by the road charge and the perceived feasibility of alternatives currently available for exporters and transport providers.

2016-04-13T00:00:00Z Vidgen, Richard Wang, Xiaofeng http://hdl.handle.net/10379/4727 2015-10-15T11:48:59Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A Coevolving Systems Approach to the Organization of Agile Software Development Vidgen, Richard; Wang, Xiaofeng 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 agile concepts and how agile software development is practiced. This paper develops a framework for the organization of agile software development that identi¿es enablers and inhibitors of agility and the emergent capabilities of agile teams. The work is grounded in complex adaptive systems (CAS) and draws on three principles of coevolving systems: match coevolutionary change rate, maximize self-organizing, and synchronize exploitation and exploration. These principles are used to study the processes of two software development teams, one a team using eXtreme Programming (XP) and the other a team using a more traditional, waterfall- based development cycle. From the cases a framework for the organization of agile software development is developed. Time pacing, self-management with discipline and routinization of exploration are among the agile enablers found in the cases studies while event pacing, centralized management, and lack of resources allocated to exploration are found to be inhibitors to agility. Emergent capabilities of agile teams that are identi¿ed from the research include coevolution of business value, sustainable working with rhythm, sharing and team learning, and collective mindfulness.

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Hogan, Michael http://hdl.handle.net/10379/4470 2015-10-15T12:50:08Z 2013-06-08T00:00:00Z

Overcoming Barriers to Well-Being in Ireland: 2012 Conference Report Hogan, Michael [no abstract available] Conference report

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