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The phallus: Power and vulnerability
(Routledge, 2022-07-29)This chapter focuses upon the contemporary cultural significance of the image of the erect penis, aka the phallus. Historically, it appears in many forms, both attached to male figures and on its own, amongst the material ... -
Proceedings of the 1st IAIS workshop on Cloud computing research
(NUI Galway, 2013-09-27)National University of Ireland, Galway is proud to host the first IAIS Workshop on Cloud Computing Research (IWCCR) on Sep 27, 2013. The workshop is supported by the Irish chapter of the Association for Information Systems ... -
Project managers - do they need to be certified?
(springer, 2008)The purpose of this study is to examine the drivers behind the certification of project managers in Irish organizations, to identify the benefits and drawbacks of project management certification and to determine whether ... -
Questioning the use of opaque web practices among low-cost airline carriers
(ECIS Standing Committee, 2008-06-09)Modest attention has been given to the subtle ethical issues of ¿best practice¿ on the Internet, such as the exploitation of Web technologies to inhibit or avoid customer service. Increasingly, some firms are using ... -
The real story behind big data
(Ivey Business School, 2017-12)Thanks to the promise of business analytics, seeing data as the new oil is all the rage these days, which is why something like 85 per cent of Fortune 500 companies are investing in big data initiatives. As The Economist ... -
Reconciling Usability and Security: Interaction Design Guidance and Practices for On-Line User Authentication.
(2010)Usability and security are often portrayed as though they are competing priorities in information systems development. Given that both are essential to the design of an effective system, it is important that ... -
Reconsidering the "Software Crisis": A Study of Hypermedia Systems Development
(2003)With the advent and growth of the Web, hypermedia information systems have propagated within and beyond organizations. Much concern has been expressed about the quality of hypermedia systems being developed and the apparent ... -
Researching Search - A Study into Search Engine Marketing Practices in Ireland
(INSTICC Press, 2008-07)Researchers have identified the Web as the searchers first port of call for locating information. Search Engine Marketing (SEM) strategies have been noted as a key area for firms to consider when developing, maintaining ... -
A review of ethics in the design of self-service websites amongst low-cost carriers in Ireland.
(2007-09)Although ethical issues related to the Internet has been a widely debated topic, little has been written on subtle ethical questions such as the exploitation of Web technologies to inhibit customer service. Increasingly, ... -
Right To Be Forgotten Survey - Results
(2013-12-09)This report provides a summary of the findings for 260 internet users who completed the online survey between August and September 2013. The survey instrument contained 24 questions, the majority of which were either ... -
Running while standing still: Rethinking ICT business model decisions for the new cloud economy
(AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2016-06-20)Cloud computing has underpinned an accelerated business model evolution for delivering ICT solutions. However, some established business model mature ICT providers are experiencing substantial difficulties related to the ... -
Smart City as a Service (SCaaS): A future roadmap for e-government smart city cloud computing initiatives
(ACM, 2014-11-08)The concept of a smart city has been identified as not only representing a crucible for technological innovation, a medium for realising global integration but also as an exemplar response for addressing current and impending ... -
Social Networking and Personal Data Security: A Study of Attitudes and Public Awareness in Ireland
(IEEE, 2009)This paper reports the findings of a study of attitudes towards data security issues and awareness of the potential risks of social networking sites, most notably the possibility of identity fraud. The population for this ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ...