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Local Clusters and Global Entrepreneurship: The significance of spatial and relational propinquity in new firm formation
(CISC, 2010-10)
This paper explores the significance of local proximity for new firm formation in particular
industries. Within the literature, entrepreneurs are viewed as critical to industrial cluster
formation and development in ...
Measuring knowledge transfer success by D&M
(2008)
DeLone & McLean's success model has been actively used since its first introduction in 1992. In this article the model is extended to describe the success of knowledge sharing in an information system that included a part ...
Bananas Ethical Quality: Multi-stakeholders, Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance
(CISC, 2005-11)
This paper examines a recent and very specific development in the field of corporate governance. The regulation of "corporate social responsibility," that is corporate compliance with society's expectations in regard to ...
Rethinking the Role of the IS Function
(2008-09-26)
This paper proposes that IS managers need to review what they regard as their
core competencies if they are to be a valuable asset to organisations in the 1990s. The
authors start by questioning whether the IS function ...
National Innovation Systems and Entrepreneurship
(2008-09-26)
Porter (1990) argues that the future battles for competitiveness will not be fought
just between organisations but also between nations. Looking at the nation as the
unit of analysis, one way to become more competitive ...
The Implementation Of Citizen-Centred E-government: a Stakeholder Viewpoint
(2008-09-26)
E-Government provides unprecedented opportunities to improve citize
services and achieve cost efficiencies through process change. As a resul
implementation models have been developed to support the successfu
attainment ...
A Balancing Act: Managing the global-local dimensions of industrial clusters through the mechanism of 'lead' organisations
(CISC, 2008-12)
The purpose of this paper is to investigate 'leading' organisations in a region to understand
how the balance between the global and local dimensions can be managed by clusters. Two cases of industrial clusters are employed ...
Exploring geographic variation in corporate broadband adoption; evidence from Irish small- and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs)
(CISC, 2007-12)
We explore the context-speci c determinants of broadband takeup among small- and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs), attempting to shed some light on the sources of the considerable geographic variation in particular. We ...
Chiquita Brands and the banana business: brands and labour relations transformations
(CISC, 2006-01)
This paper reports the results of research investigating the evolution of environmentally
and socially responsible strategies and practices within the banana industry. An historical
overview of a major multinational ...
Labour Relations Practices and Migrant Workers in Ireland
(CISC Working Paper No 22, 2005)
The growth of global economic activity has resulted in a world-wide increase in
migration. This economic expansion has been welcome but at the same time
has brought new challenges. Ireland, once regarded as a country of ...