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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 ...
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 ...
Perspectives: A study of the innovation management capability of an Irish SME, as perceived by the key players in the innovation process
(2009-09)
One of the biggest challenges facing organisations today is to consistently and sustainably innovate. This must be achieved in the face of global recession, intense competition and demanding dynamic markets. It cannot be ...
Implementing S88 in discrete manufacturing equipment
(2009-09)
In the medical device industry, software has become a more integral
component of the manufacturing process, which in the main, consists of
discrete manufacturing equipment. As these software systems control the
equipment ...
Conflict between Radical and Incremental innovation: Perceptions and behaviours of actors caught in the cross fire
(2007)
The `great fear¿ is according to Ansoff (1998) is that the organizational decision makers who fail to anticipate the trends and discontinuities in the wider environment will be `left behind¿. Innovation and new product ...
The Affects of Behaviour Control Mechanisms On Trust in Virtual Teams
(2007)
Virtual Team members are characterised by a lack of face to face interaction resulting from the globally distributed nature of multinational networked organisational structures. This research examines the affect that ...
Commercial Off-The-Shelf Software: Using Purchasing Portfolio Management to Gain Competitive Advantage
(2007)
This study examines how purchasing portfolio management can be used to gain competitive advantage when using Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) software products in software development. A case study research method was ...
The Readiness of High-Technology Manufacturing Companies to Adopt and Use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): A Case Study of the Medical Device Sector in Ireland
(2008)
The decision to undertake this Masters programme was difficult enough in it¿s own right but the completion of it, and particularly this Thesis, would not have been possible were it not for the support and assistance ...