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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 ...
Motivation- The Irish and non Irish Workers: Using the psychological contract to understand the reasons behind perceived different performance levels from the Irish and non Irish employees on the same manufacturing floor.
(2008)
The objective of this investigation was to ascertain if a different psychological contract was in existence among shop floor employees in a small to medium enterprise. This thesis sought to answer three research questions. ...
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 ...
A study of innovation measurement and innovation management at Irish medical device SME's
(2009-09)
The objective of this dissertation is to discuss the current state of innovation
measurement and innovation management at Irish medical device SME's.
Irish medical device SME's are often founded as spin-out companies ...
A study of Irish medical device companies best practice new product development tools and methodologies
(2009)
The aim of this study is to investigate what New Product Development (NPD) process methodologies and what NPD tools are in use by Irish medical device companies, and to then recommend an adapted NPD process with the ...
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 ...
The effects of implementing a Lean Six Sigma tool, Visual Process Controls, to improve month-end activities in a finance department - An Empirical Case Study
(2010-08-31)
The world that companies operate in today forces them to continually seek out and strive for new cost savings and where possible create a competitive advantage. Lean, Lean Thinking and Lean Six Sigma has seen tools and ...
What is Waste? - Irish & European Perspectives on Waste Law
(2010-09-20)
Irish and European waste legislation has progressed through a myriad of legislative
waste revisions over the last 35 years. The complex web of legislation includes;
1975- Council Directive on Waste (75/442/EEC)
1991- ...
How does the project management office (PMO) deliver value to the organisation?
(2009-09)
The Project Management Office (PMO) is a relatively recent phenomenon, but over
the last 10 to 15 years it has become a prominent feature in many organisations.
Despite its proliferation, no consensus exists on how the ...
Dimensions of growth: A Maturity Model for continuous quality improvement of a clinical
(2009)
Most studies of Clinical Information System (CIS) implementations tend to limit the inquiry
to the installation phase. This research extends this perspective of the CIS lifecycle to the
years post-installation. This study ...