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A Framework for Testing Algorithmic Trading Strategies
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2008)
Algorithmic trading and artificial stock markets have generated huge interest not only among brokers and traders in the financial markets but also across various disciplines in the academia. The emergence of algorithmic ...
Agricultural Biodiversity and Land Fragmentation: the case of Bulgaria
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2008)
This paper presents an empirical analysis of the role of land fragmentation, crop biodiversity and their interplay with farm profitability. Original primary date are drawn from a survey conducted in Bulgaria. We present ...
Managing Lean Supply and Innovation: Cross-cultural Knowledge Transfer in an Multi-national Company
(2008)
There is growing evidence that organisations are increasingly using the concept of lean supply to
foster innovation. This paper considers key factors that influence this management approach in
the context of the ...
Effects Of See-Through Interfaces On User Acceptance Of Small-Screen Information Systems
(2008-11-26)
Small-screen devices such as mobile phones are increasingly pervasive. Reduced screen areas
compromise the ease-of-use of such devices, and consequently, a concern for system designers becomes
the maximization of ...
Energy Management Information Systems: An Exploratory Study Of Implementations Using Adaptive Structuration Theory
(2008-11-26)
This research is focusing on the implementation of an Information System (IS), more specifically a building
energy management system (BEMS) within several organisations. One of the EU's 7th
Framework Programme's
(FP7) ...
The Effectiveness of Decision Support Systems on Mobile Devices
(2008-11-26)
This paper reports the results of an experiment as part of a study assessing the impact
of decision aid use on performance-based decision-making. We examine the effect of a single-
user decision support mechanism for ...
Web-based Systems Development: Analysis and Comparison of Practices in Croatia and Ireland
(Springer, 2008)
Abstract: The ¿dot.com¿ hysteria which sparked fears of a ¿Web crisis¿ a decade ago has long subsided and firms established in the 1990¿s now have mature development processes in place. This paper presents a timely ...
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 ...
Hesitancy in committing to large-scale enterprise systems solutions - experiences at a multi-national corporation.
(2008-06-12)
While early cited benefits of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or enterprise systems remain for the most
part highly desirable, it is often the case that the promise of delivery differs from reality. Many now agree
that ...
Between Boston and Berlin: American MNCs and the shifting contours of industrial relations in Ireland
(Routledge, 2008)
Drawing on detailed qualitative case studies and utilizing a national business system lens, we explore a largely underrepresented debate in the literature, namely the nature of change in a specific but critical element of ...