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Trails or Timber? A Contingent Behaviour Model of Recreational Facilities in Irish Forestry
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2007)
This research utilises a contingent behaviour valuation technique to value a number of improvements to recreational facilities in small-scale forests in Ireland. Willingness¿to-pay estimates have previously been made for ...
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 ...
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 ...
Corr v IBC - Civil liability and employee suicide
(Clarus Press, 2007)
The English Court of Appeal decision in Corr v IBC Vehicles Ltd1
held that an
employer could be found liable for the suicide of an employee.
2 Sedley and Wilson
LJJ (with Ward LJ dissenting) overturned the trial court ...
Advanced Computational Complexity Theory from an Elementary Standpoint
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2007)
A computable economist's view of the world of computational complexity theory is described. This means the model of computation underpinning theories of computational complexity plays a central role. The emergence of ...
Making the Commons Work: Conservation and Cooperation in Common Property Resources. The Case of Irish Commonage
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2007)
Commonage represents land held under common property which incorporates a system of local cooperative arrangements and rules to conserve and manage the Irish uplands. We analyse the institutional and economic factors which ...
Re-reading Jevons's Principles of Science-Induction Redux
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2007)
In this paper I try to substantiate the thesis that Jevons may have been too harsh on the vices of induction and generously optimistic about the virtues of deduction, as discussed, primarily, in his magnum opus, The ...
A Model for Regulatory Intervention in Irish Banking
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2007)
The banking system is currently experiencing an unprecedented phase of regulatory transition in order to address persistent market failures. This paper documents the need for better regulation in Irish banking and presents ...