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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 ...
The identification of the most appropriate key performance
(2009)
Material suppliers can play a very large role in the success of manufacturing
firms. While Porter (1979) described suppliers as a competitive force, Childe
(1998) recognised them as business partners in the extended ...
Regulating marine biodiscovery in sea areas under coastal state jurisdiction
(Martinus Nijhoff, 2009)
Marine biodiscovery is the examination of marine
biological material for features that may be of value for
commercial purposes. These features may include chemical
compounds, genes and their products or, in some cases, ...
Web-based systems development: the influence of disciplinary backgrounds on design practices
(FOI, 2009)
Web development teams are multidisciplinary, bringing together designers from a variety of backgrounds. A Web designer¿s professional training and education can shape his problem-solving orientation and world view by ...
‘Substantial Interest’ requirement for judicial review of planning decisions: Harding v Cork County Council and An Bord Pleanála and Xces Projects Ltd now known as Kinsale Harbour Developments Ltd [2008] IESC 27; [2008] 2 ILRM 251
(SAGE Publications, 2009-02)
The Supreme Court of Ireland recently considered the criteria by which a person may be said to have a “substantial interest” (which is the statutory requirement) in a planning matter which is sufficient to allow that person ...
Strategic Talent Management: A review and research agenda
(Elsevier, 2009)
Despite a significant degree of academic and practitioner interest the topic of talent management remains underdeveloped. A key limitation is the fact that talent management lacks a consistent definition and clear conceptual ...
Selecting Economic Immigrants: A Statistical Approach
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2009-09)
There is growing international interest in a Canadian-style points system for selecting economic immigrants. Although existing points systems are influenced by the human capital literature, the findings have traditionally ...
The Anthropocene, autopoiesis and the disingenuousness of the genuine link: Addressing enforcement gaps in the legal regime for areas beyond national jurisdiction.
(Martinus Nijhoff, 2009)
The Netherlands has a long and proud tradition of scholarship in the law of the
sea that traces its roots back to Hugo de Groot. This tradition is exemplified
by the work carried out over the last two decades by the ...
Legal briefing: Equality.
(Centre for Housing Research, 2009)