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Cost per unit abated for selected nitrogen mitigation strategies on Irish farms
(NUI Galway, 2018)With the initial deadline identified by the Water Framework Directive (Directive 2000/60/EC) has passed in 2015 and new one set out in 2027, policymakers face increasing pressure to introduce new regulations to achieve ... -
Austerity and Irish local government expenditure since the Great Recession
(Sciendo, 2018-12-31)This paper sets out to establish the extent of austerity in the Irish local government system during and after the Great Recession. Austerity is measured by the adjusted change in local government expenditure from peak to ... -
Creating and capturing value in technology ventures - from market validation to business model development
(The European Financial Review, 2015-04)The business validation phase can be a tough time for an entrepreneur, which is why it’s important that they use any and all tools necessary to help them at this stage of their business development. In this article, ... -
Contextualising the insider threat: a mixed method study
(AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2016-12-10)The insider threat is potentially the most damaging and costly threat to organisations, and while there is a considerable body of literature aimed at understanding this phenomenon, we contend that the theories contained ... -
Cloud security consciousness: a need for realisation in entrepreneurial small firms
(AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2014-04-09)Cloud computing represents a fundamental shift in the way information services are provided but with its unique architecture comes additional security challenges, many of which are technical in nature. However, the ... -
The insider threat - understanding the aberrant thinking of the rogue" Trusted Agent"
(AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2015-05-29)A deficiency exists in the Information Systems Security literature because of the paucity of research aimed at understanding the mind of the insider criminal . Much of the academic and popular press focuses on external ... -
Linking threat avoidance and security adoption: a theoretical model For SMEs
(AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2015-06-07)A deficiency exists in the Information Systems Security literature because of the tendency to regard IT threat avoidance and IT security adoption as separate behaviours. In addressing the deficiency this research in progress ... -
Entrepreneurial marketing and born global internationalisation in China
(Emerald, 2017-11-10)Purpose This study aims to explore the entrepreneurial marketing (EM) behaviour of Swedish born globals entering the Chinese market through their international networks. Drawing from the network theory of small firm ... -
Extending the international new venture phenomenon to digital platform providers: a longitudinal case study
(Elsevier, 2018-05-28)People increasingly interact with services enabled by digital platforms. This has been a consequence of the digitalization of artifacts, which has transmuted traditional businesses into digital forms. With the increasing ... -
Investigating components and causes of sabotage by academics using collective intelligence analysis
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-05-24)Mentioning products or brands on Facebook enables individuals to display an ideal self to others through a form of virtual conspicuous consumption. Drawing on conspicuous donation behaviour literature, we investigate ... -
'Consuming good' on social media: What can conspicuous virtue signalling on Facebook tell us about prosocial and unethical intentions?
(Springer Verlag, 2018-08-21)Mentioning products or brands on Facebook enables individuals to display an ideal self to others through a form of virtual conspicuous consumption. Drawing on conspicuous donation behaviour (CDB) literature, we investigate ... -
Contemporary digital business model decision making: a cloud computing supply-side perspective
(Inderscience Publishers, 2017-07-27)Cloud computing is an example of a promising technological paradigm which possesses the potential to act as a catalyst to drive radical innovations in the development of the networked society. While some information and ... -
Enterprise personal analytics: The next frontier in individual information systems research
(now publishers, 2018-07-12)Modern enterprise technological landscapes are being impacted by the increasing individuation of information systems (IS). Consequently, the end-user computing phenomenon is being extended to incorporate a multitude of ... -
Blockchain adoption: Technological, organisational and environmental considerations
(Implications of the Blockchain, 2018)Information technology (IT) innovation is rapidly reshaping organisations, affecting fundamental aspects of their everyday business activities and processes. This development is accompanied by benefits as well as challenges. ... -
Pension provision by small employers in Ireland: an analysis of Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA) using bounded rationality theory
(Sciendo De Gruyter, 2017-12-29)This paper applies a model of bounded rationality to study small employer pension provision decision-making in Ireland. PRSA pension products were intended to provide inexpensive, flexible pension options, particularly ... -
Organisational factors that influence the Blockchain adoption in Ireland: A study by J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics in association with the Blockchain Association of Ireland
(National University of Ireland Galway, 2018)Research carried out at NUI Galway has found a 40% blockchain adoption rate among Irish enterprises to date. The study investigated why implementation in Ireland is relatively low, and proposes recommendations to increase ... -
mHealth and gamification
(2016-12-11)The use of mobile health (mHealth) applications for incentivizing health behaviour change continues to grow at an unprecedented rate. This growth has been accelerated by recent advancements in smart mobile technology ... -
Proceedings of the 1st IAIS workshop on Cloud computing research
(NUI Galway, 2013-09-27)National University of Ireland, Galway is proud to host the first IAIS Workshop on Cloud Computing Research (IWCCR) on Sep 27, 2013. The workshop is supported by the Irish chapter of the Association for Information Systems ... -
Managing (In)Stability in complex and dynamic software teams: A sporting momentum perspective
(NUI Galway, 2018-04-27)How should complex and dynamic software teams manage stability and instability? Contemporary information systems development (ISD) methods such as agile have been commonly cited as the answer to this question. However, ... -
Enterprise personal analytics: A research agenda
(NUI Galway, 2018-08-16)There have been increased calls by academics to investigate the individuation of information systems (IS) which has largely gone unnoticed in the IS research discipline. Thus, we focus on an emergent category of analytics ...