Browsing School of Business and Economics by Type "Thesis"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
A Cost-Saving and Innovative Best-Practices Green IT Framework for Small
(2009)The notion of Green IT in a mirco, small or medium sized company (SME) is not well explored in current literature. The Green IT guidelines or the recommended activities outlined in literature are often more applicable ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Evaluating the development of metrics within the new product development process to reduce time to market
(2008)The manufacturing landscape is changing in Ireland. Ireland has enjoyed huge prosperity through the ¿Celtic Tiger¿ years as large multinational organisations set up manufacturing plants in Ireland. With the ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Investigation into the implementation of the CANDO methodology of visual workplace organisation in company X
(2009)The purpose of this research was to investigate the implementation of the CANDO methodology for Visual Workplace Organisation in the Manufacturing areas in Company X. The primary objective was to give a detailed ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Kindling the Fire - Exploring the potential of ICT to spark creativity and Love of Learning in Irish Primary School Pupils
(2008)Creativity is essential for the holistic development of the learner, fostering an individual who espouses confidence in learning, who values close collaboration with peers and significant others, and who is inspired to ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
Reaching a crossroads: a strategic roadmap for the small to medium size enterprises
(2009)Globalisation is now well and truly upon us and the barriers of entry no longer hold bounds on the larger organisations, the big corporations are now looking for new opportunities for expansion. For the Small and Medium ... -
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 ...