Browsing by Subject "Management"
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Positioning the academic library within the institution: a literature review
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-05-22)A strong position in the institution is vital for any academic library and affects its recognition, resourcing, and prospects. Higher education institutions are experiencing radical change, driven by greater accountability, ... -
Post-privatised shop steward organisation and union renewal
(Industrial Relations Journal, 1998)Using an ethnographic case study approach this article provides empirical evidence concerning the response of local union stewards to managerial-led change during and after the process of privatisation. Evidence supports ... -
The Process of Business Failure: Internal Management Perspectives
(2012-09-20)The principal aim of this research is to gain an in-depth understanding into the process of small business failure from an internal management perspective through the exploration of multiple entrepreneurs' individual ... -
Realism or Idealism? Corporate social responsibility and the employee stakeholder in the global fast-food Industry
(2005)The more extreme forms of employee exploitation usually found in third world or developing countries, often receives a lot of media attention. Much less is said about the exploitation of employees in the industrialised ... -
Recruiting and retaining older adult volunteers: Implications for practice
(Taylor & Francis, 2015-10-13)There is an increased interest in the promotion of volunteering within nonprofit organizations. In this paper organizational supports for recruiting and managing volunteering among older adults are explored. The paper ... -
The roles and functions of shop stewards in workplace partnership: evidence from the Republic of Ireland
(Employee Relations, 2010)Purpose: This article examines the roles and influence of shop stewards under workplace partnership regimes in five case study firms in the Republic of Ireland. It assess the dynamics and potential longevity of partnership ... -
Screening uptake rates and the clinical and cost effectiveness of screening for gestational diabetes mellitus in primary versus secondary care: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2014-01-17)Background: The risks associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are well recognized, and there is increasing evidence to support treatment of the condition. However, clear guidance on the ideal approach to screening ... -
Shaping the agenda 1: exploring the competencies, skills and behaviours of effective workplace mediators
(Kennedy Institute Workplace Mediation Research Group, 2016)The Kennedy Institute Workplace Mediation Research Group (KIWMRG) is a group of academics and mediation practitioners attached to the Kennedy Institute of Conflict Resolution, Maynooth University, Ireland. The ... -
Shaping the agenda 2: implications for workplace mediation training, standards and practice in Ireland
(Kennedy Institute Workplace Mediation Research Group (KIWMRG), 2016)The aim of this project is two-fold: To provide a comprehensive review of the international literature regarding the competencies, skills, and behaviours of effective workplace mediators and To provide an analysis of the ... -
Simons' levers of control framework: Commensuration within and of the framework
(2017)Abstract Purpose Despite extensive adoption of Simons’ Levers of Control (LoC) framework, there is still considerable diversity in its operationalization which impedes the coherent development of the literature and ... -
Sowing the seeds of subsidiary influence: subsidiary legitimacy as a power source for mandate development
(2014-05-30)The principal aim of this research is to develop a greater understanding of how subsidiary power is constructed and enhanced within the Multinational Enterprise (MNE). The MNE as a federation is depicted as an internal ... -
Strategic quality management in the single-terminal airport: An investigation with a focus on the passenger operational processes
(NUI Galway, 2019-12-13)Airport management in general, and the management of passenger operations in particular is a complex process, whether in the multi-terminal airport or in the single-terminal airport, although most of the services are ... -
Studies on the biology of juvenile European eels (Anguilla anguilla L.) in Irish rivers
(2011-09-23)Over the past three decades recruitment of European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) to inland waters has declined by more than 95%. The causes of this decline are still unclear although a number of factors are thought to have ... -
A Study of Clan Control in Agile Software Development Teams
(2011-09-30)Agile methodologies have become an accepted choice of methodology in the information systems development community in recent years, but few studies exist that examine control in teams that use such methodologies. This study ... -
A Study of the Outcomes of the Transposition of the EU Directive on Employee Information and Consultation in Two Jurisdictions
(2014-01-07)This thesis examines the impact of the European Union Directive on Employee Information and Consultation (ICED) (2002/EC/14) in workplaces in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Evidence is derived from six ... -
A study of workers’ mobilization within the Irish supermarket sector
(NUI Galway, 2019-10-04)This thesis examines why workers in the Irish large supermarket sector acquire a sense of collective identity separate from their employer’s organization in response to perceived injustice and why they engage in collective ... -
Systems for team empowerment: Research on practice 2018
(National University of Ireland Galway, 2018-07)Welcome to this collection of research papers on Systems for Team Empowerment. Achieving empowerment in teams is complex. Not only do team leaders need to understand the complex and nebulous interplays between systems, ... -
Systems for team empowerment: Research on practice 2020
(National University of Ireland Galway, 2020-07)Teams are incredible. Teamwork has raised humanity’s achievements to greatness. Not only have most of humanity’s greatest achievement resulted from teamwork but those teams were empowered by systems of work, systems of ... -
Talent retention: an interpretive study of talent’s pull-to-stay post-acquisition – a multiple case study
(2015-12-17)Despite the advances in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) research over the last 40 years, there has been little change in the failure rates and the human side of the deal is noted as one of the main causes of failure. ... -
Tax professionals at work in Silicon Valley
(Elsevier, 2015-10-21)This paper analyses a previously unexamined but nonetheless important facet of modern society the nature and impact of the relationship between in-house tax professionals in large multinational organizations, and the ...