Browsing by Subject "Business, Public Policy and Law"
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Application of the doctrine of adverse possession under English and Nigerian law: A comparative study
(NUI Galway, 2021-06-04)This thesis engages a comparative study of the application of the doctrine of adverse possession under English and Nigerian law. Whilst the pre-colonial geographical entity which later became known as Nigeria had both ... -
Assessing public preferences for integrated multi-trophic aquaculture
(NUI Galway, 2020-05-05)The global aquaculture industry demonstrates consistently high growth rates, yet growth of the European industry is lagging. The European Union expressed a dual approach to develop European aquaculture; aiming to increase ... -
Breaking down barriers to reception rights for unaccompanied migrant children in Europe: Does intersectional discrimination matter?
(NUI Galway, 2023-10-10)Introduction ‘States should ensure that children in the context of international migration are treated first and foremost as children’ 1 Although the exact number cannot be known, recent figures indicate that there are ... -
Conceptualising domestic violence against women: Between gender-based universal human rights duty and gender-blind national responses
(NUI Galway, 2021-03-22)Despite widespread international acknowledgement of domestic violence against women and a plethora of governmental commitments to eliminate it, the issue remains as prevalent today as it was at the beginning of the domestic ... -
Defining sense of community for public value creation in online public engagement
(NUI Galway, 2020-09-03)The potential of Web 2.0 technology to enable online public participation between government and the public has long held promise for governments, civic society and researchers. Public administrations have sought the ... -
Developing a new framework for human rights in older age: Exploration, interpretation and application
(NUI Galway, 2020-04-05)While there is growing attention on the rights of older persons and the feasibility of a new treaty, the conceptual basis for a new United Nations (UN) convention has not yet been clearly articulated. This thesis addresses ... -
Economic essays on the impact of health insurance on healthcare utilisation and costs for older people in Ireland
(NUI Galway, 2020-07-15)This thesis explores the drivers of healthcare utilisation and healthcare costs among older people in the Republic of Ireland, and, in particular, provides estimates for the impact of health insurance on utilisation, costs ... -
The economics of childhood disabilities in Ireland with a particular focus on using mixed methods to examine the economics of child and adolescent autism spectrum disorders
(NUI Galway, 2020-05)Increased rates in the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) has led to escalating demands for services across a number of sectors including health, social care, education and social welfare etc. In Ireland, the ... -
Essays on estimating effects of star arrival in small open economies: An event-study analysis
(NUI Galway, 2024-03-14)As the economy’s growth becomes more dependent on innovation, science policy is increasing in importance as an instrument for shaping the direction and impact of science on economic development, especially in small ... -
European human rights ‘Grey Zones’: The application of the European Convention on Human Rights in contested European territories
(NUI Galway, 2021-03-11)This thesis is concerned with the effectiveness of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) system in areas of contested statehood — so-called ‘grey zones’ — within the Council of Europe (CoE) region. The problematique ... -
Evaluating social value in social clauses: Tensions in public procurement regulation and horizontal considerations
(NUI Galway, 2020-04-01)EVALUATING SOCIAL VALUE IN SOCIAL CLAUSES: TENSIONS IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REGULATION AND HORIZONTAL CONSIDERATIONS Public procurement and how it is regulated is an area of great economic interest. In the European Union, ... -
An examination of migrant preferences for health and healthcare
(NUI Galway, 2022-04-20)Understanding the needs and preferences of migrant groups presents challenges to their host countries, including that of the host country's healthcare system. Migrants are a distinct subpopulation of the host country's ... -
An examination of tax policy participation in practice: The case of Irish corporation tax policy
(NUI Galway, 2022-02-22)The purpose of this study is to obtain an understanding of participation in tax policy development in practice. Given the importance of tax for society and for governments as a significant source of revenue, an enhanced ... -
Examining the concept of temporal complexity in information systems development
(NUI Galway, 2021-05-06)Over the past number of decades, information systems development (ISD) has been a central topic within the information systems (IS) field. ISD operates in complex environments, where the main focus for ISD mangers is ... -
An exploration of personhood in dementia in formal care in Ireland
(NUI Galway, 2020-07-17)Personhood in dementia centres on recognising and treating the person with dementia as a person first and foremost. Supporting personhood is a key goal of person-centred care models and a key principle in Irish dementia ... -
Forgiveness in the age of accountability - Assessing Amnesty in northern Uganda
(NUI Galway, 2021-07-05)In the year 2000, Uganda passed the Amnesty Act – a blanket amnesty law that effectively ended a 20-year rebellion by the Lord’s Resistance Army (“LRA”), reintegrating thousands of ex-combatants back into the community. ... -
Formality of financial reward management, availability of non-financial rewards and employee outcomes in SMEs: An investigation using psychological contract theory
(NUI Galway, 2022-08-13)This PhD study investigates whether the formality of financial reward management and the availability of non-financial rewards are associated with more positive employee outcomes in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). ... -
Governance, management control and social capital in mandated hospital networks
(NUI Galway, 2022-10-14)This study examines how mandated networks are governed and controlled by management. Mandated networks are the emergent product of reform implementation in the public sector in the expectation of greater efficiency and ... -
Interoperability in intercloud
(NUI Galway, 2023-08-24)Intercloud is a cloud deployment model that interconnects multiple public cloud services together in a ‘cloud of clouds’. Intercloud provisioning has the potential to be the next stage in cloud evolution, involving ... -
Ireland’s agri-food and drink sector: The correlation between eWOM initiatives and employee brand advocacy
(NUI Galway, 2020-01-20)The Irish agri-food and drink sector has a rich heritage. It is Ireland’s largest indigenous industry, employing 8.4% of the working population and generating an annual turnover of €27.5bn. SMEs within the sector use social ...