Browsing by Subject "Business"
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Assessing the role of open source software in the european secondary software sector: a voice from industry
(2005-06-09)This paper addresses the open source software (OSS) phenomenon from an industry perspective and reveals a number of complexities surrounding the role of OSS in the secondary software sector. It presents the research results ... -
Exploring how and why the front line manager impacts employee attitudes and behaviours in the context of a high performance work system
(2016-10-10)The study evaluates the role of the front line manager in both the how and why of HRM and performance. Through the lens of social exchange theory, the study queries the mediating effect of supervisory and organisational ... -
An eye tracking pilot study of optional decision constructs in B2C transactional processes
(14th International Conference on WWW/INTERNET (ICWI), 2015-10)Previous research indicated the design of certain decision constructs could be unclear to users in the business to consumer (B2C) transactional process. This pilot study, using eye tracking and cued retrospective think-aloud ... -
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 Impact of Agile Practices on Trust in Software Project Teams
(IEEE, 2012)Agile software development involves self-managing teams that are empowered and responsible for meeting project goals in whatever way they deem suitable. Managers must place more trust in such teams than they do in teams ... -
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 ... -
Implications of the UK HGV road user charge for Irish export freight transport stakeholders. A qualitative study
(Elsevier, 2016-04-13)Road user charging in the European Union has evolved from a mechanism of financing the construction and maintenance of motorways to internalising the road user costs in line with the polluter pays principle. The United ... -
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 ... -
Online social and business networking communities
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Society, Power and Climate Change: A social critique of public climate change receptivity in Ireland
(2014-09-10)This project examines public receptivity to climate change in Ireland and how this receptivity is connected to the structure of Irish society and the translation of 'climate change' into that society. It provides a ...