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How (not) to do public policy: Water charges and local property tax
(The Whitaker Institute, NUI Galway, 2018-09-12)Two of the most contentious measures introduced as part of the severe fiscal consolidation necessitated by Ireland’s recent economic and financial crisis were the Local Property Tax and water charges. The two measures ... -
How Perceptions of Open Source
(2007)Much of the assessment of OSS benefits and drawbacks has been based on anecdotal evidence appearing in practitioner publications. Due to its focus on software development, such work neglects whether managerial ... -
How well are Europe's rural businesses connected to the digital economy?
(Taylor and Francis, 2004-09)As economic activity becomes increasingly globalized, partly by means of new information and communication technologies (ICTs), one of the key expectations of European policy-makers was that businesses in rural regions, ... -
Identifying and addressing the limitations of safety climate surveys.
(Elsevier, 2011-06)There are a variety of qualitative and quantitative tools for measuring safety climate. However, questionnaires are by far the most commonly used methodology. This paper reports the descriptive analysis of a large sample ... -
Identifying the team skills required by nuclear operations personnel.
(Elsevier, 2008-11)The purpose of this study was to identify the team skills required by nuclear power plant operations team members. An initial domain familiarization consisted of a review of company documentation, observations in the control ... -
The ideology of population control in the UN draft plan for Cairo
(Springer, 1994-09)This paper examines the influence of population control ideology on the draft plan for the UN Cairo Conference on Population and Development. It is argued that this draft plan can only be fully understood in the context ... -
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 ... -
The Implementation Of Citizen-Centred E-government: a Stakeholder Viewpoint
(2008-09-26)E-Government provides unprecedented opportunities to improve citize services and achieve cost efficiencies through process change. As a resul implementation models have been developed to support the successfu attainment ... -
Implementation Strategies for E-Government: A Stakeholder Analysis Approach
(2004)This paper reports from a comprehensive study of e-government implementation in Ireland, conducted over the last two years. An in-depth case study is presented detailing the development of a dual strategy for implementation ... -
Implementing e-government in Ireland: a roadmap for success.
(IGI Global, 2003-10)E-government provides unparalleled opportunities for governments to streamline processes and improve customer service. As a result, achieving successful citizen centric e-government has become a key concern for many ... -
Implementing successful e-government in Ireland: the importance of business process redesign
(IGI Global, 2005)Competitive pressures and improvements in information technology constantly force organisations to re-evaluate their business strategies (Porter, 2001; Venkatraman, 1994). Although public-sector organisations may not operate ... -
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 ... -
Improving consumer decision making through preference relaxation.
(2010)In online shopping scenarios, it can be difficult for consumers to process large amounts of information and make a good purchase decision, particularly for multiattributed products selection. Interactive decision aids that ... -
Improving customer decisions using product reviews: CROM - Car Review Opinion Miner
(2010-04-07)Online shopping is a very goal-oriented activity. Consumers have a set of preferences for a product or service that is used as criteria for assessment of the available alternatives. However, crucial information about ... -
Improving decision quality through preference relaxation.
(IOS press, 2010)In online shopping scenarios, it can be difficult for consumers to process the vast amounts of information available and to make satisfactory buying decisions. Interactive decision aids are a potential solution to this ... -
The influence of quality on e-commerce success: an empirical application of the Delone and Mclean IS success model
(IGI Global, 2010-01)This research addresses difficulties in measuring e-commerce success by implementing the DeLone and McLean (D&M) model of IS success (1992, 2003) in an e-commerce environment. This research considers the influence of quality ... -
The influence of quality on the success of e-commerce systems
(ECIS, 2006)Appraising the success of information systems has long been a difficulty for management. Indeed, the definition of 'success' is controversial as the term itself is multi-dimensional and can be assessed at various levels ... -
The influence of quality on the success of e-commerce systems
(2006)Appraising the success of information systems has long been a difficulty for management. Indeed, the definition of 'success' is controversial as the term itself is multi-dimensional and can be assessed at various ... -
Information systems - unavoidable nuisances in combining local administratives?
(2009)Local administratives face challenges similar to enterprises due to changes in their environment. Municipalities need to join their resources to reimburse and to deliver services. However, municipalities have not received ... -
Innovation and the information society: policy coherence and governance in Ireland.
(IGI Global, 2005)This paper is part of the Irish contribution to the OECD project on 'Monitoring and Implementing Horizontal Innovation Policy' (MONIT). The objective of MONIT is to generate knowledge on how to improve innovation policy ...