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    • Doubly disadvantaged: Gender, spatially concentrated deprivation and nascent entrepreneurial activity 

      Murzacheva, Ekaterina; Sahasranamam, Sreevas; Levie, Jonathan (Wiley, 2019-12-02)
      Drawing on human capital, intersectionality and mixed embeddedness theory, we test hypotheses on the relationship between gender differences in human capital and gender differences in nascent entrepreneurial activity across ...
    • Dynamic capability in action at PharmaCorp 

      Hilliard, Rachel (Tilde University Press, 2012)
      PharmaCorp is a subsidiary of one of Japan's largest pharmaceutical companies, employing 60 people in its Dublin bulk pharmaceutical manufacturing plant. The plant makes the active ingredients for four products, supplying ...
    • Dynamic capability in action at PharmaCorp 

      Hilliard, Rachel (Tilde University Press, 2012)
      Crann Iorrais Teoranta (CIT) was established in 1987 in Co Mayo in Ireland as a forestry company engaged in a wide range of forestry-based activities for the private, commercial and semi-state sectors throughout Ireland. ...
    • Early indicators of very long term venture performance: A 20 year panel study 

      Gimmon, Eli; Levie, Jonathan (Academy of Management, 2020-04-17)
      This paper discovers early indicators of very long term performance of high technology new ventures (HTNVs). We tracked the progress of a sample of 142 HTNVs founded at the Israeli government s Technology Incubator Program ...
    • An Emergent Theory of HRM: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration of Determinants of HRM among Irish Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) 

      Harney, Brian; Dundon, Tony (Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations, 2006-11)
      Utilizing data drawn from 18 in-depth case studies the authors explore in detail the factors shaping employment in a diverse range of Irish Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. Existing theory in HRM is deemed inadequate ...
    • Employer Hostility to Union Organising in the UK 

      Dundon, Tony (Industrial Relations Journal, 2002)
      This paper presents empirical evidence about the shape and pattern of non-union employer strategies to remain union free. The data are collected from seven case studies across different industrial sectors and organisational ...
    • Entrepreneurial finance journeys: embeddedness and the finance escalator 

      Murzacheva, Ekaterina; Levie, Jonathan (Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2020-05-19)
      This paper re-visits the traditional model of the finance escalator, which outlines alternative financial pathways for entrepreneurs depending on their aspirations and stage of development. Building on social, spatial and ...
    • Environmental performance and practice across sectors: methodology and preliminary results 

      Hilliard, Rachel; Parker, Valerie (2011)
      This paper introduces a new methodology for measuring and modeling manufacturers' environmental performance and the managerial and technological practices that affect it. Facility level licensing data are used to develop ...
    • From gendered organizations to compassionate borderspaces: Reading corporeal ethics with Bracha Ettinger 

      Kenny, Kate; Fotaki, Marianna (SAGE Publications, 2014-12-04)
      In this article, we propose a new way of approaching the topic of ethics for management and organization theory. We build on recent developments within critical organization studies that focus on the question of what kind ...
    • Gender gaps and reentry into entrepreneurial ecosystems after business failure 

      Simmons, Sharon A.; Wiklund, Johan; Levie, Jonathan; Bradley, Steve W.; Sunny, Sanwar A. (Springer Verlag, 2018-02-09)
      Despite the significant role played by serial entrepreneurs in the entrepreneurial process, we know little about group differences in reentry decisions after business failure. Using an ecosystems framework and stigma theory, ...
    • Governance and Institutional Change in Ireland 

      Hilliard, Rachel; Green, Roy (OECD, 2005)
      An innovation driven policy agenda has emerged in Ireland against a backdrop of remarkable economic growth and convergence. Policy makers now recognise that convergence in innovative performance will also be required ...
    • How to whistle-blow: Dissensus and demand 

      Kenny, Kate; Bushnell, Alexis (Springer, 2020-01-22)
      What makes an external whistleblower effective? Whistleblowers represent an important conduit for dissensus, providing valuable information about ethical breaches and organizational wrongdoing. They often speak out about ...
    • The ideology of union busting 

      Dundon, Tony; Cullinane, Niall; Harney, Brian (International Union Rights Journal, 2006)
      Many of the worlds largest multinationals, both American and non-American owned companies are avowedly anti-union. The likes of Walmart, Amazon, McDonalds or Disney do not oppose union representation just for pragmatic or ...
    • The importance of apology to mediation: A mixed-methods study of role, effectiveness and implications for practice 

      Curran, Deirdre; Coakley, Alec (Maynooth University, 2021)
      This paper explores the role of apology in the resolution of conflict through mediation. The paper outlines the distinctive features of mediation that contribute to its unique potential to help restore relationships, with ...
    • Information but not consultation: exploring employee involvement in SMEs 

      Wilkinson, Adrian; Dundon, Tony; Grugulis, Irena (International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2007)
      Most research on employee involvement (EI) has focused on large or ¿mainstream¿ organizations. By adopting those schemes which 'appear' to work well in larger organizations, smaller firms assume there will be enhanced ...
    • Interviewing Reluctant Respondents: Strikes, Henchmen and Gaelic Games 

      Dundon, Tony; Ryan, Paul (Organizational Research Methods, 2010)
      This paper deals with interviewing reluctant respondents. The analysis is used to construct a process oriented model of respondent rapport and empathy. By assessing respondent rapport in a reflective way the paper contributes ...
    • Irony as discipline: Self-help and gender in the knowledge economy 

      Kenny, Kate; Bell, Emma (Oxford University Press, 2014-06-25)
      In this article, we explore the role of self-help literature within the knowledge economy. We point to the recent growth of ironic humour within such texts, and examine how this operates to construct gendered and embodied ...
    • Looking out of the black-hole: non-union relations in an SME 

      Dundon, Tony; Grugulis, Irena; Wilkinson, Adrian (Employee Relations Journal, 1999)
      Using a single case study approach this paper provides empirical evidence about managerial practices in a small, non-unionised firm which represents many of the features characteristic of the black-hole of no unions and ...
    • Lotus Automation 

      Cunningham, James (Blackhall Press, 2009)
      A few days back from a trip to China, Fergal Broder is driving into the offices of LotusAutomation in Sligo for a meeting with his Chief Financial Officer and other members of his management team. He is looking forward to ...