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    • Enterprise modeling for the customer focused company 

      Cormican, Kathryn; Shang, Yue (2002)
      The business environment is changing at an accelerated pace. Consequently, continuous systemic changes within companies are imperative. We are witnessing a shift in the way organizations are designed, structured and ...

    • An exploration of open innovation in university technology transfer 

      Coleman, Maébh; Cormican, Kathryn (2010)
      In addition to their well established teaching and research missions, universities are increasingly seen as essential contributors to economic development . The vanguard of this movement is the push toward technology ...

    • An exploratory framework for the successful commercialisation of combination products 

      Cormican, Kathryn; Masterson, Fiona (2012-06)
      Combination products are at the forefront of innovation in the biomedical technology sector technology sector. The successful commercialisation of these products, which combine two or more different single-entity products: ...

    • A framework to support knowledge transfer in the service sector 

      Cormican, Kathryn; Gill, Simrn; Folan, Paul (2010)
      This paper introduces a framework for supporting and analysing knowledge transfer in the service sector, which centres on the individual in the process. It argues that the individual is at the centre of the transfer process ...

    • A groupware system for product innovation management 

      Cormican, Kathryn; O'Sullivan, David (2004)
      We are experiencing a radical shift in the way organisations are designed, structured and organised. New organisational forms such as strategic partnerships and networks are replacing simple market based transactions and ...

    • A happy threesome: Innovation, Creativity and Business Support 

      Cormican, Kathryn (2009)
      Businesses, whether for-profit and nonprofit, are facing change like never before. Numerous driving forces to this change include a rapidly expanding marketplace (globalization), and increasing competition, diversity among ...

    • ICT as an Opportunity for Regional Development: the Extremadura Case 

      Cormican, Kathryn (2007)
      The present paper describes the case of Extremadura Region as well as the lessons that can be learned from the processes of re-focussing its regional growth strategy. A brief introduction will show the way many regions or ...

    • Implementation of an AmI system in a Manufacturing SME 

      Gill, Simrn; Cormican, Kathryn (2008)
      SME's are facing greater challenges due to increased labour cost and reduced cycle times. To adapt to these challenges they need systems in place that will enable them to be flexible, effective and efficient. This is the ...

    • The influence of technology on the development of partnership relationships in the Irish construction industry 

      Cormican, Kathryn (2013)
      This paper investigates the potential for improvement in the construction supply chain management (SCM) given the current crisis in the Irish construction industry. The research was undertaken because of the need to improve ...

    • Innovation management for product and process development 

      Cormican, Kathryn; O'Sullivan, David; Browne, Jim; Yu, Ming; Dooley, Lawrence (2000)
      Industry we are told manages change poorly. Surveys indicate that over 50% of change programmes fail to meet objectives. The reasons cited are all too familiar: poor goal definition, poor alignment of actions to goals and ...

    • Key challenges for inter and intra enterprise knowledge transfer 

      Cormican, Kathryn (2004)
      Knowledge is a key resource that must be managed if improvement efforts are to succeed and businesses are to remain competitive in global markets. In recent years, researchers, consultants and practitioners have developed ...

    • Knowledge Management Practices in Service SMEs 

      Cormican, Kathryn (2012-01)
      Knowledge management is a critical component of competitive success in service organizations. Knowledge management centers on creating new knowledge and utilizing existing knowledge. While utilizing existing knowledge ...

    • Knowledge sharing in manufacturing SMEs 

      Cormican, Kathryn (2007)
      This paper reports on a study of European manufacturing SMEs in the metallurgical sector. The goal of the research is to ascertain the extent and nature of knowledge sharing that takes place within these organisations; the ...

    • Managing enterprise networks: Support structures for SMEs 

      Cormican, Kathryn (2005)
      In an increasingly competitive global economy, small to medium sized enterprises (SME) realise that they must work together in order to survive. They must learn to share their experiences and knowledge and pool their ...

    • Measuring and benchmarking digital literacy strategies and efforts: the BENTLI project 

      Cormican, Kathryn (2006)
      There are numerous interesting strategies in place in Europe, a large majority of them initiated and executed by regional or local government institutions, more or less successful in addressing groups with a high risk of ...

    • MISFITS: Lego, Wool, Art, Equations agus Seanfhocail: Professional Development Pilot –a living teaching portfolio initiative 

      Dempsey, Mary; Burns, Dermot; Flynn, Sharon; Gupta, Ananya; Hogan, Mairéad; MacLochlainn, Mícheál; O'Connell, Judith; Ó Sealbhaigh, Fionn (Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, NUI Galway, 2017-06-23)
      [No abstract available]

    • Product innovation management: Towards a constructive guide 

      Cormican, Kathryn; O'Sullivan, David (2000)
      Manufacturing companies rely heavily on successful new product innovation to maintain profits. Moreover, research indicates that new products will account for a greater percentage of profits in the future (Crawford, 1996). ...

    • Product manager: A decision support tool for design engineers 

      Cormican, Kathryn; O'Sullivan, David (1999)
      The new product development process is the lifeblood of all manufacturing enterprises. Many tools and techniques have been developed in an attempt to make this process more efficient and effective. However, in spite of ...

    • Product portfolio management: An analysis of a large medical device company 

      Cormican, Kathryn (Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013-07)
      This paper focuses on product portfolio management in a large multinational medical device organisation. The contribution of this research is to provide insights into the nature, composition and decision making processes ...

    • Requirements of SME's for effective innovation management 

      Cormican, Kathryn; Mulligan, David; O'Sullivan, David (2003)
      Innovation has become one of the most important and effective ways of obtaining and sustaining competitive dominance in the market place over the past number of years. No longer can organisation depend the traditional ...