Browsing Mechanical Engineering (Conference Papers) by Title
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The Accelerating Campus Entrepreneurship (ACE) initiative: Creating entrepreneurial graduates for Ireland
(2009)This paper will discuss how Irish HEIs can improve their provision of entrepreneurship education in order to affect positive economic growth. In particular this research explores the approach, process and research of the ... -
The Accelerating Campus Entrepreneurship (ACE) initiative: Creating entrepreneurial graduates for Ireland
(2010)According to the GEM Ireland Report (2008), in Ireland those that have exposure to entrepreneurship education have an increased propensity to start a new venture. The importance of entrepreneurial skills was picked up by ... -
The adoption of enabling technology to enhance research commercialisation and technology transfer
(2009)This paper examines how the National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway has benefited from implementation of an intellectual property (IP) management tool to enhance its research commercialization outcomes. The paper uses ... -
An Analysis of Innovation Management in Irish Medical Device SMEs
(IEEE, 2013-06)This paper focuses on innovation management practices in the Irish medical devices industry. We analyse key determinants to assess the nature and level of innovation management practices relative to published literature ... -
An analysis of third level interdisciplinary student learning outcomes using Wiki technology tools– an evaluation of Germany and Ireland University students
(ILTA Irish Learning Technology Association, 2010-05-20)Enhanced collaboration among multicultural European countries is necessary for effective enterprise development and innovation. The current climate of an increasingly challenging competitive global economy provides ... -
An analysis of third-level multi-cultural interdisciplinary student learning outcomes using Wiki technology
(ILTA Irish Learning Technology Association, 2009-05-21)The increasing need for effective collaboration among interdisciplinary groups suggests the necessity of developing teaching pedagogy that infuses teaching techniques with technologies. Combining Business and Engineering ... -
An assessment of new product development in the Irish pharmaceutical industry
(2003)In today's competitive drug development environment, Irish pharmaceutical companies are moving towards more knowledge base activities. These companies must focus on new product development (NPD) firstly to remain competitive ... -
Business sustainability methodology for European manufacturing SMEs
(IST Press, 2011-06-28)SMEs find it difficult to deal with environmental issues due mainly to their limited resources in terms of money, people and time. Our research also identified other barriers to engaging SMEs in environmental improvement ... -
Collaboration and enterprise networks: What about SMEs?
(2004)This paper describes the research and analysis realised in relation to the creation of enterprise networks, based on the networked enterprise model, in European SMEs. It focuses on the barriers to inter-firm collaboration ... -
A collaborative knowledge management tool for product innovation
(2000)In order to create and deliver innovative new products and services at an ever increasing rate, manufacturing enterprises must adopt a deliberate and systematic approach to managing the drivers of innovation. Managing the ... -
A comparison of student outcomes from an internet-based inventory simulation
(Western Decision Sciences Institute, 1999-04-06)The increasing globalization and global integration of national economies suggests the necessity of developing pedagogy that infuses global content throughout the business school curriculum. Business school graduates need ... -
Creativity toolkit for R&D managers
(2004)In this, the twenty first century, 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. Many firms are ... -
A customer centric process innovation toolkit for SMEs
(2006)The business environment is changing at an accelerated pace. Consequently, continuous systemic changes within companies are imperative. In light of this, we are witnessing a shift in the way organizations are designed, ... -
A design for environment (DFE) product analysis
(2007)Environmental legislation is holding electrical and electronic manufacturers accountable for the disposal of their products at end of life. In order to reduce disposal costs, manufacturers are seeking to optimise product ... -
Design for experience: An analysis of the Irish Creative Industry
(2012)In this paper we report on the results of an exploratory study that investigated the experiences of key informants from SMEs in the Irish creative sector that are involved in design. A purposive sample of 56 small firms ... -
A detailed investigation of the impact of an innovative dynamic façade system on indoor environmental quality in offices
(University of Galway, 2023-10-04)In recent years, naturally ventilated glass façades have become a common feature in the design and retrofit of large-scale non-residential buildings, integrating architectural aesthetics and energy efficiency. These ... -
Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: An analysis of Japanese Investment in Ireland using the Kano model
(IEEE, 2013-06)This paper presents findings from an analysis of the location-specific foreign direct investment (FDI) factors that attract Japanese multinational companies (MNCs) to Ireland. Data was collected from 11 Japanese MNCs and ... -
Developing a self assessment audit to support product innovation management
(2000)Product innovation is critical to the success of most design and manufacturing enterprises. It is widely recognised that effective co ordination, organisation and management affects product innovation success rates. Self ... -
Development of a structured on-the-job training model
(2007)This paper examines the potential of using knowledge management in developing a structured on-the-job training programme. Using a qualitative multiple case study approach, multiple sources of evidence were collected from ... -
The development of a supplier performance evaluation tool
(2005)As product life cycles continue to shrink and global competition increases, manufacturers are outsourcing what they consider to be non-strategic activities in order to focus on their core competencies. Consequently these ...