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The costs and labour of whistleblowing: Bodily vulnerability and post-disclosure survival
(Springer, 2021-12-27)Whistleblowers are a vital means of protecting society because they provide information about serious wrongdoing. And yet, people who speak up can suffer. Even so, debates on whistleblowing focus on compelling employees ... -
Counterpoising non-union representation: union organising and the managerial agenda
(British Universities Industrial Relations Association, 2010-07)Non-union employee representation is an area which has attracted much interest in the voice literature. Much of the relevant literature has been shaped by a dialogue which considers NERs as a means of union avoidance. More ... -
Creating and capturing value in technology ventures - from market validation to business model development
(The European Financial Review, 2015-04)The business validation phase can be a tough time for an entrepreneur, which is why it’s important that they use any and all tools necessary to help them at this stage of their business development. In this article, ... -
A Critical Review of Challenges in Hypermedia Systems Development
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Critical transitions in Eurozone sovereign bond markets
(Department of Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2013)In this paper we present empirical evidence that the sovereign bond markets may have undergone a catastrophic transition during the Eurozone debt crisis. We find evidence of a phenomenon called critical slowing down that ... -
Crop Biodiversity, Risk Management and the Implications of Agricultural Assistance
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2004)This paper presents a theoretical and empirical analysis of the impact of financial assistance to farms on crop biodiversity in an uncertain setting. The findings reveal that risk aversion is an important driving force ... -
Cultural Control and the Culture Manager: Employment Practices in a Consultancy
(Work Employment and Society, 2000-01-01)This article explores the use of company culture as a means of management control. It reports research conducted in a consultancy that aimed to secure loyalty from its employees through a conscious policy of organised play ... -
Current Account Deficit Sustainability: A Panel Approach
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2004)In this paper we attempt to examine the issue of sustainability of current account imbalances in eight East Asia countries using the latest developments in nonstationary panel data analysis. The methods of nonstationary ... -
Data Protection and Employee Behaviour: The Role of Information Systems Security Culture
(2012)The proliferation of information in modern society, as enabled by technologies such as portable personal devices, social media, and 'cloud'-based services, presents a potentially serious threat to individual privacy and ... -
(De)Mystifying the information and communication technology business model concept
(Inderscience, 2019-06-28)Modern enterprises are currently experiencing volatile and rapid information and communication technology (ICT) change. A key challenge for business leaders is to ensure their organisations are ready for that change. This ... -
De-camouflaging chameleons: Requiring transparency for consumer protection in the Internet of Things
(Queen's University Belfast, School of Law, 2019)Information and communications technology (ICT) and the development of the so-called ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) provide new and valuable affordances to businesses and consumers. The use of sensors, software, and interconnectivity ... -
De-collectivism and managerial ideology: towards an understanding of trade union opposition
(International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, 2010)Employers have long preferred to manage without the incursion of a trade union in company affairs. Much of the extant literature views managerial opposition to unions in terms of discrete typologies of union suppression ... -
Decision making and information systems development - a conceptual framework
(2005)A long-standing anomaly within information systems development (ISD) exists - claims made for the benefits of methodology usage and the actuality of practice are poles apart. While both academics and practitioners have ... -
Decomposition Methods in Analyzing Intra-regional and Inter-regional Income Distribution
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2006)In this paper we propose to study the world income distribution in the framework of Richard Stone-Richard Goodwin decomposition method [Goodwin, EJ 1949 and JPKE 1980, Stone¿s foreword to Pyatt-Roe, 1977]. The objective ... -
Defences to international crimes
(Routledge, 2011)The label 'defences' can be used to describe a range of excusing or justificatory answers to a criminal charge, or as 'grounds for excluding criminal responsibility', according to Article 31 of the Rome Statute of the ... -
Delineating Daily Activity Spaces in Rural Areas
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2005)The new relational geography challenges notions of inherently coherent, integrated `territory-based' systems of relations. This paper uses network methods and correspondence analysis to try and describe some of the spatial ... -
A Delphi study on collaborative learning in distance education: The faculty perspective
(2011)This paper focuses on the factors that influence collaborative learning in distance education. Distance education has been around for many years and the use of collaborative learning techniques in distance education is ... -
Dementia services in Ireland 2018: Audit of community-based health and social care services used by people with dementia
(Centre for Economic and Social Research on Dementia National University of Ireland, Galway, 2020-09)This audit is concerned with identifying the current provision of services and resources for people with dementia in Ireland. The audit is one part of a larger partnership study between the Centre for Economic and ... -
Deprivation and access to work in Dublin city: the impact of transport disadvantage
(Elsevier, 2016-09-29)Ireland's economy underwent a period of rapid expansion between 1995 and 2007, accompanied by a boom in construction. The subsequent decade saw a rapid decline in construction as Ireland went through an unprecedented ... -
The design of an on-line masters in technology management: a collaborative effort
(Association of Information Systems (AIS), 2005-04)The paper describes the views of the principals involved in the initial stages of planning and development of an MSc in Technology Management programme in Ireland prior to its commencement, and subsequently elicits the ...