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Investigating intellectual property protection of a company¿s spare part business
(2009-09)The following thesis looks at Intellectual Property Rights available to companies for the protection of spare parts. The author reviews Intellectual Property, Patent, Copyright, Trademark and Design Right Legislation in ... -
An investigation into the dynamics of financial catastrophe
(Economics Working Paper, 2012)The paper captures the dynamics of interaction between the real and the nancial sector in a model of endogenous credit that exhibits multiple steady states and generates phase transitions with catastrophic abrupt- ness. ... -
An investigation into the impact and use of project management methodologies in organisations in Ireland
(2006)The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the implementation of a project management methodology on organisations, specifically in relation to the impact on the project manager, the project team and the ... -
Investigation into the implementation of the CANDO methodology of visual workplace organisation in company X
(2009)The purpose of this research was to investigate the implementation of the CANDO methodology for Visual Workplace Organisation in the Manufacturing areas in Company X. The primary objective was to give a detailed ... -
Investigation of employee security behaviour: A grounded theory approach
(Springer, 2015-05-09)At a time of rapid business globalisation, it is necessary to understand employee security behaviour within diverse cultural settings. While general deterrence theory has been extensively used in Behavioural Informatio ... -
An Investigation of Factors Affecting Satisfactory Student Learning via On-Line Discussion Boards
(2009)This paper explores the factors which affect students¿ learning using on-line discussion boards. Following prior research into the use and acceptance of information technology in general, and of educational ... -
Ireland's introduction of transfer pricing: a new institutional theory perspective
(Irish Accounting and Finance Association, 2014)This article explores the rationale for Ireland’s introduction of transfer pricing legislation in 2010. For most multinational corporations, tax planning involves structuring the business in a way that justifi es the ... -
Ireland's progression towards a Knowledge Economy
(2007)Globalisation has made the world a very small place. Multi-National Companies (MNCs) seek to optimise their return on overseas investmentby applying stringent techniques for assessing the suitability of new markets. The ... -
Ireland, peacekeeping and policing the 'new world order'.
(Centre for Research and Documentation, 1997)The collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the 'Cold War' has given rise to a situation where there is in effect one world 'superpower', the United States of America (US). The so called 'new world order' was intended ... -
Irish and UN forces faced with dilemma in Lebanon
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Irish matrimonial property division in practice: a case study
(Oxford University Press, 2007)This article analyses patterns of property division on marital breakdown in Ireland. At present, little information is available on the operation of marital breakdown legislation (the Family Law Act 1995 and the Family Law ... -
The Irish national climate change strategy: new laws, future policies?
(Round Hall, 2009)This paper is an overview of climate change law and policy in Ireland. It sketches the background to the international agreements covering climate change emissions. It also gives a brief summary of relevant European ... -
Irony as discipline: Self-help and gender in the knowledge economy
(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 ... -
Is absorptive capacity significant for innovation at firm level?
(2008)The current research literature proposes that absorptive capacity is a crucial dynamic capability in knowledge-based competition (Zahra and George, 2002). Cohen and Levinthal define absorptive capacity as: the ability of ... -
Is boredom proneness related to social media overload and fatigue? A stress–strain–outcome approach
(Emerald, 2020-02-21)Purpose Social media overload and fatigue have become common phenomena that are negatively affecting people's well-being and productivity. It is, therefore, important to understand the causes of social media overload and ... -
Is it time for a World Court of Human Rights?
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Israeli Action in Jenin far from a Proportionate Response
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ITAG Ireland: A Symbiotic Networking Relationship or an Opportunity Missed?
(Dublin Institute of Technology, 2006)The study explores the similarities and differences between the large and small firms that make up the Information Technology Association of Galway (ITAG) and the desired and actual benefits obtained from membership of the ... -
The judiciary in public debates: the sound of silence?
(Sweet & Maxwell/Round Hall, 2011)The judiciary's approach to communicating with the public it serves has to change. If it does not--if our voice remains silent in debates on public policy, and we become irrelevant to the process--we have only ourselves to blame.