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The role of regional advisory councils in the European Common Fisheries Policy: legal constraints and future options.
(Martinus Nijhoff, 2010-05)One of the outcomes of the reform of the European common fisheries policy (CFP) in 2002 was the establishment of Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) to enable the European Commission to benefit from the knowledge and ... -
The roles and functions of shop stewards in workplace partnership: evidence from the Republic of Ireland
(Employee Relations, 2010)Purpose: This article examines the roles and influence of shop stewards under workplace partnership regimes in five case study firms in the Republic of Ireland. It assess the dynamics and potential longevity of partnership ... -
Rules as code and the rule of law: ensuring effective judicial review of administration by software
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2024-02-09)This paper considers the possible benefits and substantial risks of ‘Rules as Code’, the parallel drafting of legislation and codification in software, which has been the subject of attention from policy-makers and pilot ... -
Running while standing still: Rethinking ICT business model decisions for the new cloud economy
(AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2016-06-20)Cloud computing has underpinned an accelerated business model evolution for delivering ICT solutions. However, some established business model mature ICT providers are experiencing substantial difficulties related to the ... -
The Rural Economy in China and Russia - What is Different? Is there a Lesson for Russia?
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2004)A question frequently posed in Russia amid the economic and social anarchy of the post socialist period is whether it might not be better off if it followed the Chinese model of transition. This latter might be described ... -
Selecting Economic Immigrants: A Statistical Approach
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2009-09)There is growing international interest in a Canadian-style points system for selecting economic immigrants. Although existing points systems are influenced by the human capital literature, the findings have traditionally ... -
Selective Conscientious Objection in International Law: Refusing to Participate in a Specific Armed Conflict
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The sensitivity of UK agricultural employment to macroeconomic variables 1960-1966
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 1998-07)In the UK agriculture continues to have a major impact on the landscape, occupying 77% of the total land area, but its direct contribution to national enlployment is rIlarginal. In 1996 the agricult ural sector accounted for ... -
Shaping the agenda 1: exploring the competencies, skills and behaviours of effective workplace mediators
(Kennedy Institute Workplace Mediation Research Group, 2016)The Kennedy Institute Workplace Mediation Research Group (KIWMRG) is a group of academics and mediation practitioners attached to the Kennedy Institute of Conflict Resolution, Maynooth University, Ireland. The ... -
Shaping the agenda 2: implications for workplace mediation training, standards and practice in Ireland
(Kennedy Institute Workplace Mediation Research Group (KIWMRG), 2016)The aim of this project is two-fold: To provide a comprehensive review of the international literature regarding the competencies, skills, and behaviours of effective workplace mediators and To provide an analysis of the ... -
Simons' levers of control framework: Commensuration within and of the framework
(2017)Abstract Purpose Despite extensive adoption of Simons’ Levers of Control (LoC) framework, there is still considerable diversity in its operationalization which impedes the coherent development of the literature and ... -
Smart City as a Service (SCaaS): A future roadmap for e-government smart city cloud computing initiatives
(ACM, 2014-11-08)The concept of a smart city has been identified as not only representing a crucible for technological innovation, a medium for realising global integration but also as an exemplar response for addressing current and impending ... -
Social networking and online privacy: Facebook users' perceptions
(Irish Academy of Management, 2012)This study investigates Facebook users' perceptions of online privacy, exploring their awareness of privacy issues and how their behaviour is influenced by this awareness, as well as the role of trust in an online social ... -
Social Networking and Personal Data Security: A Study of Attitudes and Public Awareness in Ireland
(IEEE, 2009)This paper reports the findings of a study of attitudes towards data security issues and awareness of the potential risks of social networking sites, most notably the possibility of identity fraud. The population for this ... -
Socially constructed hierarchies of impairment: the case of Australian and Irish Workers' access to compensation
(Springer Verlag, 2017-11-27)Objectives: Socially constructed hierarchies of impairment complicate the general disadvantage experienced by workers with disabilities. Workers with a range of abilities categorized as a disability are likely to experience ... -
A Socio-Economic Study of Kelang Village in Yunnan Province in relation to Uptake by Farmers of Improved Management Practices on Red Soils in China
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2003)This paper reports on the socio-economic outcome of a study of innovative, integrated, agricultural management practices in a catchment near Kelang village in Yunnan Province in south-west China. The focus of these practices, ... -
Some evidence on the export-led growth hypothesis for Ireland
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 1995-12)The objective of this paper is to test, for the export-led growth hypothesis in Ireland over the last 40 years using the modern econometric analysis of nonstationary time series. We find that over the 1950-1990 period ... -
Spatial (Im)mobility and Accessibility in Ireland: Implications for Transport Policy
(2012)Recent social research that links people s position in society to their ability to access employment has shown the centrality of spatial mobility in the (re-)production of patterns of (in)equality. This is particularly ... -
The spatial impact of commuting on income: a spatial microsimulation approach
(Springer Verlag, 2016-08-24)The Irish economic boom resulted in a substantial increase in car-ownership and commuting. These trends were particularly noticeable in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), with an unprecedented increase in employment levels and ... -
The spatial relationship between economic activity and river water quality
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)This paper, using Ireland as a case study, examines the relationship between economic activities and river water quality. The stipulation from the EU water framework directive (WFD) that all surface waters in the EU must ...