Browsing College of Business, Public Policy and Law by Author "Maloney, Maureen"
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Assessing the pay communication, knowledge and satisfaction of exempt employees at Medtronic Vascular
Maloney, Maureen; Morris, David (NUI Galway, 2009-04-01)Medtronic Vascular is a US-based multinational that develops technologies to provide lifelong solutions for people with chronic diseases. Over 2,000 people are employed in Ireland with most of the company’s employees ... -
Automatic enrolment to pension plans in small organisations: a research agenda
Maloney, Maureen; McCarthy, Alma (Emerald, 2019-01-07)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse how firm size impacts pension workforce coverage with a particular focus on automatic enrolment (AE) to pension plans in small organisations. Design/methodology/approach The ... -
A case study investigation of the efforts of a subsidiary of a US-based multinational corporation to promote pension savings
Maloney, Maureen; Morris, David (2010-09-01)The pension situation faced by all Irish workers is complex and uncertain. Further, it is possible that the state will be unable to maintain the current level of pension provision in real terms. This is based on demographic ... -
Conceptualising the dynamics of employee information and consultation: evidence from the Republic of Ireland
Dundon, Tony; Curran, Deirdre; Ryan, Paul; Maloney, Maureen (Industrial Relations Journal, 2006)The debate concerning the emerging regulatory environment for employee voice continues apace, in particular the requirements to inform and consult employees as a result of the European Employee Information and Consultation ... -
The impact of DC (defined contribution) scheme structure and communication policies: a bounded rationality framework
Maloney, Maureen (2015-09-11)Concepts from bounded rationality, particularly biases, are frequently used to explain the successes and the failures of pension scheme defaults. This research suggests that pension literature has focused on pension ... -
Increasing pension participation rates through automatic enrolment: a critique of firm size
Maloney, Maureen; McCarthy, Alma (2016-09-01)This paper focuses on the question: “Will automatic enrolment (AE) legislation impact on the participation rates for small firms?” We develop a model to explain why large organisations are more likely to offer pensions ... -
Pension provision by small employers in Ireland: an analysis of PRSAs using bounded rationality theory
Maloney, Maureen (2014)This paper applies the theory of bounded rationality to study small employer pension provision decision-making in Ireland. PRSA pension products were intended to provide inexpensive, flexible pension options, particularly ... -
Pension provision by small employers in Ireland: an analysis of Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA) using bounded rationality theory
Maloney, Maureen; McCarthy, Alma (Sciendo De Gruyter, 2017-12-29)This paper applies a model of bounded rationality to study small employer pension provision decision-making in Ireland. PRSA pension products were intended to provide inexpensive, flexible pension options, particularly ... -
Pension scheme defaults: questionable foundations and unconsidered outcomes
Maloney, Maureen (2015-03-27)Inertia, the behaviour of doing nothing and allowing the current situation to prevail, is reported in many empirical pension studies. However, the reasons for the behaviour are not agreed. Various explanations include: ... -
Understanding pension communications at the organizational level: insights from bounded rationality theory & implications for HRM
Maloney, Maureen; McCarthy, Alma (Elsevier, 2016-08-10)This paper applies concepts from bounded rationality theory to develop an integrative model to understand how pension scheme structure and pension scheme communication impact pension participation and contribution rates ... -
Variables that impact on voluntary pension contributions: a case study
Maloney, Maureen (2011)This paper reports on qualitative research based on 24 semi-structured interviews, using a stratified sample with employees in a single case study setting. The employing organisation is Medtronic, a US-based multinational ...