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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 ... -
The Determinants of Residential Gas Demand in Ireland
(Department of Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2014)This paper examines the determinants of residential gas demand in Ireland using a microeconometric analysis of the daily gas consumption panel data from Ireland's Smart Metering Gas Consumer Behavioural Trial. It also ... -
A ‘deviant men’ theory of business expectations in nascent entrepreneurs
(Springer, 2022-12-01)In this article, we develop a gendered analysis of the expectations of venture growth by nascent entrepreneurs. Male entrepreneurs are notably overrepresented in the small cohort of firms that attain growth; to explore ... -
Different rooms, different voices: Double-breasting, multi-channel representation and the managerial agenda
(International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2011)Double-breasting has been identified as where companies run union voice and non-union voice mechanisms across different plants. While research has focused on the incidence of such arrangements, there is a dearth of evidence ... -
Different rooms, different voices: Double-breasting, multi-channel representation and the managerial agenda
(2011)Double-breasting has been identified as where companies run union voice and non-union voice mechanisms across different plants. While research has focused on the incidence of such arrangements, there is a dearth of evidence ... -
Dimensions of growth: A Maturity Model for continuous quality improvement of a clinical
(2009)Most studies of Clinical Information System (CIS) implementations tend to limit the inquiry to the installation phase. This research extends this perspective of the CIS lifecycle to the years post-installation. This study ... -
Discovering sense of community enabling factors for public and government staff in online public engagement
(Springer, Cham, 2021-08-31)eParticipation has largely not lived up to expectations and government responsiveness to public feedback, provided via eParticipation has proved challenging. In a new conceptualization of the theory of Sense of Community ... -
A Disequilibrium Macrodynamic Model of Fluctuations
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2004)A nonlinear disequilibrium macrodynamic model of uctuations in the labour and product markets, mediated by variations in factor shares, is developed and the exis- tence of a periodic orbit is proved using the Hopf ... -
Dissecting optional micro-decisions in online transactions: perceptions, deceptions and errors
(Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2022-05-02)Online firms frequently increase profit by selling optional extras. However, opt-in rates tend to be low. In response, questionable design practices have emerged to nudge consumers into inadvertent choices. Many of these ... -
Do farmers in Agri-Environmental schemes make appropriate ecological choices for the habitats on their farms? Modelling the biodiversity undertakings chosen within the Irish Rural Environment Protection Scheme
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2011-07)Farmers participating in agri-environmental schemes (AESs) that are aimed at protecting biodiversity should ideally make decisions relating to the ecological management of their farms based on the habitat types found on ... -
Do Ordering Effects Matter in Willingness-to-pay Studies of Health Care?
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2000)Willingness-to-pay studies are increasingly being used in the evaluation of health care programmes. There are, however, methodological issues that need to be resolved before the potential of willingness-to-pay can be fully ... -
Does a social media abstinence really reduce stress? A research-in-progress study using salivary biomarkers
(Springer, 2019-10-24)There is much scientific evidence in recent years indicating that our ‘always on’ culture powered by platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and WhatsApp, is leading to negative health outcomes, particularly ... -
Does multitasking computer self-efficacy mitigate the impact of social media affordances on overload and fatigue among professionals?
(Emerald, 2020-10-20)Purpose This paper investigates the moderating role of multitasking computer self-efficacy on the relationship between social media affordances and social media overload as well as its moderation between social media ... -
Does passion for physical activity spillover into performance at work? Examining the direct and indirect effects of passion and life satisfaction on organisational performance and innovativeness
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2020-05-22)Many individuals are passionate for physical activity such as cycling, running, and soccer. Drawing from the dualistic model of passion, the purpose of the present study was to examine the direct and indirect relationships ... -
Does the Exchange Rate Regime Affect Export Volumes? Evidence from Bilateral Exports in the US-UK trade: 1900-1998
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2000)By utilizing the techniques of multivariate cointegration and error correction models, we investigate the impact of the different exchange-rate regimes that spanned the 20th century on the bilateral exports between the UK ... -
Doubly disadvantaged: Gender, spatially concentrated deprivation and nascent entrepreneurial activity
(Wiley, 2019-12-02)Drawing on human capital, intersectionality and mixed embeddedness theory, we test hypotheses on the relationship between gender differences in human capital and gender differences in nascent entrepreneurial activity across ... -
Dynamic capability in action at PharmaCorp
(Tilde University Press, 2012)PharmaCorp is a subsidiary of one of Japan's largest pharmaceutical companies, employing 60 people in its Dublin bulk pharmaceutical manufacturing plant. The plant makes the active ingredients for four products, supplying ...