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    • Remote working during COVID-19: Ireland's national survey - Phase II report 

      McCarthy, Alma; Bohle-Carbonell, Katerina; Ó Síocháin, Tomás; Frost, Deirdre (National University of Ireland Galway, Whitaker Institute and Western Development Commission, 2020-10)
      Introduction & Background The national remote working project is undertaken by NUI Galway and the Western Development Commission (WDC). This report sets out the findings of Phase II of the Remote Working during COVID-19 ...
    • Remote working during COVID-19: Ireland’s national survey initial report 

      McCarthy, Alma; Ahearne, Alan; Bohle-Carbonell, Katerina; Ó Síocháin, Tomás; Frost, Deirdre (National University of Ireland Galway, Whitaker Institute and Western Development Commission, 2020-05)
      Introduction & Background The COVID-19 crisis catapulted hundreds of thousands of employees and their employers into a work pattern and routine vastly different to their normal daily work experience. This radical change ...
    • Researching Search - A Study into Search Engine Marketing Practices in Ireland 

      Barry, Chris; Charleton, Debbie (INSTICC Press, 2008-07)
      Researchers have identified the Web as the searchers first port of call for locating information. Search Engine Marketing (SEM) strategies have been noted as a key area for firms to consider when developing, maintaining ...
    • Rethinking the Role of the IS Function 

      Finnegan, Pat; Golden, William (2008-09-26)
      This paper proposes that IS managers need to review what they regard as their core competencies if they are to be a valuable asset to organisations in the 1990s. The authors start by questioning whether the IS function ...
    • A review of ethics in the design of self-service websites amongst low-cost carriers in Ireland. 

      Barry, Chris; Torres, Ann M. (2007-09)
      Although ethical issues related to the Internet has been a widely debated topic, little has been written on subtle ethical questions such as the exploitation of Web technologies to inhibit customer service. Increasingly, ...
    • Review of the empirical literature on factors affecting the supply of off-farm labour 

      Brick, Aoife (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2005)
      The objective of this paper is to assess the currently available literature relating to the labour allocation of farm households. An overview of the theoretical model relating to joint participation and hours of labour ...
    • Right To Be Forgotten Survey - Results 

      Doherty, Clare (2013-12-09)
      This report provides a summary of the findings for 260 internet users who completed the online survey between August and September 2013. The survey instrument contained 24 questions, the majority of which were either ...
    • The Rise and Fall of the Irish Orange Roughy Fishery: An Economic Analysis 

      Foley, Naomi; van Rensburg, Thomas; Armstrong, Claire W. (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-04)
      An Irish commercial fishery for orange roughy began in the Northeast Atlantic in 2001 with the assistance of government grants. The fishery began as an open access, non-quota fishery. The rapid boom and bust of many deep ...
    • Risk mitigation and risk absorbsion in IOS: A proposed investigative study 

      Golden, William; Panteli, Niki; Powell, Philip; Hughes, Martin (2004)
      This study examines the risk consequences of participation in inter-organisational information systems (IOS). The research aims to identify the risk mitigation and risk absorption impacts of IOS participation and ...
    • The role of extension in dynamic economic adjustments: the case of Irish dairy farms 

      Läpple, Doris; Barham, Bradford L.; Chavas, Jean-Paul (Oxford University Press, 2019-01-11)
      European Union dairy policy eliminated milk production quotas in 2015, inducing major adjustments in the European dairy industry. This article explores the role of farm extension services in dynamic adjustments on Irish ...
    • The role of flow for mobile advergaming effectiveness 

      Catalán, Sara; Martínez, Eva; Wallace, Elaine (Emerald, 2019-11-11)
      Based on flow theory, this paper seeks to explain why the use of mobile advergames can enhance players brand perceptions and purchase intentions, as well as the factors that affect players flow experience. Data from 212 ...
    • The Role of Process Evolution in Achieving Citizen Centred e-Government 

      Scott, Murray; Golden, William; Hughes, Martin (2003)
      The growth and popularity of e-commerce has both challenged and enabled public sector organizations to redefine their levels of service. In the late 1990's E-government provided unparalleled opportunities for governments ...
    • The roles and functions of shop stewards in workplace partnership: evidence from the Republic of Ireland 

      Rittau, Yasmin; Dundon, Tony (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 ...
    • Running while standing still: Rethinking ICT business model decisions for the new cloud economy 

      Clohessy, Trevor; Acton, Thomas; Morgan, Lorraine (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? 

      Cuddy, Michael.; Lijun, Qian. (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 

      McHale, John; Rogers, Keith (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 ...
    • The sensitivity of UK agricultural employment to macroeconomic variables 1960-1966 

      Gaffney, Patrick (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 

      Curran, Deirdre; Barry, Barry; Bouchier, Margaret; Coakley, Alec; Dillon, James; Joyce, Cyril; Kenny, Treasa; Meehan, Louisa; Kokaylo, Oksana; Murray, Genevieve (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 

      Curran, Deirdre; Barry, Brian; Bouchier, Margaret; Coakley, Alec; Dillon, James; Joyce, Cyril; Kenny, Treasa; Meehan, Louisa; Kokaylo, Oksana; Murray, Genevieve (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 

      Curtis, Emer; Lillis, Anne M.; Sweeney, Breda (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 ...