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An analysis of local public finances and the 2014 local government reforms
Turley, Gerard; McNena, Stephen (Economic and Social Studies, 2016)In this paper we set out to analyse changes in local government expenditures and income in the context of central government austerity measures, local government budgetary adjustments and, most especially, the 2014 local ... -
An Analysis of Model-Driven Web Engineering Methodologies
Lang, Michael (2012)In the late 1990's there was substantial activity within the 'Web engineering' research community and a multitude of new Web approaches were proposed. However, numerous studies have revealed major gaps in these approaches, ... -
An analysis of the 2016 American presidential nominees' tweets: A magical realism perspective
Clohessy, Trevor; Callinan, Colin; Acton, Thomas; Whelan, Eoin; Scott, Murray (NUI Galway, 2017)Twitter is the latest social networking tool said to be reshaping political presidential campaigns. In order to maximize the influence of their messages to voters, presidential nominees often use various techniques to ... -
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 ... -
Audit quality threatening behaviours: perceptions of auditees
Sweeney, Breda; Pierce, B. (Irish Accounting and Finance Association, 2015)Previous research has found that audit staff engage in audit quality threatening behaviours (QTB). Auditee personnel interact with audit staff during fieldwork, and their perceptions of QTB are reported in this paper. ... -
Benchmarking the financial performance of local councils in Ireland
Turley, Gerard; Robbins, Geraldine; McNena, Stephen (De Gruyter Open, 2016-04)It was over a quarter of a century ago that information from the financial statements was used to benchmark the efficiency and effectiveness of local government in the US. With the global adoption of New Public Management ... -
The Brand Inside: The Factors of Failure and Success in Internal Branding - Special Issue on Irish Perspectives on Marketing Relationships and Networks
Mahnert, Kai F.; Torres, Ann M. (2007)Internal branding seeks to achieve consistency with the external brand and encourage brand commitment and the possibility of brand championship among employees. It is the concerted, inter-departmental and multi-directional ... -
Brand tribalism and self-expressive brands: social influences and brand outcomes
Ruane, Lorna; Wallace, Elaine (Emerald, 2015)Purpose - This study aims to examine the relationship between social influence and consumers' self-expression through brands. It considers susceptibility to interpersonal influence and social network influence on self-expressive ... -
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 ... -
Club 2.0: Investigating the social media marketing strategies of nightclubs in the midlands and west of Ireland
Nevin, Frieda; Torres, Ann M. (Irish Academy of Management, 2012-10)Social media is already an established feature in the marketing strategies of large global brands. This study explores how the social media success stories of large global brands may be emulated on a smaller scale by ... -
Cluster Versus Firm Specific Factors in the Development of Dynamic Capabilities in the Pharmaceutical Industry in Ireland: A Study of Responses to Changes in Environmental Protection Regulations
Hilliard, Rachel M.; Jacobson, D. (2011)Cluster versus firm specific-factors in the development of dynamic capabilities in the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland: a study of responses to changes in environmental protection regulations, Regional Studies. This ... -
A comparative examination of healthcare use related to hearing impairment in Europe
O'Neill, Ciaran; Xiao, Mimi (2016)Impaired health resulting from whatever source presents challenges to individuals and societies. These challenges can be presented in terms of an economic burden - costs and dis-utilities - that arise from the experience ... -
A Comparison of Wine Purchasing Behaviors in Ireland and California When the Celtic Tiger Roared, American Association of Wine Economics,
McGarry-Wolf, Marianne; Higgins, Lindsey; Torres, Ann M. (2012)In 2006 the Irish wine market was growing rapidly along with its Celtic Tiger economy (Euromonitor, 2008). Total wine sales in Ireland more than quadrupled in the seventeen-year span from 1990 to 2007 (Geraghty and Torres, ... -
Confirming a taxonomy of decision constructs in business-to-consumer commercial transactions
Barry, Chris; Hogan, Mairéad; Torres, Ann M. (2014)[no abstract available] -
Cost Estimation in Agile Software Development Projects
Lang, Michael; Keaveney, Siobhán; Conboy, Kieran (2011)Numerous studies over the years have shown that information systems development (ISD) projects often run over budget or fail entirely. Such failures are not restricted to certain industry sectors or project types; rather ... -
Data Protection and Employee Behaviour: The Role of Information Systems Security Culture
Connolly, Lena; Lang, Michael (2012)The proliferation of information in modern society, as enabled by technologies such as portable personal devices, social media, and 'cloud'-based services, presents a potentially serious threat to individual privacy and ... -
A Delphi study on collaborative learning in distance education: The faculty perspective
O'Neill, Susan; Scott, Murray; Conboy, Kieran (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 ... -
Deprivation and access to work in Dublin city: the impact of transport disadvantage
Ahern, Aoife; Vega, Amaya; Caulfield, Brian (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 Determinants of Residential Gas Demand in Ireland
Harold, Jason; Lyons, Seán; Cullinan, John (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 ... -
Dynamic capability in action at PharmaCorp
Hilliard, Rachel (Tilde University Press, 2012)Crann Iorrais Teoranta (CIT) was established in 1987 in Co Mayo in Ireland as a forestry company engaged in a wide range of forestry-based activities for the private, commercial and semi-state sectors throughout Ireland. ...