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Development of a prototype knowledge discovery portal for energy informatics
(2013)
This paper describes the development of a prototype knowledge discovery portal (KDP) for energy informatics. The research domain is Ireland which is increasingly challenged to achieve energy efficiency targets and to ...
Managing lean supply and innovation: cross-cultural knowledge transfer in an multi-national company
(2007)
There is growing evidence that organisations are increasingly using the concept of lean supply to foster innovation. This paper considers key factors that influence this management approach in the context of the cross-cultural ...
Towards a meta-theoretical framework for innovation and information systems research
(2012)
The importance of theory to the IS discipline is the subject of ongoing debate and there have been recent
calls for novel conceptualizations to stimulate research. In the area of innovation, one of the main
conclusions ...
Supply chain transformation in APC Ireland: lean thinking, opposing logics and bricolage
(2007)
This paper presents a number of observations and
findings from an ongoing study of supply chain
transformation in a subsidiary of American Power Conversion (APC) located in the West of Ireland.
The study is being carried ...
The phenomenology of time: reflections from the Lebenswelt
(2013)
The aim of this study is to reflect on how time was perceived by different actors during a longitudinal study of innovation in the lebenswelt –in this case a multi-national subsidiary (Costello, 2010). It aims to address ...
Beyond RBV and KBV to an innovation-based view of the firm
(2011)
The quest to understand sources of sustained competitive advantage is still a major area of
interest to both researchers and practitioners. The central thesis of this paper is that the resource-based
view of the firm and ...
Mobilising IS to support the diffusion of energy management practices outside of Ireland's LIEN (Large Industry Energy Network)
(2010)
Ireland is under increasing pressure to reduce energy consumption to meet carbon emission targets and protect an economy that is almost totally dependant on imported energy. The implementation of no cost and low cost energy ...
A new organisational ecology for open innovation: the Innovation Value Institute
(2012)
In this paper a new theoretical framework for Innovation Eco-Systems is proposed and the application of the model in the Innovation Value Institute (IVI) is described. The IVI is engaged in the development of the IT-Capability ...
Reflections on "reflection" in Action Research
(2015-06)
There is wide agreement in the literature that “reflection” is a critical component of any good research, but certainly in the methodology of action research (AR). Despite consensus regarding its importance, this paper ...
An ecological perspective on innovation management
(2011)
Enabling innovation is major challenge for individuals, teams, organizations, regions and
economies and the topic is increasingly seen as being crucial not only to success but to
survival. The topic of innovation is both ...