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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 ...
The philosophical universe and the information systems research journey: a hitchhiker's guide to a virtual galaxy
(2014)
There is concern among information systems (IS) scholars that the lack of philosophical
engagement and conviction among the research community threatens the future integrity and
creativity of the research process. The ...
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 ...
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 ...
Leveraging institute of technology incubation centres in the teaching of innovation: a case study
(2015)
The overriding purpose of this on-going work is to contribute to the debate on the best pedagogical approach to developing undergraduate Mechanical Engineering skills to meet the requirements of contemporary complex working ...
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 ...
The issue of waste in European manufacturing SMEs
(2011-10)
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) cumulatively cause 64% of total industrial pollution, and contribute approximately 60-70% of the total industrial waste in the EU. However, only 24% of SMEs in the EU are currently acting ...
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 ...
Environmental analysis of the use of poultry manure as fuel for combustion on broiler farms: a case study.
(2014)
Fluidised Bed Combustion (FBC) technology is not new. It has been used in power plants for the last three decades and is considered very efficient for biomass combustion. The novelty of the FBC application in BHSL’s case ...