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An empirical study : the delivery phase of large-scale information systems development in the Irish Public Sector
(2007)
The study of information systems development and implementation in the Irish Public Sector is abundant with both empirical and anecdotal evidence of failures. In recent years the Irish Credit Unions failed to introduce the ...
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 ...
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 triple helix, open innovation and the DOI research agenda
(Springer, 2007)
This paper examines the implications for research into the diffusion of innovations (DOI) arising from a growing body of literature in two related fields. The first area concerns the debate on the role of regional and ...
An e-learning platform to support environmental compliance – part I: needs analysis and design
(2007)
Current and emerging environmental legislation is driving organisations to become environmentally compliant thereby leading to improved environmental performance and reduced costs, time to market, regulatory concerns and ...
Development of a strategy tool for environmental compliance management
(2007)
The EU environmental legislation restricts the use of certain substances in products and, in addition, sets targets for recovery of products reaching end-of-life(EOL). Little support is provided to producers on how to ...
Promoting and encouraging genealogy tourism in County Mayo
(2007)
There are over 70 million people of Irish descent scattered across the globe, forming a nostalgic Diasporic network that links County Mayo and the rest of Ireland to places such as the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand ...
The Irish revolution of 1916-1921 and modern remembrance: a case study of the commemorative heritages of County Tipperary
(2007)
Both in Ireland and internationally, acts of commemoration have garnered much attention in recent time from political organisations and academic writers, as well as from the media and general public. Much of the focus has ...
Bivalve ligament - a new source of DNA for historical studies
(Aquatic Biology, 2007-12)
Bivalves are aquatic animals enclosed in 2 rigid shells that are held together by a hinge ligament. Features of the shell valves are important in taxonomy, and museums hold global collections of catalogued fossil, historical ...
Sustaining competitive advantage in the medical technology sector in the west of Ireland through workplace innovation
(2007)
This research examines the impact of workplace innovation on competitiveness in the medical
technology sector in Ireland. Workplace innovation is the adoption of new work systems in
organisations, including process or ...