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Competitive human resource management practices: a study of the medical technology sector in Galway
(2008)
This is a study of human resource management practices in the medical technology
sector in Galway. Qualitative interviews were conducted with HR professionals and senior management in medical technology firms to ascertain ...
Reflections on reflection in action research: notes from a field study
(2008)
There is wide agreement in the literature that “reflection” is a critical component in the
methodology of action research (AR). This paper argues that there is little practical guidance
for information systems researchers ...
Finishing Framework in the Irish Furniture Industry
(2008-04)
This thesis originated from the desire of the author to develop a tool to assist Irish furniture manufacturers in meeting the requirements set out in the volatile organic compounds (voc) directive. The introduction of this ...
Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) in the Irish and Celtic Seas; tracing populations of the past and present
(2008)
Several herring stocks are found around Ireland, of which the Irish and Celtic Seas are two. Herring in the Irish Sea spawn in autumn and in the Celtic Sea spawning takes place in autumn and winter. During the first year ...
Potential Utilisation of Irish grown Alnus glutinosa and Eucalyptus spp.
(2008)
Over the past century forestry cover in Ireland has risen from a low of 0.5% of total land area to approximately 10% today. This has been achieved through an afforestation policy which concentrated on exotic coniferous ...
Seeking the face of innovation with the ethical compass of Emmanuel Levinas
(2008)
A recent biographer has described the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas as being permeated by one simple but profound theme: western philosophy has at best ignored and at worst suppressed the “Other”. The approach of this ...
Nutritional composition, quality and spoilage capacity of orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) from the North East Atlantic
(2008)
The nutritional composition o f orange roughy (collected from the Northeast Atlantic near the Rockall Trough) was studied on a seasonal basis. In addition samples were aged and stability assessed. Protein levels (16.68-16.21% ...
A dialogical action research approach to innovation as organisational change
(2008)
This paper argues that dialogical action research (AR) recently proposed by Mårtensson & Lee, provides a novel framework for both relevant and rigorous collaboration between academics and practitioners. The work is presented ...
Conventional, regulatory, and unconventional T cells in the immunologic response to helicobacter pylori
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2008)
Infection by the gastroduodenal pathogen Helicobacter pylori elicits a complex immunologic response in the mucosa involving neutrophils, plasma cells, eosinophils, and lymphocytes, of which T cells are the principal ...