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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 ...
Suitability of adaptive self-regulated e-learning to vocational training: a pilot study in heat pump system installation
(2015)
Many studies have been conducted, mainly in a university environment, and researchers have identified both advantages and disadvantages of e-learning. Very little is known about the applicability and suitability of
e-learning ...
Combining self-regulation and competence-based guidance to personalise the learning experience in moodle
(2015)
Adaptive learning systems aim to address a learner’s specific needs, considering factors such as prior knowledge, learning efficiency, learning goals and motivation. Especially in distance education, often directed to adult ...
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 ...
Development of software models to integrate distributed RFID technologies into management information systems
(2010)
The growth of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies within inventory and asset tracking processes during recent years, has caused a corresponding increase in the amounts of tracking data being generated at the ...
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 ...