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Exploring the impact of franchising on industry evolution : fast food / quick service restaurants (QSR) and real estate industries in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2015)The principal aim of this study was to explore and describe the role of franchising in terms of its emergence and impact on industry structure. The justification for the research was based on a number of theoretical and ... -
Exploring the Potential of Chatbots: Insights into Consumer Preferences for Chatbots and Chatbot Interaction Content
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, 2024)The proliferation of chatbots has revolutionised customer service. By simulating human-human interaction and real-time information dissemination, chatbots enhance customer experiences while saving costs for businesses. ... -
Exploring the role of the Chief Information Officier (CIO) during a failing IS initiative : a process inquiry in a public sector setting
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2015)This research is situated in the field of Information Systems (IS) and explores the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) over the course of a failing IS initiative. IS failure is a recurring theme in both academic ... -
Exploring the role of trade associations in industry evolution : banking and motor industries in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2011)The principal aim of this study was to explore and describe the role of trade associations in the evolution of industrial structures. The justification for the research is based on a number of theoretical and empirical ... -
Exploring the roles of ICT middle management in aligning business and ICT strategies : the case of information and communication technology in public service organisations
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2013)A longitudinal review of the top information and communication teclmology (ICT) management issues had shown strategic alignment to be a key concern. The issue of strategic alignment has persisted as a critical ICT management ... -
Extending the job demands-resources model of work engagement : the role of demands and resources from other domains
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2015)This study aims to extend the job demands-resources model (JD-R model) of work engagement by proposing that in addition to job demands and job resources, as proposed in the existing JD-R model, non-work factors (e.g., ... -
Fairness, outcomes, expectations : exploring drivers of individual reactions to planned organisational change
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2006)The principal objective of this study is to investigate the link between employees' experience of and reactions to organisational change through the frame work of organisational justice . This study differentiates between ... -
Fast-growth firms and entrepreneurial teams : an investigation of the structures and strategies employed by firms in the U.S. and Irish software industry
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2001)A body of research exists which suggests that firms founded by entrepreneurial teams are more likely to be fast-growing than firms founded by individuals. The objective of this work was to investigate the structures and ... -
FDI Implications of Recent European Court of Justice Decisions on Corporation Tax Matters
(2010)Corporation tax rates significantly influence the location of foreign direct investment (FDI) as well as company decisions on corporate borrowing, transfer pricing, dividend and royalty payments, and research and development. ... -
The financial economics of gold - A survey
(2015)We review the literature on gold as an investment. We summarize a wide variety of literature, including the papers in this special issue of International Review of Financial Analysis to which this survey acts as an editorial ... -
The financial economics of white precious metals - A survey
(2017)This article provides a review of the academic literature on the financial economics of silver, platinum and palladium. The survey covers the findings on a wide variety of topics relation to the White Precious Metals ... -
Financial integration and emerging markets capital structure
(2011)This paper investigates the impact of country-level financial integration on corporate financing choices in emerging economies. Examining 4477 public firms from 24 countries, we find that corporate leverage is positively ... -
Financial integration, culture, and capital structure : an empirical analysis of emerging markets
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2011)The objectives of this thesis are (i) to study the financial integration between emerging markets and the world market, (ii) to investigate the determinants of the extent of market comovement, with special attention paid ... -
The Financing of High-Tech SMEs: Investigating the Effects of Capital Structure on Performance
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, 2019)The thesis examines the capital structure of small and medium-sized enterprises which are based in the high-technology sector. Little analysis so far has investigated the impact of financing on this important sector and ... -
Financing SMEs : an investigation of determinants of capital structures
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2009)This study examines the financing of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) by conducting an empirical investigation of determinants of capital structure. It commences with a review of both the financial growth life ... -
Firm diversification and earnings management strategies: European evidence
(2021)This paper investigates whether corporate diversification, both international and industrial, provides a favourable environment for earnings management. We find that international diversification is associated with greater ... -
Firm level multinationality in international business and finance
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2009)The Multinational Corporation (MNC) is one of the most important concepts in international business (IB) and international finance (IF). However, there is no commonly and widely agreed definition of what constitutes an MNC ... -
Firm-level internationalisation and the home bias puzzle
(Elsevier, 2010)The extent to which internationalising MNEs create value, and the extent to which investors can reap the benefits of firm-level internationalisation remain controversial issues. Using a multi-country dataset with over 3 ... -
Foreign Direct Investment : issues in measurement and analysis
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2015)This thesis consists of three empirical studies exploring issues in the measurement and analysis of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The 'classical form' of FDI is of greenfield, direct one-to-one investment from multinational ... -
Formal research networking for results : an empirical study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2011)The European Union (EU) is continuously increasing its support to a range of formal networking research (FNR) programmes of pre-competitive nature. This study brings together the fields of performance theory and research ...