Browsing by Subject "Business Studies, Ph.D."
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A study of the internationalisation of indigenous Irish software technology firms
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2008)This research is a study of the factors influencing the internationalisation of indigenous Irish software technology firms. It is a three phased study - phase one: an initial exploratory study, phase two: an in-depth case ... -
A study of values and strategy together in the organisation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2008)This study answers a number of questions inadequately addressed by the literature. How has the history and development of the strategy concept reflected values and particularly, the contribution of the values of individuals? ... -
Collaboration in buyer-supplier relationships
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2006)Many authors (e.g. Handfleld and Nichols, 2002, Laseter, 1998, Hartley et al., 1997, Ross, 2003) argue that organisations working closely in collaboration with suppliers can reduce costs, improve quality and shorten ... -
Confronting long-term unemployment through social entrepreneurship : an action research study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2004)This thesis emerges from the action-learning M.Sc which was completed at Trinity College, Dublin six years ago (Nolan, 1997). Through that thesis, and the associated learning processes of the programme, a concept was ... -
Coping with circumstance : development, and application to niche software development firms, of an integrative process model of adaptation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2006)The research described in this thesis uses process theory to examine the phenomenon of adaptation in niche software development firms. This examination is undertaken by initially constructing a model of adaptation that ... -
Developing a framework for partnership between organisations that provide nursing and midwifery education
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2006)This study is about the development of a framework for partnership between organisations that provide nursing and midwifery education. Within this partnership context, there is an onus of accountability on professional ... -
Environmental considerations within manufacturing strategy
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2008)This thesis examines innovative entrepreneurial firms and their engagement in environmental management in the context of sustainable development. The interrelationships of environmental management with innovation and other ... -
Equity market development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. An empirical analysis
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2007)The objectives of this thesis are (i) to clarify the mechanisms uniting equity markets and economic development and (ii) to analyze the equity market development process in the Middle-East and North Africa (MENA) region. ... -
Equity pricing, volatility and skewness : the dynamic behaviour and interactions of first and second moments in the Euro area and United States stock markets
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2006)This thesis contributes to the empirical asset pricing literature on both the cross- section and time series of stock returns. It also contributes to the recent but rapidly growing literature on total and idiosyncratic ... -
Exploring the connection between R&D and supply chain management in the branded ethical pharmaceutical sector
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2008)This investigation, in the field and in the literature, aimed to describe how SCM functions in terms of new product R&D in the ethical branded pharmaceutical industry. The literature review revealed little extant research ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
How far can patent records be used for making international comparisons of technological achievement?
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2007)This thesis explores the question of how far the data on patents may be used for an international comparison of innovation, measured by technological achievement. The literature supports the use of raw patent data as a ... -
Implementing service-improvement change in Irish hospitals : exploring facilitating and hindering factors
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2008)The principal objectives of this thesis are (1) to identify who holds change-related roles, how are they enacted in and affected by role-related constraints and what works effectively; (2) To identify the contextual factors ... -
Outward foreign direct investment by emerging economies in developed countries : the case of India
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2012)The ongoing globalization and liberalization by emerging economies have substantially enhanced foreign direct investment (FDI) activities. Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) from the emerging market economies, such as India, ... -
Public services as complex adaptive systems : a framework for theory development
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2008)This thesis is aimed at developing public administration theory to improve the governance of public services - i.e., understand more about the actions that actors in public service can take to achieve desired outcomes under ... -
Subsequent FDI in China : an empirical analysis
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2008)This dissertation has two major objectives. One is to find out what factors influence the intensity of foreign investors' subsequent investment in China. The other is to find out what factors influence MNEs location ... -
The development and implementation of strategy in a university faculty : a strategy -as -practice study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2010)Political demands for universities to develop closer links with industry and society (i.e. an enhanced utilitarian focus) has resulted in reduced autonomy and increased scrutiny of their impact on society. The advent of ... -
The dynamics of collaboration in information technology enabled change : a case study in the Irish Public Service
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2010)The potential of information technology (IT) to transform organisations has been a recurrent theme for approximately fifty years. This potential has spurred a significant body of inquiry into many elements of IT with ... -
Understanding stakeholders : towards a theory of responsiveness in organizations
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2003)This study investigates the nature of responsiveness in organizations and its relation to dialogue as a reflective mode of conversation. Responsiveness as a theme emerged from the practical experience of the author in an ...
