Articles - School of Engineering, ATU Galway City: Recent submissions
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Review: innovation process frameworks
(2015)Innovation publications have been recently described as fragmented and inconsistent. Consequently the field requires work to synthesise the literature and provide a coherent review of frameworks that have been developed ... -
Innovation ecosystems: a conceptual framework
(2013)This paper addresses the need for a theoretical framework to stimulate research in the area of innovation ecosystems by building on historical analysis of innovation definitions. The work is a response to the assessment ... -
Proposing a formalised model for mindful information systems offshoring.
(2010)The central thesis of this paper is that Mathematical Economics can provide a novel approach to the examination of offshoring business decisions and provide an impetus for future research in the area. A growing body of ... -
Towards an innovation-based view of the firm
(2011)The central thesis of this paper is that the resource-based view of the firm and the knowledge based view of the firm require updating to an innovation-based view. This novel hypothesis of the firm is informed by a review ... -
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 ... -
More than just a game: the role of simulation in the teaching of product design and entrepreneurship to mechanical engineering students
(2016-09-08)The purpose of this 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 environments. The ... -
Implications of the transition to a product-service system on the business model
(2015)Product-service system (PSS) is a very complex concept that involves multiple aspects (e.g. business, environment and design). PSS have the potential to reduce the adverse environmental impact of manufacturing while ... -
Design and application of low speed wind tunnels
(2002)The goal of this article is to provide a short introduction to the design and application of low speed wind tunnels. These wind tunnels are designed to provide a well-defined, controllable, uniform flow of air for experimental ... -
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 ... -
Innovative online vocational training of renewable energy technologies (INNOVRET)
(2014)Heat pump systems are very important at a European level as they help meet the 20-20-20 targets of the EU policy. In recent years, the European market for these technologies has increased constantly. In addition to having ... -
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 ... -
Designing the interactive society: naturally speaking
(Engineers Ireland, 2014-09)Outlines the benefits of ‘Wizard of Oz’ systems, where hidden human operators replace automated agents in order to experimentally investigate the usability of a system. -
Implementing an innovation project in an Irish multi-national subsidiary: A dialogical action research study
(2013-12-01)This paper presents an action research (AR) study based in APC by Schneider Electric, formerly APC Ireland, an Irish subsidiary of the Schneider Electric Corporation. The two-year study was carried out during a time of ... -
Open innovation: the case of the Innovation Value Institute (IVI) Service Innovation Yearbook.
(2012-01-28)Over the last decade, significant research has emerged in two areas related to innovation: firstly at the macroeconomic level with the debate on the role and composition of national innovation systems (NIS) and secondly ... -
An exploration of attainment in leaving cert mathematics, and correlation, if any, with progression from first year civil engineering in GMIT
(2015)The ‘Mathematical Problem’ has been reported and discussed extensively in Ireland and internationally for the last twenty years. This problem relates to students entering numerate disciplines, such as Engineering, and the ... -
The role of the supply chain in the elimination and reduction of construction rework and defects: an action research approach
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)Since 2007, Ireland has suffered a circa 80% reduction in construction output. This has resulted in bankruptcy, unemployment and bad debt. Contractors have attached greater emphasis to production efficiency and cost reduction ... -
Real-time monitoring of a hybrid precast and in-situ concrete flat slab system
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)This paper presents a scheme developed for instrumentation and monitoring of the structural performance of a hybrid precast and in-situ concrete flat slab system employed in an educational building. The system contains a ... -
The diffusion of WOZ: expanding the topology of IS innovations
(2007)The growth and diffusion of self-service technology (SST) over the last decade has resulted in an increasing number of business and government transactions being completed without human assistance. One innovation in this ...
