School of Business and Social Sciences ITS: Recent submissions
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Innovation in the Irish public sector
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2013)The following document provides an investigation into innovation in the Irish Public Sector (IPS). To facilitate this, a number of areas had to be studied first in order to understand the origins of innovation. These ... -
Constraints on the development of rural tourism enterprise in Ireland's western region
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Service provision in Castlerea Prison : adequacy and shortfall from the perspective of prisoners
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2005)This study is an examination of the needs of Castlerea prisoners and the adequacy of service provision in the prison. The Irish prison population presents as a severely disadvantaged and marginalised group (O’Mahony 1996; ... -
Facilitating the transition from product-orientated to product service systems
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2013)Many traditional manufacturing firms within the EU are increasingly challenged by companies operating in developing countries with low-cost labour bases (Yoon et al., 2012). Instead, manufacturers are encouraged to develop ... -
The demand for and supply of sustainable tourism in Ireland: towards the sustainable management of tourism destinations
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A study of the interaction between national and corporate culture in a selection of Irish based companies
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2004-07)This research studies the phenomenon of national and corporate culture. National culture is the culture the members of a country share and corporate culture is a subculture which members of an organisation share (Schein, ... -
The socio-economic costs of unemployment in Ireland with particular reference to the Arigna mining community
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 1998-01)The objective of this thesis is to investigate the socio-economic costs of unemployment in Ireland. These are the related social costs of unemployment in terms of poverty, ill health, inadequate education and training. ... -
The localisation of the fast food industry in Ireland
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2004-09)For many years food as an academic discipline was ignored by academics in favour of more ‘serious’ topics such as poverty, unemployment and gender issues within the workplace. We as people now live in a consumer society ... -
Evaluation of Sligo sport and recreation partnership : Cranmore regeneration through sport initiative
(Institute of Technology, Sligo. Centre for Research in the Social Professions, 2015)Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership (SSRP) has co-ordinated the Cranmore Regeneration through Sport Initiative since 2006. SSRP work with partner agencies including Sligo County Council, Cranmore Regeneration Office, ... -
Our children, our future
(2012)We are delighted to present the proceedings of the international conference in early childhood care and education, ‘Our Children, Our Future’, hosted by the Institute of Technology, Sligo, Ireland, in October 2011. The ... -
Understanding and responding to the emotional challenge of working in residential child care settings: the case for staff support groups
(FESET Formation d’Educateurs Sociaux Européens, 2011)This paper considers why residential child care settings can be emotionally demanding for practitioners and examines how staff support groups can help practitioners to recognise and address these demands. The paper justifies ...
