Browsing Department of Business & Management by Issue Date
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An investigation into succession planning of family businesses in the Midlands.
(2012)Family businesses are a significant contributor to the Irish economy and succession planning has been stressed in the literature as one of the most pressing issues that challenges their continuity among generations. ... -
An investigation into the financial and debt literacy and overindebtedness of third level students in Ireland
(2013)The significance of financial literacy and debt literacy to success, both at the family and national levels, cannot be overstated. The core concern of financial literacy is the understanding of key financial concepts ... -
An assessment of the relationship between reward management and employee motivation in a sports retail outlet store in the midland region.
(2013)The concept of total rewards has been the subject of much discussion in the past with confusion existing about what the term actually means. According to World at Work (2010), total rewards are all of the tools used to ... -
The ethical consumer: an investigation into purchasing behaviour towards Fairtrade Coffee in Ireland
(2013)The Fairtrade brand is experiencing high growth rates globally as demand for ethically produced goods intensifies. This indicates that consumers have identified the need to provide supplying countries with an honest ... -
A study of occupational health and safety management in Irish veterinary practices
(2013)It is widely acknowledged within the literature that veterinary professionals are faced with a unique set of occupational health and safety risks. High levels of work-related infections, disease and injuries have been ... -
Value investing in the Malaysian Stock Market
(2014)This purpose of this paper is to test the value investing method as proposed by Michael O’Higgins (2000) as one investment strategy applied specifically to the Malaysian market. The investment portfolio incorporates 30 ... -
An investigation of the reasons why Chinese students choose colleges in Ireland as a place to study.
(2014)This study was devoted to find out what can attract the Chinese students to study in Ireland as an increasing number of Chinese students choose to study abroad. To find this out, it focused on current Chinese students ... -
An evaluation of the key strategic issues facing a company moving from contract manufacturing to own brand manufacturing
(2014)In today‟s very competitive business environment contract manufacturing companies are continually competing to gain new customers, increase revenue and aspiring to become number one in their manufacturing environment. ... -
Ireland's dairy sector: SME adoption and use of social media marketing.
(IAM, 2015-09)This paper addresses the deficit of literature on social media adoption and usage within small businesses in the dairy sector in Ireland. The author avails of an action research methodology through in–depth case analysis ... -
Changes to the environmental impact regime in Ireland.
(Inshore Ireland, 2016)The Amending EIA Directive 2014/521/EU will take effect on May 16 2017. It will substantially change how Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is conducted in Ireland. This article outlines some of the changes it will make ... -
Social media marketing adoption and usage within the Irish Dairy Sector.
(Academy of Marketing, 2016-07)The agri-food sector in Ireland contributes €24 billion to the national economy, and export values for dairy ingredients and product has surpassed €3 billion. This figure represents a 15% growth on 2012 and indicates ... -
Coming down the tracks: anticipated changes to the environmental impact assessment regime as a result of the Directive 2014/52/EU and the Aarhus Convention
(Lawtext Publishing, 2016-10)This paper outlines the main changes introduced by the amending Environmental Impact Assessment Directive 2014/52/EU, and considers what these changes will mean for operators on the ground in Ireland and England when the ... -
An investigation into the motivational factors of call centre workers and the impact positive and negative forms of feedback have on employee performance.
(2017)The concept of employee feedback has been around for many years. Viewed as the core of personal and professional growth, feedback helps employees get better at what they do. Research has shown that surprisingly employees ... -
Schools in the Midlands of Ireland.
(2017)The present study explored satisfaction levels of teachers in three second-level schools in the midlands of Ireland, concentrating on student-teacher relations, pay, contracts of employment, promotional opportunities, ... -
Chef shortage: an analysis of the skills drain in the Irish hospitality sector of 2017
(2017)So, you want to be a chef? Your hands will be continuously be cut, burned, skinned. An open book about your life in a kitchen. Your back will be painful all your life. You will always be under pressure, you will be ... -
Economic impact of international students attending Athlone Institute of Technology to Athlone.
(2017)While studies have been published on spending and economic benefits of international students both nationally and internationally, there is still no evidence of a study being focused on only one institute, even in Ireland. ... -
Employer attractiveness and employee commitment: the case of a large multinational software company in Ireland.
(2017)This research succeeds in two aspects. Firstly, it gauges the attractiveness of a multinational software company in Ireland (Company X) from the perspective of Masters and undergraduate software engineering students at ... -
The public participation principle: effective implementation of Aarhus participation rights by the European Union Legal Framework.
(Lawtext Publishing, 2017)This paper considers the principle of Public Participation as envisaged by the Aarhus Convention. It addresses the academic debate regarding the true nature of public participation as a civil and political right and the ... -
Motorhome tourism on the Wild Atlantic Way in Co.Clare
(2017)Motorhome tourism is a growing phenomenon throughout the developed world. The modern motorhome contains kitchen bathroom and bedroom allowing the motorhome user the freedom to tour without using the facilities offered by ... -
An exploration into the effectiveness of service collaboration between two Irish charities providing homeless support services.
(2017)The aim of this study was to explore the effectiveness of service collaboration between two Irish charities providing homeless support services. The objectives of this study were to explore the views of the members within ...
