Birdthistle, Naomi(Cork Institute of Technology., 2007)
Many family businesses begin with an innovative idea. In order to remain viable in an environment characterised by uncertainty and change, organisations and individuals alike depend upon an ability to learn. This paper ...
Ireland is one of the world's most foreign direct investment (FDI) dependent economies. This research project addresses patterns of influence and control in multinational companies (MNCs) in Ireland, with particular emphasis ...
Birdthistle, Naomi(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2006)
The aim of this paper is to present research findings which examine the profile of entrepreneurs in the Mid West Region of Ireland. A number of sub-objectives were formed to achieve the above aim, focus being placed on the ...
Birdthistle, Naomi; Fleming, Patricia(National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway Ireland., 2007)
A review of the entrepreneurship and small business literature indicates that little to no research has examined family businesses in Ireland in terms of their structure and composition, the management of the family business, ...
This paper considers the requirements for an industry sector approach to entrepreneurship education – The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Sector. We present a modified Process Framework for Entrepreneurship ...
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue, which brings together five papers exploring the changing anatomy of HRM at organisational level.
Design/methodology/approach – This overarching paper ...