• Tattoo: marketplace Icon 

  Patterson, Maurice (Taylor and Francis, 2017)

  The tattoo may be considered iconic in terms of its ability to reflect and contribute to consumer culture. It encapsulates contemporary tensions between the paradigm of plasticity that has engulfed the body and skin and a ...
• A deviant art: tattoo-related stigma in an era of commodification 

  Larsen, Gretchen; Patterson, Maurice; Markham, Lucy (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2014)

  In Western society, tattoos have historically signified deviance and those who were tattooed were often stigmatized as a result. Extant research examines the nature of stigma and identifies a number of stigma management ...
• Multinational companies and HRM in Ireland during recession: a retrospective from a highly globalized economy 

  Gunnigle, Patrick; Lavelle, Jonathan; Monaghan, Sinéad (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2018)

                             This paper provides a retrospective investigation of the impact of the recent great recession on human resource management (HRM) in multinational companies (MNCs) in Ireland. Ireland represents ...
• Stock return predictability and model instability: evidence from mainland China and Hong Kong 

  Hong, Hui; Chen, Naiwei; O'Brien, Fergal; Ryan, James (Elsevier, 2018)

  This study examines the predictability of the Shanghai Composite, Shenzhen Composite and the Hang Seng China Enterprise index returns during the period 1993 to 2010, with emphasis on whether considering structural breaks ...
• Sexuality, marriage and women's life narratives in Teresa Deevy' s a disciple (1931), the King of Spain's daughter (1935) and Katie Roche (1936) 

  Ní Bheacháin, Caoilfhionn (Association for Irish Studies (AEDEI), 2012)

  Teresa Deevy (1894-1963) is an Irish playwright who has received increased critical attention in recent years. Deevy wrote some twenty-five plays between 1930 and 1958, and she can be positioned within the post-revolutionary ...
• Population age structure and consumption expenditure composition: evidence from European countries 

  Addessi, William (Elsevier, 2018)

  This paper aims at evaluating the effect of population age structure on households’ aggregate preferences and, through this channel, on the sectoral composition of the final consumption expenditure. The analysis of ...
• Conscience as compass: creative encounters between Ireland and Latin America 

  Ní Bheacháin, Caoilfhionn; Mitchell, Angus (Society for Irish Latin American Studies (SILAS), 2018)

  Introduction
• State-owned enterprise sector, 2017 

  Palcic, Dónal; Reeves, Eoin (DE GRUYTER POLAND SP ZOO, 2018)

  Table 1 provides some broad financial indicators for the fourteen largest non-financial state-owned enterprises (SOEs), drawn from the most recent accounts published by each company for 2016. The figures highlight the ...
• Using simulation to develop entrepreneurial skills and mind-set: an exploratory case study 

  Costin, Yvonne; O'Brien, Michael P.; Slattery, Darina M. (International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2018)

  Entrepreneurs need to develop a range of skills to be successful, including skills in decision making, risk management, problem solving, communication, and teamwork. Games and simulations are increasingly being used in ...
• Hazard screening methods for nanomaterials: a comparative study 

  Sheehan, Barry; Murphy, Finbarr; Mullins, Martin; Furxhi, Irini; Costa, Anna L.; Simeone, Felice C.; Mantecca, Paride (MDPI, 2018)

  Hazard identification is the key step in risk assessment and management of manufactured nanomaterials (NM). However, the rapid commercialisation of nano-enabled products continues to out-pace the development of a prudent ...
• "Writers and the International Spirit" : Irish PEN in the postwar years 

  Brady, Deirdre (University of St. Thomas * Center for Irish Studies, 2017)

  no abstract available
• The Road to Cuzco: An Irish woman writer's journey to the navel of the world 

  Deirdre Brady (Society for Irish Latin American Studies (SILAS), 2018)

  Although it was not published until 1950, Ena Dargan s travel book The Road to Cuzco: A Journey from Argentina to Peru (1950), was set in the 1930s. The book documents her journey from Buenos Aires (Argentina) to Cuzco ...
• Well-being and functioning at work following thefts and robberies: a comparative study 

  Setti, Ilaria; van der Velden, Peter G.; Sommovigo, Valentina; Ferretti, Maria S.; Giorgi, Gabriele; O'Shea, Deirdre; Argentero, Piergiorgio (Frontiers Media, 2018)

  Thefts and robberies may be traumatizing experiences for employees. The aim of this study is to explore to what extent experiencing robberies and/or thefts at work affect workers’ mental health, coping-self-efficacy, ...
• From the concept to the measurement of sustainable competitiveness: social and environmental aspects 

  Doyle, Eleanor; Perez-Alaniz, Mauricio (Centre for Strategic and International Entrepreneurship – Krakow, Poland, 2017)

  Objective: This article offers an extensive review of Sustainable Competitiveness as an integrating concept bridging current understandings around sustainable development and encompassing the aspects of economic, social ...
• Energizing respites from work: a randomized controlled study on respite interventions. 

  Steidle, Anna; González-Morales, Gloria M.; Hoppe, Annekatrin; Michel, Alexandra; O'Shea, Deirdre (Taylor and Francis, 2017)

  Increasing and new work demands drain employees energy resources at work. This 4-week longitudinal field experiment investigated the energizing potential of a respite intervention conducted at the workplace (either a ...
• The role of the state in shaping zero hours work in an atypical liberal market economy 

  O'Sullivan, Michelle; Turner, Thomas; Lavelle, Jonathan; McMahon, Juliet; Murphy, Caroline; Ryan, Lorraine; Gunnigle, Patrick; O'Brien, Mike (SAGE Publications, 2017)

  Zero hours work typifies work where there are no guaranteed hours offered by the employer. This article examines the relationship between the state and the emergence of zero hours work in an atypical liberal market ...
• Impact of changes in consumer preferences on sectoral labour reallocation: evidence from the italian economy 

  Addessi, William; Pulina, Manuela; Sallusti, Federico (Oxford University and JohnWiley & Sons Ltd, 2017)

  This study empirically investigates the impact of changes in consumer preferences on labour reallocation across the Italian economic sectors. For this purpose, coherent sectoral time series of consumer preferences and ...
• The local in the global: regions, employment systems and multinationals 

  Almond, Philip; Gonzalez, Maria C.; Lavelle, Jonathan; Murray, Gregor (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2017)

  This article examines how the international competition to attract and retain foreign direct investment shapes the governance of business and employment systems. Through an examination of global production networks and the ...
• Strategic B2B customer experience management: the importance of outcomes-based measures 

  Zolkiewski, Judy; Story, Victoria; Burton, Jamie; Chan, Paul; Gomes, Andre; Hunter-Jones, Philippa; O'Malley, Lisa; Peters, Linda D.; Raddats, Chris; Robinson, William (Emerald, 2017)

  Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critique the adequacy of efforts to capture the complexities of customer experience in a business-to-business (B2B) context using input– output measures. The paper introduces a ...
• Investigating the role of discrete emotions in silence versus speaking up 

  Kirrane, Melrona; O'Shea, Deirdre; Buckley, Finian; Grazi, Adele; Prout, Joanne (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2017)

  Silence in the workplace is a highly prevalent behaviour, but more is needed to understand the causes and consequences of such behaviour. In this article, we draw on theory and research to examine the role of discrete ...

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