• An investigation of the factors influencing the location decisions of Chinese multinational enterprises in Ireland, with particular focus on exploring the impact of human resource and industrial relations considerations 

  Wang, Yanyi (University of Limerick, 2018)

  Despite its small scale and peripheral geographical location, Ireland has been remarkably successful in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). This achievement is essentially predicated on a blend of incentives for ...
• At the bottom of the heap: the experiences, influencing factors and job characteristics of older female part-time workers 

  O'Sullivan, Nuala Maeve (University of Limerick, 2018)

  Disparate labour market theories have sought to explain the increase in women’s labour force participation in the developed world in recent decades. This participation has been characterised as part-time and segregated ...
• Exploring formal mentoring relationships in a nascent entrepreneurial context: functions, interactions, emotions, behaviour, and agency 

  O'Connell, Janice (University of Limerick, 2017)

  Formal mentoring programmes are an important support available to nascent entrepreneurs during venture formation, emergence and growth. This form of support has received little theoretical or empirical attention in the ...
• Taxes, organisations and decisions fiduciary tax compliance in two modern economies 

  Keegan, Brian (University of Limerick, 2017)

  An analysis of tax receipts in two jurisdictions, Ireland and the United Kingdom, points to the significance of fiduciary tax collection usually carried out by organisations. This research seeks to establish if the factors ...
• Engineered nanomaterials: employer’s liability risk, REACH & governance 

  Hester, Karena (University of Limerick, 2017)

  Nanotoxicology in relation to the effects of engineered nanomaterials [ENM] in the occupational setting has largely focused on the inhalation effects of ENM particularly on the respiratory tract. ENM are respirable allowing ...
• Decades of reform: an economic analysis of the Impact of commercialisation on the performance of state owned enterprise’s (SOEs) in Ireland. 

  Cahill, Catríona (University of Limerick, 2017)

  State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) operating in strategically important sectors such as energy, communications and transport make a substantial contribution to the Irish economy. This thesis presents an original analysis of ...
• Of seats, stereotypes and structures:empirical contributions on women in the workplace from a gender-organisation-systems perspective 

  Berkery, Elaine C. (University of Limerick, 2017)

  This thesis examines systematic issues relating to the progression of women in the workplace using a gender-organisations-systems perspective (GOS). Drawing from the different elements of the GOS perspective and employing ...
• Investigating the effectiveness of breast cancer teams in Ireland: the role of interprofessional team processes 

  Droog, Elsa Marie (University of Limerick, 2011)

  While there is sufficient research evidence to suggest that a multidisciplinary team approach improves the outcomes of patients, specifically those with breast cancer, limited attention has examined the extent to which ...
• A study of political risk selection and pricing among private insurance providers: a mixed methods approach 

  Baublyte, Lijana (University of Limerick, 2012)

  This study demonstrates that the basis of decision-making and risk-pricing in the UK Political Risk Insurance (PRI) market is a combination of Art and Science, with factors such as trust and reputation playing an important ...
• Financial development, crises, and recovery in small open economies 

  Raza, Hamid (University of Limerick, 2016)

  This study contributes to the existing literature on nancial development, crises, and recovery in small open economies. In this dissertation, we use Iceland as an example of a small open economy with a sovereign currency ...
• How does social capital impede innovation? The mediating role of social decision-making constraints in a multilevel model 

  Wang, Zhan (University of Limerick, 2016)

  Various conceptual and empirical studies demonstrate that social capital is a powerful factor in fostering innovation. However, most research focuses solely on the benefits of social capital without considering potential ...
• Life at the edge: a phenomenological examination of the communal, embodied and material dimensions of high-speed motorcycling 

  Murphy, Stephen (University of Limerick, 2016)

  This thesis begins by introducing the concept of experience and delineating its place within the discourses of marketing. To reach a more holistic appreciation of high-speed motorcycling, I situate this study within the ...
• The adoption of a national human resource development standard: the role of internal and external pressures 

  Murphy, Aileen Carmel; Garavan, Thomas N. (University of Limerick, 2016)

  This study investigates the internal and external pressures which explain the adoption or non-adoption of the Irish human resource development standard among organisations. National governments use a variety of strategies ...
• A market consistent gas storage modelling framework: valuation, calibration, & model risk 

  Kiely, Greg (University of Limercik, 2016)

  A typical natural gas derivatives book within an energy trading business, bank, or even large utility will generally be exposed to two broad categories of market risk. The first being outright price volatility, where ...
• Using prediction markets for decision support 

  Buckley, Patrick (University of Limerick, 2011)

  Organisations have always faced the challenge of making decisions in the context of large, dynamic, complex environments. The information technology revolution has increased by several orders of magnitude the information ...
• Essays on foreign investment in developing and emerging economies 

  Sirr, Gordon (University of Limerick, 2015)

  This thesis consists of four individual essays which are framed by an introductory and a concluding chapter. While independent from each other, the essays all focus on the topic of foreign investment in developing and ...
• Exploring corporate governance and financial accounting in small Irish firms 

  Heneghan, John (University of Limerick, 2015)

  The objective of this thesis is to explore the under-researched area of corporate governance in small firms with an explicit focus on the potential value of a nonexecutive director (NED) on the small firm board and ...
• An analysis of the influence of internal and external factors on diversity training design: a case study of a multinational corporation in Saudi Arabia 

  Alhejji, Hussain (University of Limerick, 2015)

  Diversity training is a significant topic in human resource development literature and one that merits theoretical and practical attention. Over the past 20 years, a considerable body of research has been accumulated. ...
• Essays on inflation, output and monetary policy in post reform China 

  Egan, Paul G (University of Limerick, 2015)

  China’s economic achievement over the past three decades has been remarkable. It has managed to maintain a sustained period of unprecedented growth since its reform and “opening-up” policies of 1978. As China is now as ...
• Mitigating employer liability for producers and users of engineered nano materials 

  McAlea, Eamonn (University of Limerick, 2015)

  This thesis presents a series of arguments, tools and techniques to help facilitate the efficient transfer of occupational risk from the community of producers and users of engineered nano materials (ENMs) to insurers, ...

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