Trinity Business School (Research Theses and Dissertations): Recent submissions
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A behavioural and non-behavioural analysis of the London gold market
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2015)This thesis makes a number of contributions to the literature on the economics and finance of the gold market, with a special emphasis on the London gold market. It provides the first effort to produce a substantiate ... -
An exploration into the relationship between brand and industry evolution
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2015)There is still much to discover about the evolution of whole industries, their boundaries and the influence of the final consumer on the products and services industries create. Brands have become integral to the contemporary ... -
Fast-growth firms and entrepreneurial teams : an investigation of the structures and strategies employed by firms in the U.S. and Irish software industry
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2001)A body of research exists which suggests that firms founded by entrepreneurial teams are more likely to be fast-growing than firms founded by individuals. The objective of this work was to investigate the structures and ... -
The influence of inter-company linkages on company performance : the case of the Irish software industry
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2001)This study was undertaken to examine the following research question: How and why do inter-company linkages influence company performance? Many studies (e.g. Teece, 1997; Gemser, 1996; Hagedoom, 1990) have contributed ... -
Institutional complexity and the construction of collective action in nonprofit fields
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2015)This dissertation contributes to our understanding of how institutional complexity within fields influences efforts to construct interorganisational collective action. Five cases of efforts to construct collective action ... -
Exploring the role of the Chief Information Officier (CIO) during a failing IS initiative : a process inquiry in a public sector setting
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2015)This research is situated in the field of Information Systems (IS) and explores the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) over the course of a failing IS initiative. IS failure is a recurring theme in both academic ... -
Key components of consumer engagement : a firm-hosted virtual customer environment perspective
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2015)The overarching objective of this research was to develop and test a model of consumer engagement in a virtual customer environment (VCE) in an attempt to advance substantive theory on the key determinants of this engagement. ... -
Surviving the peace : processes of organisational identity work in response to deinstitutionalisation of Irish peacebuilding
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2014)This research explores how Irish peacebuilding organisations are responding to deinstitutionalisation, the decline of a set of practices and beliefs, by engaging in different patterns of organisational identity work, the ... -
Exploring the impact of franchising on industry evolution : fast food / quick service restaurants (QSR) and real estate industries in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2015)The principal aim of this study was to explore and describe the role of franchising in terms of its emergence and impact on industry structure. The justification for the research was based on a number of theoretical and ... -
Financial integration, culture, and capital structure : an empirical analysis of emerging markets
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2011)The objectives of this thesis are (i) to study the financial integration between emerging markets and the world market, (ii) to investigate the determinants of the extent of market comovement, with special attention paid ... -
Formal research networking for results : an empirical study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2011)The European Union (EU) is continuously increasing its support to a range of formal networking research (FNR) programmes of pre-competitive nature. This study brings together the fields of performance theory and research ... -
The dynamics of collaboration in information technology enabled change : a case study in the Irish Public Service
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2010)The potential of information technology (IT) to transform organisations has been a recurrent theme for approximately fifty years. This potential has spurred a significant body of inquiry into many elements of IT with ... -
The development and implementation of strategy in a university faculty : a strategy -as -practice study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2010)Political demands for universities to develop closer links with industry and society (i.e. an enhanced utilitarian focus) has resulted in reduced autonomy and increased scrutiny of their impact on society. The advent of ... -
Textual sentiment analysis in international financial markets
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2013)Textual sentiment refers to the degree of positivity or negativity in texts. Compared with investor sentiment, which has been extensively studied by behavioral finance researchers, textual sentiment includes the more ... -
Exploring the role of trade associations in industry evolution : banking and motor industries in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2011)The principal aim of this study was to explore and describe the role of trade associations in the evolution of industrial structures. The justification for the research is based on a number of theoretical and empirical ... -
GARCH modelling of the volume-volatility relation in equity markets
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2012)The mixture of distributions hypothesis (MDH) provides a theoretical explanation for the existence of a positive volume-volatility relationship. According to this hypothesis, both volume and volatility are driven by a ... -
Exploring the roles of ICT middle management in aligning business and ICT strategies : the case of information and communication technology in public service organisations
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2013)A longitudinal review of the top information and communication teclmology (ICT) management issues had shown strategic alignment to be a key concern. The issue of strategic alignment has persisted as a critical ICT management ... -
How CIOs interact with external peer networks : an application of grounded theory in an Irish private sector context
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2010)Interactions with peers have been identified, in the IS management literature, as being the most influential source of external contact for the Chief Information Officer (CIO), supporting them in their role as the most ... -
Diversity in marketing practice
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2009)Theory development in marketing has received periodic debate. In the spirit of reappraisal, this thesis endeavours to explain the nature of diversity in marketing practice found among firms and the manner in which marketing ... -
Exploring the connection between R&D and supply chain management in the branded ethical pharmaceutical sector
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2008)This investigation, in the field and in the literature, aimed to describe how SCM functions in terms of new product R&D in the ethical branded pharmaceutical industry. The literature review revealed little extant research ...
