Trinity Business School (Research Theses and Dissertations): Recent submissions
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Coping with circumstance : development, and application to niche software development firms, of an integrative process model of adaptation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2006)The research described in this thesis uses process theory to examine the phenomenon of adaptation in niche software development firms. This examination is undertaken by initially constructing a model of adaptation that ... -
An Exploration of How Social Media Data is Used in Companies, Evidence from the Telecom Industry
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, 2019)ocial media (SM) has fundamentally changed how companies and consumers communicate and interact with each other. Comprehensive understanding of companies' use of SM requires an in-depth investigation of how companies use ... -
The effect of internal corporate governance on earnings quality and firm performance in GCC countries
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, 2018)There has been an increase in the importance of corporate governance (CG) around the world, seeking to increase the protection and confidence among investors from fraudulent and unethical practices. Fama & Jensen (1983) ... -
Confronting long-term unemployment through social entrepreneurship : an action research study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2004)This thesis emerges from the action-learning M.Sc which was completed at Trinity College, Dublin six years ago (Nolan, 1997). Through that thesis, and the associated learning processes of the programme, a concept was ... -
An alternative perspective on investing in mining stocks, credit bonds and statistical arbitrage strategies
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, 2018)This thesis is a collection of three distinct essays providing advice to investors in three areas of Finance. The first investigates the sensitivity of mining stocks to metals using multifactor models. The second researches ... -
The emergence of born global firms : a least-developed country perspective
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2016)This empirical study addresses the impact of the principal founder’s human capital (HC) factors and their level of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) along with the national export promotion policies (EPPS), on born global ... -
An exploration of how the alignment of business and information systems strategies is practiced by information systems managers in public service organisations
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, 2018)Strategic alignment (SA) remains a focus of attention for both research and practice alike, primarily because of its potential to contribute towards enhanced organisation performance. Today's challenge is not to achieve ... -
An investigation into Safe Haven Assets precious metals and others
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, 2018)During the financial market turmoil of recent decades, asset classes tend to co-move more strongly, even without strong fundamental linkages, hence the contagion effect. A serious implication for portfolio management is ... -
The Garda Inspectorate: Driving Collaborative Reform Through a Model of Equilibrated Governance
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, 2018)In the Garda Síochána Act of 2005, the Irish Government established a new oversight body, the Garda Inspectorate, to drive reform in its national police service, An Garda Síochána. Appointed in 2006 as the first Chief ... -
New Service Development in the Publicly Funded University: Overcoming Barriers and Developing Enablers
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, 2018)Today universities operate in an exceptionally difficult funding environment and in a context characterised by financial constraints, state imposed restrictions on critical strategic and operating issues and at the same ... -
An investigation into the role of firm-level multinationality in international portfolio diversification
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, 2018)The Multinational Corporation (MNCs) as an alternative to direct international diversification has received the attention of International Business (IB) and International Finance (IF) scholars for decades. Investing in ... -
Director Gender and Social Status in White-Collar Crime: Evidence from Accounting and Enforcement Releases from the SEC Paula M.
This thesis aims to re-establish the long-standing conjecture that white collar criminals differ from ordinary street criminals based on the high social status and gender of the offenders. I formulate theory and set forth ... -
Exploring the Effects of Organisational Culture on Innovation: A Mixed-Methods Study of Multinational Subsidiaries in the Irish ICT Sector
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, 2018)This research explores how organisational culture affects innovation in subsidiaries of multinational corporations (MNCs) in the Irish information and communications technology (ICT) sector. Much recent discourse has ... -
What policy initiatives are required to develop a knowledge-based economy in Ireland?
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, 2018)Title of Thesis: What policy initiatives are required to develop a knowledge-based economy in Ireland? Author of Thesis: Brendan Cannon, B.Sc. (Mgmt), M.B.A. Summary of Thesis: The purpose of this study was to investigate ... -
Towards a dynamic knowledge-based theory of the firm: an activity system perspective
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, 2018)The question of human knowledge in organisations has long occupied philosophers and sociologists of science before attracting organisational researchers' attention more recently. Indeed, how knowing and knowledge emerge ... -
An evaluation of the Knowledge Development Box in the promotion and growth of research and development to aid in the sustainment of an innovation led ecosystem
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, 2018)The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recognises the fundamental importance of research and development (R&D) and the scale of opportunity that investment in innovation can bring. With this in ... -
Key factors and underlying mechanisms for the enterprise systems lifecycle in public service organisations
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, 2017)This is a longitudinal Critical Realist case study in the Enterprise Systems (ES) area within the Information Systems (IS) domain. Based on the literature review, it is identified that the majority of the ES research is ... -
As good as gold? About the financial implications of gold and silver
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, 2017)International currency or production asset? Safe haven or classical commodity? This thesis offers insights into the financial implications of gold and silver by focusing on three distinct investigations motivated by a brief ... -
Analysis of the distribution and stationarity of real estate returns and assessment of the relationship between real estate and the financial asset markets
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2013)Notwithstanding the importance of real estate assets to the general economy and the significance of housing assets in the balance sheets of households, there is a relatively small body of research examining the distribution ... -
An investigation into the indirect diversification benefits of US equity products
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2014)The benefits of international diversification for portfolio investors have long been highlighted, as historically, low correlations among national stock markets have allowed investors to reduce their risk for a given return. ...
