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The value of social media in CRM : from CRM 1.0 to CRM 2.0
(Dublin Business School, 2012)Purpose - Through this master’s level thesis, the researcher wants to deeply study CRM and the value of linking social media to it. Specifically, the researcher wants to determine if there is a potential gap between ... -
Values, drugs & rock ‘n’ roll: the relationship between music preference, values, and attitudes to drugs
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The study aimed to explore the relationship between an individual’s music preference, how they value Stimulation and Conformity, and how this relates to their attitudes towards recreational drug use. Participants (N=791) ... -
Valuing equality in Irish social care
(Social Care Ireland, 2009)In this article the author critiques Irish social care by presenting an equality perspective on practice. An equality perspective involves developing emancipatory practices, that is, ways of helping that provide egalitarian ... -
The Vanishing Mediator and Linguistic Hospitality
(Department of Philosophy of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), 2010)In We, the People of Europe? Balibar argues for a Europe as the interpreter of the world, a ‘vanishing mediator’ translating languages and cultures. Ricoeur in his last works has considered translation as a paradigm of ... -
Variation in stress levels in the nursing profession : a comparison between dementia and geriatric nurses
(Dublin Business School, 2012)Background: Previous research has suggested a strong correlation between nurses’ occupational stress, and staff turnover (Hinshaw & Atwood, 1993) and suggested that Staff stress levels are affected by Occupational and ... -
Vicarious trauma and posttraumatic growth : a study of how interpreters working in psychotherapy are impacted by their work
(Dublin Business School, 2012)Findings are presented for a qualitative study that explored the potential vicarious traumatisation and posttraumatic growth experienced by interpreters working in psychotherapy with refugees and asylum seekers. Six ... -
A 'victim personality' : a comparison of victims of workplace bullying and non-victims on the EPQR-A
(Dublin Business School, 2005)The primary aim of this study was to examine the personalities of victims and non-victims of workplace bullying. Up to now research has proven inconclusive regarding the existence of a 'victim personality' with some ... -
Victimisation in urban disadvantaged primary schools: associations with health-related quality of life, depression and social support
(Wiley, 2017)Background: Although a widespread problem, victimisation research on primary school children is limited, especially in disadvantaged regions. The aim of the current research was to address this absence in the literature ... -
Video game addiction and its possible negative effects on social skills and empathy in adolescents
(Dublin Business School, 2010)The present research is an investigation of video game addiction and its possible negative effects on adolescents with regard to social skills and empathy. The use of video gaming as a form of escapism is also explored. ... -
Video game engagement: gender differences, preferred mode of play and problem solving
(Dublin Business School, 2018)This study’s objective was to examine if there are differences in video game engagement levels across single and multiplayers, and males and females. It further examined if there are differences between single players and ... -
Video games, personality, aggression and arousal: the prediction of the general aggression model
(Dublin Business School, 2013)In this study twenty-two participants each played two video games, Warhammer 40,000 Space marine and Journey, a violent and non-violent game respectively. While participants did this their heart rate was recorded. According ... -
A view from the railway
(Dublin Business School, 2013)Irish countryside. Author keywords: Wicklow, railway -
Views from the throne
(Dublin Business School, 2011)In a world where mobile technology is becoming an increasing part of daily life across all demographics, it is not surprising that it has infiltrated into even the most private of daily situations. With the advances in ... -
Views of counsellors on childcare facilities for drug dependant women
(Dublin Business School, 2001)This study 'was conducted to examine the provision of childcare for drug dependent women with children. It's focus was to obtain the views of counsellors regarding childcare being a factor in the uptake of counselling. ... -
Violent first-person shooters: Investigating life-satisfaction and empathy in long-term excessive users
(Dublin Business School, 2019)The aim of the current study was to explore the differences, in terms of life-satisfaction and empathy, between excessive long-term users and non-excessive users of violent FPS games. A correlational design with a ... -
Violent video games, empathy and indirect aggression in primary school
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Violent video gaming has received considerable attention in news headlines recently describing the negative associations with increased aggression and negative social consequences. In consideration of the bias in reporting ... -
A vision for research support services at Dublin Business School library
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Visual and auditory working memory in children with arithmetic learning disabilities
(Dublin Business School, 2003)Studies have shown a significant correlation between learning disorders and deficits of working memory (O'Connor & Herminlin, 1973; Baddeley, Papagno & Valler, 1998). Relationships between Mathematical learning disorders ... -
A visual exploration of allotments as spaces of Spectacle : a comparative analysis of allotment gardens within the greater Dublin area and the city of Aarhus in Denmark
(Dublin Business School, 2013)The contemporary cityscape is witnessing a revival of allotment gardens alongside a range of different types of urban agriculture initiatives. Contemporary allotments provide space for a variety of populations and ... -
Visual literacy: are art students getting enough from their library services?
(Dublin Business School, 2018)We live in a digital age and in recent years, due in no small part to the rise of social media, there has been an explosion in the volume of visual images and visual media available for consumption. This re-emergence of ...