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Capturing classical and contemporary classical music: assessing current practices and exploring the future
(Dublin Business School, 2019)This research presents a review of the current practices employed when cataloguing classical and contemporary classical music and also explores the potential of Linked Data to share and to disseminate music metadata ... -
Patrons’ health queries for Healthy Ireland: are South Dublin public librarians prepared from their perspective.
(Dublin Business School, 2019)This study aimed to investigate if South Dublin public librarians are confidently prepared for dealing with patrons’ health queries for the Healthy Ireland (H.I.) initiative from the librarians’ perspective. Seven qualitative ... -
Undergraduate and postgraduate interactions and perceptions of an academic library’s discovery services
(Dublin Business School, 2019)Discovery services configured by Dublin Business School (DBS) library provide students with a one-stop gateway to access their catalogue and EBSCO’s Discovery Services (EDS). In order to assess the user experience they ... -
The public library, health promotion and older adults: exploring challenges and opportunities
(Dublin Business School, 2019)Health promotion has gained increasing importance in public library programming as part of wider community services and needs. In parallel, recent years have seen a greater focus on library servicing and programs for older ... -
Analysis of the impact of psychosocial stress among project managers within information technology enabled services-business process outsourcing in India
(Dublin Business School, 2019)The project management demands have risen dramatically due to the growing demand for quality, modern technology and innovation. The ever-increasing demand of the IT industries to work in an intensive, competitive and global ... -
Factors affecting social media communication of millennials and the influence of social media on their behaviour
(Dublin Business School, 2019)Social media has overtaken the world by its advancement in technology enhancing the way people communicate with each other. The generation that has benefited the most and also been compromised by this are the “millennials”. ... -
How sales and services tax bring social and economic impact compared to goods and services tax in Malaysia?
(Dublin Business School, 2019)There are various reactions, arguments and opinions among the society as a result of the government reintroduce the Sales and Services Tax (SST) from 1st of September this year. Some of them gave positive responds as the ... -
Cultural Intelligence and the integration of culturally diverse teams in multinational companies
(Dublin Business School, 2019)The aim of this study was to examine how the individual level of cultural intelligence (CQ) can affect the integration performance of culturally diverse teams in multinational companies. Based on the theoretical model of ... -
Internationalisation of SME’s
(Dublin Business School, 2019)This research study was conducted in order to identify if the Small Medium Sized Enterprises needs a strategy to successfully globalise. It will guide through the literature review which represents the studies conducted ... -
Lean construction between theory and practice: A case study of the Irish construction sector
(Dublin Business School, 2019)Lean manufacturing is a well-known management philosophy and has found widespread application in the industry. Lean Construction applies the same philosophy to construction activities. The reception of Lean in construction ... -
Why training and development is more important in airline industry? A case of Indigo Airline.
(Dublin Business School, 2019)Training and development has become very crucial in the airlines sector as the concerns related to safety and comforts of passengers are executed effectively. All the employees of Indigo Airlines in different department ... -
The impact of Facebook usage on one's self-esteem and personality.
(Dublin Business School, 2019)Facebook use is very popular among many different groups of people in societies worldwide, but many questions remain unanswered regarding individual traits that are antecedents of individual behaviours enacted online. ... -
What effect is the media having on how people view and hear about the catholic church in Ireland?
(Dublin Business School, 2019)The clerical sexual abuse scandals in Ireland has done untold reputational damage to the Catholic Church in Ireland. During and after the scandals, the media provided the Catholic Church with a grovelling platform as it ... -
Celebrating neuro-diversity in Irish workplace, enabling support practices and disabling barriers.
(Dublin Business School, 2019)People with Autism face more challenges than an average person in workplace due to challenges they experience with social interaction and sensory sensitivity. In neuro-typical dominated workplace, societal mis-conceptions ... -
If you want to have a house, you have to stay quiet: Housing experiences of Polish and Romanian migrants in Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2019)Although migration has been part of human history, we could say that in the 21st-century economic drivers of migration are more powerful than ever, yet in a multicultural country like Ireland where diversity is encouraged ... -
Exploring men’s reasons to enter female dominated occupations, investigating how male social care workers incorporate empathy into their gender identity and their delivery of care.
(Dublin Business School, 2019)This project sought to gain insight into the reasons behind men who choose to work in caring professions that are dominated by females. It also endeavoured to explore how men incorporate empathy into their gender identities ... -
Justifying the lesser evil – experience of self-sufficient living in consumerist society
(Dublin Business School, 2019)Humans are causing unprecedented change to global environment contributing to the ongoing mass extinction, climate change and worldwide destruction of natural habitats. Implications of these changes for the future of ... -
Exploring collective identity and meaning in the repeal movement
(Dublin Business School, 2019)The aim of the research is to examine collective identity in activism in Ireland, specifically as part of the campaign to repeal the 8th amendment. It looked at the experiences of first-time activists in order to gain ... -
The relationship between gender congruence and social support and the mental health of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals in Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2019)This study explores the relationships between gender identity and the mental wellbeing of transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) individuals in an Irish context. This correlational study aimed to find significant ... -
Measuring the efficacy of art therapy on general health
(Dublin Business School, 2019)This study examines the impact Art Therapy can have on the general health of adults. Art therapy is defined as a creative method of expression used as a therapeutic technique, which could include attending an art therapist ...