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Research Reports and Policy Documents

Drury, M. Conboy, K. and Acton, T. (2012), “Understanding an Agile Software Development Team’s Decision-Making”, InterTradeIreland All-Ireland Innovation Programme, Community of Researchers, Research Briefing 05. (Download Briefing)

Collins, P. (2011), "Economic Impact Assessment: The Creative Sector in the Western Region", Western Development Commission. (Download Report)

Cunningham, J. (2011), "Innovation: the challenge of building an adaptive and innovative society". International Centre for Local and Regional Development Briefing Paper 8, May. (Download Briefing)

Cunningham, J. and Green, R. (2011), "Crisis and Change in Ireland: The Role of Skills and Innovation", Report commissioned by Skills Australia, July 2011. (Download Report)

Giblin, M. and Ryan, P. (2011), "Tight Clusters or Loose Networks? The Critical Role of Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Cluster Creation", InterTradeIreland All-Ireland Innovation Programme, Community of Researchers, Research Briefing 04. (Download Briefing)

Hilliard, R., Pal, S. and Parker, V. (2011), "EPA Cleaner Greener Production Programme: Experiences, Impacts and Outcomes for Participant Organisation", EPA Ireland. (Download the Report)

McCarthy, A., Grady, G. and Dooley, G. (2011), "Leadership in the Irish Civil Service: A 360º Review of Senior Management Capability", Centre for Innovation and Structural Change, NUI Galway. (Download Report)

Ryan, P., Das, S. and CM International, (2011). "Audit of the Innovation System in the Border, Midland and Western Region: An Evaluation of a Regional Knowledge Economy", Border, Midland and Western Regional Assembly, May 2011. (Download Report)

Best, M. H., Ryan, P., Das, S., Tulum, O., & Giblin, M. (2010). "Capabilities & Competitiveness: A Methodological Approach for Understanding Irish Economic Transformation. The Lucerna Project Report." Centre for Innovation and Structural Change, NUI Galway. (Full report)

Butterey, S. O’Dea, A., O'Connor, P., & Kennedy, Q. (2010). "An evaluation of the construct validity of the command safety assessment survey." CA: Naval Postgraduate School.

Healy, D., Douthwaite, R., Leyden, K., Farrell, K. and Lumley, I. et al. (2010) "Sustainable Development Evaluation of Road Infrastructure Programmes in Ireland", Forthcoming. Environmental Protection Agency (of Ireland).

Long, W.M., O'Connor, P., McCauley, M. (2010). "Nontechnical skills for Officers of the Deck (NTSOD) rating form: A user's guide." Monterey, CA: Naval Postgraduate School.

O’Dea, A., O'Connor, P., Kennedy, Q., & Butterey, S. (2010). "A review of the safety climate literature as it relates to Naval aviation". Monterey, CA: Naval Postgraduate School.

Dobbins, A. (2009) "The Print Industry Fights Back: the story of Ireland’s Print & Packaging Forum", Dublin: National Centre for Partnership and Performance.

Dobbins, A., Harvey, J., Cacares, C., van Heerden, A., Wild, A., Mastoras, J. and McDonald, D. (2009) "The Global Labor Challenge: collective bargaining outcomes and prospects in key world economies", Brussels European Employee Relations Consultants and HR Policy Association.

Gonzalez-Perez, M.A. and Roldan-Perez, A. (2009) "Coffee, Cooperation and Competition: A Comparative Study of Colombia and Vietnam", UNCTAD. Geneva, Switzeland. (Online)

Iskanius, P., Halonen, R. and Möttönen, M. (2009) "Experiences of ERP use in small enterprises". 11th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, 6 - 10 May, Milan, Italy.

Davidson, K., McCauley, V., Domegan, C. and McClune, W. (2008) "A report for the Standing Committee Conference on Teacher Education North and South", (SCoTENS), Centre for Cross Border Studies, NI.

Dobbins, A. and Carley, M. (2008) "A Guide to Employment Law in Ireland", European Employment Review. No. 409, February.

Domegan, C., Davison, K. and McCauley, V. (2008) "Mapping Science Communication, Outreach and Public Engagement in Ireland: Key Survey Findings". IN FORFAS (Ed.) Dublin.

Dabrowski, M., Pajak, S., Nowacki, M., Marmolowski, M. and Ryszard Kruk, S. (2007) "MarcOnt Portal 1.0 Research Stable", DERI, NUI Galway.

Dabrowski, M., Wozniak, M., Marmolowski, M., Nowacki, M. and Pajak, S. (2007) "MarcOnt Portal Service Oriented Architecture", DERI, NUI Galway.

Douthwaite, R., Healy, D. and Leyden, K. (2007) "Towards a Sustainable Transport System", Expert Briefing Paper published in Comhar: Towards Sustainability in the National Development Plan 2007-2013.(Republic of Ireland)

Dundon, T., McCarthy, A. and Cafferkey, K. (2007) "Management Consulting in Europe: Entry Level Competences". Report of Work Package 2 for EU Leonardo Consult in Europe project.

Gonzalez-Perez, M.A. and Pontikakis, D. (2007) "Re-inventing the social university: towards a glocalisation of actionable knowledge". Matchpoints in Globalisation: The Knowledge-Based Economy, Identities and the Transforming State. University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark.

Marmolowski, M., Dabrowski, M., Nowacki, M., Pajak, S. and Ryszard Kruk, S., (2007) "MarcOnt Portal User Guide", DERI, NUI Galway.

Royle, T. (2007) "The impact of global food chains on employment in the food and drink sector". Geneva, International Labour Office.

O'Connor, P., Hyde, D., Economos, D., & Beck, R. (2006). "Submerged manned testing of the prototype Hydrotech heating system". Panama City, FL: Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Research Report 05-09.

Ramirez, P., Scott, M. and Golden, W. (2006) "Innovation and the Information Society: A study of Policy Coherence and Governance in Ireland", Report submitted to the OECD MONIT network.

Clarke, J., & O'Connor, P. (2005). "Testing of a prototype special operations gas mask". Panama City, FL: Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Research Report 04-27.

Hilliard, R., and Green, R. (2005) "Governance and Institutional Change in Ireland", in S. Remoe (ed.) Governance of Innovation Systems. Paris: OECD.

Martinez-Solano, L., Giblin, M. and Walshe, E. (2005) "Knowledge Intensive Service Activities in the Irish Software Industry: Country Report for the OECD KISA Project 2002-2005", Paris: OECD Report, March. ([available online])

O'Connor, P. (2005). "A Navy diving supervisor’s guide to nontechnical skills required for safe and productive diving operations". Panama City, FL: Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Research Report 05-09.

O'Connor, P. (2005). "An investigation of the nontechnical skills required to maximize the safety and productivity of U.S. Navy divers". Panama City, FL: Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Research Report 05-03.

Dundon, T., Curran, D., Maloney, M. and Ryan, P. (2004) "Employee Voice and Organisational Change", DETE Research Report, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE): Dublin. (Download Here)

Heffernan, M. and Dundon, T. (2004) "High Performance Work Systems and Employee Outcomes: Rebalancing the argument", Working Paper Series, International Industrial Relations Association (HRM Study Group) September.

Hennessey, P., Melton, J., & O'Connor, P. (2004). "Preliminary evaluation of the aqua lung compact oxygen diving equipment (C.O.D.E.) underwater breathing apparatus (UBA)- Phase II: Manned testing in the test pool and ocean simulation facility". Panama City, FL: Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Research Report 04-21.

Ackers, P., Marchington, M., Wilkinson A. and Dundon, T. (2003) "Partnership and Voice, With or Without Trade Unions: Changing UK Management Approaches to Organisational Participation", Loughborough University Business School Working Series Papers No 4, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK.

Burbach, R. and Dundon, T. (2003) "Ebusiness Enablement for Irish SMEs: Report on Survey Use of Human Resource Information Systems", Enterprise Ireland/CISC Report.

Dundon, T., Wilkinson, A., Marchington, M. and Ackers, P. (2003) "The Changing Patterns of Employee Voice", Loughborough University Business School Working Series Papers No 2, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK.

Long, E. T., O'Connor, P., & Liberatore, T.A. (2003). "Development of exposure guidance for warm water diving: Volume 1 — physiology and endurance". Panama City, FL: Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Research Report 03-11.

Long, E. T., O'Connor, P., & Liberatore, T.A. (2003). "Development of exposure guidance for warm water diving: Volume 2 — System for investigation of divers’ behavior at depth (SINDBAD) and special operations forces (SOF) mission-related performance measures (MRPM)". Panama City, FL: Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Research Report 03-15.

Martinez-Solano, L. (2003) "Knowledge-Intensive Activities (KISAs) in the ICT and Health Care Sectors in Ireland," OECD, Paris/Prague.

Mearns, K., Whitaker, S., Flin, R., Gordon, R., & O'Connor, P. (2003). "Factoring the human into safety translating research into practice Volume 3: Crew resource management training for offshore operations". Norwich, England: Her Majesty’s stationary office.

Mearns, K., Whitaker, S., Flin, R., Gordon, R., & O'Connor, P. (2003). "Factoring the human into safety translating research into practice. Volume 1: Benchmarking human and organisational factors in offshore safety". Norwich, England: Her Majesty’s stationary office.

Mearns, K., Whitaker, S., Flin, R., Gordon, R., & O'Connor, P. (2003). "Factoring the human into safety translating research into practice. Volume 2: The development and evaluation of a human factors accident and near miss reporting form for the offshore oil industry". Norwich, England: Her Majesty’s stationary office.

O'Connor, P., Flin, R., Fletcher, G. & Hemsley, P. (2003). "Methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of flightcrew CRM training in the UK aviation industry". London: Civil Aviation Authority.

Ramirez, P. (2003) "Medical Technology and Devices Industry in the West of Ireland: An industry based case study", Report commissioned by the Western Development Commission, Ireland, September.

Ramirez, P. (2003) "Report on Industry Sectors", Report commissioned by the Western Development Commission, Ireland, September.

Green, R., Giblin, M., Ryan, P. and Moroney, M. (2002) "Innovation in the Irish Sector: Economy Culture and Communication", Trends in Communication: Regional Clusters in ICT, 10, P. 89-113.

O'Connor, P., O’Dea, A., & Flin, R. (2002). "Teamwork skills training for Nuclear Operations Personnel: Results" (IMC project HF/GSNR/5064). Unpublished IMC report.

O'Connor, P., O’Dea, A., & Flin, R. (2001). "Literature Review: Team skills training for nuclear operations". (IMC project HF/GSNR/5064). Unpublished IMC report.

Mearns, K., O'Connor, P., & Flin, R. (1997). "Determining the relationship between safety climate and performance measures in the mining industry". Unpublished report to HSE Operations Unit.

Martinez-Solano, L. (1995) "Management techniques to improve the quality of lakes and reservoirs (in Mexico)", financed by CFE.

Martinez-Solano, L. (1994) "Hydrodynamic study about pollution dispersion in lakes (in Mexico)", financed by the PEMEX.

Martinez-Solano, L. (1994) "Study about the hydrodynamic and sedimentation process of the Agua Prieta Lake, Mexico", financed by PEMEX.

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