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Automatic Position and Orientation Correction for Automated Assembly Robots (1993)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rea, H. J., Raeside, R., & Lewis, J. (1993, March). Automatic Position and Orientation Correction for Automated Assembly Robots. Presented at Thirtieth International MATADOR Conference, Manchester, UK

For assembly purposes, robot accuracy is critical only in small well-defined volumes, such as immediately over a pallet or work table where pieces are being lifted and assembled. Since the volumes are small it is possible to consider the robot system... Read More about Automatic Position and Orientation Correction for Automated Assembly Robots.

INTRODUCING END‐USER COMPUTING: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT – PART 2 (1993)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., & McCracken, C. (1993). INTRODUCING END‐USER COMPUTING: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT – PART 2. Industrial and Commercial Training, 25(9), null. https://doi.org/10.1108/00197859310043974

Part 1 described the growth in end‐user computing and the problems which it presents for training and general computer literacy, highlighting a number of elements necessary to achieve a basic level of computer literacy, i.e. awareness, skill and kno... Read More about INTRODUCING END‐USER COMPUTING: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT – PART 2.

Economic development and local authorities: The Scottish case (1993)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (1993). Economic development and local authorities: The Scottish case. Local Economy, 8(2), 100-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/02690949308726180

The economic development activities of local authorities have expanded considerably over the last decade. This paper considers the range of such activities and presents an overview of the results of a survey of local authorities, taking Scotland as a... Read More about Economic development and local authorities: The Scottish case.

The Training and Development Function: Its Search for Power and Influence in Organizations (1993)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., Barnicle, B., & Heraty, N. (1993). The Training and Development Function: Its Search for Power and Influence in Organizations. Journal of European industrial training, 17(7), https://doi.org/10.1108/03090599310042519

Reviews some of the literature on power and influence as it relates to the training and development function. Highlights a number of difficulties that confront the training and development function in using power and influence successfully in organi... Read More about The Training and Development Function: Its Search for Power and Influence in Organizations.

INTRODUCING END‐USER COMPUTING: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT – PART 1 (1993)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., & McCracken, C. (1993). INTRODUCING END‐USER COMPUTING: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT – PART 1. Industrial and Commercial Training, 25(7), null. https://doi.org/10.1108/00197859310042443

End‐user computing is now a reality in many organizations. The variety of end users is considerable and it has many implications for their training and development. Focuses on some of these issues, in particular the problems of end‐user computing, a... Read More about INTRODUCING END‐USER COMPUTING: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT – PART 1.

Government Financial Assistance and Manufacturing Investment in Northern Ireland (1993)
Journal Article
Sheehan, M. (1993). Government Financial Assistance and Manufacturing Investment in Northern Ireland. Regional Studies, 27(6), 527-540. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343409312331347745

This paper analyses the influence of government grants on the investment decision making process in the Northern Ireland manufacturing sector. The paper is based on detailed interviews with Northern Ireland manufacturing firms and focuses on two time... Read More about Government Financial Assistance and Manufacturing Investment in Northern Ireland.