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In‐career professional development: the case of Irish second‐level teachers (1998)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N. (1998). In‐career professional development: the case of Irish second‐level teachers. Journal of European industrial training, 22(9), 375-387. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090599810241027

Focuses on professional development policy for Irish second‐level teachers. Attempts to conceptualise current thinking about professional development policies as they relate to the teaching profession. Reviews existing policy for the provision of pr... Read More about In‐career professional development: the case of Irish second‐level teachers.

Entrepreneurial dynamics in small business service firms (1998)
Journal Article
Glancey, K., Greig, M., & Pettigrew, M. (1998). Entrepreneurial dynamics in small business service firms. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 4(3), 249-268. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552559810235547

This paper examines the nature of entrepreneurial dynamics in small business service firms. The past decade has seen a rapid growth in the number of small business service firms, with a corresponding increase in their importance in terms of employme... Read More about Entrepreneurial dynamics in small business service firms.

Adoption of management software in a SME. (1998)
Book Chapter
MacKerron, G., & Wybrow, D. (1998). Adoption of management software in a SME. In I. P. McCarthy, & A. et (Eds.), Manufacturing Excellence in SME's (71-76). Sheffield Academic Press

This case study discusses the approach taken at a small specialist clothing manufacturer who, due to increasing demand, had to adopt Computer Aided Manufacturing (C.A.M.) techniques to improve their production control information. The development and... Read More about Adoption of management software in a SME..

Industrial relations in the privatised coal industry: continuity, change and contradictions. (1998)
Thesis
Wallis, E. Industrial relations in the privatised coal industry: continuity, change and contradictions. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9237

This study seeks both to describe and account for the patterns of industrial relations
which have emerged in the UK coal industry since privatisation in 1994. In doing so,
it also aims to address some of the wider questions concerning the relations... Read More about Industrial relations in the privatised coal industry: continuity, change and contradictions..

Managing human resources in a post‐command economy: personnel administration or strategic HRM (1998)
Journal Article
Garavan, T., Morley, M., Heraty, N., Lucewicz, J., & Suchodolski, A. (1998). Managing human resources in a post‐command economy: personnel administration or strategic HRM. Personnel Review, 27(3), 200-212. https://doi.org/10.1108/00483489810210606

Reviews the changes in personnel/HRM practices within a post‐command economy. Explores personnel/HRM practices within 25 Polish companies and reports on the diversity of personnel/HRM practices in evidence. The data suggest significant under‐develop... Read More about Managing human resources in a post‐command economy: personnel administration or strategic HRM.

Ecological and Regional Protests in Uttarakhand, Northern India (1998)
Journal Article
Hannam, K. (1998). Ecological and Regional Protests in Uttarakhand, Northern India. Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, 89(1), 56-65. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9663.00006

This article examines the continuities and discontinuities between the Chipko ecological movement and the recent regional movement for a separate State of Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas. The movement for a separate Uttarakhand State within the I... Read More about Ecological and Regional Protests in Uttarakhand, Northern India.

Winning new product business in the contract electronics industry (1998)
Journal Article
Hunt, I., & Jones, R. (1998). Winning new product business in the contract electronics industry. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 18(2), 130-142. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579810193276

The electronics contract manufacturing market is growing and becoming increasingly competitive with original equipment manufacturers (OEM) expanding their use of contract manufacturers (CMs) to balance workload, lower operation costs and avoid manuf... Read More about Winning new product business in the contract electronics industry.