• Close Knit: an investigation of the therapeutic consumption tribe 

  O'Sullivan, Máire R. (University College Cork, 2018)

  This thesis interrogates the nature of and meanings behind consumption practices in a femaleled and -dominated consumption community, specifically Knitters. Informed by the data, the study focuses on the therapeutic nature ...
• Open innovation adoption in global high-tech SME firms: a qualitative multiple case study 

  Barrett, Gillian (University College Cork, 2016)

  Interest in the paradigm of open innovation has been considerable in recent years. However, limitations in the scope of this research are now evident. Some of those limitations are addressed in this research study by ...
• An exploration of the impact of the Green-Schools programme on the development of sustainable behaviours in the home 

  O'Neill, Claire (University College Cork, 2015)

  Concern for the sustainability of our planet is widespread. The ever-increasing economic activity and large scale industralisation our consumer society requires has increased concerns among academics, politicians, and ...
• Leader's reflections on knowledge, knowing and not knowing: an analysis of change over time 

  Cooper, Patrice (University College Cork, 2013)

  One commonality across the leadership and knowledge related literature is the apparent neglect of the leaders own knowledge. This thesis sought to address this issue through conducting exploratory research into the content ...
• The brand-orientated play-community: toxic play in the marketplace 

  O'Sullivan, Stephen Robert (University College Cork, 2013)

  This ethnographic study makes a number of original contributions to the consumer identity projects and the marketplace cultures dimensions of consumer culture theory research. This study introduces the notion of the ...

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