Griffith Open: No conditions. Results ordered -Date Deposited. 2024-03-29T00:00:06ZEPrintshttps://go.griffith.ie/images/sitelogo.pnghttp://go.griffith.ie/2019-07-23T16:17:05Z2019-08-07T12:19:20Zhttp://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/228This item is in the repository with the URL: http://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/2282019-07-23T16:17:05ZThe Meaning of Life 2: More Lives, More Meaning.Following last year’s bestselling collection of interviews from the RTÉ TV series The Meaning of Life, Gay Byrne is back with more big questions – and more interesting answers. With Peter McVerry he ponders whether life is shaped by accidents or by the way people respond to accidents. Mary Robinson reveals the beliefs and values that fuel her formidable moral engine. Eamon Dunphy’s early experiences led him to believe that “everyone is magnificent in their own way”, and Edna O’Brien discusses her struggles with the Catholic Church after the infamous banning of The Country Girls. We all look for meaning in our lives and here twenty well-known public figures share what gives their lives meaning, prompting us to ponder the question ourselves and perhaps even find some answers.
Gay Byrne is a veteran presenter of radio and television. He was described by the Irish Times as “unquestionably the most influential radio and television man in the history of the Irish State”. His most notable role was as the host of RTÉ’s The Late Late Show over a thirty-seven-year period spanning 1962 until 1999. He has presented The Meaning of Life since 2009. In 2014 he celebrated his eightieth birthday and continues in his ‘retirement’ to be a much loved Irish broadcaster. For each book sold, a donation will be made to The Peter McVerry Trust and The Christina Noble Children’s Foundation.Alice (ed.) ChildsRoger (ed.) ChildsGay Byrne2017-03-14T10:54:35Z2017-03-14T10:54:35Zhttp://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/99This item is in the repository with the URL: http://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/992017-03-14T10:54:35ZEvaluating the Diversification Strategy of a Semi-State Company in a Declining Market: A Case Study of An PostThis case study evaluated the diversification strategy of a semi-state company, An Post, operating in a declining market. The objective of this research was to evaluate the process by which diversification may take place. A qualitative methodology, using a phenomological and interpretivist approach was taken. Three in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with senior managers within An Post. This data was complemented with a review of a range of contextual documentary sources. The results of these interviews were then analysed through thematic reduction to ascertain the key issues within the organisation relating to the diversification process. The postal market is regulated, and An Post, as a former monopoly, is subject to a number of controls on its dominant market position. This dominance, and regulation, comes largely from the provision of the loss-making Universal Service Obligation (USO) by the company. In order to continue funding the USO, An Post is engaging in a number of different diversifications, through innovation, partnerships and acquisitions. The company is attempting to lower costs, drive efficiencies and increase revenues in the core mails business. However, mail is still a declining market and these measures can only bring limited benefits. The company does not have an explicit diversification strategy. Management, however, are aware of the need for them to discover new revenue streams which can be used by the organisation to fund the USO. Subsidiaries of An Post are generally run autonomously. Air Business, one of the company’s largest subsidiaries, is largely run by local management, with An Post maintaining oversight through the Board. This is mainly due to the perceived culture within An Post as not being conducive to growth and entrepreneurship. The success of these subsidiaries, and the revenue they generate, has allowed the company to achieve its aim of cross-subsidisation. The commercialisation of the Group as a whole, and growing importance of subsidiaries as a proportion of turnover, has changed the nature of An Post over the last decade; the company is less dependent on mails revenue for overall growth. The utilisation of autonomous subsidiaries has created the means for the organisation to achieve more dynamic growth without affecting the core business. Through this growth, whether it comes from related or unrelated diversification, expansion or innovation, the company can maintain the USO without requiring a government subvention. The lack of a formal strategy does not preclude an organisation from being successful in achieving its goals. In the case of An Post, the lack of a strategy to diversify has not been an impediment to successful diversification. However, where diversification has been undertaken, more emphasis should be placed on evaluation of the factors which led to success. The case of Air Business suggests gaining market share should be the priority in any diversification.Andrew Maher2017-03-14T10:20:11Z2017-03-14T10:44:57Zhttp://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/97This item is in the repository with the URL: http://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/972017-03-14T10:20:11ZThe Economic Impact of Financial Liberalization in Turkey: Channels of Banking Sector and Foreign Direct InvestmentIt is obvious that liberalization affects countries either negatively or positively. In order to receive benefits from it, it should be controlled efficiently. Therefore, this research examines economic impact of financial liberalization in Turkey through the channels of Banking sector and FDI. As, Turkey liberalized at 1980, the economy enhanced compared to the earlier years. However, there were some financial shocks due to inadequate extraversion and financial fragility that is investigated in this research. Banks is the driving factor of the economy according to the study due to positive interest rates led them the strongest link in the financial sector. FDI affects economy positively with providing employment, know-how and technology. In the last decade, Turkey received huge inflows but the economic growth could not be directly correlated with it. Overall, findings suggests that, there is a positive correlation with liberalization and economic growth if liberalization controlled effectively.Emre Altinova2017-03-14T10:07:18Z2017-03-14T10:43:42Zhttp://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/96This item is in the repository with the URL: http://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/962017-03-14T10:07:18ZUnderstanding Organisational Development and Change Management Plan in the public sector. A case study within a Brazilian semi-state organisation.In turbulent times, organisations should adapt, reconstruct, evolve, or even revolutionise their business processes or models. Consequently, the ways by which organisations manage their planned changes aid achieving those objectives. Actually, 60 to 70 percent of organisational changes fail for many reasons. Nonetheless, the implementation stage is recognised as the highest failed-state. Semi-state organisations have meaningful role for country's economic and social development. And in turbulent times as well, they need to perform changes. This study evaluates how semi-state organisations perform changes, which are the main barriers for change management and how they seek their future. This study assesses a Brazilian semi-state organisation in order to come up with the answers. Firm's organisational climate survey is assessed to figure out whether this firm has an ingrained culture for change matching with interviews with line managers and employees. At the end a suggested CM model is built up fostering the studies about change management within semi-state organisations. Gabriel de A. Mascarenhas Key Words: Change initiatives, Change Management, ADKAR model, Positive model, readiness, organisational capabilities, change efforts, context, cultureGabriel de A. Mascarenhas