...Claire Jack; Duncan Anderson; Niamh Connolly Purpose – Despite the economic downturn, the Northern Ireland agri-food sector has remained resilient experiencing export growth, particularly in emerging economies. The sector recognises that to maintain its competitive advantage in both existing...

... for the students who consume it. Design/methodology/approach The paper assesses the work of NICENT (The Northern Ireland Centre for Entrepreneurship) in the University of Ulster in its approach to addressing the requirements of both its funders and its consumers. Findings Funders often want to pursue...

... the primary reason why students choose to, or have to, work during their university degree programme and adds to current knowledge of students' perception of the effect working has on their academic performance. According to a study carried out by the Northern Bank, students in Northern Ireland spend...

...). This paper reports on case study research carried out within several key employment sectors in Northern Ireland (NI). The main objective is to illustrate how employers have used more innovative “localised” strategies to address what appears to be “globalised” problems of attracting and retaining high calibre...

...Harry Matley; Cecilia Hegarty Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the approach to embedding entrepreneurship within third level education in Northern Ireland by assessing the perceptions of lecturers and learners and monitoring the effectiveness of teaching methods. Design...

...Renee S. Reid; Richard I.D. Harris This study looks at SME spending on training in Northern Ireland. We include a range of human resource management functions, as well as workforce characteristics, the external environment, size, and the impact of changes in ownership status as important...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Communications Education Internet Northern Ireland Northern Ireland network Keywords Communications, Education,Internet, Northern Ireland The Northern Ireland Network for Education (Nine) Connect service has been officially launched...

... of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. The work was carried out on a small group basis and the article evaluates this medium as a learning process. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Management development Higher education Northern Ireland Undergraduates Quality management VOLUME 33 NUMBER 3 1991 DEVELOPING...