Hopefully this will be the exception to the rule…
I’ve finally made the changes to the dissertation that I didn’t have time for by the submission deadline.
This is a true Version 2.0 as a lot of glaring errors were corrected and “features” were added in including more graphs in the Methodology section and a Findings/Conclusions chapter that this dissertation warrants.
You can grab a copy for reading here….
Here’s a link to my “completed” dissertation. Its the culmination of several years of interest in Open Source and Small Businesses and aims to add to research into the competitiveness of small and micro enterprises through collaboration and integration of small and micro enterprise [ ... ]
Well, the vast majority of the research is done and the contents of the literature review compiled so I’ve finally started into the hard part, writing it up I’ve read some fascinating papers on the use of open source methodologies both inside and outside the pure software development env [ ... ]
Well, the response to the survey has been great. As of today I’ve had 195 responses Thanks to all who have taken part. There’s another week left so I’m going to send it on to some US lugs to get a few more responses. Whew, there is a load of lugs in the US! Gonna [...] [ ... ]
A few weeks ago I became aware of an intriging individual who’s career in the advertising world has been both revolutionary and controversial. In the advertising industry and beyond, Andy Law is famous for his unique approach to delivering advertising and creative services. In 1995 he founded [ ... ]
Well after some design glitches, the survey is running smoothly.I’ve spread the message across all the avenues I could find, without spamming. So far the response has been very interesting with quite a good number of respondants. If you can pass the survey on to anyone who would be interested [ ... ]
I’m doing a Masters thesis in Trinity at the moment on the subject of Open Source / Free Software projects and their efficiency. Part of the research involves looking at some of the motivations developers and users have in using open source / free software. I’ve created a survey (using p [ ... ]
Two subjects close to my heart at the minute. I’m currently doing a dissertation for my Masters degre (MscMIS) on the topic of franchising as a method of providing an optimal delivery model for services to the SME sector. One of the key anchors of the paper is an investigation of some of the t [ ... ]