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Papers in this series represent work in progress. Their contents and conclusions are, therefore, provisional. The authors would welcome comments and observations on their work.

• The Glass Ceiling: Cracked but not Broken? Evidence from a Study of Chartered Accountants. Kathy Monks and Patricia Barker (No 1, 1996)
• An Evaluation of the Comparative Advantage Theory of Competition. Siobhain McGovern (No 2, 1996)
• Global Versus Local: Managing Human Resources in the Multinational Company. Kathy Monks (No 3, 1996)
• The Grounded Theory Alternative in Business Network Research. Seán de Búrca and Damien Mc Loughlin (No 4, 1996)
• Fast Growth Firms in Ireland: An Empirical Assessment. Teresa Hogan and Anthony Foley (No 5, 1996)
• Partnership Programme Managers in the Reynolds/Spring Coalition 1993-94: An Assessment. Eunan O'Halpin (No 6, 1996)
• The Creation and Control of EC Industrial Policy: Lessons from the Electronics Sector. Thomas C Lawton (No 7, 1996)
• Core-Periphery Analysis: A Tale of Two Nations. David S Jacobson and Richard S Mack (No 8, 1996)
• New Forms of Work Organisation in Ireland: An Annotated Bibliography. Dr. David Jacobson (No 9, 1996)
• Small Company Compliance with Accounting Standards: The Irish Situation.
  Dr. Patricia Barker and Ms. Colette Noonan (No 10, 1996)
• Research on Financial Accounting and Uncertainty: Developments and Departures. Mr. Ciaran Ó hÓgartaigh (No 11, 1996)
• Gaining Competitive Advantage through a Quality Culture: The Role of Human Resource Management. Dr. Kathy Monks, Dr. Finian Buckley and Dr. Anne Sinnott (No 12, 1996)
• The Audit Expectations Gap: The Role of Auditing Education. Dr. Bernard Pierce and Ms. Mary Kilcommins (No 13, 1996)
• Perceptions of Performance: The Reactions of Analysts and Institutional Investors to FRS 3. Mr Ciaran O hOgartaigh and Ms Eilish Reilly (No 14, 1996)
• Total Quality Management and Organisational Change. Dr Treasa Hayes (No 15, 1996)
• The Role of Mentoring in the Career Progression of Chartered Accountants. Dr Patricia Barker, Dr Kathy Monks & Dr Finian Buckley (No 16, 1996)
• Roles in Personnel Management From Welfarism to Modernism: Fast Track or Back Track? Dr Kathy Monks (No 17, 1996)
• Communication Enhancement: A Process Dividend for the Organisation and the HRM Department? Dr Finian Buckley, Dr Kathy Monks & Dr Anne Sinnott (No 18, 1996)
• Performance Related Pay: What Makes a Successful Scheme? Ms Aisling Kelly & Dr Kathy Monks (No 19, 1996)
• Co-operative Competition: A Foucauldian Perspective Dr Siobhain MoGovern & Ms Zeine Mottiar (No 20, 1997)
• The Costs of Poor Safety in the Workplace Dr David Jacobson & Ms Zeine Mottiar (No 21, 1997)
• The Learning Organisation: Fashionable Fad or Path to Progress? Dr. Treasa Hayes (No 22, 1997)
• Towards a Corporate State? Sean Lemass and the Realignment of Interest Groups in the Policy Process 1948 - 1964 Dr Gary Murphy (No 23, 1997)
• Employee Needs and Expectations in the Irish Voluntary Sector Mr Serge Basini & Dr Finian Buckley (No 24, 1997)
• How Employers can face up to and enforce high standares of Health and Safety Mr Ray Byrne (No 25, 1997)
• Entering the International Market: Opportunities and Choices in Human Resource Practices Dr Kathy Monks & Ms. Jane Creaner (No 26, 1997)
• Irish Industry, International Trade and European Integration
  Dr David Jacobson, DCU Business School & Dr Terrence McDonough, University College Galway (No 27, 1997)
• Horizontal Power Differences - An Exploratory Study
  Mr Derek O'Byrne, Waterford Institute of Technology & Professor Brian Leavy, DCU Business School (No 28, 1997)
• The Grasshoppers and the Great Cattle - An exploration of participation in the ASB’s standard-setting process Ms Doreen Gilfedder, Ernst & Young Accountants, Dublin & Mr Ciaran O hOgartaigh, DCU Business School (No 29, 1997)
• Innovation - The Case for Multi-level Research Professor Brian Leavy, DCU Business School & Dr David Jacobson, DCU Business School (No 30, 1997)
• ‘Ulster like Israel can only lose once’: Ulster unionism, security and citizenship, 1972-97 John Doyle, DCU Business School (No 31, 1997)
• Developing a Culture for Innovation : What is the Role of the HR System?
  Edel Conway, DCU Business School & John McMackin, DCU Business School (No 32, 1997)
• International Organisational Learning: Towards a Research Agenda
  Kathy Monks, DCU Business School & James S. Walsh,University College Cork (No 33, 1998)
• Management Accounting Practices in Ireland - The Preparers' Perspective
  Bernard Pierce, DCU Business School & Tony O'Dea, University College, Dublin (No 34, 1998)
• Corporate Social Reporting in the Republic of Ireland: An Analysis from 1991 to 1995 Brendan O’Dwyer (No 35, 1998)
• Approaches to Learning of Irish Students Studying Accounting, Marann Byrne, Barbara Flood, Pauline Willis (No 36, 1999)
• Perspectives on Funding in the Irish Voluntary Sector: Theory & Practice, Treasa Hayes (No 37, 1999)
• The Overreaction Hypothesis: An Examination in the Irish Stock Market, James Ryan and Mark Donnelly (No 38, 2000)
• When is a school not a school? The case of utility theory in early Irish political economy, Siobhain McGovern, DCU Business School (No 39, 2000)
• Knowledge Management: The case for a more integrated approach, Treasa Hayes, DCU Business School (No 40, 2002)