The handling of numbers in arithmetic and the progression into the more abstract field of mathematics and statistics is generally approached poorly in our education system. The inadequacy is not necessarily in the teaching techniques or the books and other text used but rather in the attitude towards these subjects. These subjects are seen as something which has to be taught because it is part of a preordained curriculum rather than a set of tools which are available to help people live a fuller, more productive and more interesting life. It is so enlightening ...

The Story of Steve is a biography and a ghost story set in various parts of the world including the slums of World War 2 Dublin and the plush life of colonial Africa. From his arrival in Ireland from Hungary as a Radio Officer on board a Finnish ship in 1941, Steve Remenyi was faced with what might have been for others, insurmountable problems. His ship was trapped in Dublin. He couldn't speak English and he didn't know anyone in Ireland. But Steve was both an optimist and a survivor and made the most of the challenges facing him. So he started a business. ...

Driven by good intentions and with a little help from an obscure Order of Monks in Italy, Professor Finn Kelly, Ireland’s leading mediaevalist finds a way of making easy money for his favourite charity in Dublin. This involves him “discovering” a long lost manuscript which is reputed to be an early Oscar Wilde play. Finn is surgical in his execution of this caper, but he needs his friend’s help who is not so meticulous. As Finn should have known, easy money always has consequences, and before long O’Connell College is shocked ...

Academic research is a different world to that which is normally encountered in everyday life and as such it has a unique set of concepts and issues with which it operates. Learning the vocabulary required understanding these concepts and issues is a non-trivial challenge. This book A Dictionary of Research Concepts and Issues has been prepared to assist students, lecturers and others who wish to improve their command of the language of research. The 600+ concepts and issues is not a definitive list of the ideas which a researcher could encounter but it ...

Doing Research in Business and Management provides a comprehensive overview of management research and research methodology. Taking the reader through all the major stages of the research process, this wide-ranging text introduces the key methods that are available to students as researchers in management and business.