Leading Innovation through Knowledge Transfer to Social Enterprises in Northern Ireland

The authors have extensively researched motivation and situated learning in social organisations and enterprises via qualitative processes. This was an original work in an under-researched area. The use of open interpretative phenomenological analysis allowed an in-depth study of over 30 individual’s motivations and processes. Their findings clearly demonstrate the role of, and need for, knowledge acquisition, restructuring and transfer into new and evolving NGO’s and similar not-for-profit ventures. Study of 10 very different organisations in two European countries revealed common mechanisms for gaining and utilising knowledge in new ways and for new applications. All were Communities of Practice (CoPs) with a well-defined purpose and rationale. Almost all those interviewed reported utilising their knowledge from earlier experiences, in new ways, and situations. This need for internal and external knowledge transfer was stressed by almost all participants, and how they solved it in their CoP forms a key outcome of the research.Keywords: Management, social enterprise, knowledge transfer.

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Public Policy Propelling the Development of UK Third Sector Social Enterprises

Influence of Public Policy on Small Social Enterprises - Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2770-1.ch002 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 25-51

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Northern Ireland ◽

Social Enterprise ◽

Third Sector ◽

Social Enterprises ◽

National Audit ◽

Enterprise Development ◽

Third Way ◽

Political Values ◽

Development Agenda

This chapter provides an overview of political developments and public policies which enabled the development of UK third sector social enterprises. The chapter adopts a chronological framework in tracing the development of UK third sector social enterprises from the co-operative movement to the influence of the ‘Third Way' doctrine (Giddens, 1998). This expression of New Labour political values had a significant impact on shaping public policy and for third sector social enterprise development. This also included a policy solution to a range of identified social, health, environmental, community and economic problems particularly at the local and regional levels (National Audit Office, 2007), including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This was subsequently supported by European Commission's social enterprise development agenda.

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The Drake Music Project Northern Ireland: Providing Access to Music Technology for Individuals with Unique Abilities

Social Inclusion ◽

10.17645/si.v7i1.1706 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 152-163 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Koichi Samuels

Keyword(s):

Northern Ireland ◽

Social Inclusion ◽

Participant Observation ◽

Wide Spectrum ◽

Music Technology ◽

Ethnographic Study ◽

Social Enterprises ◽

Music Making ◽

The Uk ◽

Sensor Interfaces

Across the UK, a growing number of charity organisations, social enterprises, academic researchers and individuals have developed music technology-based music workshops and projects utilising Accessible Music Technology to address the issue of access to music-making for people with disabilities. In this article, I discuss my ethnographic study of The Drake Music Project Northern Ireland (DMNI), a charity which provides music workshop opportunities in inclusive ensembles at the community level. My methodology of participant observation involved undergoing the training necessary to become an access music tutor for DMNI, attending workshops and conducting interviews with people throughout the organisation. Key findings were that consumer music technology devices that were not designed to be accessible to a wide spectrum of users could be made accessible through adapting them with other devices or different sensor interfaces more suitable for people with unique abilities and specific needs. Throughout my study I found that it was not in the design of music technology devices that made them accessible. Rather, meaningful music-making emerged through the interrelations between the access music tutors, workshop participants and the music technology interfaces in the workshop environment. The broader implications of DMNI music-making activities and effects on social inclusion are also discussed.

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The effects of breed, month of parturition and sex of progeny on beef cow fertility using calving interval as a measure

Advances in Animal Biosciences ◽

10.1017/s2040470017001741 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (s1) ◽

pp. s67-s71 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

F. M. Titterington ◽

F. O. Lively ◽

S. Dawson ◽

A. W. Gordon ◽

S. J. Morrison

Keyword(s):

Northern Ireland ◽

Knowledge Transfer ◽

The Other ◽

Calving Interval ◽

Beef Production ◽

Beef Cow ◽

Breeding Programmes ◽

Sire Breed ◽

Transfer Protocol

This study aimed to evaluate levels of beef cow fertility using calving interval (CI; measured in days) as a measure, and investigate the effects of breed, season, year and progeny gender on CI. The CI data included 273 764 records collected between 1997 and 2012 and included the seven most common breeds (and their crosses) in Northern Ireland (Charolais, Limousin, Belgian Blue, Simmental, Blonde d’Aquitaine, Aberdeen Angus and Hereford), accounting for 94.1% of beef dams recorded. Mean CI for all cows was 395 days, 30 days longer than the optimum 365 days. Charolais and Belgian Blue dams had the longest CI (P<0.05). Cows older than 144 months had a longer CI (P<0.05) compared with cows younger than 144 months. Charolais sires had a shorter subsequent CI of 392 days (P<0.05) compared with the other breeds. Cows calving in June had the shortest subsequent CI (376 days;P<0.05), whereas cows calving in November had the longest subsequent CI (410 days). Progeny gender did not significantly affect CI. This study establishes the level of beef cow fertility using CI as a measure in Northern Ireland is sub optimal and there are opportunities for improvement. Factors identified as influencing CI included dam breed, sire breed and month of parturition. This knowledge can be used to direct breeding programmes and inform knowledge transfer protocol to improve sustainability of beef production.

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