An Evaluation of Ireland’s Sustainable Freight Transport Policy
Journal Article
Zhang, X., Plant, E., & Valantasis Kanellos, N. (2022)
An Evaluation of Ireland’s Sustainable Freight Transport Policy. Logistics, 6(3), Article 65. https://doi.org/10.3390/logistics6030065
Background: The Irish government has put forth sustainable transport policy measures, yet the emphasis is mainly on the active travel and sustainable mobility for passenger tr...
Towards A Decarbonisation Roadmap For Road Transport Companies In Ireland 2022
Report
Plant, E., Zhang, X., Ivers, R., Hayes, T., Henry, J., & Curran, M. (2022)
Towards A Decarbonisation Roadmap For Road Transport Companies In Ireland 2022. Dublin: Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (Ireland
The Government of Ireland has set out to pursue a climate-resilient economy and become carbon neutral by 2050. Increasing demands for emissions mitigation will put greater pre...
Submission to the Department of Transport for the Public Consultation on the Ten- year Strategy for the Haulage Sector
Report
Plant, E., Zhang, X., Ivers, R., Hayes, T., Henry, J., & Curran, M. (2021)
Submission to the Department of Transport for the Public Consultation on the Ten- year Strategy for the Haulage Sector. Dublin: CILT Ireland
The Department of Transport sought views on the development of a strategy for the haulage sector and implement a 10-year strategy for the sector to improve efficiencies, stand...
Submission to the Dublin City Council for the Public Consultation on Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028. Theme 6: Sustainable Movement and Transport
Report
Plant, E., Zhang, X., Ivers, R., Hayes, T., Henry, J., & Curran, M. (2021)
Submission to the Dublin City Council for the Public Consultation on Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028. Theme 6: Sustainable Movement and Transport. Dublin: Chartered Institute for Logistics and Transport
We complement the DCC on their achievements to date and support DCC with their continued good work and initiatives in promoting sustainable movement and transport.
The DCC so...
Transport Policy Review: Where does Ireland stand on Climate Change for Transport and Logistics Sectors?
Report
Plant, E., & Zhang, X. (2021)
Transport Policy Review: Where does Ireland stand on Climate Change for Transport and Logistics Sectors?. Dublin: CILT Ireland
In response to the increasing climate disruption and global effort
towards low-carbon transition, the Irish Government has set out to
pursue a climate-resilient economy and be...
The development of a performance measurement system for indirect procurement: a Delphi study
Journal Article
Darom, M., & Plant, E. (2023)
The development of a performance measurement system for indirect procurement: a Delphi study. Measuring Business Excellence, 27(4), 579-601. https://doi.org/10.1108/MBE-05-2019-0047
Purpose
This study aims to address the current gap in knowledge of indirect procurement performance management. It attempts to argue the need for a specific and tailored perfo...
Submission to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport for Public Consultation on Sustainable Mobility Policy: Climate Change Challenge
Report
Plant, E., Zhang, X., Ivers, R., Hayes, T., Henry, J., & Curran, M. (2020)
Submission to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport for Public Consultation on Sustainable Mobility Policy: Climate Change Challenge. Dublin: Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (Ireland
This submission is to share insights on the transport policies towards climate change challenge and low-carbon transition in Ireland.
CILT welcomes the Department of Transpor...
Doing a doctorate in business administration: The case for critical reflexivity
Journal Article
Oerton, S., Farrell, C., & Plant, E. (2018)
Doing a doctorate in business administration: The case for critical reflexivity. International Journal of Management Education, 16(3), 370-379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2018.06.002
This paper focuses upon the value of critical reflexivity in illuminating practice-based management inquiry. Drawing upon contributions to debates in the field, the paper demo...
An investigation of the benefits and barriers of e-business adoption activities in Yemeni SMEs
Journal Article
Abdullah, A., Thomas, B., Murphy, L., & Plant, E. (2018)
An investigation of the benefits and barriers of e-business adoption activities in Yemeni SMEs. Strategic Change, 27(3), 195-208. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.2195
Yemeni small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) are at the early stages of e‐business adoption and their owners and managers need to be supported to gain an understanding of...
Information Technology Usage in SMEs in a Developing Economy
Journal Article
Afolayan, A., Plant, E., White, G. R., Jones, P., & Beynon-Davies, P. (2015)
Information Technology Usage in SMEs in a Developing Economy. Strategic Change, 24(5), 483-498. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.2023
Information communication technology adoption is well advanced in Nigerian SMEs, but further development is hampered by poor infrastructure and corruption.