Factors influencing Ireland's software industry: Lessons for economic development through IT

Ciara Heavin; Brian Fitzgerald; Eileen M. Trauth

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-35695-2

Factors influencing Ireland's software industry: Lessons for economic development through IT

Ciara Heavin
, Brian Fitzgerald
, Eileen M. Trauth

Cork University Business School

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Abstract

Although the Irish software industry has been in existence since the late 1960s, in the last ten years it has become an enonnous success story and, by some estimates, is the largest exporter of software in the world. In this study, we derive a conceptual framework with which to investigate the emergence and evolution of the Irish software industry. In this framework endogenous factors - national, enterprise and individual - are examined against a backdrop of exogenous factors to explain Ireland's success in the software industry. Two important themes emerged from the study. One is the shift towards a risktaking, entrepreneurial spirit in the software sector that had historically been absent in Ireland. The other is the long-standing government policy of intervention in the software sector, which became increasingly more focused throughout the 1990s. The framework and the lessons from the study should prove useful to researching other countries who are seeking to learn lessons from the Irish experience.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Organizational Information Systems in the Context of Globalization
Subtitle of host publication	IFIP TC8 and TC9/WG8.2 and WG9.4 Working Conf. on Information Systems Perspectives and Challenges in the Context of Globalization
Publisher	Springer New York LLC
Pages	235-252
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Print)	9781475761092
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35695-2
Publication status	Published - 2003
Event	IFIP TC8 and TC9/WG8.2 and WG9.4 Working Conference on Information Systems Perspectives and Challenges in the Context of Globalization - Athens, Greece Duration: 15 Jun 2003 → 17 Jun 2003

Publication series

Name	IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume	126
ISSN (Print)	1868-4238

Conference

Conference	IFIP TC8 and TC9/WG8.2 and WG9.4 Working Conference on Information Systems Perspectives and Challenges in the Context of Globalization
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Athens
Period	15/06/03 → 17/06/03

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Keywords

Endogenous factors
Enterprise and individual
Exogenous factors
Ireland's software industry
National

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Heavin, C., Fitzgerald, B., & Trauth, E. M. (2003). Factors influencing Ireland's software industry: Lessons for economic development through IT. In Organizational Information Systems in the Context of Globalization: IFIP TC8 and TC9/WG8.2 and WG9.4 Working Conf. on Information Systems Perspectives and Challenges in the Context of Globalization (pp. 235-252). (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 126). Springer New York LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35695-2

Heavin, Ciara ; Fitzgerald, Brian ; Trauth, Eileen M. / Factors influencing Ireland's software industry : Lessons for economic development through IT. Organizational Information Systems in the Context of Globalization: IFIP TC8 and TC9/WG8.2 and WG9.4 Working Conf. on Information Systems Perspectives and Challenges in the Context of Globalization. Springer New York LLC, 2003. pp. 235-252 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology).

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Heavin, C, Fitzgerald, B & Trauth, EM 2003, Factors influencing Ireland's software industry: Lessons for economic development through IT. in Organizational Information Systems in the Context of Globalization: IFIP TC8 and TC9/WG8.2 and WG9.4 Working Conf. on Information Systems Perspectives and Challenges in the Context of Globalization. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol. 126, Springer New York LLC, pp. 235-252, IFIP TC8 and TC9/WG8.2 and WG9.4 Working Conference on Information Systems Perspectives and Challenges in the Context of Globalization, Athens, Greece, 15/06/03. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35695-2

Factors influencing Ireland's software industry: Lessons for economic development through IT. / Heavin, Ciara; Fitzgerald, Brian; Trauth, Eileen M.
Organizational Information Systems in the Context of Globalization: IFIP TC8 and TC9/WG8.2 and WG9.4 Working Conf. on Information Systems Perspectives and Challenges in the Context of Globalization. Springer New York LLC, 2003. p. 235-252 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 126).

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Heavin C, Fitzgerald B, Trauth EM. Factors influencing Ireland's software industry: Lessons for economic development through IT. In Organizational Information Systems in the Context of Globalization: IFIP TC8 and TC9/WG8.2 and WG9.4 Working Conf. on Information Systems Perspectives and Challenges in the Context of Globalization. Springer New York LLC. 2003. p. 235-252. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology). doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-35695-2

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