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The Development and Growth of the Software Industry in Ireland: An Institutionalized Relationship Approach

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  • Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan
  • Helena Lenihan
  • Padraic Reidy

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Ireland's software industry emerged in the 1970s and 1980s due to significant international developments and, more importantly, the industrial policy approach adopted in Ireland. The attraction of software foreign direct investment during these decades was followed by the emergence of an internationally competitive Irish software sector. A multitude of factors combine to explain the trajectory of software in Ireland: from developments related to globalization and international trade, to policy makers' efforts to promote an industry where Ireland could forge a comparative advantage internationally. An analysis of industrial dynamics and institutionalized relationships (IRs) furthers our understanding of significant developments in the industry in terms of interactions between firms, government and other stakeholders. This paper makes a novel contribution by analysing Ireland's software industry within the IR framework. The IR approach we employ focuses on the finance IR, the purchase IR, the employment IR, and the commercial IR. The adoption of the IR framework approach is particularly insightful in the Irish case as it facilitates a multifaceted analysis of the complex relationships that have moulded the Irish software industry. Such an approach also facilitates a study of the policy implications and policy prescriptions that are pertinent to the software sector.

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  • Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan & Helena Lenihan & Padraic Reidy, 2015. "The Development and Growth of the Software Industry in Ireland: An Institutionalized Relationship Approach," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(5), pages 922-943, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:23:y:2015:i:5:p:922-943
    DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2014.892572
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