, patients’ choice of private or public hospital was significantly influenced by service quality, word-of-mouth, type of ailment … to attend a private hospital. Word-of-mouth influenced the choice of public hospitals more than private hospitals …-related problems, etc. Patients registered under the NHIS also preferred visiting public hospital to private hospital. Although …

/methodology/approach This study uses survey data collected in a hospital in the Northern part of Italy. The survey questionnaire assessed the …

‐agency working between services for vulnerable 10‐ to 18‐year‐olds in a disadvantaged area of Dublin, Ireland. Design …

and debt consumption in the UK and Ireland. Design/methodology/approach – Key qualitative consumer research based on 20 … between credit and debt consumption in Ireland, where debt is a relatively new phenomenon, and the UK, a country well …

Uses a specially constructed data set to present new evidence on the convergence performance of Ireland among European … convergence occurred among the EU 12 over the period. Ireland did exhibit catch‐up on the EU average. However, Ireland …

production. Estimates the contribution of changes in Ireland’s sectoral employment structure to labour productivity convergence … between Ireland and the EU average from 1970‐1990. Identifies the variation in Irish sectoral employment distribution over … time as a significant source of labour productivity convergence. Ireland’s labour productivity convergence was 0.3 per cent …