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A Framework for Optimizing the Supply Chain Performance of a Steel Producer
( SciTePress , 2013 , Conference Paper)Supply Chain Management (SCM) is focused on developing, optimizing, and operating efficient supply chains. Efficient supply chains are characterized by cost effective decisions, lean flow and structure, high degree of ... -
One Arab woman's journey to entrepreneurship: a case study
( Inderscience , 2013 , Article)The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pegged as a highly opportunistic market. The region's unique demographics include a native population that is in the minority and high numbers of women involved in entrepreneurial activities. ... -
Just Falafel: a success story of an international expansion
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2013 , Article)Subject area: Entrepreneurship, strategic management and international business management. Study level/applicability: This case is intended for teaching entrepreneurship, strategic management, international business courses ... -
Challenges associated with the Greek SMEs in the basin of Athens-Greece: An exploratory study
( Inderscience Publishers , 2013 , Article)The paper attempts to identify the motivation for business ownership, the factors contributing to success and problem areas and developmental issues attached to entrepreneurship related to small medium enterprises (SMEs) ... -
Consumer online shopping attitude-intention and their determinants in Qatar
( Inderscience , 2013 , Article)The study examines consumer online shopping attitude and intention and their antecedents in Qatar, one of the strongest economies in the world. Commonly used determinants of consumer online shopping attitude and intention ... -
The elicitation of key performance indicators of e-Government providers: A bottom-up approach
( European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems , 2013 , Conference Paper)Delivering an adequate e-Government service (e-service) is becoming more of a necessity in today's digital world. In order to improve e-services and increase the engagement of both users' and providers' side, studies on ... -
A cognitive analytics management framework (CAM-Part 3): Critical Skills shortage, higher education trends, education value chain framework, government strategy
( IGI Global , 2013 , Book chapter)The main objectives of the chapter are to evaluate the impact of the tsunami of big data, business analytics, and technology on the delivery and diffusion of knowledge around the world through the use of Internet-of-things ... -
A cognitive analytics management framework (CAM-Part 1): SAMAS components, leadership, frontier performance growth, and sustainable shared value
( IGI Global , 2013 , Book chapter)In this chapter, the current world's challenges, shortcomings of strategic performance measurement, and management methodologies are analyzed to introduce the new Cognitive Analytics Management (CAM) framework. CAM uses ... -
A cognitive analytics management framework (CAM-Part 2): Societal needs, shared-value models, performance indicators, big data, business analytics models and tools
( IGI Global , 2013 , Book chapter)In Chapter 1, The CAM framework focused on the development of innovative social business models through the usage of frontier data envelopment analysis to measure shared value for a sustainable growth of an organization. ... -
Mismanagement or mismeasurement: The application of DEA to generate performance values and insights from big data
( IGI Global , 2013 , Book chapter)Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a well-known frontier valuation method to assess the performance of set of Decision Making Units (DMUs). It derives an overall performance for each DMU based on its efficiency relative ... -
Managerial traits, market orientation and organisational performance: an empirical examination in a Middle Eastern context
( Inderscience , 2013 , Article)The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the role of managerial traits (need for achievement, tolerance for ambiguity, conformity, and individualism) in advancing market orientation ... -
An Overview of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Jordan: Review the Literature of Usage, Benefits and Barriers
( Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. , 2013 , Article)This paper presented a background of the extent of the ICT, IT, and EC-B2B in Jordan. It was mentioned that the development of the ICT in Jordan brings benefits to the enterprises and their TPs. In this paper the EC-B2B ... -
Evaluation Tools of Total Quality Management in Business Organizations
(2013 , Article)Total quality management (TQM) is a strategic commitment to make quality and customer satisfaction a guiding factor in everything an organization does. TQM, which has preoccupied the attention of organizations since the ... -
Crescent marketing, Muslim geographies and brand Islam: Reflections from the JIMA Senior Advisory Board
( Emerald Publishing , 2013 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to bring together the thoughts and opinions of key members of the Journal of Islamic Marketing's (JIMA) Editorial Team, regarding the recently branded phenomenon of Islamic marketing ... -
Timetabling hub-and-spoke parcel distribution inter-facility network
( Inderscience Publishers Ltd , 2013 , Article)This paper introduces an important problem encountered when designing hub-and-spoke parcel distribution network. This problem, which comes after generating the network design and before implementing it, is concerned with ... -
The evaluation of the investment environment in the industrial activity in Jordan
( Academic Journals , 2013 , Article)The aim of this paper is to evaluate the investment environment in Jordan from the perceptions of the workers in the industrial activity. Data was collected by a questionnaire which depended on five aspects; namely; ... -
The Internet-EDI Systems Adoption by Enterprises in Jordan: Descriptive analysis of Adoption, Strategies and Benefits
( Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. , 2013 , Article)This paper reviewed and explored the current extent of the Internet Electronic Data Interchange systems adoption in Jordan particularly in the SME sector. Also the paper presented the benefits of IEDI adoption and showed ... -
Islamic Arab hospitality and multiculturalism
( SAGE , 2013 , Article)This ethnographic study in Qatar and United Arab Emirates addresses a particular Islamic consumptionscape as well as a related commodified practice: that of Arab hospitality. This much vaunted Arab virtue is examined in ... -
An Analysis of the LPCs’ Returns in the Middle East Markets: The Search for the Efficient Frontier
( Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE) , 2013 , Article)This paper analysed the performance of selected property companies (PCs) stocks returns observed over the time period from Jan 2007 to June 2012. The analysis is based on the Markowitz Model and the Single Index Model ... -
Modeling the enablers of organizational commitment
( Emerald Group Publishing , 2014 , Article)Purpose: Organizational commitment (OC) has important implications for both individuals and organizational outcomes. This paper aims to present an approach to understand the dynamics between various enablers that help to ...