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Nationalization of Workforce in the GCC Banking Sector: The Case of Alpha Bank in Qatar
( The Case Centre , 2021 , Other)The Human Resource Department at Alpha Bank has been implementing the concept of Qatarization ever since its inception to align itself with the Qatar Nation Vision-2030. During that process, they have faced various challenges. ... -
Open Banking: The Emergence of New Digital Business Models
( World Scientific , 2020 , Article)Open banking has recently been advanced as a measure to foster competition and innovation in the retail banking sector. Since its introduction in the UK, a number of banks have created new digital business models (BMs) ... -
Organizational innovation and the role of strategic planning: the case of the Dubai hotel industry
( emerald insight , 2023 , Article)Purpose In today's dynamic and competitive environment, innovation is a key requirement for hotels to survive, be profitable and sustain their competitive advantages. However, because the study of innovation in the ... -
Our Sociomaterial Entanglement with AI
( Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences , 2024 , Article)Contrary to the frenzy of hyperbolic rhetoric preaching artificial intelligence (AI) as an economic imperative for nations, the way it is entangled with all aspects of our lives calls for inquiry into its meaning beyond a ... -
Overcoming Challenges of Applying the Systematic Review Mantra in Business Research
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2023 , Article)This case study introduces the systematic literature review process and relays the process through its application in examining the topic of corporate social responsibility (CSR) implementation. Systematic reviews are more ... -
Policies and Programs to Stimulate Digital Transformation Among SMEs: Where Do We Go from Here?
( Springer Nature Switzerland AG , 2022 , Book chapter)To stimulate digital transformation among SMEs, institutions and governments have developed and implemented many policies and programs. This chapter reviews existing policies and programs, assesses their effectiveness, and ... -
Policy and practical implications for workforce nationalization in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries
( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2022 , Article)Purpose: This study aims to advance practice and research on workforce nationalization in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries through identifying relevant policy and practical implications needed to implement ... -
Political behavior does not (always) undermine strategic decision making: Theory and evidence
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)Political behavior pervades strategic decision-making, often damaging decision quality and undermining organizational performance. However, little is currently known about how top management teams (TMTs) cope with such ... -
The predictive ability of stock market factors
( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2022 , Article)Purpose: This paper aims to ask whether a range of stock market factors contain information that is useful to investors by generating a trading rule based on one-step-ahead forecasts from rolling and recursive regressions. ... -
Profiling exporting SMEs: The role of innovation-orientation
( Elsevier Inc. , 2022 , Article)Existing evidence suggest that SME exporting is affected by a combination of environmental, firm-level, and owner-level drivers. However, it is not yet clear what constitute the profile of exporting SMEs and whether ... -
A Promising Future of Balloons for Internet and Other Services
( UC Berkeley Haas School of Business , 2023 , Other)This year, balloons have been in the global spotlight. From January 28 to February 4, 2023, Chinese high-altitude balloon was spotted in the airspace of North America. The US and Canada claimed that these are for surveillance ... -
Pursuing Frugal Innovation for Sustainability at the Grassroots Level
( Cambridge University Press , 2021 , Article)Firms are often criticized for their reluctance to embrace sustainability in their business strategies. Frugal innovation is a recent concept that represents a new way for firms to serve underserved customers in developing ... -
Quantifying people in the GCC region: the uses, challenges, and efficacy of the quota system policy
( Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Article)Providing employment to nationals in an economy where more than two-thirds of the population comprise foreigners has been a struggle for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Of the various tactics used by the GCC ... -
Restructuring the health education cluster in a public university
( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2023 , Other)This case was developed from the author’s personal experience as a participant in one of the health taskforce subcommittees. The author also sought the inputs of the Vice President of Health and Medical Education, the Dean ... -
The Role of the Two-Stage Multimethod Design: Developing Relevant Strategy Measures for New Settings
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2020 , Other)The two-stage multimethod design is a research strategy which integrates both quantitative and qualitative techniques within a single research project and is conducted over two distinctive stages of the fieldwork. Considering ... -
Self-Driving Robots: A Revolution in the Local Delivery
( UC Berkeley Haas School of Business , 2022 , Other)Self-driving robots are revolutionizing foods, groceries, and package deliveries. They are a reality and becoming a part of urban life in many cities. Initially, people are curious about robots but after robots have been ... -
Sharing economy: A comprehensive literature review
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)The objective of this study is to review the extant sharing economy (SE) literature. Applying a systematic literature review approach, this study thematically synthesizes the findings of 219 articles on sharing economy. ... -
The Shenzhen ecosystem: What it means for the western world
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)The western world has accused China of producing low-quality, copycat, and even counterfeit products, with Shenzhen being a key place where such products are typically developed. However, the western world has failed to ... -
SME internationalisation: Do the types of innovation matter?
( Elsevier Inc. , 2023 , Article)Existing evidence suggest that innovative Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (or SMEs) are more likely to internationalise (i.e. have a greater propensity to export) than non-innovative SMEs. However, it is not yet clear ... -
Strategic Decision Making and Implementation in Public Organizations in the Gulf Cooperation Council: The Role of Procedural Rationality
( American Society for Public Administration , 2022 , Article)Based on Herbert Simon's conceptualization of bounded rationality, this article develops and tests an integrative model of the strategic decision-making process (SDMP) and outcomes in public organizations. The model ...
