Browsing by Author "Elbanna, Said"
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The attitude towards orgnizational change and its impact on employees trust, job satisfaction and job commitment in public sector in Qatar
Al-Jaber, ALReem Khalid (2016 , Professional Masters Project)Although changes within an organizations are important for the organization’s livelihood, these changes can affect many aspects of employee behavior. Therefore, this paper examines the impact of employee attitudes toward ... -
Can board environmental orientation improve U.S. firms' carbon performance? The mediating role of carbon strategy
Moussa, Tantawy; Allam, Amir; Elbanna, Said; Bani-Mustafa, Ahmed ( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment , 2020 , Article)Overwhelming evidence from prior research suggests a positive association between corporate board characteristics and carbon performance; however, very little is known about the mechanisms linking the two variables. This ... -
Contextualizing Internationalization Decision-making Research in SMEs: Towards an Integration of Existing Studies
Elbanna, Said; Hsieh, Linda; Child, John ( European Academy of Management , 2020 , Article)This paper advances research on SME internationalization decision-making through considering the relevance of its context. It systematically reviews empirical studies, together with conceptual papers and other reviews in ... -
Controversial debates about workforce nationalisation: Perspectives from the Qatari higher education industry
Younis, Heba; Elsharnouby, Tamer; Elbanna, Said ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2024 , Article)Workforce nationalisation in the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) countries is a crucial challenge for their development plans. The current study explores controversial debates about workforce nationalisation to understand ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Implementation: A Review and a Research Agenda Towards an Integrative Framework
Fatima, Tahniyath; Elbanna, Said ( Springer Nature B.V. , 2022 , Article)In spite of accruing concerted scholarly and managerial interest since the 1950s in corporate social responsibility (CSR), its implementation is still a growing topic as most of it remains academically unexplored. As CSR ... -
Covid-19: Challenges & Perspectives
Al-Emadi, Talal; Bouras, Abdelaziz; Doi, Suhail; Tang, Patrick; Benslimane, Fatiha; Diop, Abdoulaye; Abdul Rahim, Hanan; Khattab, Tamer; Elbanna, Said; Ali, Aboubakr... more authors ... less authors ( College of Medicine - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference)A Virtual Conference to shed light on the QU's prominent trends and research efforts addressing Corona virus. -
Debate: Reimagining strategic management of social responsibilities in US universities—A comment on George et al. (2023)
Elbanna, Said ( Taylor and Francis [Routledge] , 2023 , Article)The focus on the social responsibilities of universities has been increasingly emphasized in recent years, pushing these institutions to go beyond their conventional mission and address emerging societal challenges. This ... -
Deciding Fast: Examining the Relationship between Strategic Decision Speed and Decision Quality across Multiple Environmental Contexts
Shepherd, Neil Gareth; Mooi, Erik A.; Elbanna, Said; Rudd, John M. ( John Wiley & Sons Ltd , 2021 , Article)Rapid innovation, shortened product life cycles and fierce competition place great pressures on top managers to make fast strategic decisions. However, a key question in strategic decision-making research is whether decision ... -
Development of Gulf Cooperation Council human resources: an evidence-based review of workforce nationalization
Elbanna, Said; Obeidat, Shatha M.; Younis, Heba; Elsharnouby, Tamer H. ( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2023 , Article)Purpose: This study aimed to contribute to the field of Human Resource Management (HRM) by providing a critical review of existing scholarly research and a thematic analysis of the workforce nationalization domain in the ... -
Exploring critical internal enablers to SMEs export performance: evidence from Qatar
Elsharnouby, Tamer H.; Elbanna, Said; Farha, Allam Abu; Mauji, Nasrina ( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)This study seeks to provide a contextualized and nuanced understanding of what constitutes internal enablers among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in support of their export activities in international markets. ... -
Exploring local job seekers perception toward employment in the private and public sectors in Qatar: implications for workforce nationalization policies
Elsharnouby, Tamer H.; Elbanna, Said; Obeidat, Shatha M.; Mauji, Nasrina Issa ( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2023 , Article)Purpose: The influx of expatriates to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has led to labor imbalance inducing these countries to initiate workforce nationalization policies. However, despite the policies' emphasis ... -
Exploring the integration of ChatGPT in education: adapting for the future
Elbanna, Said; Armstrong, Loreta ( Emerald Publishing , 2024 , Article)Purpose: This article aims to explore the advantages of integrating a new generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology in education. It investigates the use of ChatGPT in personalized learning, assessment and content ... -
External resource provision and the international performance of SMEs – A contextual analysis
John, Child; Narooz, Rose; Hsieh, Linda; Elbanna, Said; Karmowska, Joanna; Marinova, Svetla; Puthusserry, Pushyarag; Tsai, Terence; Zhang, Yunlu... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Inc. , 2022 , Article)This paper investigates whether different categories of links (core and discretionary) to external resource providers are associated with the international performance of SMEs, as well as the perceived importance of external ... -
Foreign market involvement, entry-mode learning potential and SME internationalization outcomes
Elbanna, Said; Hsieh, Linda; Child, John; Narooz, Rose; Marinova, Svetla; Puthusserry, Pushyarag; Karmowska, Joanna; Tsai, Terence; Zhang, Yunlu... more authors ... less authors ( Emerald Publishing , 2023 , Article)Purpose: Drawing on an organizational learning perspective, this paper examines the effect of levels of foreign market involvement (intensity and geographic spread) on internationalization outcomes recognizing that the ... -
From ‘publish or perish’ to ‘publish for purpose’
Elbanna, Said; Child, John ( Wiley , 2023 , Other)Pressures to publish prolifically have led to an abundance of research on trivial matters rather than on issues of significance. This trend is particularly pronounced in developing countries, where limited access to paid ... -
The harder firms practice strategic management, the better they are
Elbanna, Said; Al Katheeri, Bakheet; Colak, Mustafa ( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. , 2020 , Article)The integrated practice of strategic management, that is the use of the three components of the strategic management process (formulation, implementation, and evaluation) does matter. Firms should plan intensively and pay ... -
How Do SMEs Decide on International Market Entry? An Empirical Examination in the Middle East
Heba, Younis; Elbanna, Said ( Elsevier Inc. , 2022 , Article)This study contributes to the scant literature that scrutinises the decision-making process preceding foreign entries, particularly in the Middle Eastern context. While considerable research has examined the content and ... -
International entrepreneurial SMEs in the muslim world: The role of religion in the GCC countries
Heba, Younis; Dimitratos, Pavlos; Elbanna, Said ( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)Recent studies examining the internationalisation of SMEs in emerging economies have observed that religion affects international market entry, which suggests that specific cultural aspects, such as religion, have not ... -
A literature review of the strategic decision-making context: A synthesis of previous mixed findings and an agenda for the way forward
Elbanna, Said; Thanos, Ioannis C.; Jansen, Rob J.G. ( AIMS , 2020 , Article)The aim of this article is to conduct a comprehensive literature review concerning the influence of contextual factors on strategic decision processes. Our literature review organizes the existing literature on contextual ... -
Policy and practical implications for workforce nationalization in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries
Elbanna, Said ( 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 ...