Browsing Studies in Business and Economics by Publisher "Qatar University Press"
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Analysis Of The Effect Of The European Debt Crisis On The Saudi Arabian Economy
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Article)This paper investigates the economic impact of the 2009 European debt crisis on Saudi Arabia’s real economy from 2004 Q2 to 2014 Q2 using a structural vector autoregressive model (SVAR). The results of the impulse response ... -
BOARD SIZE AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: CASE OF KUWAIT
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Article)This study examined the relationship between board size and firm performance using a sample of 110 non-financial listed firms on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) from 2009 to 2017 (9 years). Empirical tests were conducted ... -
A Case Study Of The Benefits Of The Iot In The Qatari Retail Industry
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Article)Technological advancements have led to the creation of new paradigms like the Internet of Things (IoT). These technologies are moving the digital space into a period where they will power billions of devices leading to the ... -
Customer Centricity and Firm Operational Performance: A Study of Fast Moving Consumer Goods’ Firms in Ogun State, Nigeria.
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Article)This study examines customers centricity and firm operational performance in Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCGs) in Ogun State, Nigeria. The study is premised on three customer-centric elements or dimensions: customer ... -
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS IN BANKING: DOES RELATIONSHIP STRENGTH INFLUENCE RELATIONSHIP QUALITY AND OUTCOMES?
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Article)This study investigates how customer-bank relationship strength dimensions, reflected by relationship length, depth and width, influence the associations between customer-perceived relationship quality and relational ... -
Cyclinaclity Effects of Exchange Rates and Oil Prices
( Qatar University Press , 2024 , Article)Understanding the concept of time scales is crucial when modeling economic and financial decisions. Within the time-frequency domain, this study delves into the relationship between fluctuations in oil prices and exchange ... -
Determinants of small and medium scale enterprises, poverty and economic growth A case study of Nigeria
( Qatar University Press , 2022 , Article)Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have been the subject of increasing attention by policymakers in national governments and international institutions in both developed and developing countries. This article focuses ... -
Do Micro Finance Banks Influence The Performance Of Small Scale Business Entrepreneurs In Ijebu North Lga, Ogun State, Nigeria?
( Qatar University Press , 2024 , Article)This paper contributes to the debate on the impact of Microfinance financial and non-financial services on the development of small-scale entrepreneurs. This study actually investigated the influence of Access to Microfinance ... -
Does Spending Matter in Improving Healthcare Across MENA Region
( Qatar University Press , 2019 , Article)This study addresses the impact of healthcare spending on quality of health. Particularly, it investigates the impact of health budget allocation, health system performance, a nation’s income, and demographic aspects on ... -
Dynamics of Productivity in Oman: An Ordered Logistic Regression
( Qatar University Press , 2024 , Article)This study investigates the nuances of labor productivity in Oman, set against the backdrop of decreasing productivity trends in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (GCC) regions since the 1980s. Albeit Oman's strategic ... -
Enhancing Financial and Strategic Performance through Core Competencies and Competitive Advantage: A Thematic Analysis
( Qatar University Press , 2019 , Article)This paper aims to explore the realm of core competencies, competitive advantage, financial performance, and strategic performance of an oil and gas company in Malaysia and to develop a model depicting the relationship ... -
External Debt and Infrastructural Developments in Emerging Economies: Evidence from Nigeria, 1979-2019
( Qatar University Press , 2022 , Article)The Study examined External Debt and Infrastructural Developments in Emerging economies: Evidence from Nigeria, 1979 – 2019. The objective is to examine whether there is a nexus between external debt and infrastructural ... -
Fire Risk Transfer and the Nigerian Economy (1999-2019)
( Qatar University Press , 2024 , Article)This study was conducted to assess fire risk transfer and its impact on the Nigerian economy over the period 1999 to 2019. It was borne out of the incessant fire outbreaks in the country in recent times which has led to ... -
Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Output in Nigeria (1984-2019)
( Qatar University Press , 2022 , Article)Most developing nations need foreign support in order to fill their infrastructural gap. This is also true for Nigeria. One major source of foreign inflow is the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). This study examines the ... -
Human Sustainability and the Competitiveness of Jordanian Industrial Companies: The Mediating Effect of Employee Participation
( Qatar University Press , 2024 , Article)There is much discussion about sustainability and its dimensions at the macro level (sustainable development) and at the micro level as important additional dimensions, including human sustainability. In this context, the ... -
The Impact of Corporate Entrepreneurship on the Performance of Jordanian Telecom Corporates
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Article)The Telecom sector in Jordan is highly competitive in a way that affects the performance of firms working in this sector, many solutions were provided to enhance performance, but corporate entrepreneurship as a solution ... -
Implications of Audit Quality on Agency Conflicts: Evidence from Nigeria
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Article)This study examined the link between audit quality and agency costs in Nigeria corporate environment. Specifically, the study examined the way audit quality represented by audit firm size affect agency conflicts represented ... -
Impoverishing effects of catastrophic health out-of-pocket payments in Nigeria
( Qatar University Press , 2024 , Article)Out-of-Pocket (OOP) expenditure on healthcare is a major share of total healthcare expenditure in many developing countries, including Nigeria. Households in different income groups in Nigeria spent a larger share of income ... -
Influence of Microfinance and Empowerment on Satisfaction: Case Study of Pakistan
( Qatar University Press , 2019 , Article)The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of women empowerment, microfinance involvement, and loan size on women satisfaction. To achieve the objectives through simple random sampling technique the cross-sectional ... -
Informal Learning at workplace in the Middle East: Exploring the role of informal learning levels on Team Performance in Qatar
( Qatar University Press , 2024 , Article)In organisations, informal learning is recognised as one of the major contributors towards learning and development for employees. Over the years, researchers and practitioners continually attempt to understand the ...
