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CAPITAL MOBILITY AND GROWTH IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD : An Empirical Investigation
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Qatar University
, 2010 , Article)
This paper investigates the link between financial liberalisation and growth for a cross – section of seventeen developing countries, including India, both theoretically and empirically. It also explores the different ...
Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth in Jordan: A Multivariate Approach
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Qatar University
, 2015 , Article)
This paper aims to examine the impact of electricity consumption
on economic growth in Jordan using annual data over the period 1985-2013.
To achieve the goal, an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach is
implemented ...
The Impact of Innovation in Jordanian Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries on Export Performance
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Qatar University
, 2012 , Article)
Innovation has long been considered an important factor for creating and maintaining
the competitiveness of the firms. Common knowledge stands that innovation is the cause
of the increase of exports. However, contradicting ...
ADHERENCE TO THE 1999 BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE GUIDELINES AND DIVIDEND PAYOUT POLICY: EVIDENCE FROM KUWAIT
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Qatar University
, 2014 , Article)
The objective of this research is to eamine the adherence to the Blue Ribbon
Committee BC recommendations and its impact on corporate dividends policy
in Kuwait. These recommendations are deemed ...
The Inverted Yield Curve and the Components of GDP
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Qatar University
, 2014 , Article)
When 3-month Treasury rates are greater than 10 -year Treasury rates an inverted
yield curve occurs. When this state is reached some argue that a recession is on the
horizon, typically 6 months to a year down the road. ...
Capital Budgeting Practices: The Case of Qatar
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Qatar University
, 2010 , Article)
The purpose of this project was to investigate the capital budgeting practice in the largest firms in Qatar. A survey was conducted of the 170 largest firms and corporations. A total of 55 completed surveys were received, ...
ASSESSMENT AND ASSURANCE OF SERVICE QUALITY IN PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE IN QATAR
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Qatar University
, 2014 , Article)
The purpose of this study was quality assessment and quality assurance in pediatric
services of public and private hospitals in Qatar. The purpose of quality assessment
was to identify gaps in the delivered services; ...
SUPPORTING PRODUCT INNOVATION THROUGH KNOWLEDGE AUDIT
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Qatar University
, 2015 , Article)
Knowledge audit is considered as one of the first steps towards designing a knowledge
management strategy for an organization. Knowledge audit opens up the eye of an
organization in terms of understanding its current ...
ASSESSING ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM’S (ORS) SUCCESS: AN APPLICATION OF DELONE AND MCLEAN’S MODEL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS SUCCESS
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Qatar University
, 2010 , Article)
The study applied DeLone and McLean’s IS success model in the mandatory context of online registration system (ORS) in one Jordanian university. Six dimensions were used to asses ORS success from the perspective of system ...
Accounting for Interaction and Individual Specific Effects in an Analysis of International Air Traveler Preferences
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Qatar University
, 2014 , Article)
selection decision based on contingency theory. Previous work has focused on main
effects without eploring the significance of interaction or individual heterogeneity
effects. Contingency theory suggests contextual and ...