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Local consumer well-being in a multicultural marketplace: From conflict to engagement
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2023 , Article)This study offers a nuanced understanding of how local consumers experience, interpret and acculturate to expatriates' practices within a multicultural marketplace. We adopt Demangeot et al. bridge framework and its ... -
Localisation in an emerging Gulf economy: Understanding the role of education, job attributes and analysing the barriers in its process
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to understand Emirati nationals' perceptions of the role of workforce localisation policies in their professional aspirations and growth and, second, to determine the ... -
Localizing to Arabic consumers: Insights from print advertising
( Routledge , 2018 , Article)This study argues that understanding the nature and influence of cultural differences in print advertising is important for an effective international marketing strategy. Previous studies have investigated cross-cultural ... -
Lotus-bud like hexagonal ZnO/g-C3N4 composites for the photodegradation of benzene present in aqueous solution
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)This study used a one-pot paralysis approach to combine hexagonal ZnO lotus buds with graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets to create ZnO/g-C3N4 composites. For the purpose of investigating the charge carrier interface ... -
Management research in the Arab World: What is now and what is next?
( Elsevier Inc. , 2020 , Article)Given the significant political and socio-economic transformations occurring in the challenging yet under-researched Arab world nowadays, this study seeks to (1) systematically review the literature in the leading mainstream ... -
Management, control and governance of hawala networks in the gulf cooperation council region
( Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia , 2016 , Article)Prior research has focused on the transactional aspects of the Hawala Networks (i.e. Invisible Funds Transfer Networks). However, little is known about the structure of this networked "organisation" especially about its ... -
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 ... -
Managers' autonomy, strategic control, organizational politics and strategic planning effectiveness: An empirical investigation into missing links in the hotel sector
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)This article reports on the impact of managerial autonomy and strategic control on organizational politics and show how the latter influence effectiveness of strategic planning. In doing so, it outlines particular directions ... -
Managing risk in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) supply chains' using quality function deployment (QFD) approach
( IGI Global , 2015 , Book chapter)Supply chain risk management (SCRM) is the process of risk mitigation in supply chains achieved through collaboration, coordination and application of risk management tools among the partners, to ensure continuity coupled ... -
Managing sustainability tensions in global supply chains: specific investments in closed-loop technology vs ‘blood metals’
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2019 , Article)This paper discusses how problems of eco-opportunism in metals markets escalate due to market failures because of the increasing scarcity of precious metals. Establishing the right sourcing strategy for recycled material, ... -
Manufacturing and service supply chain resilience to the COVID-19 outbreak: Lessons learned from the automobile and airline industries
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)There has been an increased interest among scholars to investigate supply chain resilience (SCRes) in manufacturing and service operations during emerging situations. Grounded in the SCRes theory, this study provides ... -
Mapping and interpreting a decision-making framework for the implicit managerial theory in the Arab Gulf States: The case of Qatar
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2015 , Article)This article developed an empirical design to examine the direct effects of four dimensions of the strategic decision-making process (SDMP) on the organizational innovation in the context of cultural value characteristics ... -
Market orientation and hotel performance: investigating the role of high-order marketing capabilities
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Purpose: Using the resource-based view (RBV), the purpose of this paper is to examine the potential mediation effect of customer relationship management capability, branding capability and service innovation capability on ... -
Market power and the role of banks as liquidity providers in GCC markets
( Cogent OA , 2019 , Article)Purpose: The study aims to discuss the role of market power and the banks as a liquidity provider, specifically in the twenty-first century. Design: The empirical investigation has evaluated the effects of market power on ... -
Marketing from Leadership to Innovation: A Mediated Moderation Model Investigating How Transformational Leadership Impacts Employees’ Innovative Behavior
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)In an increasingly competitive landscape, both researchers and businesses are showing growing interest in promoting employee’s innovative work behavior (EIWB). Although earlier studies have highlighted the significance ... -
Marketing intelligence and small firms' performance: the role of entrepreneurial alertness and effectuation
( Emerald Publishing , 2023 , Article)Purpose: Knowledge of how entrepreneurial alertness (EA) and effectuation impact small firms' performance in uncertain markets is limited. Suggesting effectuation as a mediation mechanism between EA and small firms' ... -
Matching organizational frame of reference and business strategy with contemporary marketing practices: Evidence from Arab world
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2016 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate diversity of marketing practices of firms operating in the same environment, by identifying how management perception and business strategy (BS) fits with the choice of ... -
Materialism Effect on Apparel Collaborative Consumption Platform Usage: A Research Proposal
( Springer , 2020 , Book chapter)Collaborative consumption (CC) has become a buzzword during the past few years. In fashion and apparel industry context, CC accentuates product usage rather than ownership, through sharing usage of underutilized or unwanted ... -
Measuring luxury brand consumption and female consumers' religiosity in the UAE
( World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd , 2014 , Article)Luxury brand consumption by female consumers in the rich Arab Gulf states has never been systematically studied, and thus most of our knowledge in this area remains shaped by preconceived notions that are not likely to ... -
The mediating effect of organizational climate on the relationship between transformational leadership and patient safety: A study on Saudi hospitals
( Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research , 2015 , Article)The main aim of this paper is to investigate the mediation effect of organizational climate on the relationship between Transformational Leadership and perceived patient safety in Saudi Hospitals from the nurses perspective. ...