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JIT implementation in Egyptian manufacturing firms: some empirical evidence
( Emerald Group Publishing Limited , 2005 , Article)Abstract: Purpose – This study aims to delineate the major human modifications to be undertaken prior to just-in-time (JIT) implementation in Egyptian manufacturing firms; to discern the benefits obtained from JIT ... -
The effect of corporate branding dimensions on consumers' product evaluation: A cross-cultural analysis
( Emerald Group Publishing Limited , 2006 , Article)Purpose - The paper aims to investigate both Western and Eastern corporate branding thoughts and examine the interrelation among four corporate branding dimensions (i.e. corporate name, image, reputation and loyalty) and ... -
The influence of attraction on internet banking: An extension to the trust-relationship commitment model
( Emerald Group Publishing Limited , 2006 , Article)Purpose - This research in this paper aims to investigate and extend the trust-relationship commitment model to an internet banking setting by adding attraction as a new factor. Design/methodology/approach - The paper shows ... -
Profiling consumers: A study of Qatari consumers’ shopping motivations
( Elsevier Ltd. , 2006 , Article)The paper investigates reasons consumers go shopping in Doha, Qatar. Four hundred supermarket shoppers completed self-administered surveys regarding their attitudes toward 57 individual shopping motivation items. The paper ... -
The implementation of world class manufacturing techniques in Egyptian manufacturing firms: An empirical study
( Emerald Group Publishing Limited , 2007 , Article)Purpose - The purposes of this paper are to illustrate how the world class manufacturing (WCM) techniques which could be described as outperforming the industry's global best practices have been implemented in the Egyptian ... -
The impact of organizational characteristics on AMT adoption: A study of Egyptian manufacturers
( Emerald Group Publishing Limited , 2007 , Article)Purpose - This research seeks to empirically explore and examine the impact of organizational characteristics, i.e. firm size, type of production system, organizational design and type of ownership, on advanced manufacturing ... -
Do general indexes mask sectoral efficiencies?: A multiple variance ratio assessment of Middle Eastern equity markets
( Emerald Group Publishing Limited , 2008 , Article)Purpose - The purpose of the paper is to attempt to shed light on whether the use of general indexes may mask sectoral efficiencies by investigating the random walk (RW) and weak-form efficiency (WFE) hypotheses in the ... -
Critical success factors for TQM implementation and their impact on performance of SMEs
( Emerald Group Publishing Limited , 2009 , Article)Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the critical success factors of TQM implementation, to evaluate their impact on the primary measures as expressed by the operational performance and the secondary ... -
Sustainable supply chains: A study of interaction among the enablers
(2010 , Article)Purpose: A focus on supply chains is a step towards the broader adoption and development of sustainability, since the supply chain considers the product from initial processing of raw materials to delivery to the customer. ... -
Analysing the barriers to corporate social responsibility in supply chains: An interpretive structural modelling approach
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2010 , Article)The purpose of this paper is to identify barriers to corporate social responsibility (CSR) in supply chains and understand their mutual relationships. Interpretive structural modelling was applied to present a hierarchy- ... -
Project Management Performance Drivers
( Qatar University , 2010 , Article)The practice of project management has gained enormous importance over the past several years in various business industries. “In industries as diverse as pharmaceuticals, software, and aerospace, projects drive business” ... -
A Qatari perspective on women in the engineering pipeline: an exploratory study
( Taylor & Francis , 2010 , Article)Under-representation of women in engineering has received a great deal of attention, but remained limited largely to a Western context. Thus, this article aims to unveil the barriers to progress, tracking the performance ... -
Family Businesses in Qatar: A Study of Select Issues
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2011 , Conference Paper)Family businesses are considered important drivers of economic growth process since they are credited for nurturing across generations entrepreneurial talent, a sense of loyalty to business success, long-term strategic ... -
Prioritising factors for selection of infectious waste management contractors using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process
( Inderscience Publishers , 2011 , Article)Bio-medical or infectious waste has not received its due attention in developing countries like India. It is being collected and disposed off along with the municipal solid waste (MSW). Therefore, infectious waste management ... -
An analytic process model for selection of infectious waste management contractors
( Inderscience Publishers , 2011 , Article)Infectious or bio-medical waste so far has not received its due attention. Hospitals in developing countries dispose large amounts of medical waste inefficiently, creating potential environmental hazards and increasing ... -
Prioritising agility variables for cold supply chains
(2011 , Article Review)It is recognised that organisations that focus on supply chainagility would profit as they can rapidly and cost effectively respond to unpredictable changes in the business environment. As supply chain agility is a ... -
Differences between Indian Exporters and Non-Exporters of Engineering Consultancy Services
( Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd , 2011 , Article)Export of engineering consultancy services represents a small but growing portion of India's services exports. This paper seeks to understand major impediments that must be overcome to encourage more Indian professional ... -
Political Contingency and the Implementation of Qatarization
( Qatar University , 2011 , Article)This paper represents an exploratory study that examines political contingency in a less liberal regulatory regime such as the ‘positive state’ or the ‘developmental state’. As an example of a state-led policy, the ... -
Modest seductiveness: Reconciling modesty and vanity by reverse assimilation and double resistance
( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. , 2012 , Article)We study conflicting notions of modesty and vanity in the Arab Gulf region by focusing on contemporary female adornment practices and the tensions underlying them. The standard of modest traditional dress that women are ... -
Sustainability metrics for a supply chain: The case of small and medium enterprises
( Inderscience Publishers , 2012 , Article)Using digraph and matrix method this research enunciates a simple method to quantify supply chain sustainability for small and medium enterprises. It proposes a numerical index which can be used to measure sustainability ...
