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An exploration into the religious and symbolic meanings of gendered spaces in an Arab gulf home
(2011 , Conference Paper)
Houses are rich symbols representative of culture, self and identity (Marcus 1995). The current research provides a comparative perspective on Arab-Islamic (Qatari) and Western values as encoded in the home and use of ...
Convergence or Diversity in National Recruitment and Selection Practices:A Case Study of the State of Qatar
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North American Business Press
, 2011 , Article)
This paper examines the convergence and diversity in approaches to national HRM practices in Qatar. The sample of the study consists of 31 human resources managers working for different Qatari companies. Large companies ...
Enhancing a bank’s competitive advantage through the integration of TQM practices, entrepreneurial orientation (EO), and organizational culture.
(2011 , Article)
In the current changing business environment, banks, among other organizations, are required not only to create their competitive advantage to lead the trend, but also to be able to sustain and upgrade the created competitive ...
Approaching what we hope for and avoiding what we fear: A study of women's concern with visible signs of skin aging
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SAGE
, 2011 , Article)
This paper proposes to examine how priming approach and avoidance goal orientations moderates consumer goal-directed preferences for products and services. These effects are studied in the context of women's concern with ...
Gender and privacy in Arab Gulf states: implications for consumption and marketing
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
, 2011 , Book chapter)
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Impact of QWL on employee satisfaction case of oil and gas industry in Qatar
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Scientific Press International Limited
, 2011 , Article)
This paper examines the factors that influence QWL and investigate the relationship between QWL and satisfaction among employees working in the Oil and Gas companies in the State of Qatar. While much of the attention been ...
Al-Maha mobile shop
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2011 , Article)
Title: Al-Maha mobile shop. Subject area: Strategic management/entrepreneurship. Study level/applicability: Undergraduate and/or MBA level in either a strategic management and/or entrepreneurship courses. Case overview: ...
An analytic process model for selection of infectious waste management contractors
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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 ...
Prioritising factors for selection of infectious waste management contractors using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process
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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 ...