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Why Gulf Rentier Economies Must Pursue Economic Diversification
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Springer
, 2020 , Book chapter)
Within the mandate of their national visions, GCC countries have announced several strategies to expand their manufacturing, tourism and financial activities (economic diversification). However, the path towards the ultimate ...
Central banking and income inequality: The impact of monetary policy on income distribution
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Routledge
, 2020 , Book chapter)
Since the 2007–2008 Global Financial Crisis, income inequality and income distribution matters have gained increasing attention not only in academia but also from professionals in advanced economies. Mainstream economists ...
Investigating the Impact of Social Media Commerce Constructs on Social Trust and Customer Value Co-creation: A Theoretical Analysis
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Springer
, 2020 , Book chapter)
Social media commerce has been one of the fastest-growing areas over recent years. However, only a limited number of studies have addressed the related issues of social media commerce. It was also noticed that extant ...
Materialism Effect on Apparel Collaborative Consumption Platform Usage: A Research Proposal
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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 ...
Internet Banking Encounter Quality of Arab Middle East Banks: Organizational Determinants
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IGI Global
, 2021 , Book chapter)
The aim of this chapter was to evaluate the impact of organizational determinants in term of ownership, age, size and global presence on the quality of internet banking service encounter in the Arab Middle East region. A ...
Green Operational Strategy for Airlines: Content and Regional Analysis
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IGI Global
, 2020 , Book chapter)
This chapter identifies the content of airlines' operations strategy and reports the strategy patterns adopted by the airlines of each region. A detailed configuration of the airlines' green operational strategy is developed, ...
Environmental Impact Assessment of Desalination Plants in the Gulf Region
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Springer Nature
, 2022 , Book chapter)
Currently, desalination plants are essential tools for utilizing water from various natural resources like brackish water and seawater. Worldwide, the number of desalination facilities is rising to fulfill the increased ...
Polymer-based nano-enhanced forward osmosis membranes
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Book chapter)
Forward osmosis (FO) technology has gained tremendous attention in recent years in desalination and wastewater treatment. Developing a new state-of-the-art FO membranes is vital for advancing the FO technology to achieve ...
Fabrication of sustainable membranes with functionalized nanomaterials (FNMs)
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2022 , Book chapter)
Nanomaterials have contributed significantly to the enhancement of technological and industrial development. The conventional membranes used in various separation processes are limited in their abilities, performances, and ...
Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to hydrocarbons
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Book chapter)
Global accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere has become a significant environmental challenge in the past twodecades. Global warming and climate change resulting from increasing concentrations of CO2 are of utmost concern ...