College of Business and Economics

The Cultural Drivers of Self-Employment in MENA: Exploring the Roles of Internal Locus of Control and Religiosity

Bassil, Charbel; Safari, Arsalan; Parast, Mahour (2025 , Article)

What drives individuals in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to pursue self-employment: internal or external personal attributes? How do these factors vary across different countries and economic contexts? ...

Unlocking the Potential of Non-Core Technology Assets in Large Firms

Hossain, Mokter ( University of California , 2025 , Article)

Over a period of time, large firms often accumulate vast portfolios of non-core technology (NCT) assets, which are underutilized despite their potential value. Unlike core technologies that are critical to a firm’s competitive ...

Revolutionising Learning: An Attempt to Understand the Impact of AI-Driven Personalised Education on Under- graduate Student Engagement and Performance

El-Gohary, Salma; El-Gohary, Hatem; Ben Mimoun, Mohamed Slim (2025 , Conference)

Artificial Intelligence, rapidly becoming part of educational systems worldwide, and is transforming learning and teaching in schools and other higher education institutions by giving students real-time experiences. ...

Generative Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, and Higher Education: A Comprehensive Systematic Review of Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions

Ahmad, Anam; Ben Mimoun, Mohamed Slim; El-Gohary, Hatem (2025 , Conference)

With the advancement in artificial intelligence (AI), the possibility of integrating Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI), such as ChatGPT, in education is rapidly growing. The paper employs a systematic literature ...

Natural Resources Price Volatility and FinTech: Implications for Economic Recovery in Post-covid-19 Era

Halteh, Khaled; Majali, Tha'er A.; Aledeinat, Mazin; Almajali, Rateb Aref; Alsoud, Malek Ahmad ( Springer Nature , 2025 , Conference)

For over three decades, linking natural resources to economic growth remained a debatable topic. Covid-19 has triggered an economic downturn worldwide and fostered volatility in natural resource price (NRP). Due to the ...

The Social Role of Central Banking in Promoting an Equitable and Sustainable Society

Qanas, Jalal ( Taylor and Francis , 2025 , Book chapter)

Central Banks are very important and powerful institutions as they perform three key roles inside an economy. First, they are "the Bank of Banks" to ensure a well-functioning financial system and financial stability through ...

Lean Six Sigma, ISO 9001, and organizational performance: An integrated approach

Safari, Arsalan; Parast, Mahour M.; Al Ismail, Vanesa B. ( Taylor and Francis , 2025 , Article)

Organizations endeavor to enhance their market positions and gain competitive advantages by either continuously improving or radically transforming their systems and processes. Despite the worldwide popularity of the ISO ...

Entrepreneurial Education in the GCC: Review and Prospective Directions

Sobh, Rana; Younis, Heba Samir Mohamed; Keshta, Mohamed ( Springer , 2025 , Book chapter)

In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, entrepreneurship education has emerged as a pivotal catalyst for driving economic diversification and promoting sustainable development. This chapter serves to synthesise ...

Conclusion: Leveraging Legacy for Qatar's Post-FIFA World Cup Path Forward

Elbanna, Said; Talaoui, Yassine; Armstrong, Loreta ( Springer , 2025 , Book chapter)

The concluding chapter of this book encapsulates the multifaceted impact of the FIFA World Cup 2022 on Qatar and the broader implications for global sports events. It explores the transformative effects the tournament had ...

Beyond the Pitch: Logistics and Sustainability at the FIFA World Cup

Nair, Advaita; Abuzayed, Bana M.; Al-Fayoumi, Nedal Ahmed ( Springer , 2025 , Book chapter)

This case study delves into an important aspect of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022-sustainability. The main aim of the case study is to comprehend whether financial performance can be balanced along with sustainability when ...

Enhancing sustainable performance among manufacturing SMEs: the interplay of knowledge management and organizational structure

Al Koliby, Ibraheem Saleh; Mohd Noor, Nurul Hidayana; Al-Swidi, Abdullah Kaid; Al-Hakimi, Mohammed A.; Mehat, Nurul Aini Binti ( Springer Nature , 2025 , Article)

Manufacturing SMEs face persistent challenges in achieving sustainable performance (SP) due to resource constraints and ineffective knowledge management (KM) practices. Drawing on the knowledge-based view, contingency ...

The Audacity to Dream: The Journey of Qatar's Bid to Hosting the FIFA World Cup 2022

Talaoui, Yassine ( Springer , 2025 , Book chapter)

Qatar has stunned the world with a monthlong tournament. By all accounts, The FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022 was stellar. But before closing the game with arguably the best final ever, Qatar's bid had to survive scrutiny, smear ...

Assessing Foreign Aid's Influence on Tourism Demand for Developing Economies: When More Isn't Better

Barkat, Karim; Mimouni, Karim; Alsamara, Mouyad Kassm; Maouchi, Youcef ( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2025 , Article)

The existing literature has largely overlooked the effects of foreign aid on tourism demand in developing countries, and the channels through which this relationship operates. This study fills this gap by examining the ...

Sectorial Connectivity Behavior in Times of Turmoil: A Comparison of a Geopolitical and Health Crises

El Omari, Salaheddine; Benlagha, Noureddine; Afsar Basha, Shabeen ( Routledge , 2025 , Article)

This research investigates the network connectivity of Qatar's stock market during periods of volatility. It shows how connectivity between sectors altered prior to, during, and after the lockdown, as well as after the ...

Navigating the Energy Transition in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States: The Role of Industrial Policies in Fostering Sustainable Economic Competitiveness

Qanas, Jalal; Sawyer, Malcolm C. ( Routledge , 2025 , Article)

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have relied on their abundant oil and gas resources, which have shaped their economic and social structures. The comparative advantage of the oil/gas sectors encouraged the development ...

Individual Characteristics, Personality Traits, Personal Belief, and Employment in Qatar and Kuwait: An Empirical Analysis

Bassil, Charbel; Srhayri, Ihssane; Safari, Arsalan; Parast, Mahour M. ( Routledge , 2025 , Article)

This study assesses the impact of personality traits and personal beliefs on employment status (e.g., unpaid employment/unemployment, part-time paid job, full-time paid job, and self-employment) in Qatar and Kuwait. We use ...

Long-Term Prospective Follow-Up of Spinal Interventional Pain Procedures and Physical Therapy Compliance on Outcomes in Chronic Pain Patients

Saleem, Wael; LeQuang, Jo Ann; Elayyan, Muntaha; Rezk, Mustafa; Fourati, Zeineb; ... more authors ... less authors ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2025 , Article)

Background/Objective: The long-term implications of spinal interventional pain procedures (IPPs) remain underexplored. This study aimed to evaluate pain intensity, overall health quality, and disability over a four-year ...