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Scale heterogeneity in discrete choice experiment: An application of generalized mixed logit model in air travel choice
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)This study explores to what extent scale heterogeneity (i.e., varying standard deviation of the errors across consumers) is important in air travel choice using data from a stated preference discrete choice experiment. We ... -
Scenario-Based Forecast for Post-Conflict’s Growth in Syria
( Economic Research Forum (ERF) , 2020 , Working Paper)This paper investigates the relationship between the main macroeconomic indicators, namely real GDP, consumer prices and parallel market exchange rate in the Syrian economy during the period 1990-2017. We provide a ... -
Scenario-based forecast for the electricity demand in Qatar and the role of energy efficiency improvements
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)We model the electricity consumption in the market segment that compose the Qatari electricity market. We link electricity consumption to GDP growth and Population Growth. Building on the estimated model, we develop ... -
Secondary school students and self-efficacy in mathematics: Gender and age differences
( IGI Global Publishing , 2020 , Article)Gender differences in academic performance has received considerable attention over the years. Studies have found that even when there are no gender differences in math performance, female students exhibit larger levels ... -
Security Analysis of IoT Devices by Using Mobile Computing: A Systematic Literature Review
( IEEE , 2020 , Article)Internet of Things (IoT) devices are operating in various domains like healthcare environment, smart cities, smart homes, transportation, and smart grid system. These devices transmit a bulk of data through various sensors, ... -
Security behaviors of smartphone users
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2016 , Article)Purpose: - This paper aims to report on the information security behaviors of smartphone users in an affuent economy of the Middle East. Design/methodology/approach: - A model based on prior research, synthesized from a ... -
Self-promotion and online shaming during COVID-19: A toxic combination
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)A public shaming frenzy has spread through social media (SM) following the instigation of lockdown policies as a way to counter the spread of COVID-19. On SM, individuals shun the idea of self-promotion and shame others ... -
An SEM-ANN analysis of the impacts of Blockchain on competitive advantage
( Emerald Publishing , 2023 , Article)Purpose: Though Blockchain has been studied in numerous contexts, the understanding of the impacts of Blockchain in achieving competitive advantages remains unexplored. Many industries, organizations and firms are still ... -
Servant and authentic leadership as drivers of innovative work behaviour: the moderating role of creative self-efficacy
(2023 , Article)Purpose: The importance of innovation has attracted growing attention due to the complex and rapidly changing business environment. This study aimed, first, to examine the joint effect of servant and authentic leadership ... -
Service Ethnocentrism: A Conceptual Model (An Abstract)
( Springer Nature , 2017 , Book chapter)The service marketing literature has recognized the importance of studying cross-cultural service encounters in which the service provider and the customer are from different cultures (Baker et al. 2008; Sharma et al. 2014; ... -
A Service-Efficient Proxy Mobile IPv6 Extension for IoT Domain
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)The upcoming generation of communications can provide richer mobility, high data rate, reliable security, better quality of services, and supporting mobility requirements in the Internet of Things (IoT) environment. ... -
Services marketing practices in diverse cultures: Canada compared to Qatar
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Purpose The service marketing literature has traditionally argued that the marketing practices of service firms that operate in diverse cultures should also differ. This paper aims to investigate this argument by examining ... -
Shadow banking, insurance and financial sector stability
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Motivated by the recent financial crisis and the near collapse of the insurance giant American International Group (AIG), we empirically study the link between the insurance sector, the size of the shadow system and financial ... -
Shaping Sustainable Entrepreneurial Intentions among Business Graduates in Developing Countries through Social Media Adoption: A Moderating-Mediated Mechanism in Pakistan
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Entrepreneurship is crucial for alleviating job challenges among business graduates and for sustaining a growing local economy. However, different factors support and encourage students to be entrepreneurs. Modern technologies ... -
Shopping well-being: Is it just a matter of pleasure or doing the task? The role of shopper's gender and self-congruity
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)Understanding how shopping experiences impact shoppers' well-being becomes one of the crucial issues for retailers. However, empirical research on that issue remains scarce. The current study endeavors to take an initial ... -
Shopping well-being: the role of congruity and shoppers’ characteristics
( emerald insight , 2021 , Article)Purpose: Although shopping well-being has become a focal construct in retail shopping studies, little is known about the key drivers of this construct. This study aims to further discern some of the key antecedents of ... -
Short- and long-run asymmetric effect of oil prices and oil and gas revenues on the real GDP and economic diversification in oil-dependent economy
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)The aim of this paper is to explore the short- and long-run asymmetric impact of oil prices shocks and oil and gas revenues changes on the total real GDP, and the level of economic diversification of the Qatar economy. To ... -
The simplified tax regime for micro and small enterprises in Egypt: An analysis of the theoretical and implementation issues
( Informit , 2021 , Article)Unlike previous studies focusing on the tax regimes of small and medium enterprises ('SMEs'), this article examines and analyses simplified tax regimes for micro, small and medium enterprises ('MSMEs'). Very recently, a ... -
Simulating Yields for Selected Vegetables in Qatar Using Crop, Climate, Soil and Management Information to Improve the Country's Food Security
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Qatar produces only about 8 to 10 percent of food consumed in the country. Domestic production of perishable commodities, primarily vegetables, will be increased by using a combination of hi-tech water-efficient field and ... -
The Situation of Incommensurability in Strategic Management
( NICCOLO’ CUSANO UNIVERSITY , 2023 , Article)The field of strategic management has witnessed a proliferation of theoretical perspectives following two main paradigms. The two camps roughly correspond, on the one hand, to the "classical" and "neo-classical" approaches, ...