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Is internet reporting useful? Evidence from Egypt
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the views of 18 users and preparers regarding the corporate internet reporting (CIR) practices of companies listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX). Design/methodol ... -
Is it possible to improve environmental quality without reducing economic growth: Evidence from the Qatar economy
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article Review)In line with the priorities of the Qatar national vision (QNV) 2030 and its principal pillars, we examine in this paper the energy use - economic growth nexus for Qatar during the period 1970-2014. Using recent development ... -
Is the information on green hotel websites aligned with the drivers affecting customers' intention to visit green hotels? A mixed-methods approach
( Routledge , 2023 , Article)Understanding enablers and barriers influencing customers' intention to use green hotels can help managers formulate better online green marketing strategies. However, existing studies fail to capture these aspects. The ... -
Is the shopper always the king/queen? Study of omnichannel retail technology use and shopping orientations
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Technology is transforming how retail services are delivered and the experience lived by consumers. Online and offline channels are converging to deliver a seamless omnichannel shopping experience. However, despite retailers' ... -
Is There a Place for Responsible Artificial Intelligence in Pandemics? A Tale of Two Countries
( Springer , 2021 , Article)This research examines the considerations of responsible Artificial Intelligence in the deployment of AI-based COVID-19 digital proximity tracking and tracing applications in two countries; the State of Qatar and the United ... -
Is there a shift in the accounting values in Egypt towards optimism, transparency and professionalism?
( Inderscience , 2015 , Article)This paper aims to examine the persistence of the historically assumed accounting values of the Egyptian environment in terms of conservatism, secrecy and statutory control after the adoption of the latest versions of the ... -
Is tourism in Lebanon subject to permanent or transitory exogenous shocks?
( Cognizant Communication Corporation , 2014 , Article)The tourism industry makes a significant contribution to Lebanese gross domestic product (GDP). Lebanon has been rocked by political instability and regional conflicts over the past several decades. These exogenous shocks ... -
Is voluntary risk disclosure informative? The role of UK firm-level governance
( Emerald Publishing , 2023 , Article)Purpose: The study investigates how firm-level governance (FL_G) affects the disclosure of voluntary risk information. Likewise, it explores the influence of FL_G on the informativeness of voluntary risk disclosure (VRD). ... -
Islamic Arab hospitality and multiculturalism
( SAGE , 2013 , Article)This ethnographic study in Qatar and United Arab Emirates addresses a particular Islamic consumptionscape as well as a related commodified practice: that of Arab hospitality. This much vaunted Arab virtue is examined in ... -
The Islamic Rate of Return Versus the Nominal Rate of Interest: A Macroeconometric Model
( Springer , 2020 , Article)This paper investigates the question of “will the replacement of the nominal interest rate by the expected Islamic real rate of return have positive consequences on the macroeconomic performance?” The study adopts a dynamic ... -
Islamic versus conventional banks in the GCC countries: A comparative study using classification techniques
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)This paper contributes to the empirical literature on Islamic finance by investigating the feature of Islamic and conventional banks in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries over the period 2003-2010. We use parametric ... -
ISO 21500 and the Sustainability Focused ANP-BOCR Framework for Subcontractor Selection in Megaprojects
( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2023 , Article)The aim of this article is to present a novel framework that integrates the strategic dimensions of sustainability and the ISO 21500 standard to evaluate and select subcontractors for megaprojects. ISO 21500 processes were ... -
Isolated Handwritten Pashto Characters Recognition using KNN classifier
( IEEE , 2021 , Article)Regional and cultural diversities around the world and especially in Pakistan has given birth to a large number of writing systems and scripts consists of varying character sets. Developing an optimal OCR system for such ... -
IT outsourcing intent in academic institutions in GCC countries: An empirical investigation and multi-criteria decision model for vendor selection
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2016 , Article)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to understand the reasons behind the intent for information technology (IT) outsourcing in academic institutions in GCC countries. It also aims to develop a multi-criteria decision ... -
Japanese Multinational Corporations and Corporate Tax Change
( Inderscience , 2021 , Article)This paper examines the impact of the recent changes in Japanese taxation polices before and after the shift from a global taxation system to a territorial taxation system in 2009 on the income shifting activities of ... -
Japanese multinational corporations and corporate tax change
( Inderscience Publishers , 2022 , Article)This paper examines the impact of the recent changes in Japanese taxation polices before and after the shift from a global taxation system to a territorial taxation system in 2009 on the income shifting activities of ... -
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 ... -
Job Design as a Determinant of Employee Performance among University Instructors in Selected Middle East Countries
( Quality Scientific Publishing , 2021 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between three elements of job design based on the job characteristics model (autonomy, task significance, and feedback) and employee performance. More ... -
Joint determination of process mean, price differentiation, and production decisions with demand leakage: A multi-objective approach
( Elsevier Inc. , 2016 , Article)The selection of an optimal process mean is an important problem in production planning and quality control research. Most of the literature in this area has focused on the single objective problem of maximizing the profit ... -
The joint impact of green human resource management, leadership and organizational culture on employees’ green behaviour and organisational environmental performance
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Currently, there has been a growing attention paid to employees' activities and behaviour at work as a driving force of environmental problems. As a result, organisations are adopting various environmental protection ...