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WEALTH AND THE PERSISTENCE OF AUTHORITARIANISM IN THE GULF STATES: ECONOMIC PRIVILEGE OR A CULTURAL PHENOMENON?
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Foundation for Good Politics
, 2021 , Article)
During the Arab Spring the idea of the Middle East as an authoritarian exception appeared to be no longer valid. Yet the Gulf states seem to be safe from political turmoil. This paper examines the persistence of authoritarianism ...
Investigating critical obstacles to entrepreneurship in emerging economies: A comparative study between males and females in Qatar
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Allied Business Academies
, 2019 , Article)
Qatar's Entrepreneurship sector faces major obstacles that impede its growth prospects. While Qatar has started to focus more on improvement of the entrepreneurial environment through semi-governmental agencies and creation ...
Export market concentration and the potential for export market diversification in the oil and gas sector in a small open economy
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International Economic Society
, 2016 , Article)
Though small in area and population, the US$ 200 billion Qatari economy is open and driven by the oil and gas sector. Therefore the economy is susceptible to economic shocks in international markets. We illustrate the ...
E-government to m-government: A study in a developing economy
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
, 2016 , Article)
This research intends to address variables that would facilitate the migration to m-government model in a developing economy experiencing a very high growth and adoption of mobile communication technology. By conducting ...
Do users in Qatar perceive intellectual capital information to be value relevant for decision-making purposes?
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
This paper examines the perception of users on the value relevance of intellectual capital (IC) information for decision-making. The data were collected through questionnaires distributed to Qatari companies. The paper ...
ISO 21500 and the Sustainability Focused ANP-BOCR Framework for Subcontractor Selection in Megaprojects
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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 ...
Measuring the effectiveness of selected corporate governance practices and their implications for audit quality: Evidence from Qatar
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2020 , Article)
Recent global financial scandals have led to a number of investigations into the effectiveness of corporate governance. Although evidence exists from developed economies, very scanty studies have been conducted in emerging ...
Supply chain resilience under economic-political risk: A case of developing economy
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2022 , Article)
The aim of this study was to identify enablers of supply chain resilience to economic-political risks and establish the relationships among them using interpretive structural modelling. A comprehensive review of the ...
Auditor-client negotiations: Applying the dual concerns model in an emerging economy
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Professional auditors and their clients often encounter situations in which they disagree on the treatment of certain accounting transactions. However, because each conflict often involves unique circumstances, the resolution ...
A user-centric evaluation of e-government services in the GCC region: Case of state of Qatar
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IGI Global
, 2016 , Article)
Evaluating users' satisfaction of e-Government services has been addressed by numerous studies. These mainly looked at e-Government users as citizens who are nationals and comply with the local culture of the governments ...