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Reform of the Kafāla System: A Survey Experiment from Qatar
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Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
, 2016 , Article)
Immigration in the Arabian Gulf is governed by the kafāla (sponsorship) system,
which provides the legal basis for the residency and employment of foreign workers across
the region. Despite mounting economic, political ...
Business legacy planning for mega events: The case of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
(
Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
This study aimed to explore the processes of business networking which lays the foundation for business legacy outcomes initiated by the award of a mega event in a region. Building on the work of Spilling (1996) on mega ...
Civil society and democratization in the Arab Gulf
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http://foreignpolicy.com/
, 2011 , Article)
qatar has been a notable exception to the wave of popular political mobilization that has struck Arab countries since January 2011. This is particularly so given the prominent role of its state-owned television station Al ...
QATAR EDUCATION STUDY : Facilities Report 2012
(
The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University.
, 2015 , Other)
This report examines the views of students, teachers and administrators toward K-12
education in Qatar. It is based on results from the Qatar Education Study (QES), which
is a series of surveys conducted by the Social ...
Annual Omnibus Survey : A survey of life in Qatar 2012
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The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University.
, 2012 , Other)
This executive summary presents the highlights of the 2012 Omnibus survey, the third in
a series of Omnibus surveys, carried out by the Social and Economic Survey Research
Institute (SESRI) of Qatar University. The Omnibus ...
Who needs RDD? Combining directory listings with cell phone exchanges for an alternative telephone sampling frame
(
Elsevier
, 2011 , Article)
Abstract
The traditional Random Digit Dialing method (list-assisted RDD using a frame of landline phone numbers) is clearly under threat. The difficulty and costs of completing telephone surveys have increased due to ...
Attitudes Towards Migrant Workers in the GCC: Evidence from Qatar
(
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
, 2012 , Article)
With the majority of Qatar’s total population made up of foreigners (high-skilled and
low-skilled migrant workers), Qatari nationals may feel that there are significant challenges for
their society; despite the absence ...
Trusted News Sources’ Measures and their Relationships to Social and Public Attitudes: An Analysis of the First Annual Omnibus Survey of Life in Qatar
(
Georgia State Univesrity
, 2013 , Article)
An overwhelming majority (77 percent) of Qatari Nationals reported television as their most
trusted local news source (87 percent for Arab/regional news and 89 percent for international
news), and 80 percent rated the ...
Legacy perceptions among Qatari nationals: What legacies will the 2022 World Cup bring?
(
European Association for Sport Management conference
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Qatar has been awarded to host the 2022 World Cup. For the Middle East this event can bring a number of changes in the region for sport and urban development. Given that the event was awarded very early in Qatar (2010) by ...
Civic life and democratic citizenship in Qatar: Findings from the First Qatar World Values Survey
(
Brill Academic
, 2013 , Article)
The present study examines the Arab nation that has remained least affected by the regional upheaval that has gripped much of the Middle East and North Africa since the beginning of 2011: the Gulf state of Qatar. Using ...