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Enhancing the quality and competitiveness of small businesses: A pooled cross-sectional analysis
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2022 , Article)
Compared with large organizations, small businesses have been slower to adopt quality management practices. This study combined the context-free perspective with the contingency theory of quality management to investigate ...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Physical (In)Activity Behavior in 10 Arab Countries
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
Insufficient physical activity is considered a strong risk factor associated with non-communicable diseases. This study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on physical (in)activity behavior in 10 Arab countries before ...
Improving Quality and Operational Performance of Service Organizations: An Empirical Analysis Using Repeated Cross-Sectional Data of U.S. Firms
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IEEE
, 2022 , Article)
Research in quality management has provided new insights and directions on how to incorporate quality principles into organizational, operational, and policy decisions. However, most research into quality management has ...
Examining Service Quality For Islamic Banks In Egypt
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2014 , Conference)
Purpose: Although a great number of research studies for service quality take place in the context of developed countries, the similar studies in the context of developing countries like in Egypt are limited. The purpose ...
Modeling the Best Cleanliness Practices for Qatar Healthcare Establishments
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference)
In recent years, healthcare has become an important area of concern for both government and private healthcare establishments (HCEs) as are facing challenges in the delivery and provisioning of high quality services to ...
Family Businesses in Qatar: A Study of Select Issues
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2011 , Conference)
Family businesses are considered important drivers of economic growth process since they are credited for nurturing across generations entrepreneurial talent, a sense of loyalty to business success, long-term strategic ...
Impact of HR retention strategies in healthcare: The case of Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2015 , Article)
Retention of healthcare workers is an international challenge. The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that in two decades, the shortage of healthcare workers will double. This puts a pressure on the policy makers to ...
To switch or not to switch: the role of tourists’ psychological engagement in the context of Airbnb Malaysia
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Emerald Publishing Limited
, 2020 , Article)
Purpose: The demand for Airbnb is at a peak in Malaysia with 137% of yearly growth. As such, it is indeed important to understand what makes tourists to switch to Airbnb. However, little has been known about this issue in ...
Metaverse marketing: How the metaverse will shape the future of consumer research and practice
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Wiley-Blackwell
, 2022 , Article)
The initial hype and fanfare from the Meta Platforms view of how the metaverse could be brought to life has evolved into an ongoing discussion of not only the metaverse's impact on users and organizations but also the ...
How AI encourages consumers to share their secrets? The role of anthropomorphism, personalisation, and privacy concerns and avenues for future research
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Emerald Publishing
, 2023 , Article)
Purpose: This paper aims to explore the overall research question “How can artificial intelligence (AI) influence consumer information disclosure?”. It considers how anthropomorphism of AI, personalisation and privacy ...