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Can board environmental orientation improve U.S. firms' carbon performance? The mediating role of carbon strategy
Moussa, Tantawy; Allam, Amir; Elbanna, Said; Bani-Mustafa, Ahmed ( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment , 2020 , Article)Overwhelming evidence from prior research suggests a positive association between corporate board characteristics and carbon performance; however, very little is known about the mechanisms linking the two variables. This ... -
Contextualizing Internationalization Decision-making Research in SMEs: Towards an Integration of Existing Studies
Elbanna, Said; Hsieh, Linda; Child, John ( European Academy of Management , 2020 , Article)This paper advances research on SME internationalization decision-making through considering the relevance of its context. It systematically reviews empirical studies, together with conceptual papers and other reviews in ... -
Controversial debates about workforce nationalisation: Perspectives from the Qatari higher education industry
Younis, Heba; Elsharnouby, Tamer; Elbanna, Said ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2024 , Article)Workforce nationalisation in the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) countries is a crucial challenge for their development plans. The current study explores controversial debates about workforce nationalisation to understand ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Implementation: A Review and a Research Agenda Towards an Integrative Framework
Fatima, Tahniyath; Elbanna, Said ( Springer Nature B.V. , 2022 , Article)In spite of accruing concerted scholarly and managerial interest since the 1950s in corporate social responsibility (CSR), its implementation is still a growing topic as most of it remains academically unexplored. As CSR ... -
Debate: Reimagining strategic management of social responsibilities in US universities—A comment on George et al. (2023)
Elbanna, Said ( Taylor and Francis [Routledge] , 2023 , Article)The focus on the social responsibilities of universities has been increasingly emphasized in recent years, pushing these institutions to go beyond their conventional mission and address emerging societal challenges. This ... -
Deciding Fast: Examining the Relationship between Strategic Decision Speed and Decision Quality across Multiple Environmental Contexts
Shepherd, Neil Gareth; Mooi, Erik A.; Elbanna, Said; Rudd, John M. ( John Wiley & Sons Ltd , 2021 , Article)Rapid innovation, shortened product life cycles and fierce competition place great pressures on top managers to make fast strategic decisions. However, a key question in strategic decision-making research is whether decision ... -
Development of Gulf Cooperation Council human resources: an evidence-based review of workforce nationalization
Elbanna, Said; Obeidat, Shatha M.; Younis, Heba; Elsharnouby, Tamer H. ( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2023 , Article)Purpose: This study aimed to contribute to the field of Human Resource Management (HRM) by providing a critical review of existing scholarly research and a thematic analysis of the workforce nationalization domain in the ... -
Exploring local job seekers perception toward employment in the private and public sectors in Qatar: implications for workforce nationalization policies
Elsharnouby, Tamer H.; Elbanna, Said; Obeidat, Shatha M.; Mauji, Nasrina Issa ( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2023 , Article)Purpose: The influx of expatriates to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has led to labor imbalance inducing these countries to initiate workforce nationalization policies. However, despite the policies' emphasis ... -
External resource provision and the international performance of SMEs – A contextual analysis
John, Child; Narooz, Rose; Hsieh, Linda; Elbanna, Said; Karmowska, Joanna; Marinova, Svetla; Puthusserry, Pushyarag; Tsai, Terence; Zhang, Yunlu... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Inc. , 2022 , Article)This paper investigates whether different categories of links (core and discretionary) to external resource providers are associated with the international performance of SMEs, as well as the perceived importance of external ... -
Foreign market involvement, entry-mode learning potential and SME internationalization outcomes
Elbanna, Said; Hsieh, Linda; Child, John; Narooz, Rose; Marinova, Svetla; Puthusserry, Pushyarag; Karmowska, Joanna; Tsai, Terence; Zhang, Yunlu... more authors ... less authors ( Emerald Publishing , 2023 , Article)Purpose: Drawing on an organizational learning perspective, this paper examines the effect of levels of foreign market involvement (intensity and geographic spread) on internationalization outcomes recognizing that the ... -
From ‘publish or perish’ to ‘publish for purpose’
Elbanna, Said; Child, John ( Wiley , 2023 , Other)Pressures to publish prolifically have led to an abundance of research on trivial matters rather than on issues of significance. This trend is particularly pronounced in developing countries, where limited access to paid ... -
The harder firms practice strategic management, the better they are
Elbanna, Said; Al Katheeri, Bakheet; Colak, Mustafa ( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. , 2020 , Article)The integrated practice of strategic management, that is the use of the three components of the strategic management process (formulation, implementation, and evaluation) does matter. Firms should plan intensively and pay ... -
How Do SMEs Decide on International Market Entry? An Empirical Examination in the Middle East
Heba, Younis; Elbanna, Said ( Elsevier Inc. , 2022 , Article)This study contributes to the scant literature that scrutinises the decision-making process preceding foreign entries, particularly in the Middle Eastern context. While considerable research has examined the content and ... -
International entrepreneurial SMEs in the muslim world: The role of religion in the GCC countries
Heba, Younis; Dimitratos, Pavlos; Elbanna, Said ( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)Recent studies examining the internationalisation of SMEs in emerging economies have observed that religion affects international market entry, which suggests that specific cultural aspects, such as religion, have not ... -
A literature review of the strategic decision-making context: A synthesis of previous mixed findings and an agenda for the way forward
Elbanna, Said; Thanos, Ioannis C.; Jansen, Rob J.G. ( AIMS , 2020 , Article)The aim of this article is to conduct a comprehensive literature review concerning the influence of contextual factors on strategic decision processes. Our literature review organizes the existing literature on contextual ... -
Policy and practical implications for workforce nationalization in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries
Elbanna, Said ( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2022 , Article)Purpose: This study aims to advance practice and research on workforce nationalization in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries through identifying relevant policy and practical implications needed to implement ... -
Quantifying people in the GCC region: the uses, challenges, and efficacy of the quota system policy
Elbanna, Said; Fatima, Tahniyath ( Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Article)Providing employment to nationals in an economy where more than two-thirds of the population comprise foreigners has been a struggle for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Of the various tactics used by the GCC ... -
Strategic Decision Making and Implementation in Public Organizations in the Gulf Cooperation Council: The Role of Procedural Rationality
Al-Hashimi, Khalid; Weerakkody, Vishanth; Elbanna, Said; Schwarz, Gary ( American Society for Public Administration , 2022 , Article)Based on Herbert Simon's conceptualization of bounded rationality, this article develops and tests an integrative model of the strategic decision-making process (SDMP) and outcomes in public organizations. The model ... -
Teaching in times of crisis: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education
Younis, Heba; Elbanna, Said ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Article)Although increasing numbers of studies have examined online teaching in the last decade, examination during a crisis context is rare. This study fills this critical gap and is a rapid response research to suggest insights ...