Center for Entrepreneurship and Organizational Excellence: Recent submissions
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Foreign market involvement, entry-mode learning potential and SME internationalization outcomes
( 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 ... -
Unveiling Qatarization: a strategic HRM perspective on the context of implementing successful workforce nationalization
( Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Article)This study is motivated by the infancy of literature on strategic HRM in regard to government policies and the lack of empirical research on the HRM policy of nationalization in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council ... -
Drivers of employee entrepreneurial intention: a study of the oil and gas sector in Qatar
( Inderscience Publishers , 2023 , Article)Many employees are opting to start new businesses while working full-time for established firms. Although employee entrepreneurship has attracted much attention recently, very little is known on what motivates employees ... -
Does the extent of branchless banking adoption enhance the social and financial performance of microfinance institutions?
( Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Article)We examine the impact of the extent of branchless banking adoption on the social and financial performance of an international sample of microfinance institutions (MFIs). We find that increasing the number of branchless ... -
Restructuring the health education cluster in a public university
( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2023 , Other)This case was developed from the author’s personal experience as a participant in one of the health taskforce subcommittees. The author also sought the inputs of the Vice President of Health and Medical Education, the Dean ... -
The Role of the Two-Stage Multimethod Design: Developing Relevant Strategy Measures for New Settings
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2020 , Other)The two-stage multimethod design is a research strategy which integrates both quantitative and qualitative techniques within a single research project and is conducted over two distinctive stages of the fieldwork. Considering ... -
Strategic Decision-Making Research in New Settings: The Role of the Two-Stage Multi-Method Field Study in Sampling and Questionnaire Design
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2019 , Other)A research design is the framework which researchers plan for use as a guide in collecting, analyzing, and completing their research. The function of a research design is to ensure that the evidence obtained enables us to ... -
Exploring local job seekers perception toward employment in the private and public sectors in Qatar: implications for workforce nationalization policies
( 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 ... -
From ‘publish or perish’ to ‘publish for purpose’
( 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 ... -
Innovation and Smart Cities Research: A Review and Future Directions
( Springer Nature , 2024 , Book chapter)This chapter aims to review existing evidence and map research on innovation in smart cities. Based on data from 822 articles and chapters, bibliometric analyses were performed to capture descriptive statistics and key ... -
The Effects Of Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation and Self-Efficacy Dimensions On Project Performance Among University Students
( World Scientific , 2023 , Article)The literature on corporate entrepreneurship has discussed the role of entrepreneurship orientation (EO) and self-efficacy in enhancing venture creation and a firm's growth. In contrast, the effect of EO and self-efficacy ... -
Development of Gulf Cooperation Council human resources: an evidence-based review of workforce nationalization
( 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 the integration of ChatGPT in education: adapting for the future
( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2023 , Article)Purpose: This article aims to explore the advantages of integrating a new generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology in education. It investigates the use of ChatGPT in personalized learning, assessment and content ... -
Debate: Reimagining strategic management of social responsibilities in US universities—A comment on George et al. (2023)
( 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 ... -
Controversial debates about workforce nationalisation: Perspectives from the Qatari higher education industry
( 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 ... -
SME internationalisation: Do the types of innovation matter?
( Elsevier Inc. , 2023 , Article)Existing evidence suggest that innovative Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (or SMEs) are more likely to internationalise (i.e. have a greater propensity to export) than non-innovative SMEs. However, it is not yet clear ... -
Environmentally Sustainable Practices and Hotel Performance: Evidence from Malaysia
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)The hospitality sector is under constant pressure from clients to adopt environmentally friendly practices. Industry reports suggest that customers prefer to stay in hotels that care about the environment. This means that ... -
Credit risk in Islamic microfinance institutions: The role of women, groups, and rural borrowers
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Using international data, we find that Islamic MFIs experience reduced credit risk by offering more groups loans, serving more women, and serving more borrowers in rural locations. Conventional MFIs benefit from fewer group ... -
Supply chain risk and resilience in startups, SMEs, and large enterprises: a systematic review and directions for research
( Emerald Publishing , 2023 , Article)Purpose: This systematic literature review analyzes the academic literature to understand SC risk and resilience across different organizational sizes and industries. The academic literature has well discussed the causes ... -
Autonomous Delivery Robots: A Literature Review
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2023 , Article)Autonomous delivery robots (ADRs) are a recent advent in delivery services. While studies on the technical aspects of ADRs are growing rapidly from technical perspectives, studies of ADRs from the business perspective are ...
