College of Business and Economics: Recent submissions
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The Effect of ERP Systems Competences on Business Process and Organizational Performance
(2016 , Article)Due to the research designs used and the nature of the variables included in prior research models, the evidence on the contribution of ERP systems to firm performance is not entirely consistent. This study synthesizes the ... -
Are enterprises ready for big data analytics? A survey-based approach
( Inderscience Publishers , 2017 , Article)Big data analytics is a fascinating topic in the field of computer science and information systems as it challenges fundamental aspects of computation. The aim of this study is to investigate the acceptance and usage of ... -
Consumer online shopping attitude-intention and their determinants in Qatar
( Inderscience , 2013 , Article)The study examines consumer online shopping attitude and intention and their antecedents in Qatar, one of the strongest economies in the world. Commonly used determinants of consumer online shopping attitude and intention ... -
Managerial traits, market orientation and organisational performance: an empirical examination in a Middle Eastern context
( Inderscience , 2013 , Article)The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the role of managerial traits (need for achievement, tolerance for ambiguity, conformity, and individualism) in advancing market orientation ... -
Entrepreneurial orientation and organizational performance: The role of managerial traits
( Inderscience , 2012 , Article)This study addresses how entrepreneurial orientation (EO) mediates the relationships between four managerial traits – need for achievement, tolerance for ambiguity, conformity, and individualism – and organisational ... -
Parameter estimation through the weighted goal programming model
( Inderscience Publishers , 2015 , Article)Many models in economics, management and finance can be described in terms of nonlinear dynamical systems which usually depend on some unknown parameters. To conduct a long-run behaviour analysis of these models it is of ... -
A Fuzzy Goal Programming Model for Venture Capital Investment Decision Making
( INFOR , 2014 , Article)The Venture Capital decision making process involves several conflicting and imprecise criteria. The decision to invest is a difficult one with serious adverse selection risk and surrounded with uncertainty. The aim of ... -
The inter and intra discipline linkage between Economics, Business administration and Social sciences
( OpenED Network , 2018 , Article)This study aims at investigating the extent to which six disciplines (Economic, Business administration, Finance and investment, Accounting, Banking and Insurance and risk management) reach out to spaces shared with other ... -
Training transfer intention and training effectiveness: Assessing the gender differences using multi-group structural equation modelling approach
( emerald Publishing limited , 2017 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to further the current research on the topic of the intention to transfer training and training effectiveness by examining the gender-related training intention and work behaviour ... -
An empirical investigation of trade flows between Australia and its major trading partners
( University of Wollongong , 2014 , Article)This study introduces Net Export (NX) models to examine the determinants of the trade flows between Australia and eight selected trading partner (TP) countries (China, France, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, United ... -
The use of negative emotions in health communication messages: Study of the effects of fear, guilt, and shame
( SAGE Publications , 2014 , Article)This work examines the effects of the use of three negative emotions – fear, guilt and shame – in anti-alcohol messages. Perceptions of two types of threat – physical and social – create negative emotions related to fear, ... -
The transformation of Qatar economy into industrialisation era
( Inderscience Publishers , 2011 , Article)This study reports the results of a survey distributed to business professionals, educators and students at the State of Qatar. The most important industry in Qatar, according to our respondents, is oil and gas, followed ... -
From Elicitation to Persuasion: Assessing the Structure and Effectiveness of Differential Emotions in Anti-Drunk-Driving Campaigns
( Taylor & Francis , 2017 , Article)In this paper, we test whether the DES III structure of emotions as described by Izard (1977) can be found in self-report data collected in the context of a campaign to deter drunk driving. Indeed, when exposed to a shocking ... -
Understanding challenges to food security in dry Arab micro-states: Evidence from Qatari micro-data
( Walter de Gruyter , 2013 , Article)Using Qatar as a case study, we exploit a novel microdata set for 102 raw agricultural imported commodities on a shipment-by-shipment basis over the period January 1, 2005 to June 30, 2010. The data comprise over half a ... -
Status of Internet Addiction among College Students in South Korea.
( Australian Business & Education Research Association , 2017 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the status of internet Addiction among college students of South Korea. Design/method/approach: Data was collected from 426 Korean university students using a modified survey ... -
Possible effect of Merger and Acquisition on Brand Equity: A case study of IT industry
( International Business Academics Consortium (iBAC) , 2017 , Article)This study focuses on how mergers and acquisitions (M&A) affect the consumer's buying behavior, specifically the consumer's perception, of both the parent and acquired brand in the IT industry. The empirical test of the ... -
Appraising e-commerce systems performance in the engineering and information technology industry
(2015 , Article)This research aimed to understand the factors influencing e-commerce systems performance in Jordan. Using previous literature, we developed a theoretical model of performance with four contributing factors: perceived ... -
Parcel distribution timetabling problem with incomplete hub network
( Taylor & Francis , 2014 , Article)The aim of parcel distribution timetabling problem is to optimize the movements of the parcels in their journey from their pickup to their delivery. The minimization of the time spent in this journey is a common objective ... -
Timetabling hub-and-spoke parcel distribution inter-facility network
( Inderscience Publishers Ltd , 2013 , Article)This paper introduces an important problem encountered when designing hub-and-spoke parcel distribution network. This problem, which comes after generating the network design and before implementing it, is concerned with ... -
Discovering citizens reaction toward e-government: factors in e-government adoption
( TECSI FEA USP , 2014 , Article)E-government has been considered as one approach for changing the face of government in the eyes of the citizenry. Therefore, citizens’ socialization in relation to their engagement with e-government should be explored. ...
