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    • Call for emergency action to restore dietary diversity and protect global food systems in times of COVID-19 and beyond: Results from a cross-sectional study in 38 countries 

      Hoteit, Maha; Hoteit, Reem; Aljawaldeh, Ayoub; Van Royen, Kathleen; Pabian, Sara; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      Background The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the fragility of the global food system, sending shockwaves across countries' societies and economy. This has presented formidable challenges to sustaining a healthy and ...

    • Can 'fear of human interaction' be one of the factors that affect the acceptance and use of technology? 

      Shoheib, Zaki; Mauji, Nasrina Issa; Abu-Shanab, Emad ( Inderscience Publishers , 2022 , Article)
      The internet has considerably changed the landscape of communication in the 21st century. People no longer have to leave their homes to engage in meaningful interpersonal communication. More importantly, individuals who ...

    • Can Arab-origin brands go global? An exploratory study 

      Farrag, Dalia Abdel Rahman; Abu Gharara, Sahar Raafat ( Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. , 2022 , Article)
      Purpose: The purpose of this exploratory paper is to investigate and understand the most important factors that influence Arab-origin brands to go global and to appear in brand valuation studies. Design/methodology/approach: ...

    • 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 ...

    • Can CSR foster brand defense? A moderated-mediation model of the role of brand passion 

      Alnawas, Ibrahim; Ghantous, Nabil; Hemsley-Brown, Jane ( Palgrave Macmillan‏ , 2023 , Article)
      This paper seeks to understand whether and how perceived retailers’ CSR can reinforce brand defense behavior by customers. Building on signaling theory, the paper proposes that CSR programs signal brands’ good nature, ...

    • Can e-government empower Jordanian citizens and reinforce citizenship? 

      Abu-Shanab, Emad; Bakier, Rania; Bataineh, Mona ( Inderscience Publishers , 2019 , Article)
      The recent political events in the Middle East made the relationship between governments and their citizens at stake. Governments need to strengthen citizens' empowerment, and their levels of citizenship to improve the ...

    • Can exchange rate policies and trade partners' income enhance the trade balance in Algeria? Evidence from the nonlinear ARDL model 

      Alsamara, Mouyad; Mimouni, Karim; Barkat, Karim; Kayaly, Diana ( Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. , 2022 , Article)
      Purpose: This paper aims to examine the effects of the real exchange rate on trade balance in Algeria and investigates whether it represents a viable tool to sustain and improve trade performance using the nonlinear ...

    • Can gamification concepts work with E-government? 

      Abu-Shanab, Emad Ahmed; Al-Sayed, Malak Rasheed ( IGI Global , 2019 , Article)
      This article predicts the adoption of e-government websites and services by focusing on gamification and enjoyment factors. The sample uses ranked use of points and coupons as the most suitable schemes, while excluding the ...

    • Can gamification concepts work with E-government? 

      Abu-Shanab, Emad Ahmed; Al-Sayed, Malak Rasheed ( IGI Global , 2019 , Article)
      This article predicts the adoption of e-government websites and services by focusing on gamification and enjoyment factors. The sample uses ranked use of points and coupons as the most suitable schemes, while excluding the ...

    • Can government expenditure help reconstruct the Syrian economy in the post-conflict period? evidence from the SVAR and nonlinear ARDL models 

      Mrabet, Zouhair; Alsamara, Mouyad; Mimouni, Karim; Shikh Ebid, Ahmad ( Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Article)
      This paper explores the viability of the fiscal policy in the reconstruction of the Syrian economy. We use the Structural VAR estimation technique to assess the response of real GDP to shocks in government expenditures and ...

    • Can human development and political stability improve environmental quality? New evidence from the MENA region 

      Mrabet, Zouhair; Alsamara, Mouyad; Mimouni, Karim; Mnasri, Ayman ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      We investigate the effects of human development and political stability on environmental quality and examine whether they are viable tools for improving environmental policies. The literature finds that countries can reduce ...

    • Can immigration moderate the adverse effects of political instability on international tourism? A case study of Australia 

      Bassil, Charbel; Yap, Ghialy ( Sage , 2023 , Article)
      We estimate the impact of political instability and the population of immigrants in Australia on the flow of international tourist arrivals. We hypothesize that political instability has a short-term negative effect while ...

    • Can IT industry merger and acquisition effect on brand equity of their product/services? A case study from Qatar 

      Khan, Habib Ullah; Awan, Mahmood A. ( Medwell Journals , 2019 , Article)
      A combination of assets and liabilities when associated to a brand which provides additional value to the specific product and/or service is brand equity. Branding is used as a means to arrive at a conclusion and decision ...

    • Can remittances alleviate energy poverty in developing countries? New evidence from panel data 

      Karim, Barkat; Alsamara, Mouyad; Mimouni, Karim ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      Universal energy access in developing countries is a key ingredient to achieve sustainable economic growth and social welfare. Therefore, it is of paramount importance for policymakers to identify potential new factors to ...

    • Can tourism market diversification mitigate the adverse effects of a blockade on tourism? Evidence from Qatar 

      Yap, Ghialy; Saha, Shrabani; Ndubisi, Nelson O.; Alsowaidi, Saif S.; Saleh, Ali S. ( SAGE , 2022 , Article)
      This study examines the effects of an unfavorable political event or environmental hostility, namely, a blockade affecting international tourist inflows, and how tourism market diversification (TMD) could mitigate the ...

    • Can uncertainty indices predict Bitcoin prices? A revisited analysis using partial and multivariate wavelet approaches 

      Al-Yahyaee, Khamis Hamed; Rehman, Mobeen Ur; Mensi, Walid; Al-Jarrah, Idries Mohammad Wanas ( Elsevier Inc. , 2019 , Article)
      This paper uses bivariate and multivariate wavelet approaches to revisit the co-movements between the Volatility Uncertainty Index (VIX) and Bitcoin (BTC). This is achieved by accounting for the impacts of the three major ...

    • Capital Budgeting Practices: The Case of Qatar 

      Mustafa, Mohammad A.; Hindi, Nitham M. ( Qatar University , 2010 , Article)
      The purpose of this project was to investigate the capital budgeting practice in the largest firms in Qatar. A survey was conducted of the 170 largest firms and corporations. A total of 55 completed surveys were received, ...

    • Capital structure, tax effect, financial crisis and default risk: Evidence from emerging market 

      Zeitun, Rami; Al Refai, Hisham ( Inderscience Publishers , 2017 , Article)
      The central objective of this study is to investigate the effect of capital structure on corporate failure in the emerging market, in particular Jordan, using a panel data analysis sample representative of 180 Jordanian ...

    • Career success in academia 

      Sherif, Karma; Nan, Ning; Brice, Jeff ( Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. , 2020 , Article)
      Purpose: In this study, the authors explore the boundaryless careers of faculty and adopt the intelligent career framework to examine success factors for academic careers. Design/methodology/approach: The authors conducted ...

    • Career success in the MIS academy 

      Sherif, Karma Samir; Nan, Ning ( Association for Information Systems , 2019 , Conference Paper)
      Like other academicians, MIS researchers have boundary-less careers that rely more on personal drive than affiliated institution to develop career competencies and achieve career success. Unlike other fields, maintaining ...