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Sustainable supply chains: A study of interaction among the enablers
(2010 , Article)Purpose: A focus on supply chains is a step towards the broader adoption and development of sustainability, since the supply chain considers the product from initial processing of raw materials to delivery to the customer. ... -
Analysing the barriers to corporate social responsibility in supply chains: An interpretive structural modelling approach
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2010 , Article)The purpose of this paper is to identify barriers to corporate social responsibility (CSR) in supply chains and understand their mutual relationships. Interpretive structural modelling was applied to present a hierarchy- ... -
The Market Structure-Profit Relationship in the Jordan's Banking Industry
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How do qatari females make it to the top? an examination of the Organizational constraints to their advancement
( Brill , 2010 , Article)Although Qatari females have increased their economic participation and reached remarkable educational attainment over the last decade, this has not been paralleled with good representation at management position. Accordingly, ... -
Faculty salary equity in the College of Arts and Sciences at a regional mid-western university: an exploratory study
( International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines , 2010 , Article)The purpose of this study was to determine if there were salary inequities between male and female faculty members in the School of Arts and Sciences at a regional public university. An analysis-of-covariance (ANCOVA) model ... -
Application of electronic signatures in business and their influence on electronic commerce implementation
( Inderscience , 2010 , Article)The internet has changed how participants around the world view telecommunications, buying, selling and transactions. Electronic Commerce (EC) and Electronic Signatures (ES) make it possible for enterprises to expand their ... -
Management accounting system application in banks in the State of Qatar
( Inderscience , 2010 , Article)The importance of management accounting systems (MAS) in measuring the non-financial performance is increasing, especially in the service sector. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to investigate the nature of MAS ... -
Capital Budgeting Practices: The Case of Qatar
( 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, ... -
Optimal Pricing and order quantity strategies for a firm offering multiple products facing customers cannibalization and random market demand
( Qatar University , 2010 , Article)This paper studies a firm’s profitability problem offering its products into different market segments at differentiated prices. In order to improve the firms’ profitability the firm needs to decide the prices and order ... -
Project Management Performance Drivers
( Qatar University , 2010 , Article)The practice of project management has gained enormous importance over the past several years in various business industries. “In industries as diverse as pharmaceuticals, software, and aerospace, projects drive business” ... -
A Qatari perspective on women in the engineering pipeline: an exploratory study
( Taylor & Francis , 2010 , Article)Under-representation of women in engineering has received a great deal of attention, but remained limited largely to a Western context. Thus, this article aims to unveil the barriers to progress, tracking the performance ... -
The cost of financial intermediation in the banking sector of Jordan
( EuroJournals, Inc. , 2010 , Article)This study investigates the cost of financial intermediation in the banking sector of Jordan over the 2001-2008 period. It assesses to what extent the relatively high and escalating bank interest margins, in this sector, ... -
Competition in the Jordanian's Banking Sector
( EuroJournals, Inc. , 2010 , Article)This study investigates the cost of financial intermediation in the banking sector of Jordan over the 2001-2008 period. It assesses to what extent the relatively high and escalating bank interest margins, in this sector, ... -
Exchange Rates and Stock Prices in the MENA Countries: What Role for Oil?
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2011 , Article)This paper considers the linkage between stock prices and exchange rates in four MENA (Middle East and North Africa) emerging markets. In contrast to the existing evidence that uses a global market index to uncover such a ... -
Family Businesses in Qatar: A Study of Select Issues
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2011 , Conference Paper)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 ... -
Prioritising factors for selection of infectious waste management contractors using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process
( Inderscience Publishers , 2011 , Article)Bio-medical or infectious waste has not received its due attention in developing countries like India. It is being collected and disposed off along with the municipal solid waste (MSW). Therefore, infectious waste management ... -
An analytic process model for selection of infectious waste management contractors
( Inderscience Publishers , 2011 , Article)Infectious or bio-medical waste so far has not received its due attention. Hospitals in developing countries dispose large amounts of medical waste inefficiently, creating potential environmental hazards and increasing ... -
Prioritising agility variables for cold supply chains
(2011 , Article Review)It is recognised that organisations that focus on supply chainagility would profit as they can rapidly and cost effectively respond to unpredictable changes in the business environment. As supply chain agility is a ... -
Differences between Indian Exporters and Non-Exporters of Engineering Consultancy Services
( Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd , 2011 , Article)Export of engineering consultancy services represents a small but growing portion of India's services exports. This paper seeks to understand major impediments that must be overcome to encourage more Indian professional ... -
Market power in GCC banking sector
( Consulting Publishing Company , 2011 , Article)This study attempts to find whether market concentration has been a main driver for market power in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) banking industry over the period of 2002-2008. Using the methodology of the new empirical ...