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Corporate Social Responsibility of Islamic Financial Institutions: The Case of GCC Countries
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Euro Journals
, 2014 , Article)
During the last three decades, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has grown significantly both in practice and academic fronts (Hassan and Latiff, 2009; Hassan and Harahap, 2010). However, according to Naylor (1999) CSR ...
Mobile-phone users’ attitudes towards’ mobile commerce & services in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: Case study
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IEEE
, 2008 , Conference Paper)
As the number of mobile phone users is growing, purchasing products and services using mobile phones and other mobile devices are also increasing. The purpose of this study was to provide the status of mobile-commerce in ...
IT outsourcing intent in academic institutions in GCC countries: An empirical investigation and multi-criteria decision model for vendor selection
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2016 , Article)
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to understand the reasons behind the intent for information technology (IT) outsourcing in academic institutions in GCC countries. It also aims to develop a multi-criteria decision ...
Are Investors Concerned with Stock Market Upgrades? Evidence from Multivariate Framework Analysis
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Routledge
, 2017 , Article)
This study aims to examine the return and volatility responses to the announcement of stock market upgrades. It measures the direct effects of the recent Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) upgrade of the Qatar, ...
Empirical evidence of the suitability of IFRS in emerging markets
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the suitability of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in emerging markets such as Qatar. The current research attempts to obtain insights into the advantages ...
How News affects Stock Prices of Olympics and FIFA host countries
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
As the sports industry continues to grow, mega sports events can have a significant impact on the financial markets. Stock market performance is influenced by sports-related news, however, very few studies have been ...
Tourism research for the GCC region: Current status and future research directions
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SAGE Publications
, 2021 , Article Review)
Tourism in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has recently been considered by policymakers as a new avenue for economic diversification. Despite the considerable literature concerning the impact of tourism ...
Risk spillover from crude oil prices to GCC stock market returns: New evidence during the COVID-19 outbreak
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
In this study, we examine oil price extreme tail risk spillover to individual Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stock markets and quantify this spillover's shift before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. A dynamic conditional ...
Political tension and stock markets in the Arabian Peninsula
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
This note investigates the effects of the recent political tensions in the Arabian peninsula on the linkages between the stock markets of the leading Gulf Cooperation Council countries by estimating a VAR-GARCH(1,1) model ...
Using machine learning to analyze the impact of coronavirus pandemic news on the stock markets in GCC countries
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
COVID-19 has resulted in high volatility in financial markets across the world. The goal of this study is to investigate the impact of COVID-19-related news on the stock markets in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. ...