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Modeling the enablers of organizational commitment
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Emerald Group Publishing
, 2014 , Article)
Purpose: Organizational commitment (OC) has important implications for both individuals and organizational outcomes. This paper aims to present an approach to understand the dynamics between various enablers that help to ...
Revisiting the relationship between formal planning process and planning effectiveness: Do organizational capabilities and decision-making style matter?
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to address a timely research question by clarifying whether formal planning is a worthy approach for hotels. In so doing, the authors developed a theoretical model that extends prior ...
Corporate Choice between Conventional Bonds and Sukuk Issuance: Evidence from GCC Countries
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
Although there have been recent developments in respect of the diversification of capital markets
in GCC countries, the motivations of the firms issuing Sukuk or conventional bonds have remained
largely unexplored. Using ...
Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the Diversification and Growth of the Gulf Cooperation Council Economies
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Redfame Publishing
, 2017 , Article)
The Arab States of the Gulf region have vast reserves petroleum. The reduction in oil prices since summer 2014, and their volatility pose strong challenges to the six of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). In the present ...
Breast cancer in the GCC countries: A focus on BRCA1/2 and non-BRCA1/2 genes.
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
The GCC is an economic alliance of six Arab countries, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE). The rate of endogamous marriage among the GCC countries is approaching 100%, with ...
The Impact of Liquidity on Debt Maturity After a Financial Crisis: Evidence from the Gulf Cooperation Council Region
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
This article contributes to the existent literature on corporate debt maturity by studying a new channel through which firms may mitigate the effects of a major economic downturn such as the 2008 global financial crisis. ...
Endorser ethnicity impact on advertising effectiveness: effects of the majority vs. minority status of the target audience
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Routledge
, 2018 , Article)
Previous research has studied several factors influencing advertising responses. However, this body of work has been mainly conducted in contexts where the target audience is a minority with a perceived lower status in the ...
The foreign policies of the small Gulf states: An exception in small states' behaviours?
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
This chapter discusses the emergence of the small Gulf States as small powers in the region and concludes by assessing the sustainability of the small Gulf States' foreign and security policies. Iran is the second regional ...
Small states in the Gulf
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book reviews the theories of foreign and security policy analysis and the way they could be applied to small ...
Theories of small states' foreign and security policies and the Gulf States
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
The interest in small states' foreign and security policies has been cyclical and is a reflection of the evolution of the international system. During the decolonization period between the 1950s and 1970s, the main interest ...