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Examining the cross-cultural attitudes of Qataris and expatriates in Qatar, the host country of 2022 World Cup
( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2018 , Article)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how residents in Qatar, the host country of the 2022 World Cup, interact, socialize and acculturate in order to create a more harmonic society, a critical factor for the ... -
Expatriate labour markets in rapidly globalising cities: reproducing the migrant division of labour in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
( Taylor & Francis (Routledge) , 2016 , Article)This paper studies the processes through which skilled international workers are differentially attracted to and incorporated in the rapidly globalising cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, thereby reproducing the migrant ... -
Expatriate mobility, firm recruitment and local context: Skilled international migration to the rapidly globalizing city of Dubai.
( Routledge , 2017 , Book chapter)About the Book In today’s global knowledge economy, competition for the best and brightest workers has intensified. Highly skilled workers are an asset to companies, knowledge institutions, cities, and regions as they ... -
Exploring Local Governance and E-Services in Qatar
( IGI Global , 2019 , Article)Properly implemented, e-government enables improved government efficiency and greater engagement with citizens. The State of Qatar has implemented many e-government initiatives but little has been done to investigate their ... -
An Eye on the Future: Student Education Plans and Career Aspirations in Qatar : Results from the SESRI Qatar Education Study 2015
( The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University , 2017 , Poster)Withtherealizationthateducationisthecatalystforanation’sprosperityandthatimprovedsocio-economicopportunitiesrelyinpartontheinvestmentsmadeineducation,Qatarhastakenwidestridesindevelopingitssystemofeducationviewedasstrate ... -
Factors associated with depression and anxiety in the adult population of Qatar after the first COVID-19 wave: a cross-sectional study
( springer , 2021 , Article)There is limited data from Arabic-speaking countries on risk factors for depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Country-specific data is necessary given differences in culture, demographics, and COVID-19 ... -
Factors influencing reading news on the mobile devices in Qatar in light of augmented reality (AR) & Virtual reality (VR)
( IAEME Publication , 2020 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine and better understand the factors influencing reading news on the mobile devices in Qatar from the viewpoint of intention to adopt augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality ... -
Factors Shaping Qatari Students’ Career Expectations in STEM, Business or Public Sector Fields
( Modestum Limited , 2017 , Article)The purpose of this study was to identify factors shaping career expectations of Qatari students. The study examined individual and motivational variables likely to influence career expectations in STEM fields, the public ... -
Factors Shaping Qatari Students’ Interest in STEM, Business or Public Sector Careers
( Sage Publishing , 2016 , Article)In this article we examine interest in a STEM career in Qatar not in isolation, but as one of numerous career choice options. In particular, we contrast interest in a STEM career with the culturally-relevant alternative ... -
Fertility Transitions in Qatar: The Dynamics between Women's Socioeconomic Status and Fertility
( Radiance Research Academy , 2021 , Article)Introduction: Qatar society has undergone major socio-economic transformations that have eventually promoted female access to education and career opportunities, which has, in turn, impacted fertility preferences. Objective: ... -
Fish processing, quality and safety in the state of Qatar
( Social & Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) , 2020 , Report)The second National Development Strategy (NDS) of the State of Qatar 2018–2022 aims to achieve 90% self sufficiency in fish production by 2023 and balance food production with conservation of natural resources by promoting ... -
From the "Fareej" to Metropolis" Qatar Social Capital Sirvey II
( SESRI - Qatar University , 2017 , Report)Qatar faces a social and economic transformation today linked to its unique demographic composition. Understanding social interactions within and across its diverse subgroups is critical for understanding and managing ... -
Gender Prespecified Sampling for Cost Control
( Oxford University Press on behalf of The World Association for Public Opinion Research. All rights reserved , 2014 , Article)Nationally representative surveys administered in the Middle East and North Africa typically are conducted using methodological techniques developed from outside the region. Sometimes these best practices require ... -
GIVING TWO ANSWERS TO THE SAME QUESTION: APPLYING SURVEY RE-INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES IN QATAR.
( RESEARCH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PUBLISHERS , 2016 , Article)In order to evaluate the quality of its survey data, SESRI implemented since 2010 a system of re-interviewing a sub-sample of respondents. These re-interviews usually take place not more than six days from the date of the ... -
Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)BackgroundDetailed, comprehensive, and timely reporting on population health by underlying causes of disability and premature death is crucial to understanding and responding to complex patterns of disease and injury burden ... -
Growing food pyramids in the sand: how sustainable are Qatar’s self-sufficiency and foreign agro-investment policies?
( Istituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare (IAO) , 2017 , Article)Achieving food security in the Arabian Gulf is no easy task. Fuelled by petrodollars, the countries largely rely on imports to feed their burgeoning population, making them susceptible to price and supply shocks. This paper ... -
Gulf Security in the Age of Covid-19
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Video)NA -
A Hard Test of Individual Heterogeneity in Response Scale Usage: Evidence From Qatar
( Oxford University Press , 2016 , Article Review)A common approach to correcting for interpersonal differences in response category thresholds in surveys is the use of anchoring vignettes. Here we present results from the first applications of anchoring vignettes in ... -
Health impact of indoor air pollution in the gulf region: A review
(2022 , Article Review)Factors such as unfavorable meteorological conditions within the Gulf region force citizens to spend a considerable amount of time in their homes. Indoor air quality in the Arabian Gulf is rapidly becoming an issue of vital ... -
High-resolution rural poverty mapping in Pakistan with ensemble deep learning
( Public Library of Science , 2023 , Article)High resolution poverty mapping supports evidence-based policy and research, yet about half of all countries lack the survey data needed to generate useful poverty maps. To overcome this challenge, new non-traditional data ...
