Showing for: Decent Work and Economic Growth
View All ResearchOil revenue and state budget dynamic relationship: Evidence from Bahrain
The main purpose of the study is to investigate the short run and long run relationship between government revenues and government expenditures in Bahrain over the period from 1990 to 2017. Using annual data and time series analysis, the study indicated that the above two variables, government revenues and government [...]
Gender differences in relation to organization sources of power: An exploratory research of individuals and contextual issues
Women encounter more challenges than men in their attempts to reach top managerial positions. Challenges stem from proscribed social roles, employed life strategies, and/or organizational structures. The same challenges lead men and women to use organizational sources of power differently. This qualitative research examines gender differences in relation to individual [...]
Entrepreneurial intentions of private university students in the kingdom of Bahrain
Purpose – This study aims to explore the level of entrepreneurial intentions (EIs) among students in three private universities in Bahrain. The examined factors that are expected to shape EI are personal attraction toward becoming an entrepreneur, perceived behavioral control and subjective norms and social valuation of entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach – [...]
Artificial Neural Network Model to relate Organization Characteristics and Construction Project Delivery Methods
This study aims to relate organizational characteristics on preferences for project delivery methods (PDMs) in construction industry of Pakistan. Artificial Neural Network (ANN) based model is developed for predicting proportion of projects done by different types of organizations under various PDMs. It is found that ANN model give satisfactory accuracy [...]
Bahraini women engineers: Factors influencing their career success ladder
The purpose of this chapter is to investigate the current situation of women engineers in the Kingdom of Bahrain in the public and private sectors, discussing some factors that affect women’s access to leading positions, and looking for ways to increase the status of Bahraini women leading in this sector, [...]
Energy Consumption Trends in Energy Scarce and Rich Countries: Comparative Study for Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
Energy crisis is raising serious concerns throughout the world. There has been constant rise in energy consumption corresponding to the increase in global population. This sector affects the other pillars of national economy including industries and transportation. Because of these reasons, the traditional fossil-based energy sources are depleting rapidly, resulting [...]
The impact of regime-switching behaviour of price volatility on efficiency of the US sovereign debt market
This article focuses on the asset price volatility at the stock exchange that result from the regime switching behaviour in the market. This study is devoted to the question about how the asset price volatility affects the US sovereign debt market. The efficient market hypothesis has been a base for [...]
Contribution of International Trade in Human Development of Pakistan
Very few studies have attempted to examine the relationship between international trade and human development. Some panel and cross-section studies have been done, but mostly Pakistan has not been included. This study examines for the first time ever the effect of aggregate and disaggregate trade on human development in Pakistan [...]
An economic analysis of the evolution of the tourism sector in Bahrain
This chapter examines the evolution and the effects of tourism on the main economic indicators in Bahrain. Results show that, overall, the tourism sector is growing even though with some periods of disruption. However, the sector seems to be operating beneath its potential as can be seen from its concentration [...]
Sustainable e-Operation for University Campus. G.I.S Contribution
University campuses meets the different academic disciplines. Such campuses are microcosm of cities where it meets academic facilities like colleges, libraries, common areas, sports buildings, roads and services, residential multiple students, staff and faculty, and facilities of various services such as business services and water purification stations, electricity, sanitation and [...]