Which resources matter the most to firm performance? An experimental study on Malaysian listed firms
This study investigates the impact of various resources, specifically both tangible and intangible ones, together with capabilities of Malaysian listed firms, on their performance. This empirical study attempts to enrich the understanding of the resourcesperformance relationship, which is one of a business process within the firm, as well as filling [...]
Innovation and scientific research in the context of knowledge economy: The case of GCC countries
Innovation and scientific research represent two main pillars of knowledge-based economy. In this type of economy, the interdependency between industries, universities and governments is a critical requirement. The role of the government includes supervision, affordability of institutional framework and even direct investment. The role of the universities includes further engagement [...]
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 [...]
Water Collection from Air Humidity in Bahrain
The Kingdom of Bahrain falls geographically in one of the driest regions in the world. Conventional fresh surface water bodies, such as rivers and lakes, are nonexistent and for water consumption, Bahrain prominently relies on the desalination of sea water. This paper presents an ongoing project that is being pursued [...]
Purchase behaviour of Indian customers towards environment friendly motor vehicles
At the present time lot of customers in India are buying environment friendly motor vehicles like hybrid and electric vehicles. Therefore, this study was performed to recognize the factors that influence the purchase intention of buying environment friendly motor vehicles among Indian customers. Information is collected from 125 vehicle owners [...]
Fostering a rise in youth social entrepreneurship in the Arabian Peninsula: From policy to implementation
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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, [...]
Deriving managerial implications through SERVQUAL gap elasticity in UAE banking
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose the microeconomics concept of elasticity to estimate the SERVQUAL gap elasticity to derive important insights for service providers to develop the right strategies to bridge the overall gap in service. Design/methodology/approach: The dimensions of SERVQUAL adopted from Parasuraman et al. (1988) [...]
A macroeconometric model for trade policy evaluation: evidence from Pakistan
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to develop a macroeconometric model for evaluation of trade policies and forecasting of trade performance of Pakistan with different regions or group of countries. Design/methodology/approach: These regions or group of countries are Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, Association [...]
Linking soft and hard total quality management practices: Evidence from Jordan
The purpose of this study is to describe the relationship between the two aspects of total quality management (TQM), soft TQM practices and hard TQM practices in manufacturing organisations. A research project was carried out in Jordanian manufacturing organisations using questionnaire survey. The relationships between the practices were examined through [...]