This study investigated the importance of various factors that might inhibit online shopping transactions in the country of Jordan. Focus was placed on the role of privacy and security of information requested for transactions as well as accompanying risks. This focus was modele…
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Family businesses represent a key economical asset in the global economy. Leaders of family businesses have implemented internationalization as a key strategy to enhance sustainability and increase profitability in a hypercompetitive global marketplace. Guided by the Uppsala mod…
This qualitative, phenomenological study explored the experiences, perceptions, and consequences of 20 professional Nigerian immigrants’ attempt to secure educationally appropriate employment in the United States. Responses to interview questions offered insights into participan…
The Saudi ministry of health reported that government health care spending doubled from 2008 to 2011. To address increased demand, the government encouraged small to medium enterprise (SME) growth. However, SME leaders could not leverage technology as a growth enabler because th…
Adopting educational innovations as competitive resources in higher education is an important decision for academic institutions operating in a market characterized by increasing competition. This study addresses the problem stemming from the failure of some HEIs to utilize Mobi…
The main purpose of this study was to explore guests' waiting experience at hotels in Saudi Arabia, as well as the role of delay on overall experience. Investigating the effects of guests' waiting experience on service quality and subsequent satisfaction with overall experience …
Some studies have been conducted in recent years to investigate the reasons behind Saudi Arabia’s lag in the adoption of online buying. Most of them have focused on barriers influencing or contributing to environmental or architectural factors such as trust issues, lack of addre…
Expatriate literature provides valuable information about the experience of living overseas, focused primarily on cross-cultural adjustment and improving engagement and retention. This study contributes to the literature by revealing how expatriate managers understand their expe…
The Nigerian microfinance banks often close their offices abruptly, leading to the loss of shareholders’ funds. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore strategies microfinance bank directors use to maintain business sustainability. The concepts of microfinance …
This dissertation consists of three essays broadly centering on external changes and how organizations respond to these change by altering themselves. My investigations focus on knowledge transfer and innovation related firm responses with an emphasis on firms¿ especially, Multi…
Preventive care in Nigeria accounts for just 1% of total government health expenditures. In practice, healthcare managers providing services to pregnant women in the Federal Capital Territory undermine the business profitability of prenatal preventive care. The purpose of this e…
Many companies located within the United States have cut costs by outsourcing back office managerial positions. The impact of outsourcing on American workers has been investigated. Although researchers have examined the business motivations for outsourcing and foreign direct inv…
The purpose of this research was to analyze the Iranian computer network operations (CNO) threat to U.S. critical infrastructures and to recommend defensive measures to mitigate those threats. Research revealed organizations across U.S. critical infrastructure sectors were gener…
Local retail jewelry leaders of Saudi Arabian (S.A.) small to medium enterprises (SMEs) have struggled to survive through declining profits and increasing business foreclosures, thus threatening the sustainability of the Saudi retail sector and the Saudi economy. A globalization…
The oil and gas industry, Nigeria's fulcrum of economic growth and development, is a highly regulated sector. Findings from studies show that organizations and firms are both constrained and enabled by the institutions in their environment. This quantitative correlational study,…
Corruption is a worldwide problem hindering economies through several channels which include, but are not limited to, a reduction in domestic and foreign direct investments, and the misallocation of budgetary funds for education, health, and infrastructure. Based on a sample of …
Developing countries are often at risk of falling into a poverty trap, whereby economic growth and prosperity is thwarted due to both endogenous and exogenous factors, including limited access to capital, poor infrastructure, low education levels, corruption, and many others. Th…