Staff turnover of website developers as one important class of professional employees makes formation and maintenance of web applications problematic and can create an obstacle for the economic growth of an organization. The general problem was staff turnover decreases productiv…
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In recent years, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have grown rapidly in importance. While SWFs are primarily used by governments to achieve macroeconomic/financial objectives, almost half of all SWFs are also used to further national economic developmental objectives. Such strategi…
This dissertation introduces a heuristic model that can contribute to a better understanding of the nature of urban transformation in globalizing Middle Eastern cities. It primarily aims to explain the new trends of urban development that are occurring in these cities. New types…
The Dubai Metro, a rapid transit system that opened in 2009, is a major social and spatial development in the history of the city-state, the United Arab Emirates, and in the history of urban infrastructural innovation. During Dubai's expansionary boom (2002- 2008), the ruling re…
This research explores the various level of meanings embedded in the images represented of women, television anchors in particular, on Dubai (UAE) TV. Approaches taken to decipher these images are grounded in the methodologies of interpretations, especially those coming from Ara…
In this dissertation, my primary aims are threefold: to contribute to the anthropological and regional studies' discussion about the Arabian-Persian Gulf region; to investigate the concrete manifestations of what Mike Davis (1992) has called "the sociology of the boom"; and to d…
In an effort to achieve more effective operations in the face of an ever-increasing public sector workload, United Arab Emirates (UAE) government officials have recognized the importance of Geographic Information System (GIS). This research explores GIS implementation and diffus…
The prevalence of obesity is rising steadily in the United Arab Emirates. This is an alarming situation, as increased body fat among children and adolescents may be a contributing factor for obesity in adulthood. Studies in the region have shown that the number of school childre…
