This study examined identity development among Saudi adolescents, ages 14 to 19 years old, while using social media platforms in answering (1) what are the common identity statuses among Saudi youth and (2) what are the relationships between identity development and social media…
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Social norms are powerful drivers of human behavior, so much so that people conform to norms even when they would prefer to deviate. Researchers have theorized that in these cases, people conform to avoid the costs of deviance. For one, a large body of work suggests that individ…
Why do some mothers/caregivers immunize their children while others don't? What role do social norms within networks play in the inequitable uptake of childhood immunizations in northern Nigeria? A large body of research has been devoted to investigating the determinants of immu…
Entrepreneurial start-up intention (ESI) has come to dominate contemporary discourse on new business venture creation and enterprising culture. The purpose of this thesis is to explore the state of entrepreneurial start-up intention in Qatar. Focussing on employees working in th…
The need for volunteers outstrips the supply. “Volunteering” refers to a wide variety of activities undertaken without coercion to benefit someone other than the volunteer, though volunteers may also experience benefits, such as reduced risk of depression and lower mortality rat…
From 1959 – 2009, Texas has annually led the nation in the number of flood fatalities. On average the number of deaths in Texas was three times the amount of the second leading state (Sharif, Hossain, Jackson & Bin-Shafique, 2012). Quantitative studies have attempted to cons…
This research is aimed at investigating the apology strategies and responses to apology employed by Saudis in speech acts. In investigating the apology strategies and response to apology, the study also explores the different factors that could affect the choice of these strateg…
The design and implementation of development programs is driven by a set of assumptions on development interventions that typically overlook the role of context; particularly social norms and institutions. Moreover, evaluation is still focused in understanding if an intervention…
Television has developed dramatically over the past six years in Afghanistan with a potential for providing extensive health information to its viewers, yet little is known about the coverage of health issues on Afghan television. Using the theories of agenda-setting and framing…
We investigate the effect of social norms on the stock returns of firms traded on the Kuwait Stock Exchange by studying Islamic companies (i.e., publicly traded companies that have internal “Shariah” boards). The results indicate that during the period 2007-2010, Islamic stocks …