By focusing on the relationship between financial stability and monetary policy for the cases of Chile, Colombia, Japan, Portugal and the UK, this thesis aims to add to the existing literature on the fundamental issue of the relationship between financial stability and monetary …
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The purpose of this study was to explore human resource (HR) managers' perceptions of training practices (i.e., needs assessment, trainee preparation, training program review, accountability, management support, knowledge transfer, and performance improvement) in Saudi private s…
In many of the world's economies, private sector activity is dominated by business groups. Such groups are comprised of a diverse set of businesses, often initiated by a single family, and bound together by equity cross-ownership and common board membership. In this dissertation…
This research examined and compared the perceptions of Saudi private-sector employers and job seekers toward obstacles to Saudization (the process of replacing non-Saudi employees by Saudi nationals) in the Saudi private sector. Possible obstacles to Saudization were identified …
The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions toward distance learning in the private sector in Saudi Arabia. Specifically, this study aims to examine and explain the impact of the type of organizations and occupation on the perceptions of training managers and trainin…
The purpose of the study was to assess the role of Colleges of Technology in relation to human resource development in Saudi Arabia, in general, and to investigate and identify factors that have an impact on the hiring Colleges of Technology graduates in the private sector, in p…
In the industrialized world today, management is characterized by extensive use of computers to manage rapid change, information overload, and complex decision-making. Literature suggests that Decision Support Systems, computer packages offering information retrieval, problem-st…
The objective of this study is to measure and compare the major factors influencing consumers' use of Public medical services and of Private medical services: Private doctor and Private nurse/paramedic/midwife, using a sample of adults from 1993 Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFL…
Studying the use of communication in crisis and conflict management is a major area in the public relations and organizational communication literature, in the United States. However, There are few studies found on this topic, in the Arab world. This is the first study dealing w…
Quality of care improvement is a major issue in hospital management. Community demands for better services, market competition, shifts of epidemiological patterns, and the utilization of high medical technology all bring the hospital into a transitional environment. At this crit…
This thesis is concerned with the method and process of Saudisation policy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The thesis examined the extent to which the Saudusation policy is regarded as a myth or reality and the factors responsible for this position. The study examined barriers t…
UAE nationals ('Emiratis') constitute less than 10% of the resident population of Dubai. Despite having access to free education in the public sector, where Arabic is the medium of instruction, more Emirati families in Dubai choose to enrol their children in private schools, spe…
The aim of this research was to explore the ICT skills of LIS students in Kuwaiti HE that are potentially defined by the job market. These skills are deemed essential for the employment of LIS graduates in different job market sectors. As a result, the ICT skills of current LIS …
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia places great emphasis on developing the productive skills of its labor force. Part of this effort involves providing jobs for Saudi nationals, the so-called "Saudization" program. The number of Saudis employed in the private sector is very low, and fo…
The research study identifies and analyzes the elements that facilitate or prevent the establishment of small businesses in Ethiopia from the perspective of neoliberal thoughts of economic development and its application in non-western context. In order to study the bread baking…
Background. e-Readiness refers to the preparedness of a community or an institution to implement successfully any program that involves information and communications technology (ICT). Assessment of e-readiness can facilitate the process of change for individuals and organizatio…
Organizational leaders in the private sector in Nigeria operate in an unpredictable organizational environment with a lot of challenges. The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges facing the leaders. The research questions posed in this study focused on the back…
After three decades of privatization worldwide, has the transfer of state-owned enterprises (SOEs)'s ownership to the private sector been welfare improving? What lessons have we learned from this experience so far? And what are the possible implications of this economic policy a…
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) have been lauded as a primary modality for stimulating growth and for effecting positive social changes in developing economies such as Ghana. The problem is that FDI activity in economies such as Ghana has not developed into sustained and broad …