Journal articles: 'Business development in Kuwait'

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Goodpasture, James, Mark Speece, and Jeremy Cripps. "An Analysis of Critical Thinking Skills amongst Business Students in Kuwait." Economics and Culture 17, no. 1 (June 1, 2020): 5–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jec-2020-0001.

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AbstractResearch Purpose. This article examined critical thinking skills amongst senior-level undergraduate students in a Middle East setting, Kuwait. In addition, the study investigated the gender differences.Methodology. The subjects involved in this study comprised a convenience sample of 90 graduating seniors. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of two motivational factors on the development of critical thinking skills. The analysis used the specific subsection about critical thinking skills, which is part of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). One factor relates the sense of entitlement that can arise in a welfare state, which heavily subsidises a wide range of things for citizens, including education. We examined differences between citizens and non-citizens, who do not have access to welfare benefits.Findings. The results supported the hypotheses that student groups have different levels of critical thinking skills. We found that expatriate students had more highly developed critical thinking skills than students who were Kuwaiti citizens. We also found that women had more highly developed critical thinking skills than men had.Practical Implications. The welfare state measures undertaken by the government of Kuwait may be counterproductive. The guaranteed employment of its citizens and generous monetary support whilst in school may discourage the development of critical thinking skills. Future research could focus on ways to motivate particular groups (e.g. Kuwaiti men) to enhance their critical thinking skills.

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Al-Shammari, Nayef, Said Al-Halaq, and Dhuha Al-Shammari. "Testing The FDI Hypothesis Of Location Advantage In The Case Of Kuwait." Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR) 32, no. 2 (March 1, 2016): 597. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jabr.v32i2.9598.

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This study examines the determining factors of FDI inflows in Kuwait. Data sample covers the period from 1975 to 2013. In this study, estimates are tested using Augmented Dickey and Fuller, Johansen Co-integration tests and Error Correction Model (ECM). Results of the Johansen test show that all variables are co-integrated with the Kuwait’s FDI inflows in the long run. Interestingly, factors of market size, economic development, financial deepening, number of population, infrastructure development, openness, and oil rent have long run relationship with the FDI inflows in Kuwait. In the short run, findings also show that the short-run models are in equilibrium.

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Al-Merri, Hamad Salem. "The Impact of Business Intelligence on Strategic Performance in Commercial Banks Operating in the Sate of Kuwait." International Business Research 13, no. 8 (July 21, 2020): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ibr.v13n8p91.

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This study aimed to identify the impact of business intelligence on strategic performance in commercial banks operating in the State of Kuwait the researcher used the descriptive analytical approach to introduce both business intelligence and strategic performance. The study population consisted of employees working in top and middle management in commercial banks operating in State of Kuwait. Stratified random sample amounting 363 subjects was used. 270 questionnaires were collected representing 74.3% of the total sample. The study concluded that business intelligence system ensures data processing using data storage techniques and data extraction to obtain consistent and qualified information, thus providing the required knowledge to achieve the strategic goals and objectives by end users and executives in the future. The researcher recommends that Kuwaiti banks should keep pace with developments in the field of business intelligence to be employed in a better way in enhancing its strategic performance, in addition to conduct future studies that follow the analytical approach to deepen its utilization in Kuwaiti commercial banking sector.

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Alnesafi, Awwad, and Ahmad Al-Omari. "Exploring the development of the accounting profession in Kuwait: an institutional work analysis." Problems and Perspectives in Management 16, no. 3 (August 16, 2018): 285–301. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.16(3).2018.23.

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Purpose – this paper investigated the development of accounting profession in Kuwait by examining the processes involved in creating, maintaining and disrupting the development of accounting profession in Kuwait.Design/methodology/approach – this paper adopted a qualitative case study to examine the institutional work associated with the development of accounting profession in the State of Kuwait. The study employed semi-structured interviews and analysis of documents to generate insights into the institutional work involved in the development of accounting profession in Kuwait.Findings – the studies revealed political, technical and cultural institutional work engaged by various actors, individually and collectively in the creation, maintenance, and disruption of the development of accounting profession in Kuwait. The British imperialists, the Asians, Egyptians, other Arabs, the state actors, professional accountants in foreign accounting firms, and local actors in the Kuwait Accounting and Auditing Association, all engaged in various institutional work in the creation and transformation of the accounting profession in Kuwait.Practical implications – this paper demonstrates how different types of institutional work influence the development of institutions. Also, it brings to the table how some forms of institutional work could be deployed to counteract others in “creating”, “maintaining”, and “disrupting” the institutions.Originality/value – the paper adds to extant literature on institutional work, in which it has been realized that “denial” of training could be construed as an institutional work, in which theorization and rhetorical appeals are used to privilege one group of actors over others; and how “political” institutional work seemed to dominate the creation, maintenance and disruption of institutions within a wider social setting in Kuwait.

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Al-Fadly, Ahmad. "Development and Implementation of E-Business Strategies Managed and Applied by Kuwait Airways." International Journal of Economics and Finance 8, no. 9 (August 24, 2016): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijef.v8n9p41.

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The chief objective of the current research is to offer significant novel perspectives into the creation and execution of e-business strategies managed and applied by Kuwait Airways, together with an evaluation of their suitability and ability to lead other airlines to secure a competitive advantage. The degree of achievement resulting from the application of e-business strategies for Kuwait Airways depends on the overall value added to its business operations and processes. The researcher adopted a case study of Kuwait Airways (KAC) and Jazeera Airways as a research method. This study shows that a good website can provide positive input for the fundamentals of a trade procedure and change compared to other related technologies, including the telephone, while the basis of the determined benefit is modified, with information becoming an essential asset and electronic commerce being a crucial enabler. This study reveals that the expansion of information through a web-site is related to both technology and policy. The Internet can be considered as a mode or a distribution channel to interact with clients; it is a crucial method to seeking new clients and maintaining associations with existing clients. Both the trade and the clients cannot afford to overlook the latest technology evolution. The current study showed that combining crucial functions including web technologies, marketing, and system solutions can help the KAC to attain competitive benefits.

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Sawalha, Nabeel, Michel Zaitouni, and Adil ElSharif. "Corporate Culture Dimensions Associated With Organizational Commitment: An Empirical Study." Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR) 28, no. 5 (August 21, 2012): 957. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jabr.v28i5.7237.

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This study investigated the impact of corporate culture dimensions (empowerment, competence development, fair rewards and information sharing) on the affective, continuance, and normative organizational commitment in the banking sector in Kuwait. An empirical analysis was conducted across permanent, full-time and part-time employees (managers and non-managers) of five large private banks in Kuwait (n = 398). Both Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and hierarchical regression analyses were used to draw the relationship between these variables. The results showed that sixty percent of variables confirmed previous studies and the remaining ones, surprisingly, were in conflict with previous studies due to some specific Kuwaiti cultural factors. Researchers are challenged to delve deeper into the complex relationship between variables since many of the studies have been conducted in Western societies; thus, the findings can be useful in future comparative studies. A replication of this study in other Arab countries with either the same corporate culture dimensions developed earlier or extended ones could reveal whether these results are country-specified or may be generalized to other countries.

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Alhaimer, Rashed Salem. "The Role of Social Media in the Innovation and Performance of Kuwaiti Enterprises in the Food Sector." Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research 16, no. 6 (June 29, 2021): 1960–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jtaer16060110.

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This study examined social media’s role in various levels of research, development, and performance within enterprises in Kuwait. The research incorporated four inductive case analyses in various sectors. The case studies epitomize the supply chain of Kuwaiti enterprises, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Media richness theory and social exchange effectuation theory were utilized to create an effective theory and a theoretical framework. This study collected data via a questionnaire completed by 100 managers employed by Kuwaiti SMEs specialized in the food sector and interviews with eight managers. Numerical data were analyzed via SPSS software, while textual data were analyzed by applying thematic analysis. The results of this study suggest that Kuwaiti companies should adopt social media platforms and other novel, innovative outlets to publicize their organizations and maximize performance. Social media richness and openness tend to determine the supplier selection process in most Kuwaiti enterprises, leading to positive transactional and social impacts on entrepreneurship.

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Chemingui, PhD, Mohammed, Faten Al Jabsheh, PhD, and Kais Faki. "Private Sector Development in Kuwait: A Product Space Approach." Journal of Economics and Public Finance 5, no. 1 (December 27, 2018): 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/jepf.v5n1p19.

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The advent of oil in the GCC countries has led their governments to assume an ever-increasing role in the economy and to build comprehensive welfare states, based largely on the provision of employment in the public sector and the generous supply of social services and heavily subsidized utilities, to their citizens. Moreover, an intricate web of regulatory and restrictive rules and regulations has come into existence over time, resulting in a private sector that is not competitive, is not outward-looking and is generally rent-seeking. The aim of this paper is to investigate the challenges that are preventing Kuwait from succeeding in diversifying its economy and developing a competitive private sector and the pre-requisite enabling environment, thereby reducing its dependence on the oil sector. Results of the analysis carried out in this study reveal that developing the role of private sector in the economic transformation of Kuwait could be achieved through a three interconnected strategies: improving the enabling environment for business to free private sector investors from existing regulations and red tape, developing new markets and opportunities through the creation of new investment opportunities, and ensuring competitiveness and integration with the regional and world economies.

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Pleshko, Larry P., and Richard A. Heiens. "An Investigation of Chronological Versus Cognitive Age Impact in the Kuwait Coffee Shop Market." Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies 6, no. 1 (May 29, 2015): 78–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/omee.2015.6.1.14228.

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Given the growing body of research dedicated to self-perceived age and the cognitive age construct, it is widely believed that one’s self-perceived age may actually be a better predictor of age-related psychological states or attitudes than mere chronological age. Extending the research on cognitive age, the current study examines the impact of both cognitive age and traditional chronological age on the behaviors of coffee shop users in Kuwait. The study finds that chronological age and cognitive age are highly correlated, both in age levels and in terms of consumer behavior. Nevertheless, a large portion of the sample perceived themselves to be younger than their chronological age. This is especially true of consumers aged 55 and over. The main findings that differentiate chronological age from cognitive age are that as Kuwaiti consumers become chronologically older, coffee drinks become more important to them. Also, as cognitive age increases, consumers are less likely to drink coffee with friends.

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Abdalla, Ikhlas A., and Moudi Al‐Homoud. "A survey of management training and development practices in the State of Kuwait." Journal of Management Development 14, no. 3 (April 1995): 14–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02621719510078939.

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Alenezi, Hussain, Ali Tarhini, and Sujeet Kumar Sharma. "Development of quantitative model to investigate the strategic relationship between information quality and e-government benefits." Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy 9, no. 3 (August 17, 2015): 324–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tg-01-2015-0004.

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Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the relationship between improvements in information quality and the benefits and performance of e-government organizations. As information quality is multi-dimensional measure, it is very crucial to determine what aspects of it are critical to organizations to help them to devise effective information quality improvement strategies. These strategies are potentially capable of changing government organizational structures and business processes. It examines the nature, direction and strength of the connections between information quality and the success of e-government initiatives. A conceptual model by means of which organizations performance and information quality research can be viewed is proposed and validated in Kuwait. Design/methodology/approach – The study used a quantitative methodology to investigate the causal paths. A cross-sectional survey was completed by 268 employees positioned in the Kuwait Government ministries. Each of the main effect hypotheses was analyzed using stepwise multiple regression with stepwise selection. Findings – It was found that the relationships between information quality and strategic benefits along with institutional value were in upright agreement. Our statistical analysis highlighted that improvement in different aspects of information quality can lead to a better organizational image. Specifically, usability and usefulness attributes of information quality came on the top of the key influencers on both strategic benefits and institutional value. Originality/value – This is the first study which adequately covers the relationships between information quality and organizations performance in Kuwait. Based on our evaluation, the authors propose a conceptual model to assist in studying the effects of information quality improvement on e-government benefits and performance.

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S. M. Ferdous Azam, Normy Rafida, Mohd Mousa Mustafa Odeh,. "Effect of Transformational Leadership on Employees’ Innovativeness and Job Satisfaction in Kuwait Private Sector." Psychology and Education Journal 58, no. 1 (January 15, 2021): 2573–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.17762/pae.v58i1.1139.

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Literature on leadership identifies that current transformational leadership styles are related to job satisfaction by varying degrees. Several studies have indicated that transformational leadership results in higher levels of job satisfaction. In consideration of the current Kuwait business market, the overall aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between transformational leadership styles and employees’ innovativeness and job satisfaction levels within the Kuwait private sector. A quantitative study was conducted to accomplish the objectives of the study. Questionnaires were administered to employees within the selected target population in the Kuwait private sector. The data received were analysed using statistical packages. The results of the study show that there are statistically significant relationships between overall transactional leadership, employees’ innovativeness and job satisfaction, overall transformational leadership and job satisfaction. This study is one of the limited research focusing on Kuwait private sector to help enhance the understanding of how best to manage and retain the employees in the private sector. These findings are also useful for private sector in the Gulf region to maintain the work-life balance of affective commitments, leading to positive in-role performances.

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Al-Tuhaih, Salem M., and David D. Van Fleet. "An exploratory study of organizational politics in Kuwait." Thunderbird International Business Review 53, no. 1 (December 22, 2010): 93–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tie.20392.

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Mahmoud, Essam, and Gillian Rice. "Saad Al-barrak of international turnkey systems (ITS), kuwait." Thunderbird International Business Review 40, no. 5 (September 1998): 451–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tie.4270400503.

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Roumieh, Ahmad, Lalit Garg, Vipul Gupta, and Gurparkash Singh. "E-Marketing Strategies for Islamic Banking." Journal of Global Information Management 26, no. 4 (October 2018): 67–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jgim.2018100105.

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This article describes how e-marketing is increasingly gaining interest within Islamic businesses. It is important to consider the extent to which it fits comfortably within principle notions of Islam and Sharia law. An Islamic business should ensure that its e-marketing strategy must be devoid of any contentious or exaggerated claims and there must be no excessive risk. As marketing practices include accentuating the benefits and features of products and services, and downplaying the negative attributes which potentially could lead to a consumer making an informed decision based on this unbalanced presentation. Arguably, this presents a form of risk that may be at odds with the fundamental tenets of Islam. This article presents a case-study of a large bank in Kuwait to identify how e-Marketing can be implemented more effectively to attract new customers and retain the existing ones by critically evaluating the viability of e-marketing strategies for promoting Islamic banking. A set of recommendations are also provided to support all Islamic Banks in the development of an e-marketing strategy.

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Hideki Kitamura. "A Reconsideration of Middle Eastern Islamic Bank Practices in Malaysia." Journal of Business Anthropology 9, no. 1 (April 30, 2020): 66–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.22439/jba.v9i1.5967.

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Middle Eastern Islamic banks’ contributions to product development in Malaysia have been frequently highlighted; nonetheless, there has been a research gap on the adaptation of foreign Islamic banks to the Malaysian market. This study examines this aspect through a case study of the practices of Kuwait Finance House Malaysia Berhad (KFHMB) among these foreign banks. The results of this exploration highlight the impact of Malaysian business customs and culture on KFHMB’s banking product selection, especially on the retail banking side. The findings herein imply that regional differences in products between Malaysia and the Middle East derive from differences in market environments rather than from mere differences in Islamic jurisprudence, as previous studies claim. Ultimately, this study asserts the value of an ethnographic approach to studying Islamic banks’ adaptation to foreign markets, especially considering the KFHMB’s dilemma of facing religious ideals versus market realities.

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Al-Ahmad, Fahad Abdulrahman A. "Suggested Financing Methods and Tools for Kuwait Fund for Development and Promotion of Small and Medium Businesses." مجلة الأندلس للعلوم الإنسانية و الاجتماعية 8, no. 3 (June 2014): 3–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.12816/0009169.

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Biygautane, Mhamed, Graeme Hodge, and Paula Gerber. "The Prospect of Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities." Thunderbird International Business Review 60, no. 3 (September 19, 2016): 329–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tie.21853.

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Hoh, Anchi, and Brannon Wheeler. "East by Mid East: Studies in Cultural, Historical and Strategic Connectivities." Comparative Islamic Studies 7, no. 1-2 (September 20, 2012): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/cis.v7i1-2.1.

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This volume provides a multi-disciplinary and trans-regional approach to the historical roots and continued development of ties between the Middle East and Asia, from Muslim-Confucian relations to nuclear technology exchange between China and Saudi Arabia. The papers are contributed by specialists who live, research, and have spent considerable time in the Middle East and Asia including institutions in Japan, Israel, China and Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Kuwait, Philippines, Australia, Malaysia, North Africa, Indonesia, Lebanon and Syria, India and Kashmir, Egypt, and Korea. The contributors include academics, policy makers and consultants, leaders in international business, law professionals, and military. The goal of this edited volume is to reach out to the research, diplomatic, and commercial communities. The subjects are addressed to attract individuals and groups from academia, think-tanks, NGOs, members of Congress, the US government, the private sector, and those involved in the policy-making, strategic planning, and public diplomacy in the fields of transnational studies, across-cultural comparison, international relations, energy security, global Islamism, Islamic fundamentalism, and terrorism. The chapters in this volume are broadly divided into three main areas: (I) Cultural and Historical Connections (II) Transnational Allegiances and Local Culture in Asia, and (III) Strategic Relations between Asia and the Middle East.

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Alanzi, Khalid A., and Mishari M. Alfraih. "Does accumulated knowledge impact academic performance in cost accounting?" Journal of International Education in Business 10, no. 01 (May 2, 2017): 2–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jieb-08-2016-0019.

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Purpose This quantitative study aims to examine the impact of accumulated knowledge of accounting on the academic performance of Cost Accounting students. Design/methodology/approach The sample consisted of 89 students enrolled in the Accounting program run by a business college in Kuwait during 2015. Correlation and linear least squares regression analyses tested the study’s hypothesis. Findings Results indicated significant impact of accumulated knowledge on academic performance, with and without controls for other factors. Practical implications The findings provide administrators, academic advisors, accounting educators and researchers with a useful benchmark for the development of accounting curriculum, teaching plans and strategies and future academic research, and it forms the basis for comparative work aimed at the harmonization of international accounting education. Originality/value The study provides empirical support for the theoretical prediction that quantitative accumulated knowledge in accounting has an impact on the academic performance of students, especially in Cost Accounting. Internationally, it provides a foundation for future comparative studies, potentially leading to the harmonization of international accounting education. Regionally, it attempts to fill some of the gaps in the regional accounting education literature. Locally, the study seeks to improve the performance of the accounting students in Cost Accounting within the college where data were collected.

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Köseoglu, Sinem Derindere, Khalid Khan, and Mahmuna Ifat. "Relationship between Oil Prices and Economic Growth in GCC Countries." Liberal Arts and Social Sciences International Journal (LASSIJ) 3, no. 1 (December 31, 2019): 106–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.47264/idea.lassij/3.1.10.

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This study explores the relations between Oil Prices (OP) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries using the asymmetric causality test for the period of 1996-2018. The results of the standard bootstrap causality test reveal bidirectional causality between the OP and the GDP per capita in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The results of asymmetric causality tests are different for some countries, which demonstrate the unidirectional causality running from OP+ to GDP+ in Oman and Saudi Arabia. Whereas, the bidirectional causality exists between the GDP- and OP- in Kuwait and Oman and unidirectional causality exists between the OP- and the GDP- per capita in Bahrain, Qatar, and UAE. The results support the Real Business Cycle Theory (RBC Theory), which states that external positive or negative shocks have significant impact on GDP per capita through consumption and investment channels. GCC countries should channelize the huge revenues towards other private sectors, which will create more prospects for the GDP and will provide substitution in case of arising any crisis. In addition, the GCC countries must diversify their economic activities since the OP are quite volatile and uncertain and the revenues of these countries are dependent on the OP to a large extent. Sustainable development can be achieved through a balanced path between government expenditures and future savings.

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Hassan, Hend, Ahmed Abdelkader, Rashed Alhaimer, and Marwa Abdelkader. "Moderating role of gender in influencing enterprise performance in emerging economies: Evidence from Saudi Arabian SMEs sector." Problems and Perspectives in Management 19, no. 3 (August 16, 2021): 148–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.19(3).2021.13.

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The small and medium enterprise (SME) sector plays an important role in the development of the local, regional, and global economy. This study seeks to examine the relationships among several factors that are claimed to influence the performance of SMEs. Internal and external environmental factors, as well as the moderating role of gender on the research variables, are empirically examined. A survey of 142 entrepreneurs in the northern region of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, using convenience sampling was conducted. Path analysis was used to test the research model using the Partial Least Squares (PLS) model by Warp PLS (ver. 7). Results suggest that both internal and external success factors influence enterprise performance. Based on statistically significant relationships, entrepreneurial orientation, human capital, and entrepreneur goals and motives (internal factors), as well as economic factors, socio-cultural factors, and legal and administrative factors (external factors) are influencing SME performance. Additionally, results indicate that SMEs almost perform at similar levels regardless of the gender of the SME owner. Gender is found to moderate the influence of economic factors, and legal and administrative factors on performance. There is no indication that gender moderates the influence of the rest of the factors on the performance. Such finding is surprising given the context of the study, i.e. Saudi Arabia was traditionally considered as a conservative male-dominated society. AcknowledgmentThis study was supported and funded by the research sector of Arab Open University – Kuwait Branch under decision number 21002. Authors would like to thank the National Entrepreneurship Institute “RIYADAH”, Tabuk branch, KSA for their support in data collection.

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Al-Ali, Salah. "How Successful is Field Training Program offered by the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, PAAE&T, Kuwait, in Reducing Dependence on Expatriates?" Technium Social Sciences Journal 23 (September 9, 2021): 54–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v23i1.4602.

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Technical and vocational education would significantly serve the need of developing countries in terms of lower the rate of poverty, reducing the number of people/youth unemployment, ensuring a stable economy, reducing rate of crimes, higher earning, and increasing self-development. It is also essential for the gulf states such as: Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, where the lack of skilled and semi-skilled indigenous manpower is notable in essential sectors of their economy (e.g., electricity and water, health care, oil sector, infrastructure). Technical and vocational education is a dual type of educational system that would facilitate the transmission of students into work place. It is considered as a ‘golden” opportunity particularly for youth to be easily employed by industries and business. The success of technical and vocational education would depend, to great extent, on the efficiency of apprenticeship where students spend certain time at industrial premises to gain the required skills. It allows students to experience the real work environment and to interact with machine, devices, and tools applied in industrial production site. This paper examines how successful is the field training program offered by the selected colleges and institutions at the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, PAAE&T, in providing local industries with indigenous skilled and semi-skilled qualified manpower. The research is based on extensive field work that encompasses a review of the related literature, interviews with sample of heads of supervisors/heads of departments at the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Electricity and Water, and the oil sector in order to assess the quality of field training program. Finally, the research will argue that unless the management of technical and vocational colleges and institutions recognize and appreciate the value of enhancing the quality of field training program with local industries, its contribution in tackling the shortage of skilled and semi-skilled indigenous in essential sectors on the economy will be below the government expectations, thus continuing relaying on expatriates for years ahead.

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Toksoz, Mina. "Wages of oil, parliaments and economic development in Kuwait and the UAE/Business politics in the Middle East/Transformation of the Gulf: politics, economics and the global order/After the Sheikhs, the coming collapse of the Gulf monarchies." Middle Eastern Studies 53, no. 2 (September 5, 2016): 318–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00263206.2016.1213245.

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AJbarzinji, Zaid. "Fifth Harvard University Forum Islamic Finance." American Journal of Islam and Society 19, no. 3 (July 1, 2002): 156–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v19i3.1937.

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Each year, the Harvard Islamic Finance Information Program (HIFIP) of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies organizes this forum. This year's forum had an international flavor, thanks to participants from Malaysia, South Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Participants were mainly finance industry representatives from the Islamic Development Bank, the Kuwait Finance House, HSBC Amanah Finance, the Dow Jones Islamic Index, Bank Indonesia, Freddie Mac, and others. In addition, several experts in Islamic economics and finance, such as Monzer Kahf, M. Nejatullah Siddiqi, Nizam Yaquby, and Frank E. Vogel participated. Many other participants sought to educate themselves about the principles of Islamic finance and the availability of lslamically approved financial products. Overall, the forum was more of an opportunity for those interested in Islamic finance to meet each other, network, and present some of their latest lslamically approved financial instruments and contracts. The forum featured a few research papers and many case studies. Most presentations and panel discussions focused on current and past experiences in the Islamic finance industry, challenges facing the development of new financial instruments, effective marketing and delivery of products to end-users, and areas where applying jjtihad is most needed and promising. Participants also discussed the need to develop relevant financial institutions to strengthen the stability and perfonnance of Islamic financial service providers ( e.g., managing liquidity and risk). Thomas Mullins, HIFIP's executive director, welcomed the guests. He stressed the Islamic finance industry's important role in creating a dialogue between I slam and the West - a role made especially relevant after September 11. Forum chairperson Samuel Hayes, Jacob Schiff Professor Emeritus at Harvard Business School, used his opening remarks to commend the industry on its many accomplishments during the past decade and outlined areas for improvement. In his introduction, Saif Shah Mohammed, president of the Harvard Islamic Society, suggested that the industry should prer vide relevant services to students, such as Shari'ah-compliant educational loans and young professional programs. Ahmad Mohamed Ali, president of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), delivered the keynote address: "The Emerging Islamic Financial Architecture: The Way Ahead." He discussed the infrastructure required to strengthen the Islamic financial industry, which is in a process of evolution. Some recent major initiatives include the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions, the Islamic Financial Services Organization, an international Islamic financial market with a liquidity management center, and an Islamic rating agency. Currently, there are ...

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Alshammari, Turki. "Are Trade Policies Performance Enhancing? The Special Case of the GCC Countries." International Journal of Financial Research 11, no. 5 (September 22, 2020): 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijfr.v11n5p42.

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Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which trade policies affect the performance of firms in the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman. The finance literature, theoretically and empirically, postulates that the efficient management of trade policies (i.e., trade debtors, inventory, and trade credit policies) relates positively to corporate performance. This study, however, conjectures that in a different and distinct business setting, corporate performance might not be related to how a firm manages its trade policies, or at least not significantly.Design/Methodology/approach – The study sample is comprised of all nonfinancial firms in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The study uses several ratios in the literature to proxy for trade policies and corporate performance. It also employs related and alternative econometric models in order to corroborate the results.Findings – Contrary to a documented worldwide evidence, the results of the study reveal that short-term trade policies – specifically, trade debtors, inventory, and trade credit – have an insignificant or at most a trifling effect on corporate performance, for a set of nonfinancial listed firms in all six GCC countries.The results are robust to the econometric model, the profitability measure, and the country. This is probably because most GCC corporate managers have no concern about being financially constrained, which leads to less attention to aligning the optimal levels of working capital with the daily financing needs. Most firms in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries receive generous subsidies from their governments as part of lavish payments, in order to carry out development projects and other services for governmental agencies. The results of this study should be of great importance to GCC corporate managers and investors.Originality/Value – The study contributes to the literature by demonstrating that different cultural managerial practices might skew the already-established association among the financial variables and, hence, bring up new evidence. Also, the study implicitly suggests that further research in this area could reveal additional anomalous findings.

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Gerald, John O. "Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Kuwait." Arab Law Quarterly 6, no. 4 (1991): 322–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157302591x00034.

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Al-Mutairi, Abdulla, Kamal Naser, and Meshref Al-Enezi. "Job Satisfaction among Academicians at Business Colleges Operating in Kuwait." Asian Social Science 13, no. 12 (November 28, 2017): 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ass.v13n12p9.

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The purpose of this study is to examine the overall level of job satisfaction of the academicians who work for business colleges operating in Kuwait and to identify whether demographics affect the level of job satisfaction.During the period between December 2016 and March 2017, a short-form Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) was distributed to 240 academicians working for eight Kuwaiti business colleges including: Arab Open University (AOU), American University of Kuwait (AUK), Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST), Australian College of Kuwait (ACK), Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET), Box Hill College (BHC), Kuwait University (KU) and the American University in Middle East (AUME). A total of 141questionnaires were returned; resulting in 59% usable response rate.The study showed that academicians in business colleges operating in Kuwait are relatively job satisfied and their characteristics impact the level of their satisfaction. However, the most significant characteristics that affect the level of their job satisfaction were income, nationality and gender.The outcome of this study can be used by policy makers to develop recruitment and promotion policies. This would assist in achieving high levels of job satisfaction and will have positive effect on the academic process and the higher education system at large. This is the first study that used MSQ to explore job satisfaction among academicians who work for eight business colleges in Kuwait. The outcome of the study is expected to help decision makers in enhancing the level of the academicians' job satisfaction.

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Alsamdan, Ahmad. "Development of Copyright Law in Kuwait." Arab Law Quarterly 20, no. 3 (2006): 211–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/026805506778388818.

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Al-Tarrah, Ali. "Women in the Development of Kuwait." Digest of Middle East Studies 11, no. 2 (January 2002): 1–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1949-3606.2002.tb00455.x.

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Zahid, M. A., and Adel Al-Zayed. "Psychiatry in Kuwait." International Psychiatry 6, no. 2 (April 2009): 34–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/s1749367600000400.

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This paper describes the historical background, development and current status of psychiatric services in Kuwait. In addition, present practices and the outlook for further development of services are outlined.

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AL-Sultan, Yousuf Y. "The Development of Information Policy in Kuwait." مجلة الآداب والعلوم الإنسانیة 25, no. 1 (July 1, 1997): 80–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.21608/fjhj.1997.133781.

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Shuaib, Hamid A. "Oil, Development, and the Environment in Kuwait." Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development 30, no. 6 (August 1988): 18–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00139157.1988.9930889.

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Muhammad, Ali H. "Antecedents of organizational politics perceptions in Kuwait business organizations." Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal 17, no. 4 (December 1, 2007): 234–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/10595420710844325.

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PurposeThis paper aims to examine three sets of antecedents of organizational politics perceptions: organizational antecedents, job work context antecedents, and personal antecedents.Design/methodology/approachSurvey data were collected from 206 full‐time Arab employees of seven Kuwaiti companies and four industries (financial services, investment, real estate, and communication).FindingsResults of multiple regression analysis showed job/work context factors and hierarchical level to be significant predictors of perceptions of organizational politics. However, contrary to the findings of previous research, formalization and centralization did not have a significant effect on organizational politics perceptions.Research limitations/implicationsThe potential for common method variance that may be associated with the use of a single source, self‐report methodology of data collection represents a limitation.Practical implicationsThe study is very useful in raising the level of awareness of managers, at various levels of the organization, of the potential consequences of their political behavior to their employees.Originality/valueThis study expands such research on organizational politics in a different cultural setting, one that is characterized by lower individualism and higher power distance.

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Al-Sarawi, M. A. "Surface geomorphology of Kuwait." GeoJournal 35, no. 4 (April 1995): 493–503. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00824363.

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Lesch, Ann M. "Palestinians in Kuwait." Journal of Palestine Studies 20, no. 4 (1991): 42–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2537434.

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Lesch, Ann M. "Palestinians in Kuwait." Journal of Palestine Studies 20, no. 4 (July 1991): 42–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/jps.1991.20.4.00p0266s.

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Alawadhi, Nayef, Imad Al Shaikhli, Abdulrahman Alkandari, and Siba Kalaie Chab. "Business Owners’ Feedback toward Adoption of Open Data: A Case Study in Kuwait." Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering 2021 (May 17, 2021): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6692410.

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The world intention toward open data technology has increased in the past years, and governments started to explore open data technology in the public and private sectors and tried to check its advantages and disadvantages. However, in the Arab world and especially in Kuwait, there is no solid structured attention about the technology in both sectors. As a result, we tried in this paper to determine if business owners in Kuwait have enough knowledge of the open data (OD) concept and if they have the willingness to use it for enhancing their services. The purpose of this research is to measure the acceptance of OD technology in Kuwait and to gather business owners' opinions about the ability to adopt the OD concept. Making online and hardcopy survey was our method for gathering different reactions and points of view about this technology. We intended to focus on the private sector and we targeted people who own a business and wish to introduce better services for their customers. Overall, the results have shown clear features about open data technology in Kuwait and the substantial need of education and awareness of the importance of this technology. The results of this study may positively and directly affect the level of motivation for other existing studies.

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Al-Ali, Salahaldeen. "The Development of Industry—Higher Education Relationships in Kuwait and the UK." Industry and Higher Education 8, no. 1 (March 1994): 51–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095042229400800107.

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The author compares existing links between industry and higher education in Kuwait and the UK as exemplified by activities and attitudes at the Universities of Newcastle upon Tyne and Durham in the north-east of England and Kuwait University. Although in both countries there are positive attitudes towards establishing and developing close links, considerably more progress has been made in the UK than in Kuwait, where there is a lack both of the necessary management structures and of agencies to promote interaction.

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Salman, Ahmad, Saja A. Fakhraldeen, Sungsoo Chun, Kazi Jamil, Janvier Gasana, and Adel Al-Hunayan. "Enhancing Research and Development in the Health Sciences as a Strategy to Establish a Knowledge-Based Economy in the State of Kuwait: A Call for Action." Healthcare 8, no. 3 (August 12, 2020): 264. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8030264.

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Kuwait Vision 2035 is an initiative that was launched in 2017 by His Highness the Emir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. This initiative includes the implementation of a detailed development plan aimed at transforming the state of Kuwait into a regional leader in science, technology, and innovation. Health research will arguably prove to be one of the most impactful research arenas when it comes to accomplishing the goals set forth by the Kuwait Vision 2035 Development Plan. The high impact of health research is derived from its capacity to aid in the establishment of a knowledge-based health industry. The state of Kuwait lacks a system for promoting and managing national R&D efforts. At present, the research and development (R&D) expenditure in the state of Kuwait is far below the international standards that have been shown to lead to innovation and the subsequent development of a knowledge-based economy. Improvement of the weak and unstructured existing R&D apparatus in the State of Kuwait is among the most urgent challenges facing the nation as it strives toward innovation and development of a knowledge-based economy. Developing health research capacities in the State of Kuwait can significantly contribute toward improving public health, health promotion, disease prevention and treatment, and overall human welfare. Importantly, the positive impacts of such extensive benefits will not be restricted to the state of Kuwait and its citizens, but may in fact reap benefits for the global society as a whole. This article first analyzes the current status of healthcare services and health science research in the State of Kuwait, and then summarizes some essential R&D design principles that Kuwait needs to implement in order to achieve the milestones set forth in the Kuwait Vision 2035 Development Plan.

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Majumdar, Ananda. "Immigrants and Refugees in Globalized World." Asian Journal of Humanity, Art and Literature 6, no. 2 (December 31, 2019): 87–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.18034/ajhal.v6i2.354.

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Globalization, Neo-liberalization, Post-modernism are approaches that makes the world one, it has increased cultural exchanges, academic exchanges, trade and business exchanges and is useful for all developing countries on the globe, if those are its advantages, people migration through illegally is its disadvantages, there was no global terms of legal or illegal immigration at the beginning of 19th century, United Nations General Assembly in 1948 states that everyone has the right to leave any country including his own and to that return country, but it has not been honoured by developing countries, due to changes of world order, population growth, regional conflicts, war, civil war, poverty, people start to moving from one to another country, population growth in developing countries is one of the most important reasons that forced people leave their land and to migrate illegally or legally, though legal immigration has processes for their further innovation, development but illegal immigration is a curse for developed countries, countries that are industrially developed like United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, people from developing world are forcing to leave due to war, civil war, community clashes, and to taking shelter as a refugees but at the end most of them are not returning after normalization of their own conflicts, people are moving without documents, in the United Europe, European Union policies are trying to control immigration from non-member countries such as immigrants from Morocco and other North Africans countries are migrating illegally to Spain for a better life and to came out from miserable life from their own countries but the Spain Government declares to deport people from non-members countries who are living illegally in Spanish land, England declares to controlling access of all Romanian and Bulgarian to the UK who are benefitting as EU member country, upon acceptance of all East European countries as the member of EU, approximately 427,000 East Europeans, mostly from Poland have registered for employment in Britain, though Western Europe are more inclined to hire Eastern European than Asian and Africans, but yet Britain decided to came out from EU because of illegal immigration to Britain from Eastern Europe which negatively affected their economy and job security of original British citizens’, so what is the solution for the worst crisis of illegal immigration and refugees accommodation world-wide? Is it forcing them to back their own countries? Is it taking initiatives through both North and South countries for the solution of the problem? Or is it solving really? A continual discussion of alternative solutions world-wide has to be discovered for the reduction of the problem of refugees and immigration world-wide, communication between developing and the developed countries have to be strength for the resolution of faster population growth in developing countries, assistance by the developed countries in war conflicted regions has to be increased, universal birth control education need to be formed, I tried to discussed the problems, reasons, and its solution as one of my focused areas in international development, it is something that I would like pursue my study in the near future as a continuing student, I hope I will be succeed.

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Adžić, Slobodan, and Shihanah Almutairi. "Paternalistic leadership in Kuwaiti business environment: Culturally endorsed, but largely ineffective." Industrija 49, no. 1 (2021): 43–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/industrija49-30984.

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There is an assumption from the reviewed literature that Paternalistic Leadership (PL) is culturally endorsed as a leadership style in Kuwait. With many diverse perspectives on the effectiveness of paternalistic leadership, the research objectives of the current research are threefold. First, to examine if PL is recognized as a leadership style in Kuwait organizations, second, to test the effectiveness of that style if present, and third, to identify the specifics of the Kuwaiti leadership practice. The findings lead to the conclusion that PL is present in Kuwaiti leadership practices, culturally is endorsed, but otherwise is considered as an ineffective leadership style because of the influence of wasta.

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Rouibah, Kamel, Paul Benjamin Lowry, and Laila Almutairi. "Dimensions of Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Systems Success in Kuwait." Journal of Global Information Management 23, no. 3 (July 2015): 41–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jgim.2015070103.

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An extensive body of research has tested the information systems success model in many contexts. Surprisingly, few of these studies have applied it to e-commerce. A study by represents one such initiative, but it is crucial to address several remaining gaps associated with that study. Moreover, no e-commerce success model has considered the Arab world, which exhibits unique cultural factors influencing e-commerce. The authors' study proposes an improved IS success model for e-commerce in the Arab world. This model, based on that of , adds several enhancements to the validity and generalisability of his efforts, uses the latest SEM techniques, including both monetary and nonmonetary value conceptualisations, uses a multidimensional conceptualisation of system quality, and proposes specific factors of e-commerce service quality. The authors tested the proposed research model with a truly randomised sampling approach using 288 experienced business-to-consumer (B2C) consumers in the Arab world. The results largely support our hypothesised model. The most important difference between our results and those of previous studies is our finding that although service quality influences value, it has no bearing on user satisfaction in an Arab context. This study will be useful for practitioners and researchers seeking to improve the understanding of B2C e-commerce success in the Arab world.

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Khalil, Omar E. M. "Students' experiences with the business internship program at Kuwait University." International Journal of Management Education 13, no. 3 (November 2015): 202–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2015.05.003.

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Tétreault, Mary Ann, and Mary Ann Tetreault. "Advice and Dissent in Kuwait." Middle East Report, no. 226 (2003): 36. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1559281.

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Nawari, Nawari O., and Adel Alsaffar. "Planning and Development of BIM Curriculum for Kuwait." Journal of Civil Engineering and Science 5, no. 1 (December 31, 2016): 15–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.5963/jces0501003.

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Omar, S. A. "AGRICULTURAL BIO-SALINE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN KUWAIT." Acta Horticulturae, no. 609 (May 2003): 75–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2003.609.8.

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Marmoush, Y. R. "Environmental Management of Coastal Development, State of Kuwait." Water Science and Technology 40, no. 7 (October 1, 1999): 47–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1999.0325.

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The impact of coastal development in Kuwait is to be assessed as per the following environmental conditions: water circulation, sediment behavior, water quality, and marine ecology and fisheries. The objectives of this assessment are to identify and predict the environmental impact associated with coastal development and the various activities involved in any coastal project. These activities and their associated impact can be grouped into two categories: those that occur during construction (short-term effect), and those that occur after construction (long-term effect). This paper attempts to present the fundamental issues related to the environmental measures and the practical experience required to evaluate the potential environmental impact of coastal development in Kuwait. The conclusions and general considerations regarding the environmental feasibility of coastal development are given, and measures to minimize the adverse impact on the environment are recommended.

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Al-Attar, Abdulaziz E. "A review of upstream development policies in Kuwait." OPEC Review 28, no. 4 (December 2004): 275–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0277-0180.2004.00138.x.

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Larson, Elaine. "Development of an infection control program in Kuwait." American Journal of Infection Control 15, no. 4 (August 1987): 163–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0196-6553(87)90140-4.

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