When An Arab Executive Says Yes : Identifying Different Collectivistic Values That Influence The Arabian Decision-Making Process

This thesis presents a review of the nature of culture then specifically organizational culture. I then describe the influence of individual and collective orientations on the culture of organizations. I then focus on Arab culture and the influence of collectivistic Arab values on the culture of Arab organizations and decision making, in particular

Integrating All Mobility Systems to Reduce Traffic Congestion

The problem of traffic congestion is common in most urban areas with associated negative impact on the social, economic, and ecological well-being of its residents. Traffic congestion is a common phenomenon in the city of Dubai with its large population and high rate of car ownership. To tackle the problem, this study looks at integrating all mobility systems in the city as a possible solution to the traffic congestion menace. The research methodology involves thematic analysis of secondary data on the subject derived from online databases and libraries. The thematic analysis revealed that Dubai had all the factors needed to integrate mobility system. The city has multiple public transport options, dedicated infrastructure, and mobility hubs close to populated areas. The integration would also offer smart solutions for reducing road accidents that are a major cause of congestion. Smart solutions identified include sharing real-time traffic information and the use of smart street signs to notify road users. The Road and Transport Authority (RTA) facilitates smart initiatives like the integration of all mobility systems through policy formulation. Currently, the body has projects like ‘Smart Traffic Systems’ that help in reducing congestion in the road. All efforts to integrate the mobility systems in Dubai are in line with the vision of Smart Dubai that seeks to improve the livability of the city by leveraging information, data, and available resources

Managing the Impact of Blockade on Qatar's Aggregate Business

*QPMC was founded in 2006 on the instruction of the Qatari Government. *QPMC is at the forefront of facilitating the construction boom in Qatar. *The company stands for quality, reliability and efficiency. *QPMC is ensuring the nation’s strategic stockpile of aggregates. *QPMC is guaranteeing the boosting import efficiency of high-quality primary construction materials in support of *Qatar’s ambitious large-scale infrastructure projects in lieu of the national development strategy

A study differentiating credit risk management strategy between Islamic and non-Islamic Banks in UEA

This study attempts to identify any differences between Islamic and non-Islamic banks in UAE. Furthermore, factors affecting rate of return on lending have also been examined for UAE banks, Islamic and non-Islamic banks. This study has used quantitative research design. Data has been collected through questionnaire. Data is obtained directly as primary evidence from the senior credit risk managers from all the local commercial banks within United Arab Emirates. The sample for the study consists of 6 commercial banks from UAE with 3 non-Islamic and 3 Islamic banks with 148 credit risk managers as respondents for the survey. Descriptive statistic and inferential statistics are used to obtain the results. Islamic and non-Islamic banks differ in 'expert system', 'lending policy' and 'lending decisions'. Islamic banks are performing better making lending decision and lending policies than non-Islamic banks. Whereas, non-Islamic (conventional) banks are having better expert system than Islamic bank. All explanatory variables i.e. bank-wise exposure, experts system, company factors, lending decision, corporate borrowers, demographic variables and lending policy have significant influence on the profitability of UAE banks. Overall, credit risk management practices of Islamic banks are significantly contributing in profitability of banks than non-Islamic banks. Originality - This paper uses questionnaire-based methodology has not been used previously in UAE financial sector as well as in studies of credit risk management. Therefore this research could become the cornerstone of further academic research in other developing countries using this methodology. Practical implication. This study is significantly important for the academic point of view as well as for the practitioners, risk managers and policy makers

The assessment of comprehension skills and development of a programme for enhancing comprehension skills for fourth grade students in the State of Qatar

This study aimed to explore the reading comprehension learning needs of fourth grade pupils in Qatar; to identify and test assessment techniques that may be helpful in studying reading comprehension; and to investigate the effects on reading comprehension of a metacognitive teaching programme.Exploratory interviews with fourth grade teachers showed that they focus on pronunciation, word-recognition and grammar. Pupils are not taught the strategies of comprehension and thinking while they read. A need was identified for innovative assessment activities and interventions to enhance reading comprehension skills.A quasi-experimental research design was chosen to investigate the effect of a metacognitive teaching programme in which two groups of pupils were compared on various measures of comprehension performance, including reading self-awareness and strategy use before and after a three month teaching programme: the standard Qatar reading programme for the control group and the Reading and Thinking Strategy programme for the experimental group.Reading comprehension was measured by a comprehension test and cloze test developed by the researcher. Strategy use and reading awareness were assessed by think-aloud tasks, the Index of Reading Awareness (Paris, Cross and Lipson, 1984), a Self-perception scale (Henk and Melrick, 1998) and metacognitive interviews. The reliability and validity of all measures were tested with classes of 4th grade pupils from three randomly selected schools in Qatar. The reading strategy programme was applied in a single school selected from among the three that had been involved in piloting the instruments. Valid, usable data was collected from 64 pupils: 31 in the control and 33 in the experimental group.The experimental group made significantly greater gains over all measures than the control group in association with the intervention showing the effectiveness of the metacognitive approach. The significant gains in reading awareness experienced by the experimental group extended to individual strategies: evaluation, planning, regulation and conditional knowledge. The metacognitive interviews and think-aloud protocols supported these findings. Following the intervention, the experimental group made more use than the control group of evaluation, self-questioning, monitoring and planning, and unlike the control group, used strategies in combination. It is concluded that, by training pupils in metacognitive skills, teachers can improve reading comprehension and help them to become active learners in the reading process

The Impact of Strategic Management Practices on the Performance of UAE Banks

The aim of this study is to assess the impact of strategic planning and management practices (SPM practices) on the performance of banks in the United Arab Emirates and the challenges they face in developing and implementing their strategic plans. Although banks in the UAE were able to recover smoothly after the 2008 financial crisis, they still face challenges due to globalization, low oil prices, and political instability in the region. The situation calls for efficient strategic planning and management by the authorities of the banks. This study, therefore, aims to contribute to improving the effectiveness of SPM practices within the banking sector in the UAE. The study critically examines the UAE’s banking industry in the context of strategic planning and management practices with a focus on five key dimensions: 1) institutionalizing the planning process, 2) establishing the strategic foundation, 3) conducting strategic situational diagnosis, 4) developing a strategic plan and 5) managing the strategic plan implementation. Further, based on a critical review of the available empirical evidence, a conceptual model is developed to consider the five key dimensions, six financial ratios and one non-financial factor (customer satisfaction) and test the existing relationships between SPM practices and performance levels of banks in the country. The research covered a population of 51 conventional and Islamic banks registered on the financial markets within the UAE. A sample of 17 banks provided information for the study and data were sourced from top, middle and lower level executives of these banks. The investigation used quantitative research methods and statistical techniques such as factor analysis, analysis of variance, among others, to process data and arrive at findings. The study findings reveal that Islamic banks performed better than conventional banks in terms of most areas of strategic planning and management practices. Detailed analyses and findings indicate that specific pattern variations and relationship structures are observable in terms of the five SPM components and their impact on the performance levels of both Islamic and conventional banks. Most importantly, the quantitative findings and qualitative inferences from the study lead to the conclusion that management in the banking industry has the responsibility of putting in place the strategies, frameworks and policies that respond proactively to the prevention, detection and mitigation of shocks on banks, particularly from their external business environment. To accomplish this, the senior management authorities in each of the banks should frequently review all areas of their SPM practices (institutionalizing the planning process, establishing the strategic foundation, conducting strategic situational diagnosis, developing a strategic plan and managing strategic plan implementation) and implement adequate revisions in each component to manage their organizations more efficiently and effectively

Earning per share sebagai variabel intervening antara rasio keuangan terhadap harga saham pada perusahaan property dan real estate

The Property and Real Estate sector has an important role in the economy. The financial ratio performance obtained is quite good, but not with the share price. The purpose of this study is to find out the effect of profitability and leverage on stock prices with EPS being the intervening variable for Property and Real Estate companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange 2018-2020. The population is Property and Real Estate companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2018 to 2020 as many as 273 companies. The sample method is purposive sampling obtained as many as 150 companies in accordance with existing criteria. Analysis of the data used is path analysis. According to the results of research analysis, it is said that profitability and Earning Per Share contribute to changes in stock prices. Leverage does not contribute to changes in stock prices. Profitability contributes to changes in EPS. Leverage does not contribute to changes in Earning Per Share. Then according to the results of path analysis, it is said that Earning Per Share is able to become an intervening variable on profitability and leverage on share prices of companies in the Property and Real Estate sector

PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS OF PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE COMPANIES

Profitability is a very important factor to determine whether a company is very good or bad, as well as its ability to generate profits. Relatively high and stable profits can encourage investors to invest in the company. This study aims to analyze the effect of leverage proxied by debt to equity ratio, activity ratio proxied to total assets turnover, and sales growth to profitability in property and real estate companies. listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2017-2019. The technique of determining the sample in this study used purposive sampling. The sample used is 45 property and real estate companies registered with Bersa Efek Indonesia for the 2017-2019 period. The type of data used in this study is secondary data in the form of annual financial reports of property and real estate companies for the period 2017-2019 which have been published and obtained via the internet through the website address www.idx.co.id. The method of analysis using multiple linear regression analysis with SPSS program. Hypothesis testing used is the coefficient of determination, simultaneous test (F test) and partial test (t test). , classic assumption test, namely normality and multicollinearity test, heteroscedasticity test, autocorrelation test. Based on the results of the analysis that has been done, it can be concluded that (1) Leverage does not contribute to Profitability, (2) Activity Ratio contributes to Profitability, (3) Sales growth does not contribute to Profitability

Analisis Nilai Perusahaan Sub Sektor Pertambangan Batu Bara yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia

The purpose of this study is to understand the effect of company growth and profitability on firm value with capital structure as a moderating variable in coal mining sub-sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2017-2020 period. This research method is descriptive quantitative. The population in this analysis are 25 coal mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The sampling technique chosen was by using a purposive sampling technique so that there were a sample of 22 companies that were in accordance with the established criteria. Analysis of the data used is Moderation Regression Analysis. The results showed, a) Company growth (AGR) has a positive influence on the company value (PBV), which is acceptable, the coefficient is 3.811 and Sig. 0.000 < = 0.05 the result is Significant (positive); b) Profitability (ROA) has a positive influence on Company Value (PBV) which is acceptable, the coefficient is 0.013 and Sig. 0.021 < = 0.05 the result is Significant (positive); c) Capital Structure (DER) moderating the effect of Firm Growth (AGR) on Firm Value (PBV) is unacceptable, the coefficient is 0.030 and Sig. 0.854 > = 0.05 the result is Non Significant (positive); d) Capital Structure (DER) moderating the effect of Profitability (ROA) on Firm Value (PBV) is unacceptable, the coefficient is -0.001 and Sig. 0.814 > = 0.05 the result is Non Significant (negative). In conclusion, company growth and profitability contribute to the value of Indonesian companies. Meanwhile, the capital structure cannot moderate the relationship between firm growth and profitability to firm value. Keywords: Firm Value, Company Growth, Profitability, Capital Structur

Pengaruh Kinerja Keuangan Terhadap Harga Saham Pada Perusahaan Propertydan Real Estate Yang Terdaftar Di Bursa Efek Indonesia

Property and real estate is a sector that has an important role in the economy in Indonesia. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of the variables on profitability, leverage, and market ratio on stock prices in property and real estate companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The population of this study are property and real estate companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), totaling 80 companies. The sampling technique chosen was by using a purposive sampling technique so that a sample of 50 companies was obtained. The data analysis method used is multiple linear regression analysis with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) program. The results of the study show that a) Profitability has a significant positive effect on stock prices b) Leverage has no significant or negative effect on stock prices c) Market Ratio has a significant positive effect on changes in stock prices. Keywords: Stock Price, Profitability, Leverage, and Market Rati