Seit der Unterzeichnung der Grundsatzerklärung zwischen Israel und der PLO im September 1993 erscheinen Frieden und Kooperation in der Nahostregion als realistische Perspektive. Die Studie gibt einen Überblick über die Möglichkeiten, aber auch die Hemmnisse, die einer engeren...

ILO pub. Working paper on working conditions of Pakistani migrant workers in the Middle East, with particular reference to their situation in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - examines the findings of a survey carried out from 1976 to 1983 and covering grievances with regard to breach...

Saudi Arabia's accession to the WTO will promote the competitive advantages of the local industries, creating both opportunities and threats for certain sectors. This situation will call for urgent economic reforms in order to succeed the challenges of the accession. This study will attempt to...

The Socioeconomic Impact Assessment (SIA) specialists face a host of challenges in interpreting the importance of social and economic impacts. Evidence is abundant in the literature about the serious implications resulting from incomplete or prejudiced SIA analyses during execution of the...

Do shariah-compliant firms pay higher dividends than other firms? Using data from the MENA (Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain) region, this paper shows that shariah-compliant firms not only have higher payout ratios but also have higher likelihood to pay dividends...

The Socioeconomic Impact Assessment (SIA) specialists face a host of challenges in interpreting the importance of social and economic impacts. Evidence is abundant in the literature about the serious implications resulting from incomplete or prejudiced SIA analyses during execution of the...

Internet Financial Reporting (IFR) is fast becoming the norm in most western countries; however, little is known about IFR practices in developing countries. This paper investigates the extent and variety of practices of IFR by companies listed on the Muscat Securities Market (MSM) in Oman and...

The article reports that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's (KSA) economy-sustaining workforce is comprised of foreign nationals that are hired for temporary job positions. This trend is called impatriation, and the practice is the core of international human resources management (HRM). Most economic...

Saudi Arabia's accession to the WTO will promote the competitive advantages of the local industries, creating both opportunities and threats for certain sectors. This situation will call for urgent economic reforms in order to succeed the challenges of the accession. This study will attempt to...