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Influence of culture on project practices: Insights from Australian project managers in UAE
Cerimagic, Sabina - 2010
to a foreign culture and if the right team dynamics are not realized. In order to act appropriately, they need adequate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441811
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Different Aspects of the Composition of Nascent Entrepreneurial Teams
Sonderegger, Rolf - 2010
newly founded ventures are started by teams (Ruef, Aldrich, and Carter, 2003). The literature on organizational and team … behavior acknowledges the importance of team composition for business outcomes. The complex interactions among team members … affect the behavior of each individual team member and therefore the performance of the team as a whole (e.g. Williams and O …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471793
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Quest for survival: What comprises and effective team
Brayer, Kathleen - 1999
about what comprisesan effective team in organizations today, how their organizational design impacts teamdevelopment and … the different ways that people learn, think about and understand teamsin organizations.Developing a team-based learning … organization requires implementing a systemsapproach that focuses on its leadership, cultural environment, process management …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009459171
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Guanxi, Trust, and long-term orientation in Chinese business markets
Lee, Don; Dawes, Philip L. - 2005
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Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009458945
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The role of human resource practices in enhancing employees' behaviours and organisational learning in Chinese construction organisations
Zhai, Xiaofeng - 2010
Construction is complex and comprises a multitude of knowledge-driven activities and business interests from participating organisations with the people involved being subject to different organisational and disciplinary practices. People are fundamental to success because human capabilities in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009461102
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The determinants of forward-looking information in annual reports of UAE companies
Aljifri, Khaled; Hussainey, Khaled - 2007
PurposeTo empirically explore empirically the underlying factors that may affect the extent to which forward-looking information is disclosed.MethodologyThis study uses a list of forward-looking keywords to demonstrate the differences, if any, in the level of disclosure among firms and between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009465824
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Approaches to enter emerging markets: A UAE case study
Balakrishnan, Melodena Stephens - 2009
UAE as a country brand ranks one for resorts & lodging. It is 31st among 134 countries in terms of national competitiveness according to the World Economic Forum. It ranks one in terms of invested sovereign wealth funds according to IMF, is the fifth largest oil producing nation. During this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009457380
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The rationale and impact of the adoption of international financial financial reporting standards on developing nations: the case of the United Arab Emirates
Irvine, Helen J.; Lucas, Natalie - 2006
The focus of this paper is the rationale and impact of the adoption of a globalized set of accounting standards on a developing country, with particular emphasis on the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The paper is based on data gathered primarily from archival sources, studied in the context of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437631
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Locational Decisions and Perceived Risk of U.S. Multinationals in the New Gulf Development States
Ewers, Michael - 2008
American multinational corporations have done business in the Persian Gulf since the oil and construction boom of the 1970s. In recent years, however, the types of companies and their choices of where to locate have evolved. With the explosion in oil prices since 1998, U.S. firms areincreasingly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475161
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Cross cultural project management characteristics between Australia and the United Arab Emirates
Cerimagic, Sabina - 2010
The massive infrastructure and building works expansion in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) region in the last decade resulted in the recruitment of many expatriate project professionals in various capacities. This expatriate recruitment has contributed to a high turnover of expatriate staff in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481255