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Efficacy of fuzzy MADM approach in Six Sigma analysis phase in automotive sector
Rathi, Rajeev; Khanduja, Dinesh; Sharma, S. K. - In: Journal of Industrial Engineering International 12 (2016), pp. 377-387
Six Sigma is a strategy for achieving process improvement and operational excellence within an organization. Decisions on critical parameter selection in analysis phase are always very crucial; it plays a primary role in successful execution of Six Sigma project and for productivity improvement...
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Are the GCC FDI Location Determinants Favorable?
Wasseem, Mina - 2007
Diversifying income sources is one of the main challenges the GCC countries currently face. FDI can be beneficial in … this regard. FDI can help the GCC countries gain access to technology, adopt innovation in the production process, obtain … the FDI potential benefits to and the FDI potential of the GCC countries, FDI flows declined in absolute and relative …
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Financial integration in the GCC region: market size versus national effects
Arin, Kerim Peren; Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Kyriacou, … - 2019
This paper examines financial spillovers between the four largest equity markets (by market capitalization) in the GCC …
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Legal Architecture and Design for Gulf Cooperation Council Economic Integration
Malkawi, Bashar H. - In: Journal for Juridical Science 36 (2011) 2, pp. 58-96
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) is generally regarded as a success story for economic … integration in Arab countries. The idea of regional integration gained ground by signing the GCC Charter. It envisioned a closer … economic relationship between member states. Although economic integration among GCC member states is an ambitious step in the …
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Long-run dynamic relationship between FDI and domestic investment in GCC countries
Ghassan, Hassan B.; Alhajhoj, Hassan R. - 2016
domestic investment in the six GCC countries using cointegration techniques and fully modified GMM estimation. Based on the …-run. For the majority of GCC countries, the long-run elasticities have large magnitude compared to the short-run counterparts … GCC explains in a large extent their heterogeneity in terms of elasticities and spillovers effects. …
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The Impact of Government Spending on GDP in a Remitting Country
Al-Abri, Almukhtar; Genc, Ismail H.; Naufal, George S - 2018
The literature on remittances is large and growing. However, its focus has mainly been on the effects of remittance inflows on the receiving economies. Little has been done on the sending economies. In this paper, we use data from Saudi Arabia, one of the top remitting countries in the world, to...
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Political Tension and Stock Markets in the Arabian Peninsula
Al-Maadid, Alanoud; Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; … - 2018
the stock markets of the leading GCC countries by estimating a VAR-GARCH (1,1) model at a weekly frequency. The results … opportunities for investors in the GCC region. …
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Efficiency and stability: A comparative study between islamic and conventional banks in GCC countries
Dulal Miah, Md.; Uddin, Helal - In: Future Business Journal 3 (2017) 2, pp. 172-185
Cooperative Council (GCC) countries over the period 2005 to 2014. Collected data are analyzed using accounting ratios, Stochastic …
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The Omani and Bahraini paths to development: Rare and contrasting oil-based economic success stories
Looney, Robert - 2009
Oman and Bahrain are Middle Eastern success stories. There are some key similarities. Both have followed pragmatic development strategies built on a stable foundation of strengthened governance structures and enhanced economic liberalization. These improvements occurred in somewhat different...
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The responsiveness of remittances to the oil price: the case of the GCC
Naufal, George S.; Termos, Ali - 2009
We investigate the responsiveness of remittances from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to the changes in … the price of crude oil. Most of the GCC countries rank in the top 20 remitting countries in the world. We find that oil … examine various policy implications with regard to macroeconomic shocks, monetary policy and fiscal policy of the GCC …
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