While research using cross country data and analysis is rife with statistical problems, the best papers do provide valuable insight. This commentary illustrates how an excellent paper on democratization provides a useful “stability threshold” that helps to understand current events in the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors affecting male fashion leadership behaviour. The study examined the effect of fashion consciousness, fashion knowledge, mood enhancement, decision-making confidence and brand switching as the psychological factors. It also included...

This paper investigates the financial disclosure practices of corporate annual reports published in Asian countries including Bangladesh, Indonesian, Malaysia and the Middle East countries including Bahrain, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. The purpose of the...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain how abstract space of the State – universally and specifically within the context of Middle Eastern cities – aims to homogenise the city and eliminate any anomaly that threatens its power structure. Design/methodology/approach Through a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate and highlight that the application of leagility can be possible in mass services as one type of services. Design/methodology/approach – This paper describes a case study and considers the concept of the leagility in a mass service...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate public transportation efficiency in larger cities. Global agreements to decrease environmental emissions in the future (CO 2 ), world‐wide decreasing reserves of oil, and growing population in larger cities is the main motivation to develop...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify project management issues in a specific construction project in Saudi Arabia, highlighting its unique context. Design/methodology/approach – In the tradition of phenomenological research, a framework based deductive research approach is...

Purpose Middle Eastern universities have recently been included in international rankings, driving a shift in priorities from teaching to research. However, research-centric collection assessments are rarely applied in the region. The Library and Learning Commons of Zayed University has recently...

Offers some direction to the potential expatriate employee destined for any Middle Eastern country. Addresses issues such as personal safety and that of any accompanying family in addition to advice on moving and settling in. Gives details of support and help that can be employed. Concludes that...

Purpose – This paper aims to present the results of a research on technological innovation process with the feature of industries in developing countries including Iran. Design/methodology/approach – Technological innovation characteristics were re‐conceptualised in the context of...