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The hybridization and internationalization of HRM in the Maghreb
Frimousse, Soufyane; Swalhi, Abdelaziz; El Alaoui El … - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 19 (2012) 2, pp. 257-270
counterparts in the Maghreb cannot simply be cloned. Indeed, in order to gain legitimacy, internalization of HRM practices of … multinationals implemented in the Maghreb must include elements of contingency (culture, religion, etc.). The paper asks: does …, 187 executives operating within 40 subsidiaries of multinational companies in the Maghreb and employed in HRM positions …
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Miller's environmental uncertainty scale: an extension to the Arab world
Elbanna, Said; Gherib, Jouhaina - In: International Journal of Commerce and Management 22 (2012) 1, pp. 7-25
generalizability of the modified scale in the Arab world. Finally, Phase 4 assesses the criterion‐related validity of the scale …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014766443
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Executives' perception of political‐legal business environment in international projects
Al Khattab, Adel; Aldehayyat, Jehad; Alrawad, Mahmaod; … - In: International Journal of Commerce and Management 22 (2012) 3, pp. 168-181
environment while conducting outward investment and where a number of recent events like those in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen …. The recent events of the uprising in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Libya and the regional reverberations of the upheaval are … illustrate that the rise of enterprises onto the world stage will not necessarily be entirely without risk and second, to explore …
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Efficiency of Islamic banks: case of North African Arab countries
Al‐Khasawneh, Jamal Ali; Bassedat, Karima; Aktan, Bora; … - In: Qualitative Research in Financial Markets 4 (2012) 2/3, pp. 228-239
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold. The first and the most important is to examine the efficiency of Islamic banks relative to conventional banks operating in North African Arab countries, in terms of cost and revenue efficiency. The second objective is to assess more evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014988296
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Trade liberalization, technology import and skill upgrading in Tunisian manufacturing industries
Mrabet, Zouhair; Lanouar, Charfeddine - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 4 (2013) 3, pp. 338-357
Tunisia, this research investigates whether these factors had similar effects on relative labor demand in Tunisia to those …
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Unterschiedliche makroökonomische Strukturen, wirtschaftliche Integration und einheitliche Geldpolitik in Europa / Asymmetrie Macroeconomic Structures, Economic Integration and the...
In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 222 (2002) 1, pp. 1-21
Zusammenfassung Dieser Beitrag liefert einen Uberblick über die Bedeutung asymmetrischer makroökonomischer Strukturen in den EWU Mitgliedsländern für die einheitliche Geldpolitik. Zunächst wird im Rahmen eines Modells illustriert, welche grundsätzliche Bedeutung asymmetrischen...
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African Apparel Exports, AGOA, and the Trade Preference Illusion
Rolfe, Robert J.; Woodward, Douglas P. - In: Global Economy Journal 5 (2005) 3
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is a preferential trade agreement between the United States and approved African countries, allowing duty-free and quota-free access to the U.S. market. Following AGOA’s implementation in 2000, several African countries experienced a dramatic...
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The Generalized System of Preferences of the United States: Does It Promote Industrialization and Economic Growth in Least Developed Countries?
Dowlah, Caf - In: The Law and Development Review 1 (2008) 1, pp. 74-97
The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)—a system of differential and favorable trade arrangements toward less developed countries, adopted by the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT)—has been around since the early 1970s. A primary objective of these schemes has been to promote...
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EU Sanitary Standards and Sub-Saharan African Agricultural Exports: A Case Study of the Livestock Sector in East Africa
Desta, Melaku Geboye - In: The Law and Development Review 1 (2008) 1, pp. 98-123
For most sub-Saharan African countries, participation in international trade almost always means exporting primary, often agricultural, products and importing machinery and other manufacturing goods. In appreciation of the detrimental economic effects of this situation on SSA countries, the EU...
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An Endogenous Switching Model to Poverty Dynamic Assessment in Tunisia: A New Proposal
Jmaii, Amal - In: International Journal of Service Science, Management, … 8 (2017) 2, pp. 34-42
This paper focus on the determinants of poverty dynamics in Tunisia by performing a two-stage endogenous model using a …
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