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Evidence of the characteristics of women entrepreneurs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Zamberi Ahmad, Syed - In: International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship 3 (2011) 2, pp. 123-143
Purpose – Interest in women entrepreneurs from various backgrounds has led to increased publication in the literature … about particular women's entrepreneurship issues. However, notwithstanding the importance of this area, little information … exists about women entrepreneurs' business practices, survival and growth strategies and their perceptions of entrepreneurial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014774193
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Non‐professional investors' behavior: an empirical study of female Saudi investors
Ahmed Heshmat, Nesma - In: International Journal of Commerce and Management 22 (2012) 1, pp. 75-90
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that may affect female Saudi students who are considered potential non‐professional investors. Design/methodology/approach – A structured questionnaire was distributed to the participants; the obtained data were analyzed...
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Women and leadership: challenges and opportunities in Saudi higher education
Abalkhail, Jouharah M. - In: Career Development International 22 (2017) 2, pp. 165-183
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine women managers’ perceptions of forces influencing their career …, interpretive approach is adopted for analysing in-depth interviews with women managers in Saudi HE. Findings The findings of this … study provide an in-depth understanding of Saudi women’s experience in management in HE. This study shows that women face a …
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Males' attitudes towards working females in Saudi Arabia
Elamin, Abdallah M.; Omair, Katlin - In: Personnel Review 39 (2010) 6, pp. 746-766
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to fill a gap in the literature on women who work in the Arab Muslim context … developed multidimensional aversion to women who work scale (MAWWWS). Findings – The paper reveals that Saudi males report very … to the knowledge of the topic of women's employment in Saudi Arabia, which is understudied in academia.  …
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Racial Discrimination and TESOL: A Qualitative Study on the Experiences EFL Teachers at a University Preparatory Year Programme in Saudi Arabia
Louber, Ismael - In: International Journal of Bias, Identity and Diversities … 2 (2017) 2, pp. 29-41
While the field of TESOL/TEFL claims to be inclusive given that it is composed of a myriad of sociocultural backgrounds and environments, racial discrimination is a common phenomenon, especially in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Nonetheless, this issue has not been given enough attention by...
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Cyber Security Crime and Punishment: Comparative Study of the Laws of Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Saudi Arabia
Abu-Taieh, Evon; Alfaries, Auhood; Al-Otaibi, Shaha; … - In: International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism (IJCWT) 8 (2018) 3, pp. 46-59
Cyberspace and the existence of the internet allows different types of crimes to appear. Hence, there is a need for new laws to be set with a collective, comprehensive, view of crime and a global understanding. This article studies 5 different countries' laws pertaining to cybercrimes namely:...
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Study on E-Commerce Adoption in SMEs Under the Institutional Perspective: The Case of Saudi Arabia
Miao, Jian-Jun; Almaaf Bader Ali A; Tran, Quang Dung - In: International Journal of E-Adoption (IJEA) 10 (2018) 1, pp. 53-72
This article investigates and discusses the institutional factors influencing decisions of e-commerce adoption in Saudi small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the temporal view. This article has been conducted in two phases: a full survey in 2013 and the follow-up targeted interviews in 2016....
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Ready, Set, Govern: Readiness of Saudi Arabian Organizations for E-Government
Alghamdi, Ibrahim A.; Goodwin, Robert; Rampersad, Giselle - In: International Journal of Electronic Government Research … 12 (2016) 1, pp. 69-98
Despite the importance of organizational readiness for successful e-Government, limited studies examine internal organizational factors needed for the transformation to e-Government. This study contributes to the literatures pertaining to e-Readiness and e-Government, by offering an...
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Factors Influencing the Acceptance, Use, and Continued Use of the E-Learning Recommender Systems: Descriptive Statistical Analysis Data Findings
Alharbi, Hadeel; Sandhu, Kamaljeet - In: International Journal of Information Communication … 10 (2018) 1, pp. 31-50
The purpose of this article is to report the descriptive statistics for the responses obtained from the survey of Saudi Arabia students about their experience of using e-learning recommender system during their study. This article utilizes a survey questionnaire as the main instrument for data...
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Mobile Commerce Adoption
AlFahl, Husam - In: International Journal of Innovation in the Digital … 7 (2016) 3, pp. 26-52
Mobile commerce can be a great potential to generate new streams of revenue for many established and new businesses. The penetration rates for mobile phone subscriptions in many countries show that there are significant opportunities to invest in and introduce mobile commerce services in many of...
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