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Development and performance of domestic and foreign banks in GCC countries

Islam, Mazhar M. - In: Managerial Finance 29 (2003) 2/3, pp. 42-72

An analysis of domestic and foreign banks’ internal performance by investigating their financial ratios shows that banks in Bahrain, Oman, the United Arab Emirates (GCC countries) have improved their performance over the past several years. Commercial banks in these GCC economies are well...

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Residents’ perceptions of the impact of tourism in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Hammad, Nada; Ahmad, Syed Zamberi; Papastathopoulos, Avraam - In: International Journal of Culture, Tourism and … 11 (2017) 4, pp. 551-572

Purpose This paper aims to investigate residents’ perceptions of tourism’s impact on their support for tourism development in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires from Abu Dhabi residents ( n = 407), who...

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Carbon capture and storage

Varkey Theeyattuparampil, Vijo; Adnan Zarzour, Othman; … - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 7 (2013) 2, pp. 223-242

Purpose – The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have consistently ranked high in per capita carbon emissions, not to mention the fact that a lifestyle with a high ecological footprint in a fragile ecosystem can affect the regional environment, prosperity and social stability. The...

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The Dubai Electronic Transactions Statute: A Prototype for E‐Commerce Law in the United Arab Emirates and the G. C. C. Countries

Blythe, Stephen E. - In: Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences 23 (2007) 1, pp. 1-23

Dubai’s Electronic Transactions Law (“ETL”) is designed to stimulate E‐commerce in the emirate by improving the … one. The ETL does not mandate Dubai’s governmental agencies to utilize electronic documents, but they may elect to do so …

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Corporate governance mechanisms and capital structure in UAE

Hussainey, Khaled; Aljifri, Khaled - In: Journal of Applied Accounting Research 13 (2012) 2, pp. 145-160

governance and capital structure for a sample of 71 UAE firms listed either in the Dubai financial market or the Abu Dhabi … securities market during 2006. Findings – The paper finds that institutional investors have a negative impact on debt … the interests of shareholders. It also finds that dividend policy is negatively associated with debt‐to‐equity ratio …

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The effects of corporate governance on performance and financial distress

Hassan Al‐Tamimi, Hussein A. - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 20 (2012) 2, pp. 169-181

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the UAE national banks' practices of corporate governance (CG) and the perception of the UAE national banks of the effects of CG on performance and financial distress. Design/methodology/approach – A modified questionnaire has been...

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A disclosure index to measure the extent of corporate governance reporting by UAE listed corporations

Kamal Hassan, Mostafa - In: Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting 10 (2012) 1, pp. 4-33

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent of corporate governance reporting by United Arab Emirates (UAE) listed corporations. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reports on the study of annual reports of 95 UAE listed corporations representing the major economic...

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Corporate governance in Islamic financial institutions: the issues surrounding unrestricted investment account holders

Magalhães, Rodrigo; Al‐Saad, Shereen - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 13 (2013) 1, pp. 39-57

Purpose – It has been observed that the practices of corporate governance in Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) do not sufficiently address the rights of unrestricted investment account holders (UIAHs). Given that such account holders are generally the ones who bear the risk of the...

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Corporate governance in five Arabian Gulf countries

Baydoun, Nabil; Maguire, William; Ryan, Neal; Willett, Roger - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 28 (2012) 1, pp. 7-22

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to draw together available data as a means of comparing the state of corporate governance in five countries; Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman. This comparison provides a basis for analyzing the efficacy of corporate governance and...

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Corporate governance and information technology in fraud prevention and detection

Halbouni, Sawsan Saadi; Obeid, Nada; Garbou, Abeer - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 31 (2016) 6/7, pp. 589-628

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the role of corporate governance and information technology in fraud prevention and detection within the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Design/methodology/approach This study uses a survey of financial accountants and internal and external auditors to assess...

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