This paper describes the development of a research agenda in the College of Business and Economics at the American University of Kuwait. One driving factor for developing an agenda is the need to satisfy AACSB requirements. AACSB encourages strong development of students' analytic and...

Kuwait lies in an arid region with limited options for sustainable water supply. Annual water share is less than 500 cubic meters and it depends exclusively on water desalinization. The consumption rate is among the world's highest (550-600 liters per day), while the water tariff is the world's...

Kuwait lies in an arid zone of the world, and must manufacture nearly all of its water through desalination. Nevertheless, the government heavily subsidizes water so that water prices are among the lowest in the world, and per capita consumption is among the highest in the world. Recent declines...

This paper describes development of a research agenda in the College of Business & Economics at a small private university in Kuwait. One driving factor is the need to satisfy AACSB requirements. AACSB likes to see strong development of student analytic and decision-making skills, as well as a...

Sustainability in Kuwait requires more realistic pricing for currently highly subsidised water, to discourage wasteful usage. There is, however, strong public resistance to eliminating water subsidies. This research explores reasons for this consumer resistance, using qualitative in-depth...