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The “Piano Virtuosos” of International Politics: Informal Diplomacy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth Century Ottoman Empire
Rathberger, Andreas - In: New Global Studies 8 (2014) 1, pp. 9-29
Abstract Drawing on source material from archives in Vienna, Berlin, London and Jerusalem, this article aims to reconstruct the circumstances, methods and mechanics of informal diplomacy in the Ottoman Empire under the rule of Sultan Abdülhamit II between 1876 and 1909, answering the following...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014616217
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Marketing and consuming flowers in the Ottoman Empire
Karababa, Eminegül - In: Journal of Historical Research in Marketing 7 (2015) 2, pp. 280-292
Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the marketing and consumption of flowers as a commodity from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century in the Ottoman context, a non-Western context, and to identify the specificities and similarities to the wider regional context with which it interacts....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014873404
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The foreign policy tool of sanctions, conflict and ensuring continued access to finance
Walker, Justine Suzanne - In: Journal of Financial Crime 24 (2017) 3, pp. 480-490
Purpose This paper argues that the current framework permitting humanitarian transactions into sanctioned and conflict environments needs re-thinking and updating. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on in-depth interviews conducted with banks, humanitarian actors, regulators and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014866316
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Relating patient satisfaction to nurses' job satisfaction, job security, and obedience OCBs
Bassam Mahmoud, Ali; D. Reisel, William - In: International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare … 8 (2014) 1, pp. 47-61
Purpose – This paper aims at investigating the relationships among patient satisfaction, and nurses' job security, job satisfaction, and obedience OCBs within the setting of private hospitals in Damascus and Rural Damascus Governorates. Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional survey...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014795922
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An empirical investigation of the influence of organizational culture on individual readiness for change in Syrian manufacturing organizations
Haffar, Mohamed; Al-Karaghouli, Wafi; Ghoneim, Ahmad - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 27 (2014) 1, pp. 5-22
Syria. Design/methodology/approach – A total of four hypotheses were proposed for testing. A questionnaire was developed and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014891978
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Leadership behaviours and capabilities in Syria: an exploratory qualitative approach
Megheirkouni, Majd - In: Journal of Management Development 35 (2016) 5, pp. 636-662
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the nature of leadership development in Syria, by answering … Syria? And why are they adopted? Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative research method has been adopted to achieve the … environment in Syria include strategic thinking, business skills, communication, understanding the whole, ability to change …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014883892
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Factors influencing leadership development in an uncertain environment
Megheirkouni, Majd - In: Journal of Management Development 35 (2016) 10, pp. 1232-1254
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the factors influencing leadership development (LD). It responds to the following question: what are the factors influencing the phenomenon of LD in the Syrian context. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative research method has been adopted,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014884133
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Leadership development methods and activities: content, purposes, and implementation
Megheirkouni, Majd - In: Journal of Management Development 35 (2016) 2, pp. 237-260
companies operating in Syria by exploring the content, purpose, and the implantation of LD methods. Design … analysis. Specifically, five major methods or activities used in Syria: action learning, coaching, feedback, rotation, and … study is the only study that investigated LD methods and activities in Syria.  …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014884225
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The legal framework for the Syrian urban reconstruction
Porras-Gómez, Antonio-Martín - In: Journal of Property, Planning and Environmental Law 13 (2021) 3, pp. 203-217
Purpose As the Syrian civil war winds down, the massive reconstruction of the devastated cities has become a recurring subject of political and scientific discussions. A crucial question pervades all these debates: is the current legal framework adequate for confronting the reconstruction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014900275
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Linking information motivation to attitudes towards Web advertising
Bassam Mahmoud, Ali - In: Journal of Islamic Marketing 5 (2014) 3, pp. 396-413
Syria are encouraged to influence Syrian consumers’ attitudes towards Web advertising to be more positive and less negative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014878454