By using the conceptual framework of shopping deliberateness paradigm, investigates prospects for the adoption of supermarkets in Saudi Arabia. Results raise some questions on the efficacy of deliberate shopping behaviour as a correlate of supermarket adoption.

In today′s competitive environment, the question is no longer whether to have quality assurance programmes, but rather how to make these programmes work. With this in mind, presents a conceptual framework outlining the components of a quality assurance system in the lodging industry setting....

Asserts that competitive pressures make careful applications of marketing management tools imperative for the survival of time‐dependent non‐profit organizations. Illustrates a pragmatic tool which a volunteer‐dependent organization can use to determine its strengths and weaknesses...

With the increasing costs of product failures, marketers need to be more systematic in their approach to assessing acceptance of new products. The general principles of test marketing are described and some of the errors which occur in a test market noted.

Describes a comprehensive 14‐week predeparture training programme and an on‐location orientation session that companies may find useful when they transfer personnel to foreign assignments. Increasing numbers of Western professionals go to foreign countries on assignment. Their success or...

To minimize adverse consequences associated with expatriation, multinational companies need to identify the factors which facilitate (or impede) expatriate managers adjustment to a new environment. In this study, on the basis of their adjustment to four diverse aspects of life and work in...

Introduction As Gabriel said, “There can be little doubt that the inexorably widening gulf between the standards of living of the rich nations and the abject misery of the poor nations represents … the most portentous challenge of our time”. To date several explanations have been proposed...

To enhance their organizational performance, banks can benefit from the experiences of manufacturing firms and gainfully employ quality and process improvement philosophies with proven track records in manufacturing industries. This article presents a framework, which integrates root cause...

This article reports the results of a survey which compared Saudi and expatriate managers on organisational commitment, job satisfaction and work values. Saudi and expatriate managers were found to be similar in their commitment to their organisations and in their work values; but some...

Purpose – This article aims to develop and test a research model that investigates work engagement as a mediator of the effect of core self-evaluations on work-family facilitation and family-work facilitation. Design/methodology/approach – The relationships were tested via structural...