Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of stock markets in economic growth and to shed some light on the macroeconomic determinants which must have an important influence on stock markets development. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical study is conducted...

Outlines the development of globalization and related research; and takes the Middle East as a basis for examining regionalization in more depth. Discusses the definition of boundaries in economic, geographic and political terms; the impact of various types of regional trade associations and...

Purpose – This paper sets out to identify HR‐relevant recommendations for workforce localization in the context of emerging Gulf economies. While previous research has focused on topics such as commitment or the influence of stereotypes, this paper aims to suggest concrete steps to help...

Purpose – The uncompromising preference of citizens for public sector employment throughout the Middle East is not new. However, with the recent saturation of the public sector job market and demographic pressures, it has grown to become a problem of unpredictable economic and social...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the common meaning of vernacular usage of “cool” in terms of the related concepts consumers use to describe the term, using the symbolic interactionist perspective. Design/methodology/approach – Using literature review, we first analyse...

Purpose – This study aims to analyse the environmental scanning and information sources used by Jordanian firms. Furthermore, the relationship between environmental scanning and organisational characteristics (firm size and industry type), as well as organisational performance, is explored....

The Internet has become a cornerstone of modern libraries. This paper presents a comprehensive overview of the Internet in Syria from the lobbying efforts that took place beforehand, to the implementation phase and its problems. The paper describes the most important Internet projects. Future...

Purpose – The purpose of the current study is to examine the empirical research conducted on the Arab region as reported in the top 46 business journals over the past 23 years (1990-2013). After identifying patterns over time (focal country and methodologies), the identified methodological...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the role of work climate in influencing employees’ perceptions of intra‐individual conflict in a Middle Eastern context. Design/methodology/approach – A self‐administered questionnaire in which 600 employees were surveyed. The co‐opted...