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Factors affecting Happiness of Expatriate Academicians and Expatriate Non-Academicians in Dubai.
Full text linkThe research measures the levels of happiness of expatriate academicians in selected Dubai universities and compares them with happiness levels of non-academic people.
A face to face interview followed by a cross-sectional survey was used as a method to collect data from teaching staff from different universities in Dubai and also from the random public working in different business sectors in Dubai.?
Happiness is significanlty related to the other factors. There is no significant relationship between knowledge sharing and happiness of academics and well as non-academics.
The sample size of the academic group and the study targeted at the population of Dubai city only.
The discoveries of the research give helpful recommendations to the administration of Universities to provide better knowledge sharing opportunities among their teaching faculty to improve their happiness levels. It will also provide recommendations for a developmental purpose to University of Dubai and UAE’s “Happiness and Positivity program”.
There is no known research that studies the determinants of happiness for academics with non-academics in the UAE.
Keywords: Happiness, Expatriate Academics, Job Satisfaction, Life Satisfactio
Global Work Arrangements in the Virtual Enterprise – Some Lessons from Automattic
Full text linkGlobal work arrangements tend to be particularly problematic for Virtual Enterprises, to the extent that there is a vast literature emphasising the challenges that these companies need to face in identifying, attracting, developing and retaining talent on a global scale. Drawing on the experience of Automattic, the paper outlines how the company has successfully addressed such challenges by implementing Global Talent Management in a very peculiar way. From the findings, it emerges that stemming from their experience there are some exemplary and valuable lessons for companies from all sectors on how to embrace Global Talent Management in a more creative way and the great benefits in terms of efficiency and effectiveness that can flow from doing so.
Keywords: Global Talent Management, Virtual Enterprise, Distributed Company, Automatti
How an Innovative Climate can motivate an Entrepreneur
Full text linkThis is a theoretical paper of a conceptual model whose primary aim is to test, how innovative climate, Perceived Net Desirability of Self Employment (NDSE), Tolerance for Risk (TR), and Perceived Feasibility (self-efficacy) of self-employment (SE), could affect self-employment intentions. The model also proposes how Psychological Climate Adjustment, Emotional stability, and Openness to experience, impacts perceptions of the innovative climate of organizations
Determinants of turnover intentions among marketing and sales representatives in the UAE
Full text linkThis article identifies four determinants of turnover intentions among the marketing executives and sales representatives (reps). Influence of these dimensions on such employees is investigated in an emerging market’s Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) distribution environment.
Extensive review of the current literature on employee turnover intentions and specific review of turnover intentions among reps and marketing executives are conducted
This study identifies four dimensions of determinants of turnover intentions among marketing and sales representatives of FMCG in an emerging market. The results indicate that coordinated efforts by management to satisfy these dimensions lead to decreased turnover among marketing and sales reps of FMCG distributors.
This study offers understanding of the determinants of turnover intentions of turnover intentions among marketing and sales reps of FMCG distributors.
This article conceptualizes the influence of performance appraisal, developmental pay, talent acquisition and training, and learning and development on turnover intentions of Marketing and sales reps working in FMCG distribution industry. The article contributes to fill the knowledge gaps on the influence of these dimensions on turnover intentions.
Key words – Turnover intentions; Marketing and Sales representatives; Performance appraisal; HR strategies, Developmental pay, Talent acquisition
Stakeholder Theory at the Cross Road: A Holistic Model for Business Government and Society
Full text linkStakeholder theory is one of the most accepted models explaining the business government and society. This short theory paper examines various issues related to the stakeholder theory in terms of several critical tensions, including the scope of the model, justice and efficiency considerations and value co-creation. The main contribution of this paper is to introduce the human factor as a focal point leading the social value co-creation and present profit optimization alternative rather than the profit maximization. Consumer perspective and role overlaps are emphasized and some concluding observations are provided with a suggested holistic model for the business government and society relationship.
Keywords : stakeholder theory, business government and society, value cocreation, Justice, effectivenes
Users’ Satisfaction of Public Utility Services – Multivariate System Analysis
Full text linkThis research develops a multivariate system framework for assessing user satisfaction of public water utility organization in a developing country and predicts quality, quantity and overall user satisfaction for policy initiatives. The model framework is applied to the data collected by Public Affairs Centre (PAC) based on the Citizen Report Card approach pioneered by it. Wald test confirms that there exits cross equation correlation across quality, quantity and overall users’ satisfaction dimensions. Based on the system model, the study identifies statistically significant factors that explain users’ loyalty to express satisfaction and voice to express dissatisfaction of users. Policy initiatives are proposed on key factors to reduce voice factors set so that the service provider could improve its service delivery. The system model correctly predicts 85% of satisfied customers across quality, quantity and overall satisfaction dimensions.
Keywords: Multivariate, Logit, Discrete choice Model, Public Sector Utility service provide
A study on the impact of strategic HR practices and organizational learning on perceived organizational performance in Sharjah public sectors
Full text linkThis paper attempts to present a conceptual framework to understand the importance and impact of strategic HRM practices and organizational learning capability on the overall performance of the organization. At the same time, the role of learning outcomes is also examined in this relationship as an intervening variable. As per the previous research conducted in the area of strategic HRM and organizational performance, it is observed that strategic HRM have a positive impact on the overall performance of the public sector. Alongside, the organizational learning capability and the prevailing learning culture enhances the performance of the organization in terms of innovation and tangible learning outcomes Moreover, strategic HR practices are one of the most important factors to enhance the employee’s skills and maintain them as per the individuals and organizations developmental need in public sector. Thus, the conceptual framework in this study encompasses strategic HRM practices, organizational learning capability and learning culture as independent variables, organizational performance as dependent variable with learning outcomes as an intervening variable.
Keywords: strategic HR practices, organizational learning, learning outcome, innovativenes
Post-Acquisition Integration Strategies– Some illustrative evidence from Chinese acquisitions of Italian luxury firms
Full text linkOutward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) from emerging economies has begun to increase significantly and has been growing at a faster pace than FDI from the developed world. This research seeks to assess the impact of Chinese acquisitions and their implications for the Italian firms in the luxury sector. By relying on two in-depth case-studies, this paper presents a cross-case analysis of four Chinese acquisitions in order to provide some in-depth insights into the post-acquisition integration strategies implemented by the Chinese investors in the luxury Made in Italy sector. The study contributes to our understanding of how emerging market firms implement post-acquisition integration strategies when acquiring firms from advanced economies. To this end, the benefits and challenges associated with the post-acquisition integrations strategies implemented by the Chinese investors were identified.
Keywords: OFDI, Chinese acquisitions, Post-acquisition strategy, Integration strategy, Made in Italy, luxury manufacturing secto
Why should I trust ICT? An empirical study examining teachers and students usage of ICT for knowledge sharing and seeking
Full text linkThe purpose of conducting this study is to examine factors affecting teachers and students trust on ICT and ICT usage behavior for knowledge sharing and seeking. Two empirical studies were conducted; and data was collected from teachers and students of two public sector universities that specifically offer distance learning programs and use ICT for knowledge sharing and knowledge seeking. For study-1, data was collected from 350 students,; whereas for study-2, data was collected from 150 teachers. Statistical tests for descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, reliability analysis and mediation analysis were conducted. The mediation results suggested that trust mediates the relationship between facilitating condition (FC) and usage Behavior (UB) for both the studies as proposed. Moreover, trust and intention sequentially mediated the relationship between performance expectancy (PE), effort expectancy (EE), social influence (SI) and UB in both the studies except between EE, SI and UB of study-2.
Keyword: Knowledge sharing, knowledge seeking, Trust, ICT, UTAU
Interim Measures in International Commercial Arbitration: A Discourse in Continued Uncertainty
Full text linkThe paper investigates the problem associated with the issue of interim measures in international arbitration, particularly, the power of arbitral tribunals to grant such measures and to enforce them. After an extensive and detailed analysis of various international arbitration rules, conventions and national systems the research finds that there is a great deal of uncertainty and confusion as to the issues underlying interim measures in international arbitration. In addition, national legislations on arbitration need to be clarified and adjusted to international best practices.
One of the main issues which the paper highlights is the limitation on national court’s power to order interim measures. In several cases, it has been recorded that the availability of emergency arbitrator’s provisions under institutional rules may significantly jeopardize the parties’ existing right to seek court-ordered interim measures, which is not in line with what the arbitral institutions had intended upon providing these expediting provisions. Thus, the paper provides suggestions and recommendations towards more certainty in the treatment of interim measures in international arbitration.
Keywords : Arbitration, Interim Measures, Uncertaint