... be seriously considered by management since it triggers the feeling of job insecurity. Originality/value Western organizational behavior literature has given the topic of job insecurity significant attention. However, no scholarly research has yet examined the topic of job insecurity within the Middle East...

...Mohamed A. Nassar; Abdulaziz Al Zien Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe exploratory work which investigated the negative effects of television commercials on children in the Middle East. Design/methodology/approach The extant literature on issues relating to the effects...

..., within organizations. These findings are of considerable significance to the Middle East and the Arab world in general, in the wake of the developments witnessed there. Originality/value The paper explains women leadership in organizations in the UAE, a part of the Arab world of the Middle East, from...

... and analysis. The purpose of this paper is to shed light on women entrepreneurs in terms of entrepreneurial activity rates, entrepreneurial orientations, demographics and their enterprise characteristics in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries. Design/methodology/approach The approach utilised...

...André de Waal; Suhail Sultan Purpose Interest in creating high performance organizations (HPOs) has been growing in the Middle East and Middle Eastern managers have been looking into practices that will help them elevate organizational performance. Unfortunately there is a shortage of HPO studies...

... Publishing Limited 2012 Kuwait Middle East Consumer behaviour Ethics Religion Social norms Counterfeits Piracy Intellectual property Counterfeit consumption Illegal products Product counterfeiting and piracy of either luxury consumer or industrial goods is a major global problem...

... regarding which programs to offer. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 United Arab Emirates Human resource management Expatriates Employees behaviour Cross cultural adjustment Work adjustment General adjustment Interaction adjustment Expatriate management Middle East Organisational...

... Publishing Limited 2011 Need for achievement Motivation Entrepreneurialism Young adults Gender Nationality Middle East United Arab Emirates In recent years, much research has been devoted to uncovering the rationale for and potential drivers of entrepreneurial intentions...

..., intercultural experiences, and degree of modernization. The term Arab American refers to an immigrant from an Arabic‐speaking country of the Middle East and Africa. The Arabic‐speaking countries today include Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, pre...

... contributes to the understudied area of research of women managers and their careers in the Arab Middle East. Second, through empirical research stemming from Lebanon, this paper confirms the salience of the glass ceiling in the non‐traditional Middle Eastern research locale. Third, it challenges...

... with the positive belief that the research door can be opened. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Research Qualitative methods Corporate social responsibility Middle East This article explores the journey undertaken by myself as a researcher to obtain research entry into four...

..., particularly Middle East and North African countries with abundant natural resources. Understanding corruption is important for policy recommendations that can fuel the reform agenda. The theoretical model incorporates the potential direct impact and potential indirect effects of corruption on economic output...

... the Middle East and not necessarily only in universities where overcrowding pressures exist, i.e. it can include postgraduate students, high‐school students, and even native English learners of composition who might benefit from this particular feedback system. Practical implications Considering student...

... function. Abdel Moneim M.B. Ahmed can be contacted at: abdel.ahmed@adu.ac.ae; abdelmoneimah@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Competitive advantage Middle East Airlines Tourism Total quality management The importance of total quality management (TQM...

... to be more universal. Feminism Women Islam Middle East National cultures How do Arab women view feminism? What form of feminism is most appropriate in the Arab world? How can Arab women increase their freedom of choice while maintaining a significant connection with their culture...

... to interact with the child or the young adult. Hanada Taha‐Thomure can be contacted at: hanada@arabexpertise.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Language Training Standards Teaching Middle East There has recently been an unprecedented interest in and awareness regarding...

... limitations/implications This is an initial study and the results need to be confirmed in future research. Nevertheless, the finding should be of interested to global investors, international accounting organizations (e.g. IFAC) and other academics who are researching accounting in the Middle East...

..., can be divided into three stages. In the initial phase of the literature search, we selected a set of keywords “women”, “Middle East”, “management” and “careers” in order to conduct an electronic search in the academic databases. At this phase of the process it became clear that relevant articles...

... and personal agendas. Christopher Dixon can be contacted at: christopher.dixon@adu.ac.ae © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Middle East Management development Critical thinking Gagné and Briggs (1979) categorise the outcomes of management development into four areas: verbal...

... the Middle East region offers a microcosm of the huge challenge facing the IBO in meeting its desired aims. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents the current situation regarding the IB in the Middle East region as defined by the International Air Transport Association standards organization...