...Kousay Abid; Fadi Alsarhan Purpose Wasta, as an informal network perspective, is deeply embedded in Arab culture and well documented for its impact on human resource (HR) decisions. However, most studies have focused on large organizations or the public sector, leaving a significant gap...

...Arwa Al-Twal; Fadi Alsarhan; Leen Nabulsi; Christina Horani Purpose Wasta, the prevailing form of informal networks in the Arab region, exerts a significant controversial influence on organisations in this region. Despite the pervasive negative perceptions and alleged detrimental effects of Wasta...

...Mohammad Alzbaidi; Abdallah Abu Madi Purpose This study explores the influence of Wasta, informal social network on the retention of non-family talented employees in family-owned SMEs in Jordan. Despite the increased attention received by talent management (TM) in the last decade, limited...

...Fadi Alsarhan; Arwa Al-Twal Purpose The aim of this study is to understand the relationship between economic challenges, tribalism and the use of the wasta informal network in the workplace across Middle East and North Africa (MENA) organizations, with Jordanian public organizations taken...

...Abraham Stefanidis; Moshe Banai; Grace K. Dagher Purpose This study refines theory of social capital by nesting it within a cultural context. More specifically, it aims at describing, explaining, and predicting the role of wasta, a social capital concept, as a moderator in the relationship between...

... reimbursed in the form of money, as Al Ramahi (2008) has also noted is the case with wasta. Those occupying positions which can therefore provide access to assets, in consequence, are seen to use them to accumulate money in the new market societies (Smith and Stenning, 2006). With the collapse...