Papers from 2011
From the desk of the series editor, Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan
Advanced technology investment company (ATIC): a destination global champion, Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan and Immanuel Azaad Moonesar
Islamic Banks Vs. Non Islamic Ethical Dimensions, Kassim Dakhlallah and Hela Miniaoui
Return on investment calculator for RFID ecosystem of high tech company, Robert de Souza, Mark Goh, Balan Sundarakani, Wong Tack Wai, Keith Toh, and Wu Wong
Usability practice and awareness in UAE, Mahd Hindi and Ashraf Khalil
An Asian perspective on the influence of age, job characteristics and training opportunities on job satisfaction, Peter Hosie, Payyazhi Jayashree, Abdellatif Tchantchane, and Lee Ban Seng
Aligning change deployment: a Balanced Scorecard approach, Payyazhi Jayashree and Syed Hussain
Changing mindsets: stimulating deep learning through innovative case assessment involving peers, Payyazhi Jayashree, Sumit Mitra, and Iman Rabah
Strategic change through distributive leadership, Payyazhi Jayashree, Kathy Ning Shen, and Geraldine Lefoe
A comparison of ethical perceptions of earnings-management practices, Leoni Jooste
Measuring performance by means of income and cash flows and the life-cycle theory, Leonie Jooste
Conference report: Covering Science and Religion in the Middle East, June 23, 2011: American University of Sharjah, Alma Kadragic
Conference report: The Role of Media in Arab Societies, June 14, 2011, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, Alma Kadragic
Noor Dubai Foundation: managing blindness in developing countries, Linzi J Kemp, Immanuel A. Moonesar, and Shurooq Al Banna
Learning management system and guided discovery: innovative tools to teaching computer-application to business students, Zeenath Khan
Libraries opt for more online sources, Zeenath Khan and Sreejith Subramanian
Group Work Teaches Freshmen to Communicate, Swapna Koshy
Poster presentation: an effective assessment for large communication classes?, Swapna Koshy
Poster presentation:an effective assessment for large communication classes?, Swapna Koshy
Poster presentations, Swapna Koshy
Gold: an economic pillar in Dubai, Donelda McKechnie and Jim Grant
Export volatility and output growth: Case of Turkey, Ramzi Nekhili and Serhan Ciftcioglu
Volatility dynamics in Dubai gold futures market, Ramzi Nekhili and Michael Thorpe
Simultaneous scheduling of machine and tool in automated manufacturing system using genetic algorithm, T. Prabaharan, N. Jawahar, and Balan Sundarakani
The cultural influences in effective corporate governance practices: analyzing the trend in emerging market, Vahideh Rafiee and Jawahitha Sarabdeen
An empirical study on E-Banking acceptance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ramona Florentina Rusu and Kathy Shen
Employer branding in selected company in United Arab Emirates, Jawahitha Sarabdeen, Nada El-Rakhawy, and Haneen Niaz Khan
Importance of location in successful retailing, Ravindra Saxena and Balqees Hashemi
Everyday low price - a blessing in disguise for walmart during recession, Ravindra Saxena and Arpana Sharma
A Case Study on Effective User Participation for E-Government Assimilation, Kathy Ning Shen and Mohamed Khalifa
Supporting Virtual Teams with CollectiveThought: Applying Semantic Networks to Computer-Mediated Discussions, Kathy Ning Shen and Mohamed Khalifa
Factors influencing the entrepreneurial value creation in the UAE-An exploratory study, Arijit Sikdar and Prakash Vel
Advances in Supply Chain Management: Concepts, Methodologies and Applications, Balan Sundarakani
Analysis of reverse logistics operations for a computer company, Albert Wee Kwan Tan, Arun Kumar, and Balan Sundarakani
Changing values among countries in the Middle-East and North Africa, Micahel Thorpe and Payyazhi Jayashree
Changing values: a view of Turkey and Egypt, Michael Thorpe, Payyazhi Jayashree, and Peter Hosie
Luxury buying in the United Arab Emirates, K.Prakash Vel, Alia Captain, Rabab Al-Abbas, and Balqees Al Hashemi
Integrated marketing: success story of Crystal Gallery, Prakash Vel, Usha R. Goplani, and Tehzun Sura
Conception, nurturing, leveraging and sustenance of a successful brand, Prakash Vel, Laila Suhail, Roshni Satyanarayan, and Sharon Easo
NGN and WiMAX: Putting the pieces together, Mohamed Watfa, Khaled Abdel Naby, and Chetan Govind Bhatia
Multi-hop wireless energy transfer in WSNs, Mohamed Watfa, Haitham Al-Hassanieh, and Samir Selman
A culturally-attuned distributed decision making model of global virtual teams in World Summit on the Information Society, Norhayati Zakaria and Derrick Cogburn
What did you say? A cross-cultural analysis of the distributive communicative behaviors of global virtual teams, Norhayati Zakaria and Asmat Abdul Talib
Papers from 2010
Preventing brand burn during times of crisis: Mumbai 26/11: a case of Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel, Melodena Balakrishnan
United Arab Emirates, Melodena Balakrishnan
Multi-tier framework for management of web services' quality, Abdelghanni Benharref, M. Adel Serhani, Mohamed Salem, and Rachida Dssouli
Agile software development and its advantages, Soly Mathew Biju
E-learning and blended learning in the Gulf region, Soly Mathew Biju
The effects of trade liberalization in textiles and clothing on the Greek market for cotton yarn: a multi-market analysis, Dimitrios Dadakas and Stelios Katranidis
Trade liberalization in T&C: an overview of the welfare effects, Dimitrios Dadakas and Stelios Katranidis
Multilingual information filtering by human plausible reasoning, Asma Damankesh, Farhad Oroumchian, and Khaled Shaalan
An exploratory study on the privacy of children's images in Spain's most widely used social network sites (Tuenti and Facebook), Molina De Miguel, Gutierrez J. V. Oltra, and Jawahitha Sarabdeen
Colouring the workplace green: considering the shade employees see, Stacey D'souza, Donelda S. McKechnie, and Jim Grant
Analysis of vendor managed inventory practices for greater supply chain performance, Jim Felix, Balan Sundarakani, Peter Hosie, and S. Nagarajan
Estimating elasticity of demand for tourism in Dubai?, Cedwyn Fernandes and Ajit Karnik
Dealing with large classes: a real challenge, Pauline Carolyne Fortes and Abdellatif Tchantchane
Investigation of academic and athletic motivation on academic performance among university students, Pauline Fortes, Gwendolyn Rodrigues, and Abdellatif Tchantchane
Sustaining The Green Information Technology Movement, Miti Garg, Sumeet Gupta, Mark Goh, Robert de Souza, Balan Sundarakani, and Ridwan Bong
Volatility spillovers and price interdependencies; a dynamic non parametric approach, Kostas Giannopoulos, Ramzi Nekhili, and Gregory Koutmos
Logistics outsourcing and supply management in Finland, Sweden and UAE, Olli-Pekka Hilmola and Albert Wee Kwan Tan
A framework for conceiving of job-related affective wellbeing, Peter J. Hosie and Peter P. Sevastos
Tracking and evaluating the impact of large scale change initiatives: a proposed approach based on the application of balanced scorecard framework, Payyazhi Jayashree and Syed Hussain
Accounting ethics - an empirical investigation of managing short-term earnings: financial management, Leoni Jooste
Social networking sites in the UAE emerging market: in pursuit of knowledge about users, Sasha Kannan, Gladwin Menezes, and Donelda S. McKechnie
Valuing Cricketers Using Hedonic Price Models, Ajit Karnik
A new predictive image compression scheme using histogram analysis and pattern matching, Farhad Keissarian
A new quad-tree segmented image compression scheme using histogram analysis and pattern matching, Farhad Keissarian
Hiding secrete data in compressed images using histogram analysis, Farhad Keissarian
Applying semantic networks to hypertext design: effects on knowledge structure acquisition and problem solving, Mohamed Khalifa and Kathy Shen
An integrated approach in developing knowledge management process capabilities, Mohamed Khalifa and Kathy Ning Shen
E-cheating and calculator-technology, Zeenath Reza Khan
E-cheating and societal factors - a critical review of existing literature, Zeenath Reza Khan
E-cheating in the UAE: a critical review of existing literature, Zeenath Reza Khan
An empirical investigation of third party logistics providers in Thailand: barriers, motivation and usage of information technologies, Duangpun Kritchanchai, Albert Wee Kwan Tan, and Peter Hosie
The environmental role of media can play in the Gulf, Insiya Lokhandwala, Swapna Koshy, Vincy Varghese, Sana Sharaf, Milan Sindhav, and Swapna Koshy
Women contributions to open source software innovation: a social constructivist perspective, Musyrifah Mahmod, Shafiz Affendi Mohd Yusof, and Zulkhairi Md Dahalin
A conceptual model for psychological empowerment of telecentre users, Zahurin Mat Aji, Shafiz Affendi Mohd Affendi, Wan Rozaini Sheik Osman, and Nor Iadah Yusop
Investigating efficiency of GCC banks: a non-parametric approach, Hela Miniaoui and Abdellatif Tchantchane
Building social relationships in a virtual community of gamers, Shafiz Mohd Affendi Yusof
Perception on prenatal care management , Immanuel Moonesar and Prakash Vel
Making sense in dynamic development policy contexts: socio-cognitive environments as an analytic substitute for 'organizational culture', Jenny Morrison
Customer relationship based strategic planning using balanced scorecard - a case study, S. Nagarajan, S. Nallathambi, L. Palaniappan, and Balan Sundarakani
Volatility spillovers among the Gulf Arab emerging markets, Ramzi Nekhili and Naeem Muhammad
Social network sites and protection of children: regulatory framework in Malaysia, Spain and Australia, Jawahitha Sarabdeen and Maria De-Miguel-Molina
Gender differences in e-government adoption in Dubai, Jawahitha Sarabdeen and Gwendolyn Rodrigues
Is the magic of "feel good" and "look great" at Giordano still working?, Ravindra Saxena and Pradeep Khandelwal
Can Green Marketing be used as a tool for Sustainable Growth?: A Study Performed on Consumers in India- An Emerging Economy, Ravindra Saxena and Pradeep K. Khandelwal
Sustainable development through green marketing: The industry perspective, Ravindra Saxena and Pradeep K. Khandelwal
Economic Recession-A Boon or Bane for Wal-Mart, Ravindra Saxena and Arpana Sharma
Facebook usage among Arabic college students: preliminary findings on gender differences, Kathy Ning Shen and Mohamed Khalifa
Explaining virtual community participation: Accounting for the IT artifacts through identification and identity confirmation, Kathy Ning Shen and Mohamed Khalifa
Getting the customer interested in your innovation: role of distribution and promotion strategies, Arijit Sikdar and Prakash Vel
A sustainable green supply chain for globally integrated networks, Balan Sundarakani, Robert de Souza, Mark Goh, David Van Over, Sushmera C. Lenny Manikandan, and S. Koh
Modeling carbon footprints across the supply chain, Balan Sundarakani, Robert de Souza, Mark Goh, Stephan Wagner, and Sushmera Manikandan
Robust decision model for facility location in a global supply chain network, Balan Sundarakani and David Van Over
Dynamic analysis of a global supply chain using system dynamics approach, Balan Sundarakani, Prem Vrat, and Pradeep Kumar
Study of cold chain logistics implementation strategies: insights from UAE industry, Mohammed Tamimi, Balan Sundarakani, and Prakash Vel
Reverse logistics operations in Singapore to support Asia Pacific regions, Albert Wee Kwan Tan and Peter Hosie
Bullying in New Zealand: comparing NAQ findings to European and USA studies, Alison Thirlwall and Jarrod M. Haar
