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The career paths of general managers in Dubai’s luxury hotel sector

open access: yesResearch in Hospitality Management, 2021
This study aims to identify the career paths of general managers (GMs) of five-star hotels in Dubai through 20 face-to-face interviews. GMs see themselves as leaders and role models for their staff.
Rabab Abu Ramadan, Ioanna Karanikola
doaj   +1 more source

Rebalancing the geographies of financial services power : the role of sovereign wealth funds. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
As part of debates about the causes, consequences and political ramifications of the credit crisis and ensuing recession (for a summary of which see Engelen and Faulconbridge, 2009), questions about the changing geographies of power in the financial ...
Faulconbridge, James
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Dubai outbound tourism: An exploratory study of Emiratis and expatriates [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This research investigates the perceptions of residents of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) towards the state of Victoria, Australia as a destination and assesses their knowledge of Victoria’s tourism attributes.
Armstrong, Anona   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

'Gatekeepers' of Islamic financial circuits : analysing urban geographies of the global Shari'a elite [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This paper analyses the importance of 'Shari'a scholars' in the Islamic Financial Services (IFS) sector, which has been a growing global practice since the 1970s.
Bassens, David   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Bringing Shakespeare to Dubai: On Cultural Transfer of Shakespearean Drama, 2012–2020 [PDF]

open access: yesPolish Journal of English Studies, 2020
No one doubts that Shakespeare is a unique, universal icon ingrained in the collective consciousness all over the globe; therefore, his presence in the Middle Eastern cultural perception should not come as a surprise. In fact, the Bard is one of the very
Joanna
doaj  

Inferring the Creep Settlement Behavior of Rockfill in Reclaimed Lands by Advanced SAR Interferometry and Numerical Modeling: An Example from Arabian Gulf

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2020
Satellite Advanced Differential Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (A-DInSAR) is becaming a key-technique for monitoring ground deformations. The potential of A-DInSAR for settlement monitoring is exploited in this paper through the investigation of
Michele Di Lisa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disseminated Thrombosis in COVID-19 Cases: The Role of Early Antithrombotic Treatments?

open access: yesDubai Medical Journal, 2020
Many newly published articles have focused on the association between COVID-19 and thrombogenicity. Indeed, it has become a frequently observed phenomena. In this study, we report on a 45-year-old man with a COVID-19-positive test.
Jasem Mohammed Alhashmi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors influencing adoption of wearable devices in Dubai

open access: yesJournal of Economics and Management, 2019
Aim/purpose – Increasing importance of quantified self along with the number of available wearable devices create base for excitement among those perceiving technology as a catalyst for change.
Tarabasz Anna, Poddar Garima
doaj   +1 more source

Dubaï et le sport, image d’une société fracturée

open access: yesEchoGéo, 2021
The emirate of Dubaï remains one of the first emirates to have invested in the sport industry during the 1990s. Witnessing the changes of generation within the power of Dubai, integration in this domain also marks the entry of the emirate into a new era ...
Raphaël Le Magoariec
doaj   +1 more source

Seismic risk quantification and GIS-based seismic risk maps for Dubai-UAE_Dataset

open access: yesData in Brief, 2021
The data provided in this article quantifies the potential seismic losses in multi-story buildings located in Dubai, UAE. Besides, it developed GIS-based seismic risk maps, which form essential inputs towards the seismic resilience of buildings.
Mohammad AlHamaydeh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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