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Sensemaking and CSR Character in Multinational Corporations: A Comparative Study of Headquarters and Subsidiary Practices in the UAE

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While corporate social responsibility (CSR) scholarship assumes that organizational consistency signals effectiveness, there remains a knowledge gap about how MNCs navigate competing institutional logics between headquarters and subsidiaries. This study investigates how managerial sensemaking mediates the effects of institutional pressures on ...
Charles Antony Diab, Wendy Stubbs
wiley   +1 more source

Adoption of wireless internet parks: An empirical study in Qatar [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper examines the adoption of free wireless internet parks (iPark) by Qatari citizens as means of accessing electronic services from public parks. The Qatar government has launched the iPark concept with a view of providing free internet access for
Weerakkody, V
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Form and load transfer aspects of foundation systems: Case‐based implementation and adaptation for buildings

open access: yesDeep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
Upon conceptualization of structural behavior, foundations in terms of their form are divided into linear (1D), planar (2D), and volumetric (3D). Regarding the load transfer mechanisms, linear foundation systems are considered vector‐acting, planar foundations are divided into section and surface‐acting, and volumetric ones are recognized as block ...
Abolfazl Eslami   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dubai turmoil before and after the bailout [PDF]

open access: yes
This note explains the circumstances that created the recent economic turmoil in Dubai. It analyses the consequences of the bailout the government ultimately enforced.
Hasan, Zubair
core   +1 more source

Distributed software development in a financial services organisation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The outsourcing of IS functionality to offshore development firms has been a growth industry that has blossomed over the last 10 years. This is as a result of organisations, seeking to optimise costs, mitigate risks, and achieve greater return on ...
Irani, Z, Sharif, A M
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Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

open access: yesDeep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF PANIN DUBAI SYARIAH BANK IN COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING THIRD PARTY FUNDS BEFORE AND AFTER MERGER

open access: yesI-Finance, 2019
In this study, the researcher would make Panin Dubai Syariah Bank was the object of research on Islamic banks that carry out mergers and acquisitions. This research by using quarterly financial reports to determine the level of efficiency of the Panin ...
Supriyono Supriyono   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Future prospects of the renewable energy sector in libya [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This study investigates the options available to the energy sector in Libyan, particularly in relation to the potential of using renewable energy as one of the main sources for the country.
Abdo, H, Al-Habaibeh, A, Mohamed, AMA
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The role of cardiac acoustic biomarkers in monitoring patients with heart failure: A systematic literature review

open access: yesESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 980-997, April 2025.
Abstract Heart failure (HF) creates a considerable clinical, humanistic and economic burden on patients and caregivers as well as on healthcare systems. To attenuate the significant burden of HF, there is a need for enhanced management of patients with HF.
Javed Butler   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial Integration of GCC Capital Markets:Evidence of Nonlinear Cointegration [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper employs a nonparametric test to investigate nonlinearity in the long-run equilibrium relationship between GCC stock markets returns. The results in the paper show strong evidence of bivariate and multivariate cointegration between five of GCC ...
Onour, Ibrahim
core   +1 more source

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