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Stereotypes in Retail Print Advertising: The Effects of Gender and Physical Appearance on Consumer Perceptions
Allen, Charlotte - 2001
of spokesperson stereotypes on consumers' cognitive responses. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475041
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Dubai, debt, and dependency : the political and economic implications of the bailout of Dubai
Henry, Clement M. (contributor) - 2011
The goal of this thesis is to identify the main political and economic implications of Dubai’s debt crisis and subsequent bailout by her wealthier and more powerful sister emirate Abu Dhabi. This paper examines the implications of the bailout of Dubai on two levels: Dubai’s relationship with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429418
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Quality traits of date palm fruits in a center of origin and center of diversity.
Jaradat, A.A.; Zaid, A. - 2004
Multivariate statistical analyses were employed in data reduction of six fruit qualitative traits, along with economic value and a final score of fruit quality, scored on fruits of 203 date palm varieties grown in 19 ecogeographical regions in six countries of the Arabian Peninsula. Fruit color...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429444
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The rationale and impact of the adoption of international financial financial reporting standards on developing nations: the case of the United Arab Emirates
Irvine, Helen J.; Lucas, Natalie - 2006
The focus of this paper is the rationale and impact of the adoption of a globalized set of accounting standards on a developing country, with particular emphasis on the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The paper is based on data gathered primarily from archival sources, studied in the context of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437631
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Locational Decisions and Perceived Risk of U.S. Multinationals in the New Gulf Development States
Ewers, Michael - 2008
American multinational corporations have done business in the Persian Gulf since the oil and construction boom of the 1970s. In recent years, however, the types of companies and their choices of where to locate have evolved. With the explosion in oil prices since 1998, U.S. firms areincreasingly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475161
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Cross cultural project management characteristics between Australia and the United Arab Emirates
Cerimagic, Sabina - 2010
The massive infrastructure and building works expansion in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) region in the last decade resulted in the recruitment of many expatriate project professionals in various capacities. This expatriate recruitment has contributed to a high turnover of expatriate staff in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481255
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Influence of culture on project practices: Insights from Australian project managers in UAE
Cerimagic, Sabina - 2010
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explore the workplace behaviours of Australian project managers working in the UAE, as examples of Western cultural adjustment. Design/methodology/approach – A 49-question survey was developed using SurveyMonkey. This software was used to collect and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441811
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Netzbasierte Dienste
Tamm, Gerrit - 2003
. Für die Strukturierung der Nachfrageseite für netzbasierte Dienste werden die Theorien der Auslagerung (Outsourcing) von … communication policy. For ASP demand, theories of outsourcing of information technologies, methods and instruments of cost …-and-utility-measuring and the theory of transaction phases of outsourcing are used. The basis for both supply-side and demand-side evaluations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467027
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The role of the Western engineer in the emerging Asian multinational corporation
Lewis, Kyle (contributor) - 2010
In recent years there has been a growing trend of Western companies outsourcing many engineering jobs to Taiwan, India …, and China. While companies have been outsourcing and moving manufacturing jobs for decades, there is a recent acceleration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429312
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1-800 worlds : embodiment and experience in the Indian call center economy
Hartigan, John (contributor) - 2010
the global politics of voice-based outsourcing. The call center economy gained impetus in early 2000-2001, when … practices, contentious representations, and material outcomes of this transnational outsourcing economy. Through ethnographic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429399