This paper describes the development of a research agenda in the College of Business and Economics at the American University of Kuwait. One driving factor for developing an agenda is the need to satisfy AACSB requirements. AACSB encourages strong development of students' analytic and...

Purpose This study aims to examine perceptions in Kuwait about women’s leadership in management. Design/methodology/approach This study includes a review of data on the gender gap across Middle East/North Africa (MENA) countries, comparison with selected Asian and Western countries and...

Kuwait lies in an arid zone of the world, and must manufacture nearly all of its water through desalination. Nevertheless, the government heavily subsidizes water so that water prices are among the lowest in the world, and per capita consumption is among the highest in the world. Recent declines...

Kuwait lies in an arid region with limited options for sustainable water supply. Annual water share is less than 500 cubic meters and it depends exclusively on water desalinization. The consumption rate is among the world's highest (550-600 liters per day), while the water tariff is the world's...

Companies are increasingly using social media in marketing communications, but there is still little research on consumer perceptions of corporate SM usage. This small mixed-methods project among SM users in Kuwait explored perceptions about consumer electronics retailers' use of SM. Information...

This research investigates consumer willingness to pay (WTP) for water in Kuwait as a foundation for policy decisions on reducing water subsidies. Heavy subsidies have encouraged unsustainable very high consumption, but efforts to cut subsidies can generate strong political opposition. A survey...

This study aims at measuring the level of unacceptability of certain unethical behaviors for educators in accounting/finance (A/F) as well as marketing/management (M/M) in their various roles. The research was conducted utilizing a quantitative approach based on the Integrated Social Contracts...

This discussion looks at how strong spirituality provides role models to women entrepreneurs in Kuwait and Thailand. Although they lag some parts of the world at closing the gender gap (WEF 2016), both Kuwait and Thailand are among the leaders in their respective regions (MENA, ASEAN). However,...