Five of the world’s most active and largest sovereign wealth funds are to be found in the Gulf Region: the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and the United Arab Emirates’ Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Mubadala and ADQ. These funds not only...

This study investigates the determinants of turnover intention among real estate sales professionals in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), two markets that represent contrasting economic realities within the MENA region. Drawing on Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory, Vroom's Expectancy...

This study explores the role of ethical leadership in fostering employee green behaviors (EGBs) within higher education institutions (HEIs) in the UAE. While environmental initiatives are increasingly being integrated into university operations, there has been limited empirical research...

This study focuses on self-service technologies (SST) in the public sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), aiming to address ethical concerns arising from the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) and enrich various facets of SST that have not been addressed previously in the...

Sustainable digital marketing in the United Arab Emeritus (UAE) faces challenges in terms of balancing rapid technological adoption with long-term environmental goals. Many firms struggle to integrate eco-friendly practices into fast-growing online platforms. Limited consumer awareness and...

This Handbook is intended to act as a reference for those agri-food producers planning for, or in the process of entering, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) market. This Handbook provides step-by-step guides on entering the agri-food market in the UAE including relevant information such as analysis...

This paper reveals profound obstacles to sustainable supply chain integration in Industry X.0 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by utilizing a hybrid Fuzzy Delphi-TOPSIS approach and enriching the viewpoints of 102 experts in oil/gas (45%), logistics (30%), government (15%), and academia (10%)....

Abu Dhabi, the largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has a diverse population of 2.908 million, with 81% being non-Emiratis from various global regions. This diversity in demographics introduces a complex driving environment with varying skills and experiences, particularly as the...

Urban centers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and South Asian (SA) regions face challenges like urban sprawl, low-density development, and heavy investment in road infrastructure, worsened by fragmented governance and political instability. This study adopts a qualitative approach,...

The Country Opinion Survey in the United Arab Emirates assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in the United Arab Emirates perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies,...

The study documents the achievements of the Islamic Banking Services Industry (IBSI) in light of Islamic finance objectives (including commercial performance, financial stability, and wealth distribution). A balance sheet analysis of IBSI in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for 33 quarters (2013...

Central Asian economies, particularly Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, are pursuing increasingly ambitious goals for renewable energy. Apart from China - an established player in the market - it has increasingly been Gulf countries that have been implementing respective projects, particularly Saudi...

Purpose - The main purpose of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) sustainability case is to allow students to explore how nonfinancial information reported in sustainability plays a vital role in maintaining a trade-off between current economic pressure and future environmental...

This study examines shoppers' attitudes toward online shopping in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The researchers investigate the effects of perceived benefits, trust, electronic word of mouth (e-WOM) and perceived website quality as antecedents shaping buyer attitudes. The researchers also...

Backed by ambitious efforts to diversify and modernize its economy and supported by a growing hydrocarbon sector, the UAE has shown significant resilience to global volatility and regional tensions, with growth in 2025 projected to outpace both the GCC and global averages. Non-oil sectors,...

This paper presents Resilience and Sustainability (RST) contribution agreements finalized with four contributors between March 2024 and September 5, 2025. The concluded agreements provide for contributions in a total amount of about SDR 3.4 billion across the three RST accounts – the loan...

The main aim of this paper focuses on examining the effect of website quality, product assortment, customer reviews, and perceived service quality on customer happiness and word of mouth. The data for this research was gathered from online shoppers of retail stores in United Arab Emirates. Data...

The inevitable transition to the green economy has ignited the "green, blend and extend" solutions for the global tourism industry. Regenerative tourism has recently gained global attention as it offers a virtuous cycle of positive impacts on the ecological environment, economies and local...

Economic growth remains strong, driven by robust domestic activity. Inflation has moderated sharply with lower tradables prices. Relatively high oil prices support high fiscal and external balances and significant sovereign buffers. Banks have ample capital and liquidity buffers overall, and...

The inevitable transition to the green economy has ignited the "green, blend and extend" solutions for the global tourism industry. Regenerative tourism has recently gained global attention as it offers a virtuous cycle of positive impacts on the ecological environment, economies and local...

Numerous studies have explored the impact of information asymmetry on firms' dividend policies. These studies have generally focused on advanced capital markets and have provided conflicting evidence on the quality of the information environment and dividend policy. Our paper, thus, tries to...

The network system is defined as the combination of streets and alleys. Although the potential of alleys in complementing street networks is acknowledged, the topic has not received a considerable attention in urban planning practice and scholarship. This paper evaluates alleys' role in the...