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Language threat in the United Arab Emirates? Unpacking domains of language use
(De Gruyter, 2018): The United Arab Emirates’ economic and population growth within the past 30 years has led to a vibrant country where linguistic, cultural and religiousdiversity is the norm. Nevertheless, as Arabic-speaking Emiratis ... -
Lean Six Sigma application to improve a water bottling process
(IEEE Xplore, 2018)This paper presents an application of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology to improve the performance of a water bottling process. The LSS method is widely applied across the manufacturing sector with the aim of increasing the ... -
Learning and screening errors in an EPQ inventory model for supply chains with stochastic lead time demands
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-08)This paper investigates the role of variable lead time, learning in production and screening errors in a vendor–buyer supply chain with defective items. The vendor–buyer supply chain is modelled for supplying a single item ... -
Learning with online activities: What do students think about their experience?
(IGI Global, 2009-04)Learning through social interactions and critical thinking is becoming a fundamental teaching approach, especially for adult students. This approach promotes holistic and deeper understanding for the subject being learned. ... -
The liberation of hospitality management education
(Emerald, 2003-02)Hospitality management higher education’s historic origins have resulted in a strong vocational ethos permeating the curriculum. Knowledge about hospitality has been drawn from the industry and the world of work rather ... -
An LP model for optimizing a supply chain management system for steel company
(iaeng.org, 2014-03)In this research, we have developed a linear programming formulation to describe Qatar steel manufacturing supply chain from suppliers to consumers. The purpose of the model is to provide answers regarding the optimal ... -
The making and representation of Muslim identity in Britain: conversations with British Muslim ‘elites’
(Taylor & Francis, 2010-05-24)The common nomenclature of ethnicity, race and colour has been found wanting in theorizing and dealing with the Muslim presence in Britain. This study of 24 prominent British Muslims – including political, policy and ... -
Making simulation more accessible in manufacturing systems through a 'four phase' approach
(IEEE, 1998)Describes an approach to the development of computer simulations-the 'four-phase' approach-which aims to be more accessible than established approaches to non-specialist developers in manufacturing system design. This paper ... -
Manage the media: be proactive and co-ordinated.
(Threshold Press Ltd, 2002)This paper presents managers' perceptions on the influence of media on the hospitality industry in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. A brief profile of the Australian hospitality industry is presented. It is concluded that ... -
Management Accounting Practices in Egypt--A Transitional Economy Country
(SSRN, 2011-10)This study focuses on the adoption rate of management accounting practices by two hundred and fifteen Egyptian manufacturing companies and the ranking by managers of the benefits derived from the practices. Egypt, as one ... -
Managing co-design in public services
(Presses universitaires de Provence, 2021-06)Currently, there is overwhelming evidence ʹ manifested in several programs and public policies on health, educaion or housing ʹof the efforts to solve the emerging problems of our socieies. But the current soluions come ... -
Managing Knowledge and Change in GCC Project
(ResearchGate, 2013)The “End-Users” factor is singled out as the one of the most important ERP Critical Success Factors (CSF). It is evident from reported ERP failure cases that commonly used approaches to ERP end-users' “training and competency ... -
Managing Knowledge and Change in GCC Project: ERP End-User’s Perspective
(IGI Global, 2013)The “End-Users” factor is singled out as the one of the most important ERP Critical Success Factors (CSF). It is evident from reported ERP failure cases that commonly used approaches to ERP end-users’ “training and competency ... -
Managing yield by lot splitting in a serial production line with learning, rework and scrap
(Elsevier, 2010-03)Wright's (1936) learning curve (WLC) depicts that the time required to accomplish a repetitive operation decreases with each subsequent repetition. The WLC model assumes that the components produced in an operation are all ... -
Meaningful Learning from Sustained Online Communication: A Reflection with a Group of Adults
(IGI Global, 2013)This case study discusses a model of evaluating a group of adult students learning resulting from using an online social constructivist tool. The study is based on using a discussion board for sharing and co-constructing ... -
Measuring patient's satisfaction of healthcare services in the UAE hospitals: Using SERVQUAL
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-04)The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the quality of healthcare services by investigating the factors affecting patient satisfaction in private and public hospitals in the UAE based on five service quality dimensions ... -
Measuring the perceived value of malls in a non-Western context: the case of the UAE
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2015-09)The purpose of this paper is to identify the dimensions of a shopper consumption experience at the mall level, in relation to previous research on customer-perceived value. It aims to identify the customer-perceived value ... -
A metagovernance model of innovation networks in the health and social services using a neo-schumpeterian framework
(MDPI, 2021-06)Health and social services (HSS) are now, more than ever, at the center of the debate of public policy. We are interested in studying the HSS services innovations from the networked-governance strategy standpoint. With ... -
A methodology for determining Process and system-level manufacturing performance metrics
(JSTOR, 2002)Given the low business safety margins of today's highly competitive marketplace and companies' inevitable efforts towards cutting cost and continuous improvement, the automotive industry, as well as other manufacturing ... -
Microfinance Industries in Emerging Economies: A Comparative Investigation into Effectiveness as a Tool for Poverty Alleviation
(SSRN, 2014-01)The inspiring growth of the microfinance industry, not least in Asia, has been seen to emerge as a major force supporting poverty alleviation. This paper analyzes the microfinance industry in two developing Asian countries, ...