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Seasonality in the Tourism Industry: Impacts and Strategies.
(ResearchGate, 2008-01)Seasonality is a concept that is well studied and documented in the tourism literature. Being ubiquitous, all tourism enterprises and regions are impacted by seasonality whether severely or mildly. Seasonality causes the ... -
A Sensorless Rotational Speed-Based Control System for Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices
(IEEE Xplore, 2020-04)Objective: Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices (CFLVAD) are circulatory support devices that are implanted in patients with end-stage heart failure. We developed a novel control algorithm for CFLVAD to maintain ... -
A service-oriented material management model with green options
(ScienceDirect, 2019-07)The debate on the sustainability of service supply chain has recently become notorious with the increased environmental and economic impacts of service materiality. Cost-effective material management in the service domain ... -
Shopping malls attractiveness: a segmentation approach
(Emerald lnsight, 2007-10)The paper aims to determine the attractiveness factors of UAE shopping malls from the shoppers' perspective and then to segment shoppers according to these attractiveness factors. survey of university staff and principal ... -
Simulated Annealing for Multi Objective Stochastic Optimization
(The World Academy of Research in Science and Engineering, 2013-03)This paper addresses the multi-objective stochastic optimization problem that arises in many real-world applications, especially in supply chain management and optimization.To this end, a simulated annealing algorithm is ... -
Simulation-based optimization for performance enhancement of public departments
(2010-06)This paper proposes an approach for enhancing the performance of public departments that are characterized by congestion and low efficiency. The proposed approach utilizes discrete-event simulation (DES) tools integrated ... -
Simulation-based Six Sigma value function for system-level performance assessment and improvement
(emerald, 2018-01)The purpose of this paper is to develop a simulation-based value function (VF) that combines multiple key performance indicators (KPIs) into a unified Sigma rating (SR) for system-level performance assessment and improvement. ... -
A situational model development in hospitality retailing : the case of Irish pubs
(Institute for International Management & Technology, 2006-01)Although importance of situational influences on consumer behaviour has been recognised for some time, little research has been conducted into their effects on hospitality retailing. Over the past decade the Irish theme ... -
SMEs capital structure decisions and success determinants: empirical evidence from the UAE
(SSRN, 2017-07)The purpose of this research is to identify the capital structure decisions and the institutional factors pivotal in female owned SMEs in the United Arab Emirates. A survey questionnaire method was used to collect data ... -
Social innovation and public service: A literature review of multi-actor collaborative approaches in five European countries
(North-Holland, 2022-09)Governments increasingly tend to involve or rely on various societal actors to address social challenges and develop cost-effective and high-quality public services. This paper identifies the major themes of social innovation ... -
Social Interactions in Electronic Networks of Practice: A Model for Effective Knowledge Construction, Problem Solving, and Learning
(IGI Global, 2020-04)Electronic networks of practice and research around this social web 2.0 platform has gained traction within the last few years with the advances in social media technologies and their proliferated use. Therefore, this ... -
Social Software and E-Governments in the Arab World
(IGI Global, 2011)The emergence of Web 2.0 social software is changing the social life of people and beginning to infiltrate and impact governments in the Western World. There, the emergence of a new government paradigm is challenging the ... -
Strategic information systems planning: A case in the context of United Arab Emirates
(AIS, 2009)This exploratory research focuses on SISP approaches in UAE organizations and their potential impacts on IS&T investment. The study uses a survey and simple model to characterize, classify and examine SISP approaches in ... -
Studies in Management of Stress among Police Personnel in the United Arab Emirates
(Abu Dhabi University, 2019-10)The nature of police work makes police officers vulnerable to physical and psychological health issues. Recognizing stress and its causes is essential to develop remedial measures. The aim of this research was to identify ... -
Supply Chain Performance Improvement by Integrating Sustainability in Supplier Selection for a Steel Producer
(ResearchGate, 2013-03)The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for supplier selection considering the sustainability factors. It utilizes an integrated Triple Bottom Line (3BL) and Analytic Network Process (ANP) approach. ANP is a ... -
Supply chain simulator: A scenario-based educational tool to enhance student learning
(Pergamon, 2008-08)Simulation-based educational products are excellent set of illustrative tools that proffer features like visualization of the dynamic behavior of a real system, etc. Such products have great efficacy in education and are ... -
Sustainability initiatives in emerging economies: A socio-cultural perspective
(MDPI, 2019-09)This paper explains how and why sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) is different in an emerging economy by investigating sustainability initiatives in the United Arab Emirates. This exploratory qualitative study ... -
Sustainable business model innovation and acceptance of its practices among Spanish entrepreneurs
(WILEY, 2019-09)Sustainable business model innovation debate is mostly focusing on the use of certain practices and tools to implement sustainable objectives in new firms. Our paper contributes to this debate examining the factors influencing ... -
Sustainable business model innovation and ethics: a conceptual review from the institutional theory addressing (un) sustainability
(Inderscience Publishers (IEL), 2021)Being this a period when human activities and creations profoundly alter many geological conditions and processes, here we conceptualise how the sustainable innovation of business models acts as yet another lever for the ... -
Sustainable Business Model Innovation for Event Management
(Goodfellow Publishers, 2021-02)Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic has seriously impacted many businesses with irredeemable consequences, while the rest are trying to keep rowing, believing that making business as usual will save them. Only a few embarked on ...