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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries"”.
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Factors That Enable or Hinder the Transition of Some Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries to Green Energy
<p>Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries continue to play a strategic role in the global energy system. They account for a fifth of the global oil production and enjoy relatively high GDP per Capita, and their economies heavily rely on oil-producing and exporting at a time when the West is …
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The Impact of Audit Committee Characteristics on Operational Risk: A Study among Banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in the Middle East over the period 2010-2019
… on operational risk among banks in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the Middle East. It aimed to make a distinctive contribution to the practical and theoretical knowledge. Operational risk primarily refers to not achieving an organisation's objectives due to …
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The Effect of Organizational Characteristics on School Effectiveness: A Multilevel Analysis of the Gulf Cooperation Council States
… Study (TIMSS), fourth-grade students from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries—consisting of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—performed below average compared to other countries on mathematics and science assessments. Despite this, little …
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Creating an Integrated Ballistic Missile Defense System for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
… an integrated missile defense system for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries. With its ballistic missiles, Iran is capable of targeting, major American military installations in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, and Oman. Vital oil refineries, ports, terminals and shipping lanes in the …
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Strategic Autonomy and India's Foreign Policy Towards the GCC, Israel and Iran: Exploring the Kautilyan Foreign Policy Principles
… and 2022, India's foreign policy towards the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Israel, and Iran was guided by a continuous pursuit of strategic autonomy—a principle deeply rooted in Kautilyan foreign policy principles. Regional intra- and inter-rivalries between the GCC, Israel, and …
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Exploring the connectedness of regional financial markets: application to the GCC equity markets
… financial connectedness of equity markets in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries for the 2005 – 2020 timeframe. The overall study is divided into four key areas. First, we examine the intra-regional connectedness of equity markets within the GCC region. Doing so, we explore the …
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The Euro vs the Dollar in the Political Economy of Global Monetary Governance: perceptions of the financial elites in China, the GCC and Brazil
… and the dollar of financial elites in China, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Brazil, three key dollar-holding regions, this thesis demonstrates that the euro is far from competing with the dollar for the position of top international currency. The lack of a political authority to …
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Power shifts : a techno-economic analysis of multinational electricity market development in the Middle East
… demand has been rising rapidly in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates). As a result, the diversification and sustainable transition of their electricity sectors has been a priority. As part of these …
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Internet financial reporting in Arab MENA countries: an institutional perspective
… Internet Financial Reporting (IFR) in Arab MENA countries (Middle East and North Africa) to: i) evaluate the extent of IFR; and ii) identify the factors that influence Arab MENA listed companies to voluntarily adopt IFR.<br/><br/>The study examines the extent of IFR in Arab MENA countries in 2010 …
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A New Institutional Economic Analysis and Implications for Foreign Direct Investment in Saudi Arabia: The Framework and Effects of Contemporary International Law and Migrant Workers
Labour migration to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has been occurring forseveral decades. Most of the GCC countries regulate this process through the Kafala System, alegal regime through which individuals and companies can sponsor foreigners with whom theyhave concluded an employment …
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An exploration of social media in healthcare professional practice: guidance for and medicines-related use in Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
… guidance and related use by HCPs in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries of the Middle East. A multi-phase research approach was adopted, with the findings of each phase informing the next. The first phase was a scoping review of the use of social media by HCPs in the Middle East …
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Effectiveness of digital education approaches to improve knowledge, attitude, and practice towards salt intake in a sample of UAE population
… (CVDs) recorded are ranged 24-46 % in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. High blood pressure (≥ 130/80 mmHg), is considered one of the major risk factors for CVDs and salt reduction is an effective strategy to prevent adverse risk. This doctoral work aims to translate and …
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Alternative Exchange Regimes in Oil Exporting Economies: The Case of the Gulf Cooperation Council
During the period between 2004 and 2008 the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries witnessed high levels of inflation. This was largely due to the US dollar pegged exchange rate regime operating in these economies at the time, and the depreciation of the US dollar over other major currencies …
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The impact of knowledge, skills, and attitude on organisational performance among Kuwaiti employees within the private oil and gas sector in Kuwait : the moderating effect of power distance
… ranking is not promising. It ranks 86 out of 137 countries. Comparing this rank to neighbouring countries will show how far Kuwait is in this matter which definitely impacts the performance of organisations because the skills and knowledge of employees will need to be improved and, consequently, …
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Expatriate Competencies as Antecedents of Knowledge Transfer and Their Impacts on Staff Localisation
Many countries and organisations around the world put forward important plans to source new knowledge that would help to accelerate their economic growth and competitive advantage. Within these plans, recruiting expatriate staff has been seen as an important means to acquire external knowledge. …
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Socio-demographic characteristics, body image, self-esteem and their associations with overweight and obesity among Emirati adolescents living in Abu Dhabi, UAE
… There is a dearth of research on obesity in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the UAE in particular. In addition, there is quasi absence of quality and frequency of health and obesity awareness campaigns about the risks engendered by obesity, as excess adiposity is a key …