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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"Sultanate of Oman"”.
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Destination branding analytical study applied to Sultanate of Oman as a tourism destination
The aim of this study is to develop a model for tourism destination branding using Oman as a case study by examining the Omani context and its characteristics from the perspective of both potential tourists (the demand side) and the Omani tourism providers (the supply side) while taking into …
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Attitudes related to social studies with young adolescents in the Sultanate of Oman
This study investigates the attitudes of Omani students towards social studies in the last three grades of the second cycle of Basic Education (approximately ages 14-16). Generally, school education in Oman has been a focus of government attention and many changes have been implemented in recent …
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Determining timescales of natural carbonation of peridotite in the Samail Ophiolite, Sultanate of Oman
Determining timescales of the formation and preservation of carbonate alteration products in mantle peridotite is important in order to better understand the role of this potentially important sink in the global carbon cycle and also to evaluate the feasibility of using artificially-enhanced, in …
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Toward Effective Management of Public-Private Partnership for Infrastructure in the Sultanate of Oman
… services sectors is vital for economic growth in Oman. There is a need for a massive investment to meet these demands, which treats PPP models as a financing strategy for infrastructure projects. PPP may also facilitate increased efficiency and effectiveness in delivering infrastructure projects …
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Assessing water quality in Sultanate of Oman using a newly developed dynamic speciation technique
Rapid increases in coastal developments in the Sultanate of Oman recently, including large ports with industries, crude oil refineries, mining and industrial activities, have often produced point sources of metal and organic contaminations in the local marine systems. Although advances have been …
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Poems to Open Palms: Praise Performance and the State in the Sultanate of Oman
… dissertation traces the musical constitution of moral, economic, material, and social relations between rural communities and the state in the Sultanate of Oman. I argue that communities embedded within the authoritarian state hegemony of the Sultanate form and affirm social relations with the …
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Carbon and sulfur isotopic constraints on Ediacaran biogeochemical processes, Huqf supergroups, Sultanate of Oman
… ago (Ma), an interval where we see the emergence of macroscopic animals along with large perturbations to the carbon and sulfur cycles. Paleoenvironmental reconstruction used the carbon and sulfur isotopic composition of sedimentary minerals and organic matter, supplemented by geochemical and …
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Determining timescales of natural carbonation of peridotite in the Samail Ophiolite, Sultanate of Oman
Determining timescales of the formation and preservation of carbonate alteration products in mantle peridotite is important in order to better understand the role of this potentially important sink in the global carbon cycle and also to evaluate the feasibility of using artificially-enhanced, in …
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Human Resource Development: The Case of the Civil Service Sector in the Sultanate of Oman
… is a crucial element in the production equation of any organization. Since organizations are open systems that ought to adapt to their dynamic environment within which they operate, human resources should be developed , nourished and empowered to shoulder their task. This thesis explored the …
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An evaluation of contracting out government services in a privatisation context in the Sultanate of Oman
… out" government services, as a method of privatisation, has been extensively used in Oman since 1979. The author's organisation has adopted it since 1993 in response to the challenges it faces in providing the operation and maintenance services required by its clients. <br/><br/>This …
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A cloud-based collaborative virtual learning environment for the higher education institutions in the Sultanate of Oman.
… and concerns that limit or even prohibit the use of a cloud-based collaborative virtual learning environment (CBCVLE). More specifically, this study considers the influences of Omani culture upon utilisation of CBCVLEs. A mixed methods research approach is adopted which includes a preliminary …
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The analysis of the accession of Sultanate of Oman to the World Trade organization (WTO) and its consequences
Literature on the accession of developing countries to the World Trade Organization (WTO) shows two opposing views on the effectiveness and efficiency of their system. In the light of these views, this study analyses the accession of Oman to the WTO and the consequences arising from this accession, …
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Academic staff recruitment and selection in Sultanate of Oman : the case of Colleges of Technology in Ministry of Manpower
The focus of this research is on the recruitment and selection (R&S) practices andprocesses used by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Colleges of Technology (CTs) inOman. The recent rapid expansion of these CTs has raised the required numbers ofacademic staff from 250 in 1984 to 1600 in 2012. Given …
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A strategic framework for the further enhancement of the standard forms of construction contract in the Sultanate of Oman
The Standard Forms of Contract plays a very important role in the dynamics of theconstruction phase. The Standard Forms of Contract defines the roles, rights andobligations of the contracting parties in a construction project. This studydemonstrates that the main criteria to be adopted in the …
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The education and training of accounting technicians in the Sultanate of Oman : The accounting diploma program at Sultan Qaboos University
… discovery and subsequent commercial exploitation of oil in the Arabian Gulf region has brought profound and far-reaching change to the peoples of the area. What has happened has been nothing short of a transformation from desert sheikdoms into modem nation states;The Sultanate of Oman is one of …
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Factors influencing secondary school students' decisions to enter higher education : implications for higher education capacity in the Sultanate of Oman
The major goal of this study is to investigate the factors influencing Omani secondary school students' decisions to enter higher education, and the implications of such decisions for higher education provision.A number of economic, sociological, psychological, demographic and institutional …
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An Institutional Perspective on Talent Management. Four Case Studies in the Banking and Petroleum Sectors in the Sultanate of Oman
Talent Management (TM) is of growing interest within academia and in the strategic HRM literature in particular. Despite many attempts to study TM from different perspectives, it remains an ambiguous and elusive concept that is difficult to define and hence challenging to explore and address. …
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Academic Needs of EFL Learners in the Intensive English Language Program at Sultan Qaboos University in the Sultanate of Oman
A few suggestions were offered in order to help make the intensive program more effective and responsive to learners' needs. A hybrid content-based curriculum model was offered as one way to integrate language and college courses. The model emphasizes integration by designing a core language course …
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