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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Wasta"”.
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The impact of Islamic culture on business ethics : Saudi Arabia and the practice of Wasta
… are constituted, introducing the issue of wasta within Saudi culture. Despite wasta being a sensitive topic, few studies have been implemented to effectively discuss it. Four case studies were conducted in culturally diverse private Saudi organisations located in the Kingdom’s eastern …
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Social capital in Jordan: the impact of wasta on employee selection in banks operating in Jordan
This thesis explores the practice of intercessory wasta; the strong family and tribal-based connections secured in networks in the Arab world. In doing so the social capital lens, particularly bonding and bridging social capital, is adopted as the main lens to investigate HRM, recruitment and …
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Survival Strategies of Syrian Refugees in Jordan
… with Syrian refugees in Jordan, I uncovered how wasta (an informal practice rooted in family and communal bonds) and other informal networks enabled refugees to secure work, housing, and daily necessities when the formal economy remained inaccessible. I identified three themes: wasta and …
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An exploration of Academics’ Views and Perceptions of the Successful Application of Performance Appraisal in the Context of the Jordanian Higher Education: A Case Study of a Private University
… culture, this study explores the influence of ‘Wasta’, a social norm in Jordan, on academics’ views of performance appraisal. A qualitative approach is adopted to conduct research as well as an interpretivist approach to analyse twenty in-depth interviews conducted with nineteen academics and …
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The perceived fairness of ethnic ties-based hiring and promotion in Chadian PSOs
… cultural and institutional embeddedness (e.g., Wasta). Hence, while research points to their constructed nature in different cultural settings, the ambivalence around them also raises a concomitant question regarding their perceived fairness. Drawing on Holstein & Gubrium’s (2011) interpretive …
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The Design and Use of Management Accounting and Control Systems in Saudi Arabian Family Businesses: A Weberian Perspective of Accounting
… and the cultural practices of Assabiya and Wasta. The study is motivated by the dearth of literature on MACS in FBs operates in the Arab world i.e. Saudi Arabia. The complexity and interactions between the family and business pinpoint the tension between the rationalities of different social …
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Academic Life Under Occupation: The Impact on Educationalists at Gaza's Universities
This sociological study explores the past and current higher education (HE) experience of educationalists at Gaza’s universities and how this experience may be evolving in the shifting socio-political context in the Arab World. The thesis is motivated by three questions: 1. What are the …