What is the Status of State-funded Philanthropy in the United Arab Emirates?

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasha Ridge ◽  
Susan Kippels
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
The United States ◽  
General Information ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
The Status ◽  
Aggregation Of Information ◽  
Gates Foundation ◽  
State Organizations ◽  
Executive Level

"There has been a rapid rise in the number of philanthropic institutions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the past 15 years. In 2014, U.A.E. institutions contributed approximately 40% of all philanthropic donations in the Gulf region (Coutts, 2015a).1 Currently, the UAE is home to 43 formal donor entities, and approximately half of these are state- run organizations (Sabry, 2014). Most of these state organizations have been established by members of various ruling families, and their activities are typically modeled on private family foundations from the United States (US), such as the Gates Foundation. Despite the growing philanthropic sector, there has been no aggregation of information related to state-funded foundations’ various missions, and, in general, information on philanthropic activity in the country is scarce. This paper, which lays the groundwork for future research on philanthropy, examines the growth of 11 state- funded philanthropic foundations in the UAE, nine of which opened in 2003 or later. These state-funded foundations are defined as those that receive the majority of their funding from various government figures or related entities. Data was obtained through interviews with mid- and executive-level staff at the foundations, as well as from publically available reports and websites. The data was then analyzed to explore the growth of foundations in the UAE, the ways in which they engage with stakeholders, their primary areas of focus, and challenges for their future developments. The paper concludes by offering suggestions for future policies and research that could lead to more cohesive, sustainable, and wider- reaching philanthropic endeavors in the country."

scholarly journals Accessibility in Inclusive Tourism? Hotels Distributed Through Online Channels

Societies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Eva Martin-Fuentes ◽  
Sara Mostafa-Shaalan ◽  
Juan Pedro Mellinas
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Distribution Channel ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Travel Agency ◽  
International Studies ◽  
The Status ◽  
Accommodation Sector

There is a lack of comprehensive international studies on accommodations for people with disabilities; only small, local-level studies exist. This study aims to show the status of the tourist accommodation sector through the online distribution channel in terms of accessibility to offer more inclusive tourism. A descriptive analysis has been carried out with more than 31,000 hotels from the online travel agency Booking.com, in the 100 most touristic cities in the world. For the first time, an accurate picture of adaptation in the hotel sector for people with disabilities is presented. Results show that the adapted hotel infrastructures by countries are uneven. The main adaptations are those that help to avoid mobility barriers, and in contrast, hotels offer very few adaptations for sensory disabilities such as visual disabilities. Moreover, this study shows that, worldwide, countries with the highest income per capita, such as the United States of America, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Qatar or the United Arab Emirates, have the highest degree of hotel adaptation.

scholarly journals Sexual Assault and Alcohol Use among College Students: A Critical Review of the Literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaili Calasso ◽  
Carly Thompson-Memmer ◽  
Aaron J Kruse-Diehr ◽  
Tavis Glassman
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
The United States ◽  
General Information ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female College ◽  
Polysubstance Use

The purpose of this study was to assess the extant literature on the relationship between alcohol and sexual assault among college students. A literature search was conducted using the following databases: PubMed, Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), PsycINFO, JSTOR, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). Key search terms included sexual assault, alcohol, and college students. A total of 23 articles met inclusion criteria, the plurality (47.8%) of which were cross-sectional and featured convenience samples (43.5%). All studies were conducted at public higher education institutions in the United States. The most salient crosscutting themes included perceived low risk for sexual assault among female college students, higher likelihood of severe sexual assault among women who consumed more alcohol, and general information about polysubstance use and sexual assault risk. Methodological shortcomings included an overreliance on convenience sampling, lack of reporting of where samples were obtained, and single-site data collection. Given the large number of studies that found women who consume alcohol are more likely than their nondrinking counterparts to experience sexual assault, public health educators must continue to prioritize female college students who drink. However, interventions should target potential perpetrators rather than focusing solely on how victims can avoid risky situations. Future research should include diverse, random samples across multiple institutions topromote greater generalizability of findings.

The Status of High School Online Physical Education in the United States

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Newman Daum ◽  
Craig Buschner
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cognitive Domain ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
National Guidelines ◽  
The Status

Online learning is changing the educational landscape despite the limited empirical research and conflicting results about its effectiveness to produce student learning. The purpose of this study was to describe the status of online physical education (OLPE) in the United States. Surveys were sent to forty-five high school online physical education teachers and thirty-two were completed, producing a 71% response rate. Three-fourths of the online physical education teachers focused on a fitness curriculum with emphasis on the cognitive domain. Likewise, it was found that almost three-fourths of the OLPE courses did not meet the national guidelines for secondary schools, of 225 min of PE per week. Most of the courses required physical activity three days per week while six courses required no physical activity. Teachers expressed support, hesitation, and even opposition toward online physical education. This study initiates a descriptive database for future research studies regarding online physical education.

Trends in Health Care Information Technology and Informatics

2019 ◽  
pp. 264-275
Author(s):  
T. Ray Ruffin ◽  
Donna Patterson Hawkins
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Health Care Information ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
Health Care Information Technology ◽  
The Status ◽  
Care Information ◽  
United States Healthcare

It was not until 1994 that the United States healthcare industry established information systems capable of handling a universal delivery system. The healthcare industry has been one of the unhurried organizations to embrace the computer revolution in regards to patient care. Healthcare comprises of the use and management of a profusion of information that must be collected, managed, reviewed, processed, and mined. Technology changes rapidly and maintaining the status quo in healthcare actually means falling behind, and health organizations cannot afford to do that in a technology-driven world. This chapter investigates the trends in healthcare information technology and informatics. The chapter will consist of the following sections: background; issues, controversies, and problems; solutions and recommendations; future research directions; and finally the conclusion. This will enhance the field of health information and technology and its influences on all aspects of health organizations and society in general.

scholarly journals A comparison study of COVID-19 outbreaks in the United States between states with Republican and Democratic Governors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Tang ◽  
Shuqi Wang ◽  
Liyan Xiong ◽  
Mengyu Fang ◽  
Chi-yang Chiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Comparison Study ◽  
The Status ◽  
Lower Test ◽  
And Performance

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused devastating public health, economic, political, and societal crises. We performed a comparison study of COVID-19 outbreaks in states with Republican governors versus states with Democratic governors in the United States between April 2020 and February 2021. This research study shows that 1) states with Democratic governors had tested more people for COVID-19 and have higher testing rates than those with Republican governors; 2) states with Democratic governors had more confirmed cases for COVID-19 from April 12 until the end of July 2020, as well as from early December 2020 to February 22 2021, and had higher test positivity rates from April 12 until late June 2020, and the states with Republican governors had more confirmed cases from August to early December 2020 and had higher test positivity rates since late June 2020; 3) states with Democratic governors had more deaths for COVID-19 and higher mortality rates than those with Republican governors; 4) more people recovered in states with Democratic governors until early July 2020, while the recovery rate of states with Republican governors is similar to that of states with Democratic governors in May 2020 and higher than that of states with Democratic governors in April 2020 and between June 2020 to February 22 2021. We conclude that our data suggest that states with Republican governors controlled COVID-19 better as they had lower mortality rates and similar or higher recovery rates. States with Democratic governors first had higher test positivity rates until late June 2020 but had lower test positivity rates after July 2020. As of February 2021, the pandemic was still spreading as the daily numbers of confirmed cases and deaths were still high, although the test positivity and mortality rates started to stabilize in spring 2021. This study provides a direct description for the status and performance of handling COVID-19 in the states with Republican governors versus states with Democratic governors, and provides insights for future research, policy making, resource distribution, and administration.

Does collectivism necessarily negate the spirit of entrepreneurship?

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 278-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachid Zeffane
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
National Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
Personal Traits ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationships between individualism/collectivism (as personal traits) and individuals’ potential to become an entrepreneur. Design/methodology/approach – The study draws on a sample of 503 students enrolled in business courses at a university in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It focusses on the concept of Entrepreneurial Potential (EP) as a measure of “desirability and inclination” to start a business. The paper tests the hypothesis that the concepts of individualism and collectivism are not necessarily polar ends of the same continuum and examine their impacts on EP, controlling for age and gender as main demographic characteristics. Four main hypotheses are explored. Findings – Statistical analysis confirms the two main hypotheses. They reveal that: first, concomitant with the dominant collectivist values at national level, potential future entrepreneurs evolving in the Middle East/Gulf region endorse personal traits of a predominantly collectivist nature; second, contrary to popular assumptions individualism does not have a strong impact on youth EP. In the context of this study, the impact of collectivism on EP is most significant. The paper also found that gender had no significant impact on EP Research limitations/implications – The use of personality traits alone, as a basis for understanding predictors of EP may not be sufficient. A number of contextual variables (such the socio-cultural and economic context) may also have a strong influence. Unfortunately, it is not possible to test for these effects with the data available in this study. Future research may consider these. Practical implications – Despite its limited scope (limited sample-size and target population), the findings of this study are useful to both practitioners and policy makers. Management practitioners interested in entrepreneurial behaviors need to take stock of the fact that future entrepreneurs can (and perhaps should be able to) blend their competitive entrepreneurial drive with the spirit of collectivism. This is particularly relevant in selection processes using personality tests for the purpose of extracting the most likely candidates for entrepreneurial ventures involving youth. Originality/value – The findings of this study do not support the general assumption that individualism and entrepreneurship ties necessarily go hand in hand. They clearly indicate that collectivism has more explanatory power in this regard, though this may be contextual. These findings may be explained by the context of the study (UAE/Middle East). The overwhelming majority of the respondents are from the Middle East and gulf region, where collectivist aspirations are predominant. Yet, the economies of countries in those regions are fuelled by an increasing number of advanced and quite daring entrepreneurial projects, as exemplified by the modernist business ventures in Dubai, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi.

scholarly journals An Interfaith Perspective on Globalization for the Common Good

2004 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-188
Author(s):  
Suleman Dangor
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Common Good ◽  
The United States ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
Global Age ◽  
The Common

The third Annual International Conference on Globalization for theCommon Good was held on 27-31 March 2004 at the Bustan Rotana hotel, Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. More than thirty participants, representingacademics, peace activists, theologians, environmentalists, and businessmenfrom the United States, Europe, Japan, the Gulf region, Australia,and South Africa attended the eleven plenary sessions. These were dividedunder the following headings: Muslim-Christian Dialogue for the CommonGood; Religions and Social Justice; Profit and the Common Good: Conflictor Convergence?; Religions and the Common Good; Urbanization andCities in a Global Age; Globalization and Civilizations; EthicalPerspectives on Globalization; Interfaith Dialogue and Peace-building;Natural Resources, Ecology and Development; Youth in a Global Age; andScience and Technology in a Global Age. The conference was officiallyopened by the founder and chief convenor of the Interfaith Perspective onGlobalization for the Common Good, Dr Kamran Mofid of the UnitedKingdom.Dr William Lesher (Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago) in his“Pathways to Peace” identified the major factors supporting globalizationand showed how global trends become indigenized through the process ofglocalization. Sister Beatrice Mariotti’s (St. Mary’s Catholic HighSchool, Dubai) “Globalization and Christian-Muslim Spiritual Dialoguein Dubai” dealt with three challenges to cultural identity: consumerism,the Internet, and isolationism. Markus Glatz-Schmallegger (CatholicSocial Academy of Austria) argued in his “Religions Acting for ‘Bridgingand Linking Social Capital’ in the Context of Globalization,” that religion,as an organ of civil society, can contribute significantly to socialcapital.In the session on “Profit and the Common Good: Conflict or Convergence?”Kamran Mofid outlined both the negative and positive aspects ofglobalization. This was followed by a lively discussion on how globalization’sbenefits could be extended to all and not confined to a minority ofindividuals, multinationals, and states. Suleman Dangor (University ofKwazulu-Natal, South Africa) outlined the positive and negative featuresof globalization, and then elaborated on the role that religions could playin ensuring that its benefits are spread equitably while developing nationsare protected from its negative impact.Jakob von Uexkull (The Right Livelihood Awards, London, UK), in his“Global Values and Global Stability,” made a case for equitable access tothe world’s natural resources. The possibility of this happening is greaternow that we are moving to a post-secular world. Keyvan Tabari emphasizedthe importance of national sovereignty. Since the demise of the USSR ...

scholarly journals Russian foreign policy towards the Arab Gulf For the post-2001

2019 ◽  
pp. 181-232
Author(s):  
أ.م.د.عمار حميد ياسين
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
The United States ◽  
Russian Foreign Policy ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
Post Cold War ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Persian Gulf

The Russian foreign policy of the post-cold-war era faced dilemmas in the light of the international and regional realities of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the formation of a new unipolar international order led by the United States of America. Thus, Russian foreign policy-making was divided over the nature of the foreign policy to be followed. The achievement of the Russian goals, especially as the objectives of Russian foreign policy have been set within the framework of trying to regain the status and leading role, as well as the establishment of some fundamental changes to be consistent with the new international situation of the post-one The Russian Federation has adopted in the sphere of its foreign policy to the various circles in order to ensure the possibility of achieving political stability - economic, each of these departments seek to achieve their goals that are in the side of achieving the basic goal is to strengthen the overall strategy of Russia Federal. The Persian Gulf region was particularly important in the Russian foreign policy, especially after the British withdrawal from eastern Suez. This was reinforced by the Russian perception after the American war on Afghanistan in 2001. Russia lost a new bet (Afghanistan bet) The political-economic influence of Russia after losing it in the strategic sense more than two decades ago on the one hand, and on the other after the stage of the US occupation of Iraq in 2003, we see that the Russians have lost the rest of their bets in the Gulf region

scholarly journals A bibliometric analysis of Soil remediation Based on Massive research literature data During 1988-2018

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya Hu ◽  
Jichang Han ◽  
Zenghui Sun ◽  
Huanyuan Wang ◽  
Xiang Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Remediation ◽  
National Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
The Status ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Influential Journal

AbstractSoil is an important part of the ecosystem with significant roles that help human population sustain. Research on prevention and remediation of soil pollution has been carried out when 1985. This study analyzed the 1988–2018 soil remediation dataset in the Web of Science database by bibliometric methods to illustrate the current research trends and hot topics of quantitative analysis and soil remediation in the world. To further identify the major soil contamination topics, we employed social network analysis. The results indicate that the field of soil remediation has entered a stage of rapid progress. The United States has a strong overall strength with the largest number of published articles and larger impact. China ranks second. We identified Journal of hazardous materials as the most influential journal and Chinese academy of sciences as the most influential institution. Academic cooperation showed an increasing trend at the author, institutional, and national levels with an average level of cooperation of 3.57, 1.66, and 1.16, respectively. However, the growth rate of cooperation at the national level is relatively low. In addition, the frequency and co-word analyses of keywords revealed the important research topics. “heavy metals”, “PAH”, “bioremediation”, “Phytoremediation” and “Electrokinetic remediation” were identified as the hot topics. The findings of this study will help researchers understand the status of soil remediation as well as provide guidance for future research.

The Status of the Business Communication Course at U.S. Colleges and Universities

2009 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 395-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Travis L. Russ
Keyword(s):  
Business Communication ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
The Status ◽  
Content Coverage ◽  
Using Data

This study examines the current status of the introductory business communication course at colleges and universities across the United States. Using data collected during the spring of 2008 from a national sample of 505 instructors, this study reveals a number of pedagogical and programmatic insights about (1) major course sponsors; (2) academic levels at which the course is taught; (3) instructors’ ideal and actual class sizes; (4) use of distance learning; (5) content coverage; and (6) required learning assignments. Findings from this study are compared with results from previous audits. Future research ideas as well as implications for business communication education are presented.

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