scholarly journals Achieving bankable green deals in the commercial sectors of emerging economies: the case of shopping malls in the United Arab Emirates

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Taleb
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Shopping Malls

scholarly journals The effect of religion on the perception of health states among adults in the United Arab Emirates: a qualitative study

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. e016969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iffat Elbarazi ◽  
Nancy J Devlin ◽  
Marina-Selini Katsaiti ◽  
Emmanuel A Papadimitropoulos ◽  
Koonal K Shah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Shopping Malls ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Health States ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Al Ain ◽  
Value Sets ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Perception Of Health

ObjectivesInvestigate how religion may affect the perception of health states among adults in the United Arab Emirates and the implications for research on self-reported health and quality of life and the use of values in cost-effectiveness analysis.DesignQualitative analysis of short-structured interviews with adult Emiratis carried out by a market research agency.The COREQ criteria have been used where appropriate to guide the reporting of our findings.SettingParticipants were recruited from shopping malls and other public places in the cities of Al Ain and Abu Dhabi.ParticipantsTwo hundred adult Emiratis broadly representative of the Emirati population in terms of age and gender.ResultsEighty one per cent of participants said that their perception of health states was influenced by their spiritual or religious beliefs. The two overarching themes that seemed to explain or classify these influences were ‘fatalism’ and ‘preservation of life’. Subthemes included powerlessness to change what is preordained by God, fear of disability (particularly diminished mobility) and appreciation of health and life and the requirement to look after one’s health. A final theme was that of acceptance, with respondents expressing a willingness to endure suffering and disability with patience in the expectation of rewards in the hereafter.ConclusionsOur results emphasise the need for further work to establish locally relevant value sets for Muslim majority countries in the Middle East and elsewhere for use in health technology assessment decision-making, rather than relying on value sets from other regions.

scholarly journals Global careers in the Arabian Gulf

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yehuda Baruch ◽  
Ingo Forstenlechner
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cultural Fit ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
Career Opportunities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding of expatriation, both firm-initiated and self-initiated. The authors identified factors influencing the motives of expatriates to locate to the Arabian Gulf, and possible factors that may influence their decision to remain. Design/methodology/approach Using a qualitative approach, the authors conducted 123 semi-structured interviews with expatriates in the United Arab Emirates, from various backgrounds. These interviews are analyzed based on the thematic analytic approach. Findings The authors identified four clusters of reasoning for global assignments to the Gulf and the outcomes of the expatriation. Remuneration was the main motivator cited for the move, but an obstacle for returning to the home country. For Westerners, the second most important factor was career opportunities, whereas for expatriates from Muslim countries it was cultural fit. Practical implications The findings may be a valuable source of reference for individuals and for policy makers, employers, HR practitioners, and career counselors to provide an understanding of expatriation in emerging economies. Originality/value The paper uses evidence from the Gulf to bridge the gap between current knowledge of expatriation and the context of emerging economies.

scholarly journals Sustainability Initiatives in Emerging Economies: A Socio-Cultural Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 4893 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsin Malik ◽  
Salam Abdallah
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives

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 uses activity theory (AT) as a framework of analyses to investigate the sustainable supply chain practices in the context of emerging economies. AT’s hierarchical breakdown structure allows complex and dynamic activities to be broken down across multiple levels providing a simplified explanation of the triple bottom line initiatives across 16 participant organizations. Our findings corroborate with some of the sustainability initiatives in developed countries, such as the contribution of suppliers and the importance of employee engagement to the sustainable efforts of the focal firm; however, there were significant differences too. Customer and investor pressure was the top driver toward sustainability in developed economies, but our research identifies government pressure as the principal motive for sustainability. Similarly, we observe a narrow perspective on sustainability from the studied organizations as sustainability measures were seen as “costly”. We attribute this to a lack of accounting for the costs associated with being “unsustainable”. We contribute to the literature by developing four propositions that identify the key contributors to successful sustainability outcomes in the context of emerging economies: (a) the dynamic influence of governments on the adoption and implementation of SSCM; (b) accounting for the costs associated with the “unsustainable” measures, which enables a strategic perspective on sustainability; (c) the inclusion of sustainability as an “order qualifier” for the suppliers; and (d) the employees’ transition from compliance to taking ownership of sustainability initiatives.

scholarly journals Decolonizing the Shopping Mall: A Reading of Spaces within the United Arab Emirates

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Salem AlSuwaidi ◽  
Felipe Botelho Correa
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Shopping Mall ◽  
Cultural Hegemony ◽  
Shopping Malls ◽  
Social Production ◽  
Western Influence ◽  
The Social ◽  
Global Affairs ◽  
The Individual

Does it make sense to speak of a ‘reading’ of space? If so, what implication does that have on our experience of said space once a reading is complete and to what extent would this reading hinder or strengthen the individual or community? A reading of space has become a crucial tool in global affairs and multinational internet culture. Such a tool would allow for critiquing and dissecting unidentifiable power relations within spaces then redirecting the social production of identity and hegemony. One such discourse can be of Western cultural hegemony. This paper will begin by defining the theoretical framework that will then be used to illustrate and analyze a given space. The space chosen will be shopping malls in the United Arab Emirates, specifically their food courts and restaurants, as this nation is situated geographically in a non-Western region. A Content Analysis of the websites of the malls selected in the capital, Abu Dhabi, will illustrate the physical literal construction of this space. An analysis of these theories and illustrations about the space will aid in a debate on shopping mall restaurants' implications on identity and Western cultural hegemony. It will be concluded that a reading of space is a crucial tool to demystify the reality of Western influence on Eastern social and cultural development, ultimately critiquing the production of such spaces in order to decolonize the region.

scholarly journals Digital Payments, the Cashless Economy, and Financial Inclusion in the United Arab Emirates: Why Is Everyone Still Transacting in Cash?

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 260
Author(s):  
Jeremy Srouji
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Policy Context ◽  
Revenue Collection ◽  
Digital Payments ◽  
Zero Sum ◽  
The Relationship

Since the oil price downturn of 2015, the United Arab Emirates and fellow Gulf Cooperation Council countries have worked hard to expand digital payments in the interest of improved tax and revenue collection, transparency, and security. Yet despite a deep transformation and diversification of their payment eco-systems and the formalization of plans to become “cashless economies” modelled on South Korea and Sweden, cash continues to dominate payments in both countries. While industry players typically attribute the prevalence of cash in the region to questions of infrastructure readiness, transaction costs, and cyber-security, this paper finds that plans to expand digital payments at the expense of cash may not be well-adapted to countries with high levels of socio-economic inequality. It proposes a link between socio-economic inequality and use of cash in emerging economies, and concludes that it may be better to not view the relationship between cash and digital payments in binary zero-sum terms, until there is a better understanding of the socio-economic, technological, and policy context in which countries like South Korea and Sweden have managed to reduce their reliance on cash in favor of a diversified digital payments eco-system.

The Emergence of Hyper-Consumerism in UAE Society: A Socio-Cultural Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aqil Kazim
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Consumer Society ◽  
Shopping Malls ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Cultural Discourses ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The 1960S

Abstract This study examines how consumers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are actively employing consumer goods and services to express and forge their own unique socio-cultural identities. It seeks to address such significant issues by exploring the ways through which diverse consumers construct and present their socio-economic status. The study demonstrates how consumer practices, especially those related to luxurious commodities and affluence, function as producers of socio-cultural discourses. Methodologically, this study relies on fieldwork research that was conducted by the researcher over a period of several years (2011-2018) in the different emirates of the UAE. Qualitative methods were employed in particular. Different consumption sites—mainly mega shopping malls—were visited regularly, and various consumers belonging to different socio-economic segments of the society were interviewed. Both structured and unstructured types of interviews were conducted to collect ethnographic data. The study results show the transformation of UAE society consumption patterns from traditional consumption to hyper-consumption. During the 1960s, the UAE shifted overall into a consumer society. In fact, the results show the expansion both of the hyper-consumer, mega malls, the traditional souqs, and online internet shopping within this new hyper-consumer culture. The study also shows how the lifestyle in UAE has changed in the last few decades, as people’s shopping behaviors have shifted from the traditional marketplace to include the newer mega shopping malls and brand stores. In addition, the study shows how consumers construct and present their socio-economic status according to their class, gender, and ethnicity through their own shopping experiences.

scholarly journals Corporate characteristics of listed companies engaging in web-based financial reporting in emerging economies

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 66-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter B. Oyelere ◽  
Nirosh T. Kuruppu
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Voluntary Disclosure ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Stock Exchanges ◽  
Firm Characteristics ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Web

We investigate the key corporate characteristics of using the web for voluntary disclosure of financial information in an emerging economy by companies listed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The 132 companies listed on two stock exchanges were investigated to ascertain whether they engage in web-based financial reporting (IFR) or not. Eighty-eight of the companies (about 67%) were found to use their websites for IFR. Similar to prior studies in this area, logistic multiple regression was used to isolate the key corporate characteristics of IFR companies (IFRC) from non-IFR companies (N-IFRC). Results indicate firm size and leverage to be the key determinants of voluntary IFR adoption. Surprisingly, other traditional firm characteristics, such as profitability, industry and liquidity do not explain IFR practices. Policy implications of these findings, as well as the limitations of the study, which provide potential areas for future research, are also discussed.

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