Browsing by Author "Faculty of Business"
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Accountability Practices of Islamic Banks: A Stakeholders' Perspective
(Plymouth University, 2015)This study explores the concept of accountability in Islamic Banks (IB), which may achieve through disclosure. It aims to measuring the bank’s disclosure levels which contains Sharia, Social and Financial (SSF) as well ... -
Affirmative Action policy and Labour Market Structure: Evidence from Saudi Arabia
(University of Plymouth, 2017)Few public and social policy subjects have attracted as much attention as Affirmative Action Policy (AAP) in social sciences. AAP’s main aim is to eliminate or prevent past discrimination against disadvantaged groups and ... -
An Analysis of Policy Making for Dry Port Location and Capacity: A Case study on Alexandria
(Plymouth University, 2016)Container terminal capacity is a crucial issue for port and terminal operators nowadays as it is one of the key points for their success and increasing their competitive market position in the maritime industry. Therefore, ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF THE COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN EFFECT ON THE HRM POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF FINNISH MNCs OPERATING IN ITALY
(University of Plymouth, 2019)There is considerable debate in the literature as to the determinants of human resource policies and practices of foreign subsidiaries. Are these representatives of global emerging best practices and pointing to a convergence ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION
(University of Plymouth, 2019)Recent changes in higher education sector have resulted in an increasingly marketised and competitive environment. Fee changes have heightened student expectations, whilst neo-liberal approaches, such as the removal of ... -
Antecedents of business-to-business e-commerce adoption and its effect on competitive advantage in manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises: A comparative study of United States of America and Egypt
(Plymouth University, 2014)Business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce adoption has become a necessity for most small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), allowing them to gain and sustain competitive advantage in a dynamic competitive environment. ... -
Arab Management Practices from a Trust Perspective - The Case of International Companies in Morocco
(Plymouth University, 2016)This research contributes to our understanding of trust in the international business environment, exploring the development of trust, and the influence of culture, structures and hierarchies, and international business ... -
The assessment of feedback: A learning development process
(University of Plymouth, 2013)The aim of the project is to explore student perceptions of the feedback process within the School of Tourism and Hospitality (SoTH) at Plymouth University. The purpose is to be responsive to the requirements of students, ... -
Becoming a university lecturer in the UK: Negotiating knowledge, experience and learning
(University of Plymouth, 2012)The aim of this research was to investigate the knowledge new lecturers draw upon in their first year of teaching, the influence of differing cultural backgrounds, and the contribution this makes to their professional ... -
The British Labour Party and the German Social Democratic Party: Changing Attitudes towards the Welfare State
(University of Plymouth, 2017)Placing politics in time can greatly enrich our understanding of complex social dynamics. The question this thesis tries to answer is which mechanism led to the change in attitudes of the German Social Democratic Party ... -
Building a resilient supply chain model in the Middle East Region: an empirical study on Fast Moving Consumer Goods industry
(University of Plymouth, 2017)Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) supply chains (SCs) are becoming more and more vulnerable to different types of risks due to the increasing complexity of markets, uncertainties, and turbulence, especially in the Middle ... -
BUILDING RESISTANCE TO BRAND SWITCHING DURING DISRUPTIONS IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET: AN IDENTITY THEORY PERSPECTIVE
(University of Plymouth, 2018)The impact of identity on brand loyalty has taken precedence as an area of focus in recent marketing research. This has taken place in an era defined by technological revolution, which has created market disruptions and ... -
CAN REGIONALISM PROVIDE STABILIZATION TO CENTRAL ASIA AND THUS AFGHANISTAN?
(University of Plymouth, 2019)This research was undertaken as there is a gap in the current academic realm, in which Central Asia and Afghanistan were heavily referenced, but none which went a step further and critically analyzed a new regionalism ... -
Communication Technology and Governance: The Case of Nigeria
(University of Plymouth, 2018)Considering its level of sophistication and complexity communication can be understood as a fundamental characteristic of humankind. Since early times humanity has continued to devise novel techniques and tools to enhance ... -
Community Planning, Community Safety and Policing: a local case study of governance through partnership
(University of Plymouth, 2016)The Local Government in Scotland Act (2003) introduced Community Planning as a statutory responsibility in Scotland. The main aims of community planning are described as “making sure people and communities are genuinely ... -
A comparative study of the obligation of due diligence to provide a seaworthy vessel under the Hague/Hague-Visby Rules and the Rotterdam Rules
(Plymouth University, 2015)In the last 100 years, vast technological and communicational changes have occurred in all modes of transportation, with momentous changes to the carriage of cargo by sea. In response, the shipping industry has attempted ... -
The conceptualisation of sustainability by tomorrow's managers.
(University of Plymouth, 2017)Abstract: The conceptualisation of sustainability by tomorrow’s managers by Christine Parkin Hughes. Sustainability is an emerging field, a knowledge frontier. However, the conceptualisation of what sustainability is, and ... -
The Construction of National Identity in post-1918 Poland
(Plymouth University, 2015)This thesis analyses the construction of the modern national identity in Poland following the state’s creation in 1918. Its central aim is to argue that although much of Poland’s national identity was, in fact, the product ... -
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR: A GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH TO STUDYING THE TRUSTEE BOARD
(University of Plymouth, 2018)This thesis uses a constructivist grounded theory approach to investigate nonprofit corporate governance in the UK; using data obtained from participatory observations of board and associated meetings, workshops, and ... -
Corporate Governance, Risk Management, and Bank Performance in the GCC Banking Sector
(University of Plymouth, 2016)Abstract The current study aims to contribute to Corporate Governance CG and Risk Management RM literature by providing empirical evidence of the relationship between the three construct: CG, RM and Bank Performance BP ...
