Lean readiness level within Kuwaiti manufacturing industries

M AL‐Najem, H Dhakal, A Labib… - International Journal of …, 2013 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to develop a measurement framework to evaluate the
lean readiness level (LRL) and lean systems (LS) within Kuwaiti small and medium‐sized …

Organizational culture and knowledge sharing: critical success factors

AI Al‐Alawi, NY Al‐Marzooqi… - Journal of knowledge …, 2007 - emerald.com
Background Knowledge can be defined as a combination of experience, values, contextual
information and expert insight that help evaluate and incorporate new experience and …

Organizational justice, commitment and performance in developing countries: The case of the UAE

A Suliman, M Al Kathairi - Employee Relations, 2012 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential links between organizational
justice, organizational commitment (employees' loyalty) and job performance in a …

Organizational commitment as a mediator of the relationship between Islamic work ethic and attitudes toward organizational change

DA Yousef - Human relations, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigates the role of organizational commitment as a mediator between the
Islamic work ethic (IWE) and attitudes toward organizational change. The study uses a …

How Islamic business ethics impact women entrepreneurs: Insights from four Arab Middle Eastern countries

HA Tlaiss - Journal of business ethics, 2015 - Springer
This study explores how Islamic business ethics and values impact the way in which Muslim
women entrepreneurs conduct their business in the Arab world. Guided by institutional …

Organizational commitment and job satisfaction as predictors of attitudes toward organizational change in a non‐western setting

DA Yousef - Personnel review, 2000 - emerald.com
This study investigates the role of various dimensions of organizational commitment and job
satisfaction in predicting various attitudes toward organizational change in a non‐western …

The role of change content, context, process, and leadership in understanding employees' commitment to change: The case of public organizations in Kurdistan …

AB Ahmad, Z Cheng - Public Personnel Management, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
In times of financial austerity, public organizations are forced, either by internally motivated
goals or externally mandated policies, to implement reforms and changes to cut back on …

Organizational change strategies in the Arab region: A review of critical factors

CJ Rees, R Althakhri - Journal of Business Economics and …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
This conceptual paper explores the subject of organizational change in the Arab region with
particular reference to cultural influences on organizational change initiatives in this region …

Marketing of halal meat in the United Kingdom: Supermarkets versus local shops

A Ahmed - British Food Journal, 2008 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore a number of marketing issues, such as
consumer buyer behaviour and distribution channels, in relation to buying halal meat (HM) …

Introduction: human resource management in the Middle East

P Budhwar, K Mellahi - The International Journal of Human …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
sustained economic growth. Apart from this, there is also a strong trend emerging in many
countries of the region to emphasize the development of 'locals' and reduce the number of …