Structural Transformation and Impact of Oil Price Change in Saudi Arabia Economy: Input-Output Structural Decomposition Analysis
Dec 01, 2020
Tahira Yasmin
Ghaleb El Refae
Shorouq F. Eletter
Structural change and economic growth processes have various impacts on both the micro and macroeconomic levels. The current study aims to shed light on various aspects of sectoral changes in the Saudi Arabian economy due to oil price shocks, which have profound effects on economic growth in various sectors. This paper re-attempts to explore the various sectoral changes by using an input–output structural decomposition analysis for 2010 to 2015. The main focus is on changes in the economic stru...
Potential impacts of blockchain technology on business practices of bricks and mortar (B&M) grocery stores
Published in: Business Process Management Journal
Dec 01, 2020
Purpose This paper investigates the impact of blockchain technology on the Bricks and Mortar (B&M) grocery sector from a technological and functional perspective. Design/methodology/approach The research adopted an exploratory research design and the data comprises 17 semi-structured interviews with personnel at the top grocery retail chains in the United States, for example, Wal-Mart, Tesco, Stop and Shop and Meijer. Additionally, two major US-based blockchain service providers are includ...
AI, Big Data, and Value Co-Creation: A Conceptual Model
Published in: https://www.springer.com/series/7092.
Oct 31, 2020
Kholoud AlQeisi
Shorouq F. Eletter
The development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data technologies in the ecosystem has reshaped the concept of value co-creation. Still, there is a need to renovate this concept from a digital perspective. This study conceptualizes the dynamic relationships between AI, big data, and value co-creation. The conceptual framework in this study adopts the S-D logic to connect the two players (customer as creator and firm as a user) of big data. This framework elucidates that big data is a c...
DOES PROFIT SHARING ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY: EVIDENCE FROM THE RETAIL FOOD INDUSTRY IN CANADA
Published in: Int. J. Business Excellence
Oct 02, 2020
Mahmoud Askari
Ghaleb El Refae
In this paper, we provide further support for using profit sharing to enhance productivity and profitability from the retail food industry in Canada. The overall Gross Profit Percentage (GP%) of a retail store was used as a measure of productivity and profitability for the store. In addition, and as another measure of productivity, the study compared the performance of one of the most sensitive departments in a food retail store, and that is the GP% of the Produce department. Results show th...
Managing asymmetric information effects in decision making: Task complexity-based model
Published in: International Journal of Quality Engineering and Technology
Oct 01, 2020
Belkacem Athamena
Zina houhamdi
Ghaleb El Refae
This paper proposes a formal model to manage the impact of asymmetric information in decision-making by using principal-agent problems in which an agent (who has incomplete information) must decide to perform or not perform a task on behalf of the principal. After performing a complex (simple) task, the agent underrates (overrates) his competence. As a consequence of underestimation, a competent agent may decide to stop performing the task henceforth. The agent infers his competence from his pr...