Impact of religious tourism on the economic development, energy consumption and environmental degradation: evidence from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Published in: Tourism Review
Mar 01, 2023
Mosab Tabash
Ghaleb El Refae
Belkacem Athamena
Purpose: Saudi Arabia is the main destination of religious tourism, as it has many spiritual places. With the passage of years, the figures for pilgrim visits are increasing, which is contributing to the economic growth of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). However, pilgrims’ visits can create strong opportunity costs in the form of environmental degradation. Owing to these notions, this study aims to discover the impact of religious tourism on the quality of the natural environment of Saudi Ar...
Funding Higher Education as a Strategic Good of a Nation
Published in: Int. J. of Economics and Business Research
Jan 01, 2023
Mahmoud Askari
Ghaleb El Refae
In this paper, we propose that higher education should be seen as a strategic good of nations. We argue that Higher education is neither a private, nor a public good, and that its facilitation by governments, and its attainment of citizens is critically required for the wellbeing of a nation. As well, we use the partnership funding model of higher education as a framework to facilitate the strategic investment in higher education by economically capable governments. We used enrollment and fu...
Retention contracts with asymmetric information: optimistic approach vs pessimistic approach
Published in: Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting
Jan 01, 2023
Belkacem Athamena
Zina houhamdi
Ghaleb El Refae
Purpose: This paper aims to focus on the utilization of retention contracts to screen and discipline managers in a context in which the council, board of directors, possesses incomplete information about the consequences of managers’ decisions. The analysis enlightens us on empire building, on the slight connection between achievement and firing, and describes concerns about the belief that low achievements result from bad managers. Design/methodology/approach: This paper analyzes a basic model...
Does corporate governance constrain earnings management in an unstable economic and political environment?
Published in: Asian Economic and Financial Review
Dec 15, 2022
Numeric Big Data Analytics for Successful Decision Making: A Case Study from the Retail Industry in Canada
Published in: 2022 International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT). IEEE.
Nov 22, 2022
This paper proposes that the successful analysis of big data in the retail industry is the key to successful business practice, and is an essential ingredient for successful decision making in many industries. In this paper, we present a case analysis of the use of numeric big data analytics to discover the decline in profits while sales figures are rising during promotion weeks at a Toronto-based retail chain store. We also discuss why big data analytics should be seen as a key practice in the...
Women Leadership Effectiveness: Competitive Factors and Subjective and Objective Qualities
Published in: Cogent Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2022
The purpose of this study is to identify the competitive factors that contribute to leadership effectiveness for women. I posed two research questions: How do women lead? And what are their competitive factors and leadership qualities? I used an instrumental cases approach to investigate the top 10 women CEOs leading Fortune 500 companies in 2021 and better understand how competitive factors and subjective and objective leadership qualities may drive women leadership effectiveness. Using an exp...