International Journal of Commerce and Management: Volume 4 Issue 4

EGYPTIAN STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES: A SECTOR IN TRANSITION

Samir Youssef

Despite the increasing world‐wide preference for free market economies, many developing nations (DNs) still have a significant public sector. Egypt, for one, still has about 70…

PERCEPTIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AS A FUNCTION OF EMPLOYEES' BACKGROUND ATTRIBUTES: EVIDENCE FROM JORDANIAN INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS

Minwir M. Al‐Shammari

This study explores the differences in climate perceptions according to employees' demographic (age, gender, marital status, and education) and organizational (tenure, position…

LABOR RELATIONS IN PALESTINIAN INSTITUTIONS

Mufeed M. Shami

The need for studying labor relations within Palestinian institutions stems from the special nature of the labor union movement in the occupied territories. The political aims of…

SAUDI ARABIAN AND U.S. SUPERVISORS AS PERCEIVED BY THEIR SUBORDINATES: AN INTERCULTURAL COMPARATIVE FIELD STUDY

Mohammed I. At‐Twaijri, Abdelaziz A. Al‐Dukhayyil, Ibrahim A. Al‐Muhaiza

This article reports the results of a field study that aims to investigate the differences, if any, that exist between Saudi Arabian and U.S. supervisors, as perceived by their…

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PERSONAL VALUE SYSTEMS OF JORDANIAN MANAGERS AND THEIR MANAGERIAL SUCCESS

Abdalla F. Hayajneh, Bel Gacem Raggad

The relationship between the personal value systems of managers and their managerial success was investigated for a national sample of Jordanian managers. The results of this…

QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES TRANSFER IN LEBANON: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FINANCIAL SECTOR

Abdulrazzak Charbaji, Tarek Mikdashi, Hadi Chebaro

The past two decades have seen the emergence of a growing interest in using quantitative techniques in decision making. This study investigated “extent of use” and “barriers to…