Study Of Egypt Research Articles

Corporate reputation and shareholder investment: a study of Egypt's tourism listed companies

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the impact of corporate reputation on investors and whether it influences company investment returns. While previous research has focused on specific components of reputation, neglected risks associated with the analyzed firms, and relied on accounting performance metrics, this study takes into account both return and risk factors to examine how they affect corporate reputation and investment decision-making.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 300 active investors in the Egyptian exchange stock market, and the seven-paradigm RepTrak model was used to assess reputation structures and expected return and risk. Structural equation modeling was employed to confirm the theories.FindingsThe findings highlight that investors demonstrate a primary focus on the financial performance of organizations when making stock market decisions, while also considering non-financial factors such as products, innovation, citizenship, governance, and emotional appeal. Their prioritization of investment returns and risks takes precedence over evaluating workplace practices.Originality/valueThis study's originality lies in its incorporation of return and risk measurements as crucial investment choice variables, contributing to the financial markets’ research on corporate reputation. By managing their reputation, corporations can enhance investors’ demand for their stocks and optimize their investment opportunities.

Gender Attitudes and Business Venturing: A Study of Egypt and Jordan

Gender Attitudes and Business Venturing: A Study of Egypt and Jordan

Invtestigating elemsnts affecting the purchasing decisions of low emission cars: a study of Egypt

This article provides a study about the customers’ priorities and point of views about alternative fuel vehicles. Presently green technology and specifically green transport have grown to be of great importance for car manufacturers, customers, and energy providers in most of the developed countries. However, in developing countries this idea is considered rather new and is not considered a priority for the manufacturers nor the customers. Worldwide many governments and business field stakeholders are pouring a great deal of endeavor to understand the customer’s behavior in order to enhance their green product and make it more appealing for customers. While in Egypt the low percentage of private investment in the energy sector is an obstacle for the technological aspects of energy production, distribution and consumption. The study involves nearly 1086 respondents to define the most significant customer behavior parameters related to buying alternative fuel vehicles. The questionnaire hence involves various variables such as financial considerations at the time of purchase, Long term financial concerns, gasoline and efficiency, fuel consumption, external and internal design characteristics, cargo capacity, and climate change.

Exploring the Learning Implication and Technical Complications of Online-Learning Transition Post- COVID: Case study of Egypt

Exploring the Learning Implication and Technical Complications of Online-Learning Transition Post- COVID: Case study of Egypt

A comparative study of institutional factors influencing entrepreneurial activities: a case study of Egypt and Saudi Arabia

A comparative study of institutional factors influencing entrepreneurial activities: a case study of Egypt and Saudi Arabia

Halal hospitality goes global: challenges of (not) serving alcohol in an Islamic tourist destination: a case study of Egypt

PurposeThe study investigates perceptions and debate that are linked to the relationship between religion, alcohol, tourism and hospitality within the context of an Islamic tourist destination. An analytical approach involving a review of literature, assessment of conservationists’ attitude representing Islam and Christianity, and current trends using a student sample to determine intentions is used. The study findings suggest that alcohol and religiosity are not compatible, use, abuse and dependency are more common among non-believers than believers. A tense dispute continues in the Arab World around alcohol. The study contributes to the literature by highlighting economics, social practice, theoretical and managerial implications related to alcohol service in Egypt and suggests a way forward for global Muslim staff working in the hospitality, tourism, and travel industries.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses an analytical approach involving a review of literature, assessment of conservationists’ attitude representing Islam and Christianity and current trends using a student sample to determine intentions.FindingsThe study findings suggest that alcohol and religiosity are not compatible, use, abuse and dependency are more common among non-believers than believers. A tense dispute continues in the Arab World around alcohol.Research limitations/ImplicationsThe study is assessing the relationship between religion, alcohol, hospitality and tourism within the context of Egypt, advances knowledge about halal tourism and hospitality by explicitly linking religious obligations and the implication on tourism. The findings should be used with caution considering the subjectivity of responses and the size of the sample.Practical implicationsThe service/hospitality industry managers could be Muslims or non-Muslims representing major airlines, hotels and restaurants where alcohol is served by Muslim employees. These managers should consider avoiding the sale or serving of alcohol completely, and if not, they must not force their workers to serve alcohol if they chose not to.Social implicationsFaith-based (e.g. Muslims, Seventh Day Adventists and Mormons), ideological or ethically driven alternative services should be created for the staff concerned with alcohol service/consumption. Employment is to be provided to adherents of these faiths or ideologies as an alternative resort.

The role of government expenditure on environmental improvement A case study of Egypt

The role of government expenditure on environmental improvement A case study of Egypt

Study on Fractal Characteristics of Migration-Population Flow—Evidence from Egypt

Population migration is a major event of optimizing the allocation of production factors and a key way to construct regional relations and promote spatial reconstruction. However, there are few papers published on population migration that have a direct impact on the sustainable development of deserts owing to the more sensitive and complex man–earth relationship. Therefore, it is important to study the laws and characteristics of population migration in such regions. The study of Egypt by Zipf’s law shows that the spatial distribution of migration population size conforms to the law of power function with fractal characteristics of different types. The migration population is generally in a “Pareto” state in spatial distribution. Decentralization power is the leading driving force of spatial distribution, and scale-free regional distribution shows significant spatial agglomeration and gradient. Limited by research scope and “heavy tail” factors, Zipf’s law is not completely applicable. The spatial pattern and flow field characteristics of the migration population are analyzed in this paper by the conversion from “structural fractal” to “spatial fractal” based on scale-free geographic projection, providing the reference for the formulation of population governance policies and spatial planning strategies in Egypt and more desert countries.

Dimensions and Proportions in Egypt’s Byzantine Religious Architecture

In the study of Egypt’s Byzantine religious architecture, modern scholarship has been focusing essentially on establishing the typology of plans and their relative chronology. Church building activity has also been studied by using the written sources complimented by the archaeological evidence. This abundant Christian archaeological material shows an amazing variety and complexity in church designs. There is a need of a rationalized analysis of the proportion ratios of the church buildings, and a necessity to focus on the dominant factors dictating its size, the type of its structure, and the quantities of materials used in its construction. The study of geometric shapes and the evolution of their sacred perceptions is yet another interesting facet of this type of architecture. The purpose of this paper is to explore new approaches in studying the proportion ratios and its correlation with the measuring units used in Byzantine church architecture and the existence of any symbolic concepts. http://dx.doi.org/10.5913/jcscs.2020.86435971

A Structured Approach for Questionnaire Survey of Construction Delay

Construction delay is a common problem costing the industry billions of dollars every year. The first step to reduce this unnecessary loss is to identify the major delay factors. More than 200 studies on major construction delays have been reported using self-administered questionnaire surveys of views of project participants. The present approach adopted is reviewed by a case study of Egypt. Thirty-two delay factors were identified as major construction delay factors. A thorough review of these eight studies revealed many shortcomings in the present approach. A structured approach is proposed for questionnaire survey to study major construction delay factors.

Critical evaluation of Pakistan’s counter-narrative efforts

ABSTRACTCounter-narrative is considered an integral component of soft counter-terrorism approaches. This paper examines the case study of Egypt and Pakistan, while keeping the former as a reference point to critically evaluate the counter-narrative campaign of the latter in light of Aristotle’s classic work ‘Rhetoric’. Credibility and character of messenger, according to Aristotle, is the most potent weapon in one’s rhetorical arsenal. The paper argues that the public narrative produced and disseminated by the state of Pakistan contains all necessary elements of effective persuasion sans credible messengers, who should ideally come from the peer group of target audience. Besides highlighting the need for a credible messenger, we propose some policy interventions aimed at projecting the state as a responsible and motherly entity. The paper concludes that the state narrative can successfully recapture its political and moral legitimacy through portraying her role not only as the custodian of Islam and defender of Pakistani Muslims but also the provider of equal economic opportunities, good governance and swift justice.

Revisiting leadership in information and communication technology (ICT)-enabled activism: A study of Egypt’s grassroots human rights groups

Scholars argue that contemporary movements in the age of social media are leaderless and self-organised. However, the concept of connective leadership has been put forward to highlight the need for movements to have figures who connect entities together. This study conducts a qualitative research of 30 interviews of human rights groups in the 2011 Egyptian revolution to address the question of how leadership is performed in information and communication technology–enabled activism. The article reconceptualises connective leadership as decentred, emergent and collectively performed, and provides a broader and richer account of leaders’ roles, characteristics and challenges.

Freedom of expression in the digital age: enhanced or undermined? The case of Egypt

ABSTRACTThis research is intended to assess the extent to which freedom of expression is enhanced or undermined in the digital age. The purpose of this investigation is to explore the case study of Egypt. By employing qualitative modes of enquiry, the research argues that the internet could buttress freedom of expression as a ubiquitous, open, global network. However, these potentials are hindered by the violations of the right to freedom of expression carried out by the Egyptian government. To this aim, the study is built on a conceptual framework that hinges on three modalities adopted from Lawrence Lessig's (2006) framework: 1) the law – the internet legislation that regulates online freedoms; 2) the architecture – the design of the internet which is founded on hardware and software, and 3) the social norms – the norms that are imposed by the community and influenced by the law. To investigate these three modalities, three pertinent indicators need to be incorporated: 1) the international human rights standards that enshrine freedom of expression, against which the local legal landscape is assessed; 2) the internet filtering, censorship and surveillance used to analyse the internet architecture, and 3) the encroachments on human rights which would be necessary in order to examine if the social norms were altered by such violations.

Prevalence of Depression among Older Arab Individuals in the Middle East: A Study of Egypt and Jordan

Prevalence of Depression among Older Arab Individuals in the Middle East: A Study of Egypt and Jordan

The influence of online menus on selecting a resort hotel: a case study of Egypt

In resort hotels (RHs), customers are effectively a captive audience and may not leave the RH during their stay; thus, online menus are crucial, especially for guests with special dietary requirements. This study aims to measure the influence of online menus on customers’ decision-making relating to RHs’ selection in Sharm El Sheikh city in Egypt. Data collection involved semi-structured interviews and a self-administered questionnaire. This study concludes that an online menu plays a magic role in attracting most customers to choose a particular resort hotel and may encourage customers to switch from one resort to another.

Integration of Financial Markets: A Study of Egypt and Palestine Stock Markets

The objective of this study is to determine the existence of equilibrium and dynamic relations between Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) and Palestine Stock Exchange (PEX). Utilising the framework of international trade theories, this paper employs the Engle-Granger Co-integration (1987) procedure as an estimation model on monthly time series data from February 1998 to April 2012. Results indicate that there is a significant equilibrium nexus between EGX and PEX but no empirical evidence was found on the existence of dynamic relations between them via Granger Causality tests. However, analysis of dynamic interactions of the post-sample period by means of Impulse-Response Functions and Variance Decomposition indicate sensitivity in EGX towards changes in PEX.

The Impact of Social Networks and Mobile Technologies on the Revolutions in the Arab World—A Study of Egypt and Tunisia

Revolts in Tunisia and Egypt have led many observers to speak of the “first digital revolution” in the Arab world. Social media sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, are now recognised as the important tools that facilitated the “Jasmine Revolution”. In fact, the willingness of the Mubarak government to block all internet connection in Egypt has demonstrated the concern over the power of new technologies in facilitating political change. The tenacity of the social movements that are still on-going in the Arab world continues to demonstrate the important role that networked technologies—such as the internet, satellite channels and social networking sites—play in revolutions. The revolutions demonstrate an effective use of social media and other network technologies as an organisational tool, and as a means of asserting pressure on current rulers and future governments. Accordingly, this article seeks to expose freedom of expression as a fundamental democratic principle and the internet network as a vehicle driving the demonstrations in the Arab countries of Tunisia and Egypt.

E - Shopping in Developing Countries : A Comparative Study of Egypt and Saudi Arabia

This study aims to determine the extent to which Egyptian and Saudi consumers comprehend the concept of e-shopping, and how often e-shopping is used in those nations. In addition, the study will explore benefits of, and difficulties to, participating in the e-shopping process. The study uses the descriptive method. The essential data has been collected using questionnaires filled out by a sample of final consumers in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The sample size is 600 (300 from each country) and the response rate is 75%. The most important finding is that some Egyptian and Saudi consumers understand the concept of e-shopping, while others are confused between e-shopping and other electronic concepts. Compared to other usages of the internet and varieties of shopping, e-shopping is used very rarely by both Egyptian and Saudi consumers. There are a number of benefits, and some difficulties, that factor into Egyptian and Saudi consumers’ use of e-shopping. To address these, the study provides a list of recommendations. Keywords: E-shopping, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Internet, benefits, difficulties, concepts.

Boomers in the ’BurbsElderburbia: Aging with a Sense of Place in America. By Philip B. Stafford. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2009.

here, however, is a discussion of the applicability to these exchanges of world-systems theory, a particularly vibrant field of debate in the past decade. Also missing is a thorough discussion of what is meant by “civilization.” This term had been abandoned by archaeologists of the processual school because of its origins in Western self-glorification and the corresponding denigration of nonWestern societies as barbarous or savage. Civilization is back, but without its cousins, and often, as it is here, without being defined explicitly. For the Bronze Age, Wengrow’s understanding of civilization appears to revolve around durable aspects of elite iconography and cosmology. In an interesting but somewhat tangential second part of the book, Wengrow investigates a great paradox in the study of Egypt and the ancient Near East. These places are simultaneously viewed as the birthplaces of civilization, the condition that Western scholars use to describe their own societies, and also its antithesis. Wengrow sees this paradox as “a distinct product of modern Europe’s attempt to grapple with its own, more recent history of sacral kings and dynastic power” (p. 154). What Makes Civilization? is well written for a student or educated-layperson audience. It omits an in-text citation apparatus in favor of bibliographic essays at the end of the book. Wengrow’s initial impetus toward the subject, inspired by Huntington, is a good one: when the past is being employed to understand the present or predict the future of human societies, archaeologists must be part of the discussion. The success of Jared Diamond at introducing archaeology into contemporary debates should be emulated, ideally by practicing archaeologists with a solid grasp of the underlying data. Wengrow’s inspiration appears not to be Diamond but rather an earlier synthesizer and popularizer, V. Gordon Childe, who also emphasized interconnections between civilizations. Similarities extend beyond the subject matter: the page formatting, font, and size of the book itself recall the first editions of Childe’s great best sellers Man Makes Himself (1936) and What Happened in History (1942). Childe’s writing brought archaeology to a broad audience, and more contemporary archaeologists should follow him and Wengrow in communicating the relevance of our work to the public.

The Liberal Tendency of Political Islam: A Case Study of Egypt and Algeria

The Liberal Tendency of Political Islam: A Case Study of Egypt and Algeria