Current Issue : July - September Volume : 2021 Issue Number : 3 Articles : 5 Articles
Variation orders have been identified globally as important reasons for the poor performance of construction projects in most countries, which has affected their national economic growth. Several variation orders have been identified in the Jordanian construction industry; however, there is a paucity of information on the approaches to minimize their occurrence. Therefore, administrative practices to reduce the negative impact of variation orders in the construction sector in Jordan are highly required....
The foreign trade market is one of the most effective engines of economic growth in Egypt. Given its importance to the Egyptian economy, the factors influencing export flows between Egypt to its main trading partners need to be studied. The gravity model and panel data method is an essential and common approach for analyzing bilateral trade flows. It has proved to be a valuable method for analyzing a country’s trade potential and bilateral trade. This study applied the gravity model with geographical and financial variables....
China is the world’s largest manufacturer and exporter of juvenile products, while the standardization system for juvenile products still needs to be perfected and still has a certain gap with foreign advanced systems. To promote the standardization of juvenile products in China and solve the limitations of the existing standards system, the “Standardization Working Group on Juvenile Products” was established in May 2020 with the approval of the Standardization Administration of China....
Previous literature has shown positive contributions of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the host countries’ economic development. FDI helps to transfer technological know-how and high-quality management to host countries. As a result, benefits from inward FDI include job creation, increased productivity, and higher gross domestic product (GDP). Many researchers have explored the impacts of FDI in different economic sectors such as retailing, manufacturing, banking, and general service....
From an international business risk management perspective, the widespread and catastrophic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of Zara (Parent company Indetex) are studied and analyzed to contribute to ongoing research on the conventional brick-and-mortar retail business. Brick-and-mortar retail has headed into decline over the last several years, and e-retailing has grown exponentially during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this study is to understand and highlight the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis on the performance of Zara in Saudi Arabia....
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