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Unlocking opportunities : how women navigate informal networks in Saudi Arabia's evolving workplace

Ali, Sa'ad; AlQahtani, Munirah; Mrabet, Mansour - In: Thunderbird international business review 67 (2025) 2, pp. 169-180

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Emic and etic perspectives on HR practice for managing human resource issues affected by the prevalence of informal networks in Arab countries

Ali, Sa’ad; Weir, David; AlQahtani, Munirah Sarhan; … - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 14 (2024) 10, pp. 1-13

Whilst research on Wasta has been improving in quantity and quality, there is still much more to know about the interactions between the different parties in Wasta transactions, the role of power in this process and how it impacts HR functions. As such, this research aims to address this gap by...

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Navigating wasta in business practices in Lebanon

Helal, Rima Y.; Ali, Sa'ad; Strecker, Sophie; Weir, David - In: Thunderbird international business review 65 (2023) 6, pp. 639-648

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Questioning the appropriateness of examining guanxi in a wasta environment : why context should be front and center in informal network research : a commentary on "De-linking from Western Epistemologies: Using guanxi-type relationships to attract and retain hotel guests in the Middle East"

Horak, Sven; Abosag, Ibrahim; Hutchings, Kate; … - In: Management and organization review : MOR ; the official … 19 (2023) 5, pp. 1040-1045

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Listening to unheard voices : exploring salespeople's perspectives on the value of corporate heritage

Al-Amad, Amjad H.; Ali, Sa'ad; Al-Haddad, Hadeel B. - In: Qualitative market research : an international journal 27 (2024) 1, pp. 83-107

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The effect of job rotation on employee performance: the mediating role of HR strategy and training in the petrochemical industry

Alizadeh Majd, Amirreza; Bell, Robin; Ali, Sa’ad; … - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 56 (2024) 2, pp. 93-105

Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of job rotation on employee performance and explores the mediating role of human resources (HR) strategy and training effectiveness on this relationship, within the petrochemical industry, which represents a highly specialist and hazardous...

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A rejoinder to: "Questioning the appropriateness of examining guanxi in a wasta environment: Why context should be front and center in informal network research : a commentary on "De-linking from Western epistemologies: Using guanxi-type relationships to attract and retain hotel guests in the Middle East"

Shaalan, Ahmed; Eid, Riyad; Tourky, Marwa E. - In: Management and organization review : MOR ; the official … 19 (2023) 5, pp. 1046-1048

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Listening to unheard voices: exploring salespeople’s perspectives on the value of corporate heritage

Al-Amad, Amjad H.; Ali, Sa’ad; Al-Haddad, Hadeel B. - In: Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal 27 (2023) 1, pp. 83-107

Purpose This study aims to examine salespeople’s perspectives on the value of corporate heritage to relationship selling and the issue of trust in personal selling situations in the context of emerging markets. Design/methodology/approach An interpretive approach was adopted, and 16...

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Wasta as an example of informal social networks in emerging markets : research status and suggestions for future directions

Weir, David; Ali, Sa'ad - In: Informal networks in international business, (pp. 231-240). 2022

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Chapter 14 Wasta as an Example of Informal Social Networks in Emerging Markets: Research Status and Suggestions for Future Directions

Weir, David; Ali, Sa'ad - In: Informal networks in international business, (pp. 231-240). 2022

Research on informal social networks is gaining momentum. However, there is still much we do not know about these networks and how they impact business practices in the countries in which they operate. This chapter presents the authors' perspectives on the current state of wasta (as a case study...

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