Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractChanging Public Policy Due to Saudi City of Jeddah Flood DisasterNaill M. Momani, Ayman S. FadilProblem statement: This study discussed the last flood disaster which occurred in Jeddah City-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 25th of November 2009 which caused more than 121 fatalities and billions of dollars in losses in addition to around 20,000 sheltered families which cause a shift in public policy to deal with natural disasters in Saudi Arabia. Approach: We followed the … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 9,021 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPerception Mapping of Travelers: Case of Six Indian Domestic AirlinesShobhit Agarwal, A. K. DeyProblem statement: A comparison of customer satisfaction based on service quality as perceived by air travelers was done among six domestic airlines. Literature review suggested that flying experience has three stages: Pre-flight, in-flight and post-flight and a set of six variables can be used to measure satisfaction. These variables are: Ease of bookings through the website/call center; Hassle free check … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,449 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTemperature Trends and Distribution in the Arabian PeninsulaMohammad N. ElNesr, Majed M. Abu-Zreig, Abdurrahman A. AlazbaProblem statement: Temperature trend’s investigation is important for proper water resources management and urban planning. This study aims to investigate trends and distribution of temperature in the past thirty years for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), which represents about 86% of the Arabian Peninsula’s area. Approach: The trend in the temperature time series, including the recorded maximum, average and … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Apr 2010 · 9,377 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Causal Relationship between Financial Market Development and Economic GrowthAthanasios Vazakidis, Antonios AdamopoulosProblem statement: This study investigated the causal relationship between financial market development and economic growth for United Kingdom for the period 1965-2007 using a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). Questions were raised whether financial market development causes economic growth or reversely taking into account the negative effect of interest rate. The objective of this study was to examine the causal … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2010 · 7,684 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractService Quality Perceptions between Cooperative and Islamic Banks of BritainDaing Maruak Sadek, Noor Saliza Zainal, Muhammad Saiful Islami Mohd Taher et al.Problem statement: The objectives of this study were to determine mean comparison all 6 dimensions between Cooperative Bank (CB) and Islamic Bank of Britain (IBB) in Leicestershire, United Kingdom, to compare the ranking for CB and IBB based on the customers preference and lastly to identify the similarities between CB and IBB based on customer preference. Approach: A sample of … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 9,539 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSupervision Practices for Foreign Graduate Research StudentsNorhasni Zainal Abiddin, Mel WestPast research had shown that only highly unusual graduate research students had successfully completed their research degree programmes while the relationship with their supervisors was poor. There were many factors that had contributed to poor achievement of foreign students and one of the most important critical factors found which contributed to this problem was the weaknesses in supervision they received. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2007 · 7,716 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffective Meeting in Graduate Research Student SupervisionNorhasni Zainal Abiddin, Mel WestMeeting with supervisor is part of the practices for any graduate research students. However, was the meeting effectively conducted? Did the meeting really helped the student to progress in their research and did the supervisor given proper guidance and advices to the student during the meeting? This article focuses on the practices on supervision especially the effective methods of conducting … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2007 · 8,560 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractResponsibilities of Graduate Student: The Review of Research Student PoliciesNorhasni Zainal Abiddin, Mel WestThe researcher’s previous study had found that most research students did not fully used their graduate research student policy as point of reference. Objective was to review the contents of the research student policy and the benefits of having systematic policies for the supervision of research students. Total of 40 graduate research student policies had been studied from 40 well … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2007 · 8,044 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractYoung Generation Attitudes and Awareness Towards the Implementation of Smart Card in Bahrain: An Exploratory StudyAdel I. Al-Alawi, Mohammed A. Al-AmerSmartCards are one of the latest additions to the continuing list of advancements and innovations in the world of information and communication technology. A SmartCard resembles in size and shape to a normal credit card or bank ATM card, with a microprocessor chip implanted into the plastic card. These cards are used not just as identity cards, like the earliest … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 2, Issue 5 · 31 May 2006 · 7,756 accessesView PDFCite