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Supply Chain and Logistics Industry in UAE Economy
Article Summary
The greatest contribution of any organization is the supply chain and logistics which increases the pace of globalization. (Business Intelligence, 2012) The freedom score of the United Arab Emirates’ is 71.4% making it the 28th freest in the 2014 index. It is for this reason the UAE is ranked second in the Middle East. With an objective of further growth, the UAE recently organized a Global Logistics and Supply Chain Summit in Dubai. The main aim of the meeting was to address the challenges which are faced by ...

Introduction

Disputes in the construction industry or in the process of honoring roles in a construction contract are not uncommon in many countries, a good of example which would be the United Arab Emirates (UAE) wherein the construction industry has been in a stage of boom for the past several years . Some of the world’s Mega structures and other fascinating architectural works are located in this Middle Eastern country. It is one of the largest exporters of oil and petroleum products and this country’s largest city, Dubai, is home to a range of spectacular and grand architectural works. It is home to ...

According to the Council on Tall Building and Urban Habitat, The Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest building based on height to top, height to highest occupied floor, and height to architectural top. The building is a multi-use Burj Dubai development tower with an approximate total area of 460,000 meters squared. It includes parking facilities, shopping malls, entertainment centers, offices, hotel, and residential (AL-KODMANY 2013, p. 12). The decision to construct this building was initiated by government’s idea to diversify from an oil-based economy to one that is tourism and service oriented. It is 828 meters tall ...

Introduction

Economic consequences are extremely essential for the sake of an economy, as it is the only thing through which the power of economics of a country will get appreciation and upper hand in the market (Angermuller, Maingueneau & Wodak, 2014). Escalating stock market recognition, increasing economic power, Gross Domestic Product and Per Capita Income are some of the important aspects that found interactive and effective in the entire field of economics and management (Angermuller, Maingueneau & Wodak, 2014).
In terms of significance, the subject of economics has its diversification in different themes that will be considered accordingly in the picture. The ...

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Flydubai had its start as a low cost airliner and was set up by the government of Dubai in 2008. Operating from the terminal two of Dubai International Airport, Flydubai expanded its operations rapidly around Dubai and currently serves Middle East, Gulf countries, Indian subcontinent, North Africa, Asia, Central Europe, and Eastern Europe. Flydubai serves 74 destinations in 35 countries as of 2014. That is a remarkable growth for any airline coming in a short period of 5 years.
Flydubai is a profitable, unlike many other low cost carriers, and its operating profit for 2013 was nearly 61 million ...

Strategic Management II

Business world is very challenging and trick. Thus, it becomes indispensable for companies to comprehend the corresponding business environment, its strong and weak aspects conjoined with opportunities and threats in the setting. If the leaders of an organization are well-versed with it, there is not any question left behind regarding the prosperity and success of the company. This analysis and evaluation of the business environment is termed as ‘Strategic Management’. The complete procedure of strategic management consists of formulation and implementation of effectual strategies in response to the ongoing business transformations, assessment of power and flaws of the organization and ...

- In the changing and increased competition that defines the current business world, entrepreneurs and executives alike need to carefully analyze what strategy that best suit their business profile: structuralist or reconstructionist. Basically, this is the main idea of the article “How Strategy Shapes Structure”, written by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne.
The article starts by defining and explaining each strategy. It shows that the structuralist strategy is the classic approach to business, employed by most companies that intend to either differentiate or set low prices. The companies that apply this strategy adapt their strategy to the ...

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Introduction

Non-Disruptive Road Crossings are manuals which outline unifying and standardizing measures of Road Engineering Practices. The significant objective of the project is to enhance the management, planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of all roads and related infrastructures to ensure a safe and uniform operational and structural capacity throughout the road network in Dubai. The complexity in road construction and to some point other engineering projects leaves very little to be argued about on their significance with respect to the influence they have on the environment. It is a fact that projects like roads, bridges, and dams ...

ANALYSIS OF ISLAMIC BOND (SUKUK) MARKET OF DUBAI AND MALAYSIA

Analysis of Islamic Bond (Sukuk) Market of Dubai and Malaysia
Introduction
As the business has expanded all across the world due to rise of internalisation or globalisation, it has become necessary that both the sources of equity and debt capital must be obtained for financing operational activities. In this regard, experts in financial management designed different modes of finance in which issuance of bonds, in case of debt management, forms an integral position. However, these conventional form of bond issuance require trading based on interest rates and are not backed by any security.
Therefore, based on Islamic principles, a ...

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Sheikh Mohammed has been able to radically develop Dubai from a coastal town known for only pearl business into an economy dependent on real estate, tourism, oil, and free trade zones. The opportunity to leverage it has been through global a recession which calls for diversification of source of incomes. Intellectual property is also crucial in implementing diversification strategies in Dubai since it is in an Islamic region where laws can negatively affect investors. Hence, intellectual property can guarantee and safe guard investors assets. The steps that I can use to design the innovation process are: problem identification, research ...

Introduction

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid has been praised for his flawless and effective leadership techniques. As a leader in the country that is suffering from economic as well as environmental struggles, he managed to build a modern city that has impeccable infrastructure (Langton, 2016). Not only millions of tourists are now flooding the City of Dubai, but its own population has expanded significantly as well. While Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid is proud of his achievements, he remains modest about his leadership style. Therefore, the current paper will discuss the leadership style of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid based on the article ...

The port actors, terminal operators, public port authorities, carriers and other service providers in supply chain want to achieve strategic goals such as dominance, integration and insertion. These goals are interrelated and mutually strengthening. Port actors insert themselves in supply chains since this provides them with critical resources such as knowledge, technology, capital, markets and expertise. Another goal is the integration of activities in the port so as to lower transaction costs and provide services efficiently and effectively. Dominance is also another strategic goal applied by port actors. They seek to achieve scarce competency, exploit economies of scale or ...

While sustainable development means meeting the needs of the present and future generations, and a focus on prevention of environmental degradation, several factors influence the attainment of these goals, specifically culture and organizations. Sustainable development as a concept first appeared in the Brundtland Report of the World Commission on Economic Development (Buchanan 29). The Brundtland Commission was established in 1985 to address environmental problems due to economic development. Atmospheric pollution, climate change and global warming, accumulated wetlands, decreased freshwater quality, topsoil degradation, endangered species of animals and fishes, and forest degradation were environmental concerns discussed in the Brundtland Commission ( ...

Many business topics cover the subjects of knowledge sharing, leadership management and organizational effectiveness, which would impact the entrepreneurial industry. Research covering this subject is looking to identify the most effective methods of managing businesses and organizations, and finding the correlation between solid organizational behaviors, good leadership and success in business. The initial problem that was discussed in this article is the lack of research produced on leadership, knowledge management and organizational skills in the United Arab Emirates. Prior to this article, “there has been no previous direct empirical evidence” in Dubai and the researchers wanted “to fill this ...

The making of Dubai is the vision of one man: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Everybody knows the classic Arabian Nights but that is just a fairytale. Not “Dubai, Inc”. Incredible but true, its arid desert is transformed into a center for multinational companies and holds world records such as the most expensive hotel in the world. The coastline was literally made and artificial islands were created by dredging companies.

The vision for Dubai might be seen as derived from necessity. In the 1940s the leading industry, the pearling industry, was in decline. It therefore had to focus on commerce. ...

Introduction

International business environment imposes more challenges on contemporary corporations, driven by the complexity of global business, supply chain and the variety of external pressures, which shape and determine the direction in which the organizations develop. The case dwells upon the development and current strategic issues, which are set in front of the Chabros International Group management, looking at the future development of the organization on the edge of global financial crisis and drastically droppings sales. The company´s owner and the president, Antoine Chami, is to take a strategic decision whether to close part of the Serbian sawmill, re-boost the ...

Reason/Rationale: Determination of differences and implemented benchmarks between UAE and UK law enforcement system.

Abstract 3
1) Introduction 4
2) Background 4
3) Key Points 5
4) Issues and Problems 6
5) Discussion 6
6) UAE Law Enforcement 7
11) Conclusion for UAE 10
12) UK Law Enforcement 11
17) Conclusion for UK Law Enforcement 14
18) Way forward 15
19) Conclusion 15

References 16

Appendices 18
Abstract
Law enforcement systems were created to put forward the initiatives of the criminal justice system particularly in ensuring that the full force of the law is in full swing. However, given the size of ...

What Conditions Supply Chain Strategies of Ports?

Concept
Jacobs and Hall (2007) argue that the strategic supply chain preferences of a port authority become accustomed to the territorial, institutional structure wherein the main actors in a port operate. According to Jacobs & Hall (2007), port actors endeavor to insert themselves into supply chains because they get a chance to attain several resources including technology, knowledge and skills. The two authors, also, argue that such actors can incorporate activities in the supply chains, so as to, lessen general transaction costs and offer more competent services. In addition, Jacobs & Hall (2007) explain that these actors obtain dominance, which is the capability ...

ISLAMIC FINANCE

Introduction
“During the past decade, the Islamic finance industry has witnessed significant developments, particularly in the field of Sukuk (Islamic bonds)” (Chermi, 2015, p. 1). Sukuk signifies one of the best fruitful merchandises in Islamic finance. They have enticed the notice of numerous backers and turn out to be progressively well-liked in many marketplaces international. They have gotten fame as monetary tools supplying both government support through the issuance of sovereign sukuk and private sector backing through commercial sukuk.

According to Brian (Kettell, n.d.), a sukuk has financial features related to those of a conventional bond, nonetheless is arranged ...

1. Was Dubai Duty Free able to coup with financial difficulties that hit Dubai with the rest of the World in 2008? Explain your answer with degree of detail.
Dubai duty free ensured that even during the period of recession, their ongoing strategies in order to promote their business continue effectively. It was ensured that all the times that the customers are provided with quality products, are offered wide range, offered efficient customer service and maintained superb shopper friendly environment. DDF was led by highly experienced professionals and it was this experience that helped in maintaining excellent talent ...

Introduction

According to O’Connell (2011), Emirates Airline has had a wide market share when it comes to Middle East air travel and especially amongst the Arabian Gulf Carriers. However, the question is, where will Emirates Airline be in the next five years? Emirates Airline is a Dubai airline situated in the United Arab Emirates. On October 25th, 1985 Emirates Airline was established by the Dubai government with only two aircraft. By then, what mattered to them was quality and not quantity. To date, Emirates Airline has had a beautiful and fruitful trend regarding growth and development; this had been ...

What is the Study About?

Most people view police patrol as a main backbone of police work. The study sought to investigate several hypotheses. This included crime being not affected by the type of patrol. Additionally, it sought to find out that citizen perception would not vary based on the type of patrol. Further, it would test the hypothesis that citizen fear and behavior would not vary based on the type of patrol and traffic accidents would increase. This experiment was no surprise as the Kansas police department had become a leader in experimenting new and sophisticated technologies (Kelling, 1974).
In an attempt to propose ...

QUESTION ONE:

Dubai is a city where both marketing and launch of both products and services takes place especially the fashion industry. It is an international centre for the lucrative trade of the goods and services where it mainly deals with the shipping and the logistics of the goods. This has led to the upcoming of the counterfeit products which may are made to resemble the original products illegally. The city of Dubai therefore also deals with re-export of counterfeit products to other countries. This practice is not healthy because counterfeit products will affect the price of the original products which are ...

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1. Executive Summary.. 4
1. Introduction.. 4
2. Porters five forces (Task 1). 5
2.1. Threat of Entry 5
2.2 Power of Suppliers. 6
2.3 Threat of Substitutes.. 6
2.4 Competitive Rivalry. 6
2.5 Power of Buyers. 6
3 PEST Analysis 7
3.1 Political Aspect 7
3.2 Economic View.. 7
3.3 Sociological View.. 8
3.4 Technological View 8
4. SWOT Analysis.. 8
4.1 Strength 9
4.2 Weakness 9
4.3 Opportunity.. 10
4.4 Threat 10
5. Marketing and Positioning strategies (Task 2) ...

There is a keen interest in the influence of the Internet in the recent years in the Arab World. A particular interest is the impact of Social Media and communication technologies in the Arab World leading to the conflict that began in 2011. However, this paper will focus not on political uses of the Internet, but on the potential economic growth, and how the Internet affects the culture and changes habits of communication, shopping and ways of doing businesses.

The Internet in the Arab World

The whole world has been transformed over the past 15 years by the technology-led transformation. The Internet affected communication and ...

The Islamist militant group AQAP, better known in full as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, came into formation on January 2009. This group was formed through a unification of Yemeni and Saudi branches of the larger al-Qaeda. Analysts have consistently rated the Yemen group as the most lethal among the al-Qaeda authorization, which primarily has taken the objective of setting targets in the West while at the same time maintaining domestic insurgency (Johnson, 2012). AQAP’s tremendous rise in Yemen resulted majorly from the free environment in this country that allowed former al Qaeda network trained experts to operate.
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Management

Lubna Olayan
Lubna Olayan is one of the most influential women in the Middle East region. She is the Chief Executive Officer and Principal of the Olayan Financial Company. Olayan Financial Company was incorporated in the year 1947 by Sulaiman S. Olayan. He is survived by a son and three daughters and they are a part of the board of directors of Olayan Financial Company which is the holding body for Olayan Group’s business enterprise spreading across the Middle East and Saudi Arabia.
The Olayan Group is a significant global investor and has diversified business operations across Middle East. ...

Table of Contents

Introduction.2

Mission and Goals2
Situation Analysis3
Corporate Level Strategy..10
Business Level Strategy11

Executive Summary

This is a case analysis of Turner Construction Company, a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF operating in the construction industry and offering related services. The report starts with a short introduction followed by the company’s goals and objectives. This is followed by situational analysis of the company’s past and present situation using strategic tools such as SWOT analysis. The subsequent section that follows is the company’s corporate and business level strategy. This is followed by business structure, promotion and finally recommendation of ...