Browsing Faculty Work (AUS Sustainability) by Title
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Water desalination by forward (direct) osmosis phenomenon: A comprehensive review
(2015)Forward osmosis (FO) is a developing technology, which is thought to have a potential of producing potable water in an energy-efficient manner. FO is driven by the natural osmotic pressure difference across a semi-permeable ... -
Who is to Interpret the Anthropocene? Nature and Culture in the Academy
(RIVISTA ONLINE DI FI LOSOFIA, 2016)It is somewhat ironic that just when scholars seem to be reaching an academic consensus critiquing the human exceptionalism of modern humanism, and to be replacing such an exceptionalism with a contextual and processual ... -
Women's Role in Economic Development in Predominantly Muslim Countries
(2012-09)We discuss the role of women in the development of predominantly Muslim countries, with reference to economics from several perspectives: First, we study the interrelations between certain characteristics of a society ... -
Women, work and management in the Middle East
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019)The role and position of women in the Middle East continues to be the subject of much interest in discussion in the public arena and despite questions about their under-representation in work and management, their experiences ... -
Workforce localization and HRM practices in the Gulf countries: a literature review
(European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM), 2015-04)As members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the states of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates pursue localization as a government policy aimed at increasing the participation of ... -
Workforce localization in the UAE : recruitment and selection challenges and practices in private and public organizations
(Tennessee State University College of Business, 2018)Workforce localization (WL) has become an issue of increasing importance in the Arab Gulf region, a key emerging market, where, in many cases, local citizens are the minority in terms of population, and compete with high ...