Human Capital in the Middle East: A UAE Perspective

✍ Scribed by Vijay Pereira, Mark Neal, Yama Temouri, Wardah Qureshi

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing;Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 322
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Global Human Capital Management
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Providing evidence of the role of human capital on innovation in the Middle East, this edited collection closely examines the unique nature of the workforce in this region. It highlights the challenges that the United Arab Emirates faces in becoming more globally competitive, with emphasis on its unique socio-cultural context and a rapidly changing institutional set up.

Filling a growing need for research – particularly in the context of the UAE’s ambition to become one of the world’s most innovative countries – the authors address six main themes: happiness; employee incentives; the restructuring and integration of employees; inclusion and diversity; employer and nation branding; and human capital and innovation. This book examines the global best practices firms in the UAE need to adopt in order to overcome weaknesses, setting an agenda for future research in the context of human capital and human resource management for the UAE.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi
Introduction (Vijay Pereira, Mark Neal, Yama Temouri, Wardah Qureshi)....Pages 1-21
Front Matter ....Pages 23-23
The Impact of Cross–Cultural Training on Employee Performance in the UAE Hospitality Industry (Latika Varlani)....Pages 25-50
Low Employee Engagement in the UAE: Causes and Solutions to Overcome the Issue (Alia Al Nuaimi)....Pages 51-72
The Impacts of High Employee Turnover in the UAE Hospitality Industry (Amnah Qasim)....Pages 73-91
The Effects of Employee Engagement on Employee Turnover: A Case Study from the UAE (Tasleem Firdous)....Pages 93-118
Long Working Hours and Their Impact on Employee Productivity in the UAE Service Sector (Yasmine Karim)....Pages 119-145
Front Matter ....Pages 147-147
How Does a Total Reward System Influence Employee Motivation Among Executive Management? An Analysis of the UAE Real Estate Industry (Nour Al Mojahed)....Pages 149-175
Front Matter ....Pages 177-177
Consequences of Mergers and Acquisitions and Their Effect on Employees: A Case Study from the Banking Industry in the UAE (Tijan Muhanad Younus Al Naeemy)....Pages 179-223
Front Matter ....Pages 225-225
Key Elements of Nation Branding: The Importance of the Development of Local Human Capital in the UAE (Myriam Saad)....Pages 227-251
E-Commerce Acceptance and Implementation Among Consumers in the UAE: An Opportunity to Build Human Capital for Future Jobs in Technology and Marketing (Sabahat Momin)....Pages 253-272
Front Matter ....Pages 273-273
The Role of Human Capital in the Implementation of Healthcare Innovation in the UAE (Wardah Qureshi)....Pages 275-310
Back Matter ....Pages 311-314

✦ Subjects

Business and Management; Human Resource Management; Emerging Markets/Globalization; Innovation/Technology Management