This article offers a synthesis of understandings of wasta, seen as a form of social network
prevalent in the Arab Middle East. Whilst there has been increasing interest in this practice …

The issue of wasta is like the proverbial elephant in the room—everyone knows it exists but
avoids mentioning the fact due to the sensitivity of the subject. The term wasta is used all …

The main aim of this research is to investigate whether board diversity affect the accounting
conservatism. This study depends on a panel data set drawn from 68 industrial firms listed …

This chapter focuses on human resource management (HRM) in the Middle East and
provides a review of the myriad lists of terms and geographies that have been used to …

This chapter explains the conceptual fundamentals of wasta, through understanding its
various definitions, as well as the causes behind its emergence from various perspectives. It …

This article reports an investigation into societal and organizational cultural influences on
academic leadership in Saudi Arabian higher education, a previously underexplored area …

This study aimed at examining the direct and indirect relationship between external
auditors'(EAs) reliance upon the internal audit function (IAF) and external audit fees in light …

This chapter aims at examining the role of wasta in the context of tertiary education in the
Kingdom of Bahrain. Bahrain is one of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries that …

Abstract This research examines Arab Middle Eastern cultural values and their resulting
ramifications for long-term buyer-supplier relationships. A review of the extant literature …

This thesis examines public relations in Saudi Arabia as an occupational group. The thesis
investigates the knowledge public relations practitioners possess, and how Saudi culture …