This chapter focuses on human resource management (HRM) in Jordan, a relatively secular
Middle Eastern country with high political stability. Given that Jordan suffers limited natural …

Purpose The aim of this study is to understand the relationship between economic
challenges, tribalism and the use of the wasta informal network in the workplace across …

Drawing on interviews with decision makers in multinational corporations (MNCs) in South
Korea, we examine the role of informal networks in the social exclusion of women in the …

Purpose This study refines theory of social capital by nesting it within a cultural context. More
specifically, it aims at describing, explaining, and predicting the role of wasta, a social capital …

Purpose Wasta, the prevailing form of informal networks in the Arab region, exerts a
significant controversial influence on organisations in this region. Despite the pervasive …

Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of job rotation on employee performance
and explores the mediating role of human resources (HR) strategy and training effectiveness …

In this commentary we reflect on Shaalan, Eid, and Tourky's (2022) article in which they
investigated the Chinese concept and practice of guanxi in the Middle East, 1 a region in …

Wasta, which is the typical informal network style pervasive in the Arab world, has long been
believed to constitute an intrinsic feature of managerial activities and practices in Arab …

While informal networking has been universally regarded as an important feature of
expatriate effectiveness, respective network constructs (yongo, wasta, blat/svyazi, etc.) …

Understanding how informal relationships such as Wasta operate in different cultures is
necessary for multinationals to thrive. However, studies on the effect of such networks on …