scholarly journals The development of Saudi Arabian Entrepreneurship and Knowledge society

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1155-1168
Author(s):  
Adlah A. Alessa ◽  
Shayma Hussain Alajmi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Saudi Arabian ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
The Impact

The current knowledge society has become a major factor in the distinction between countries, as many of them have sought to focus on knowledge and information; considering it the main resource. This study aims to identify the subject of the entrepreneurship's development in Saudi Arabia and contributes to the attainment of the knowledge society. We used the analytical descriptive approach and the questionnaire tool. The study population was represented by the Ministry of Economy and Planning officials in Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, the study’s sample consisted of 80 subjects, among which 60 were valid for analysis. We found that the impact on Saudi Arabia entrepreneurship, project participation and execution are reliant on support and encouragement of the concept itself while the level of education significantly influences the likelihood of project success. 

scholarly journals The Impact of Electronic Commerce on Motivating the Investment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 13-27
Author(s):  
Thair A. Habboush ◽  
Badi F. Alanazi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
State Level ◽  
Retail Sector ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact

The study aimed to identify the impact of E-Commerce (regulations and legislations, infrastructure, manpower) on stimulating investment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We applied the descriptive-analytical method for achieving the study objectives. The questionnaire was administered to collect the data that were then analyzed using the SPSS system to provide answers for related questions and hypotheses. A random sample of 250 volunteering investors was taken, and the number of respondents reached 202 respondents, which represents 81% of the study population. We found that there is a significant impact of E-Commerce on motivating the investment and the existence of a statistically significant correlation between the independent variables as a whole were confirmed. The study also finds a substantial impact of the age variable on the investment in the KSA at the level (α=0.05), and the differences emerge of the age group (31-40). A few recommendations are provided, such as intensifying the studies within the subject domain by using different research methods. Further, another recommendation is to conduct different practical scientific studies on the state level to develop a structured and gradual mechanism for converting 85% of the conventional retail sector to E-Commerce in accordance with the KSA vision in 2030.

Social capital in the theory and research of LIS professionals in the light of the literature on the subject. Review of current knowledge

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja Dorota Wojciechowska
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Social Capital ◽  
Rural Libraries ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of the paper is to present the latest scholarly trends in the field of social capital in libraries, to review research concepts published by LIS professionals and to suggest further research possibilities in this area. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents a review and critical analysis of literature associated with research on social capital in libraries to highlight its importance for the development of LIS and its impact on the functioning of environments linked with various types of libraries. The goal of literature analysis was to determine the current condition of research on social capital in libraries. The main trends were identified and the need for further qualitative analyses, which are missing at the moment, was confirmed. Findings It was determined that, so far, LIS professionals have focussed mainly on the role of municipal libraries in developing social capital, the problem of building trust, especially in immigrant circles and the impact of libraries on promoting a civil society. Academic libraries, rural libraries, organisational capital in libraries and individual social capital of librarians were a much less frequent subject of research. The role of libraries in developing social capital in educational (primary and secondary education) and professional (non-university professionals) circles is practically non-existent in research, and it will require in-depth studies and analyses in the coming years. Originality/value This paper constitutes a synthetic review of the latest research concepts concerning social capital in libraries. It identifies the most important research trends and areas that so far have not been explored and suggests research methods to help LIS professionals design future research in this area more effectively.

scholarly journals Current status of Complementary Therapies in Spain in nursing degree

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 679-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Belén Fernández-Cervilla ◽  
Ana Isabel Piris-Dorado ◽  
Maria Esperança Cabrer-Vives ◽  
Ana Barquero-González
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Complementary Therapies ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Nursing Schools ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Care Training ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Location Type ◽  
The Impact

OBJECTIVE: Describe the current situation of complementary therapies in nursing education in schools and nursing schools in Spain. METHOD: Descriptive study. Study population all faculties andschools ascribed to Spain. Data collection through observation sheet. Analysis units Curricula. Variables (credits, course type, location, type of therapy). Descriptive analysis of relative and absolute data using Excel spreadsheet. RESULTS: Most of the faculties and schoolsofnursingscrutinized the subject of Complementary Therapies has disappeared and those that aparace is an optional subject. CONCLUSION: Complementary Therapies training in Spain is deficient because it is not collected as a core subject and / or obligatory. The absence of Complementary Therapies in the curriculum, questions such as their value in training, conceptualization which teachers, the impact on quality of care, training of teachers responsible for teaching the subject, as well as the number of credits and the course being in the degree of Grado.

scholarly journals Obstacles to teaching gifted students from the point of view of female teachers in the middle and high school in Jeddah

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebtisam Rashad Abdullah Hameedah
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Talented Students ◽  
The Impact

  This study aimed to identify the most important obstacles to the teaching of gifted students from the point of view of teachers in the middle and high school of gifted in Jeddah، namely (educational obstacles، self-obstacles، social obstacles، administrative obstacles)، and the impact of study variables gender، For the teacher، the descriptive approach was used، and a questionnaire was developed to collect the data. The study population consists of all 70 gifted teachers in Jeddah's intermediate and secondary schools. A random sample of(70). The results of the study showed that the most important obstacles are the lack of special curricula for gifted students، the neglect of the school for the creations produced by the students، the lack of consideration of the assessment tools for the personality aspects of the learner، and the obstacles to the teaching methods of gifted students came in a medium degree and an average score of (3.31) And the results of the study showed that the obstacles of teaching talented students to the field of evaluation methods to teach talented students came in a medium and an average score of (3.39). The results of the study also showed that the obstacles of teaching talented students to the field of teaching tools The results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the estimates of the sample of the study to the extent of the obstacles of teaching gifted students from the point of view of the teachers in the middle and secondary school in Jeddah، due to the gender variable، and the lack of Differences attributed to the variable of scientific qualification and years of experience.

scholarly journals The Degree of Awareness of Certified Trainers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia about the Importance of Certified Trainer's License the degree to which they benefit from it: درجة وعي المدربين المعتمدين في المملكة العربية السعودية بأهمية رخصة المدرب المعتمد ودرجة استفادتهم منها

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kholoud Mohammed Naïf Al-Suheimy Al-Qahtani, Remsh Nasser Sa
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Training Experience ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Type Region ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Very High

The study aimed to identify the degree of awareness of trainers about the importance of license and the degree to which they benefit from it. It used the descriptive approach, and a questionnaire was built, it was distributed to all the study population (trainers who have a certified trainer license in the Kingdom), the number of sample was (330). The results showed that the degree of awareness of the trainers is very high, but the degree of the benefit of it is high. There were no differences in the degree of awareness of the trainers by (type, region, qualification, training experience), there were no differences about the degree to which they benefit from it by (region, training experience), but there were differences by (type, qualification).

scholarly journals The Forecast of the Number of Soldiers in the Saudi Arabian Army in Terms of Military Security

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Bartosz Kozicki ◽  
◽  
Jarosław Zelkowski ◽  
Szymon Mitkow ◽  
Mariusz Gontarczyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Saudi Arabian ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Middle East Countries ◽  
Military Security ◽  
Time Series Data Analysis ◽  
Klein’S Model ◽  
The Impact

The study concerns forecasting the number of soldiers in the Saudi Arabian army based on information obtained from the website: https://data.worldbank.org (The World Bank, 9.03.2020). The research began with a comparative analysis of the number of soldiers in the armies of Saudi Arabia and Russia. The idea for a comparative analysis of the number of armies of Saudi Arabia and the Russian Federation arises from Russian policy in the region of the Middle East countries, including the impact on world oil prices. The comparative analysis showed the similarities and differences in the dynamics of changes in the number of both armies dynamically. Subsequently, the primary time series data analysis on the number of Saudi Arabian troops was performed. The study selected methods for predicting raw data: Holt’s exponential smoothing and Klein’s model for the future. The next stage of the research was forecasting and the analysis and evaluation of the obtained forecasts. Klein’s model was the best forecasting model. The forecast of the number of soldiers in the Saudi Arabian army for 2020 is 251454, and for 2021, it has increased to 251006. The study ends with a summary and conclusions.

scholarly journals Aplicación de proyectos socioformativos dentro del aula: experiencia docente en la asignatura de Estadística Descriptiva [Application of socio-educational projects within the classroom: teaching experience in the subject of Descriptive Statistics]

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faridy Bermeo
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Upper Secondary Education ◽  
Sociedad Del Conocimiento ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Student Observation

La aplicación de proyectos formativos como estrategia didáctica desde el enfoque socioformativo, constituyen un aporte a la sociedad del conocimiento para que los estudiantes desarrollen su talento considerando los cambios actuales de la educación media superior. El propósito de este trabajo es describir la aplicación de los proyectos formativos en estudiantes de sexto semestre en el Instituto Politécnico Nacional, así como analizar el impacto que tiene la realización de los proyectos socioformativos. Se aplicó la observación de los estudiantes en ambientes de aprendizaje fuera del aula; los procesos reflexivos involucraron el análisis de la planeación, implementación y evaluación de la estrategia. Los resultados dieron muestra sobre la formación mediante proyectos socioformativos provocando que se lleve a cabo una comprensión, análisis, interpretación y resolución de problemas vinculando diferentes conceptos y áreas de conocimiento para lograr un aprendizaje significativo. Como conclusión se tiene que, la realización de los proyectos socioformativos, mejoran el talento humano y afrontan los retos de la sociedad del conocimiento mediante el abordaje de problemas reales y la colaboración. The application of training projects as a didactic strategy from the socioformative approach constitutes a contribution to the knowledge society for students to develop their talent considering the current changes in upper secondary education. The purpose of this work is to describe the application of training projects in sixth-semester students at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional, as well as to analyze the impact that the realization of socio-educational projects has. Student observation was applied in learning environments outside the classroom; The reflective processes involved the analysis of the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the strategy. The results showed the formation through socio-formative projects causing an understanding, analysis, interpretation, and resolution of problems to be carried out linking different concepts and areas of knowledge to achieve meaningful learning. In a conclusion, it is necessary to carry out socio-educational projects, improve human talent and face the challenges of the knowledge society by addressing real problems and collaboration.

scholarly journals The Association between Obesity and Chronic Conditions: Results from a Large Electronic Health Records System in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12361
Author(s):  
Suliman Alghnam ◽  
Saleh A. Alessy ◽  
Mohamed Bosaad ◽  
Sarah Alzahrani ◽  
Ibrahim I. Al Alwan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
National Guard ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Primary Diagnosis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Associated Conditions ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

This cross-sectional study aimed to estimate the prevalence of obesity and its association with diabetes and hypertension among beneficiaries in the National Guard Health Affairs system of Saudi Arabia. We included individuals aged 17 years and older, and patients were classified as diabetic or hypertensive if they had any visit during the 4 years where the primary diagnosis was one of those conditions or they were taking diabetes or hypertension medications. The association between obesity (body mass index ≥30) and diabetes and hypertension were evaluated using a multiple logistic regression model, adjusting for age, gender, nationality, and region. A total of 616,092 individuals were included. The majority were Saudi nationals (93.1%). Approximately 68% of the population were either obese (38.9%) or overweight (29.30%). Obesity was more prevalent among Saudi nationals (39.8% vs. 26.7%, p < 0.01) and females (45.3% vs. 31.2%, p < 0.01). Obesity was independently associated with diabetes mellitus (OR = 2.24, p < 0.01) and hypertension (OR = 2.15, p < 0.01). The prevalence of obesity in the study population was alarming and more pronounced among women. Our findings call for efforts to intensify preventive measures to reduce obesity and associated conditions. Using electronic records to examine the impact of interventions to reduce obesity and chronic conditions may help monitor and improve population health.

scholarly journals Les miraculés a bierność edukacyjna i zawodowa młodych mieszkańców wsi – case study Polska i kraje UE = Les miraculés versus educationally and economically inactive young inhabitants of rural areas – case study of Poland and EU

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 139-155
Author(s):  
Anna Mijal
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Educational Biographies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Desk Research ◽  
The Eu

The level of education as a component of competence may play an important role in determining the chances of social and material success, as well as raising the living standards, forming conditions for economic growth. This finds its reflection in the EU strategic documents, which lays the foundations for opening a public debate. It is commonly accepted that the level of education stands behind the heritage and thus, a significant role is played by the parents’ educational lifelines. Population inhabiting rural areas is presented in the subject literature as a community usually more inclined towards ending their education as early as possible and displaying professional passivity. The aim of the article is to identify the scale of the phenomenon concerning professional and educational inactive young people aged 15–34 in Poland and in the EU (the so-called NEET – Not in Education, Employment, or Training), particularly in rural areas, in the context of rural inhabitants’ opinions, concerning the impact of education on their situation and expectations relating to the sphere of their children’s education. For the purpose of the study the non-reactive method of the existing data analysis (desk research) was used. Basing upon the study of the subject literature and analysis of articles provided by experts, information was collected on the essence of the NEET population and its subgroups. Reasons behind the educational and professional inactivity of the youth were identified. Reports published by the Eurostat, Poland’s statistics in form of Diagnoza społeczna 2015 results and reports by the Institute of Educational Studies comprised the source of information. For a relatively long time the possibility of social advancement owing to education remained within the reach of solely the most ambitious individuals who left the country as les miraculés or les héritiers – “heirs” equipped in culture capital, successors to family educational biographies. There appear substantial differences in this sphere between individual EU member states, which can reach several dozen percent. In the comparative analysis, the NEET population inhabiting rural areas of Poland comprised over 16% in 2008, almost 21% in 2013 and over 17% in 2017. The attempt of diagnosing poses a strategic challenge to the rural EU areas as regards the selection of appropriate solutions resulting from the specificity of the motives for belonging to the NEET group.

Implementing IFRS in Saudi Arabia: evidence from publicly traded companies

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Nurunnabi ◽  
Eva K. Jermakowicz ◽  
Han Donker
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Saudi Arabian ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Audit Firm ◽  
Big 4 ◽  
Expected Benefits ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ifrs Implementation

Purpose The Saudi Organization for Certified Public Accountants (SOCPA) requires that International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as endorsed in Saudi Arabia, be used by all listed and unlisted companies. This study aims to provide insight into IFRS implementation problems, based on a survey sent to Saudi Arabian companies listed on Tadawul, the Saudi stock market (i.e. financial hub in the Middle East). Design/methodology/approach The survey focused on the impact that IFRS conversion has had on companies, their accounting and their finance strategies. The benefits and challenges of the adoption of IFRS are analyzed, including matters pertaining to the level of understanding and experience with IFRS, perceptions about the quality of IFRS and the impact of adoption of IFRS on consolidated equity and net income. Findings The survey had a response rate of 72 per cent. The results indicate a majority of respondents support conversion to IFRS as it results in higher quality financial reporting; the most important expected benefits of adopting IFRS include greater reporting transparency and improved comparability with other businesses; other expected benefits include harmonization of internal and external reporting, and increased cross-border investment opportunities; the IFRS process is costly and ties up resources because of its complexity and training needed and companies expect increased volatility in reported financial results that will impact share option plans and/or other incentive plans tied to profits. However, the authors find strong support among preparers of the financial statements for IFRS, as evidenced by higher agreement among respondents to the survey on the benefits of adopting IFRS, rather than on the costs of its adoption. Furthermore, the analysis shows that the likelihood of Saudi Arabian firms that are in favor of adopting IFRS decreases if the audit firm is one of the Big 4. The reason for this negative relationship could be that the cost of transition toward IFRS will be high. Therefore, Saudi Arabian firms will not favor a transition toward IFRS when their audit firm belongs to the Big 4. Most difficult to implement IFRS, as listed by respondents, include those on financial instruments, revenue, leases and employee benefits. Originality/value The authors show how economic and environmental factors play a critical role in the IFRS implementation process. This study should be important to all countries worldwide that are in the process of adopting IFRS.

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