The Impact of Knowledge Creation and Sharing on Long-Term Growth: Country Cross-Section Comparison between OECD, Non-OECD and Arab Countries, 1990-2005

Labor migration among Arab countries is the most important phenomenon in the political economy of that region at present and will remain so for some time. The focus of this article is the impact of emigration on national development in labor sending countries experiencing wide-scale emigration, the main contention being that, due to the characteristics of contemporary labor movements among Arab countries, there obtains a contradiction between short term benefits and long term adverse effects. The article briefly defines development, then presents empirical evidence from the Yemen Arab Republic of the negative impact of labor emigration.

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An empirical study of the impact of knowledge creation and sharing on supply chain practice with competitive performance

Journal of Statistics and Management Systems ◽

10.1080/09720510.2010.10701511 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 921-936 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Chung-Ming Huang ◽

Chun-Hsien Su ◽

P. K. Chen

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Empirical Study ◽

Knowledge Creation ◽

Competitive Performance ◽

The Impact ◽

Knowledge Creation And Sharing

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Analyzing the reality of foreign direct investment and measuring its impact on economic growth for the period (2000-2017)Algeria as a model

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences ◽

10.52113/6/2021-11/165-175 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 165-175

Author(s):

Bakir Hameed Jasoum ◽

Noaman Mundher Younus ◽

Fouad Farhan Hussein

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Foreign Direct Investment ◽

Direct Investment ◽

Capital Investment ◽

Arab Countries ◽

Advanced Technology ◽

Investment Environment ◽

Bilateral Agreements ◽

The Impact

Foreign direct investment is of paramount importance at the international level, especially in developing countries, as many studies have shown its effective impact and its essential role in the medium and long term in advancing economic growth by stimulating GDP rates, providing employment opportunities, providing expertise and advanced technology. What prompted most Arab countries, including Algeria, to exert efforts in order to provide an appropriate investment environment to attract direct investment through a set of economic reforms, guarantees and facilities, and their conclusion of multiple bilateral agreements to encourage and protect the foreign investor.The research aims to know the extent of the impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth in Algeria for the period (2000-2017) by using standard analysis tools to identify the nature of the relationship between foreign direct investment and economic growth.The research also found that the gross domestic product has a positive relationship with foreign direct investment, that is, when foreign direct investment increases by one unit, this will inevitably lead to an increase in economic growth by (6.43). The research also recommends the necessity of adopting economic structural reform policies in line with the reality The Algerian economy, and working to develop and develop the financial markets through their size and tools, with an emphasis on the issue of legislation and laws that guarantee the regulation of capital investment flows.

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What determine firms’ capital structure in China?

Managerial Finance ◽

10.1108/mf-06-2013-0163 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 40 (10) ◽

pp. 1024-1039 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Jian Chen ◽

Chunxia Jiang ◽

Yujia Lin

Keyword(s):

Capital Structure ◽

Cross Section ◽

State Ownership ◽

Debt Financing ◽

Chinese Firms ◽

Content Type ◽

Ownership Effect ◽

The Impact ◽

Section Sample

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of capital structure using a cross-section sample of 1,481 non-financial firms listed on the Chinese stock exchanges in 2011. Design/methodology/approach – Employing four leverage measures (total leverage and long-term leverage in terms of both book value and market value, respectively) this study examines the effects of factors with proven influences on capital structure in literature, along with industry effect and ownership effect. Findings – The authors find that large firms favour debt financing while profitable firms rely more on internal capital accumulation. Intangibility and business risk increase the level of debt financing but tax has little impact on capital structure. The authors also observe strong industrial effect and ownership effect. Real estate firms borrow considerably more and firms from utility and manufacturing industries use more long-term debt despite compared with commercial firms. On the other hand, firms with state ownership tend to borrow more, while firms with foreign ownership choose more equity financing. Research limitations/implications – The study uses cross-section data to avoid any potential time effects, which allows the authors to focus on their main research question – to identify the determinants of capital structure for Chinese firms. Future research may gain more insights using panel data and considering other factors such as crisis and financial reforms. Practical implications – These results may provide important implications to investors in making investment decision and to firms in making financing decisions. Originality/value – This paper uses by far the largest and latest cross-section sample from the Chinese stock markets, offering a more complete picture of the financing behaviours in the Chinese firms, with known characters and the impact of ownerships.

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Building capacity for knowledge economies in the Arab world: The role of human capital

International Journal of Engineering & Technology ◽

10.14419/ijet.v7i4.9.20616 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (4.9) ◽

pp. 55 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Amer Al-Roubaie

Keyword(s):

Human Capital ◽

Knowledge Creation ◽

Large Scale ◽

Arab World ◽

Value Added ◽

Arab Countries ◽

Building Capacity ◽

Knowledge Economies ◽

Generating Capacity ◽

The Impact

Recent literature on development studies highlights the importance of human capital as a pillar for knowledge creation and innovation. Human capital is a multidimensional concept comprising elements of education, health, income, and social well beings. Unlike other concepts of development which revolve around the traditional factor of production of land, human capital, as an economic input powering sustained economic growth, endows people with technical skills, knowledge and competencies serving to improve employability and increase earnings. The aim of this paper is to discuss the impact of human capital on building capacity to create and sustain knowledge economies in Arab countries. Prospects for the future development of the region will improve commensurate with investment in people and knowledge creation. The current regional development model, centered on the generation of income through resource extraction and channeling investment in large scale real estate projects, misses the mark in terms of generating capacity to sustainably countervail global competition and attain economic benefit from international terms of trade substituting stable high-value-added goods and services for volatile low-value-added equivalents.

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The Impact of Peer Mentoring on Organizational Knowledge Creation and Sharing

Group & Organization Management ◽

10.1177/1059601103258439 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 319-338 ◽

Cited By ~ 85

Author(s):

Scott E. Bryant

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Creation ◽

Peer Mentoring ◽

Organizational Knowledge ◽

Organizational Knowledge Creation ◽

The Impact ◽

Knowledge Creation And Sharing

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Suppressed, but Not Forgotten

Swiss Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1024/1421-0185/a000033 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 70 (1) ◽

pp. 5-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Beat Meier ◽

Anja König ◽

Samuel Parak ◽

Katharina Henke

Keyword(s):

Memory Trace ◽

Thought Suppression ◽

Test Phase ◽

Indirect Test ◽

Final Test ◽

Test Experiment ◽

And Control ◽

Cue Words ◽

The Impact

This study investigates the impact of thought suppression over a 1-week interval. In two experiments with 80 university students each, we used the think/no-think paradigm in which participants initially learn a list of word pairs (cue-target associations). Then they were presented with some of the cue words again and should either respond with the target word or avoid thinking about it. In the final test phase, their memory for the initially learned cue-target pairs was tested. In Experiment 1, type of memory test was manipulated (i.e., direct vs. indirect). In Experiment 2, type of no-think instructions was manipulated (i.e., suppress vs. substitute). Overall, our results showed poorer memory for no-think and control items compared to think items across all experiments and conditions. Critically, however, more no-think than control items were remembered after the 1-week interval in the direct, but not in the indirect test (Experiment 1) and with thought suppression, but not thought substitution instructions (Experiment 2). We suggest that during thought suppression a brief reactivation of the learned association may lead to reconsolidation of the memory trace and hence to better retrieval of suppressed than control items in the long term.

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