scholarly journals The Reality of Governance for the Financial and Administrative Control Authority in the Sultanate of Oman: Reality and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 64-92
Author(s):  
Ahmad Abdollah Salim Al Mashaikhie ◽  
Mohd Nazri Mohd Noor
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Administrative Control ◽  
Control Authority ◽  
Control Body

This study aims to identify the reality of governance for the Financial and Administrative Control Authority in the Sultanate of Oman. The problem of the study is that the Financial and Administrative Control Authority in the Sultanate of Oman is making many efforts to popularize procedures and methods through the tasks carried out by the Financial and Administrative Control Authority to improve the economic performance of institutions and to discover financial and administrative violations that workers may commit during a certain period of time. The importance of governance is highlighted in many matters, most notably the need to respect the laws and regulations that institutions follow, and that governance contributes to exposing professional errors and increasing the experiences of workers, especially those working in the financial and administrative fields, in order to achieve the highest levels of job discipline. Governance contributes significantly to achieving the long- and medium-term goals of institutions and companies. The study followed the descriptive analytical approach to describe and analyze the role of governance in the financial and administrative control body in the Sultanate of Oman. The current study concluded that governance in the Financial and Administrative Control Authority in the Sultanate of Oman is based on several pillars, including work ethics in financial institutions and the continuity of oversight, follow-up and oversight. The study recommended the necessity of applying governance mechanisms in Omani institutions.

scholarly journals Transparency in the Financial and Administrative Control Authority in the Sultanate of Oman: Pillars and Dimensions

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 579-599
Author(s):  
Ahmad Abdollah Salim Al Mashaikhie ◽  
Mohammad Nazri Mohammad Nor
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
The Public ◽  
Administrative Work ◽  
Administrative Control ◽  
Control Authority ◽  
Control Body

The study aims to identify transparency in the Financial and Administrative Control Authority in the Sultanate of Oman. The problem of the study lies in the low status of Omani institutions in the Global Corruption Perceptions Index, which reflects the spread of financial and administrative corruption in the Financial and Administrative Control Authority in the Sultanate of Oman. The study highlights the importance of shedding light on transparency in the Financial and Administrative Control Authority in the Sultanate of Oman. The study followed the descriptive analytical approach to describe and analyze transparency in the Financial and Administrative Control Authority in the Sultanate of Oman. The study reached many results, including that the Financial and Administrative Control Authority is trying to apply governance standards in accordance with the instructions issued in this regard. The results showed that one of the most important dimensions of transparency is the possibility of separating powers, practicing transparency in the areas of public life, and activating the law. The results also showed that the pillars of transparency are clarity of work rules in institutions, the dimensions of suspicious personalities from financial and administrative work, rationalization of consumption, and ensuring access to information by the Financial and Administrative Control Authority in the Sultanate of Oman. The results concluded that the application of transparency greatly contributed to enhancing the freedom of access to information, and the reports of the supervisory bodies on the situation inside the institutions received a lot of attention from the public, which indicates the importance of the prominent media role played by the supervisory institutions in order to enhance the role of transparency. The study recommended the need to expand the application of transparency elements in the financial and administrative control body in the Sultanate of Oman. The study also recommended that the practice of transparency contributes to the spread of more freedoms in society, but it is of the opinion that the application of transparency should not be limited to the public employee in institutions only without looking at the higher leaders, as these leaders may be one of the causes of financial and administrative corruption. The study also recommended that the supervisory authorities have many foundations and standards in the matter of punishment and accountability without prejudice to the rights of the employee, as well as researching the reasons for his fraud and obtaining illegal funds from the institution in which he works.

Cattle, Women, and Wells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilla Toulmin
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Climatic Variability ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Farming Families ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Village Life

This book describes the choices open to farming families in the Sahelian village of Kala, in central Mali. Life in this drought-prone region is harsh and full of risk to health, crops, and livestock, yet there are also opportunities open to the hard-working, audacious and lucky, bringing considerable returns if the timing is right. Three inter-related themes underlie the analysis of production and investment decisions faced by households; the role of risk, the long timeframe within which decisions are made, and the close links between economic performance and household size and organisation. Climatic variability and demographic uncertainty lie at the heart of domestic structures; the extreme vulnerability faced by single individuals means people cluster in large kin-based groups, pooling risks and providing protection. The very limited development of labour markets means that households rely almost entirely on their own members for their workforce, and generating the capital needed for investing in ploughs, wells, carts and livestock must stem from a good year’s grain surplus and migration earnings. Based on field-research over the period 1980-82, this study illustrates a successful response to making ends meet in a land abundant region, despite high risks of drought. A follow-up study of this village was published in 2020: Land, Investment, and Migration. Thirty-five years of village life in Mali (OUP).

scholarly journals Initiatives Management's Role in Improving Work Efficiency: A Field Study On Workers in Salalah Methanol Company in Dhofar Governorate

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-42
Author(s):  
Abubakar Ahmed Mohammed Almuallam ◽  
Mohammed Nashief S. Disomimba
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Work Efficiency ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
Scheffe Test ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Level Of Significance

This quantitative study discussed the role of initiatives management in improving the work efficiency of the employees of the Methanol Company in the Dhofar Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman. The problem emerged that some Omani institutions suffered from administrative and economic crises as a result of fluctuations in oil prices, the absence of scientific bases adopted in the selection and appointment of people to jobs, and the absence of criteria for evaluating achievement and results. Therefore, the study aimed to; Diagnosing the level of initiatives management at the Methanol Company in the Dhofar Governorate, and the level of improving the company's work efficiency The study adopted the descriptive analytical approach, and the study population consisted of all employees of the Salalah Methanol Company in the Governorate of Dhofar, who numbered (160) employees. A random sample of (113) employees was selected according to the table of Gresty and Morgan (1970). The researcher designed a questionnaire by making use of the theoretical literature. It consisted of (48) phrases distributed in (8) axes. The following statistical methods were adopted: descriptive analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient, alpha consistency coefficient, T-test for two independent samples, one-way analysis of variance, multiple regression analysis, Scheffe test for dimensional comparisons. The research found a set of results, including: There is a direct relationship between initiatives management and improving work efficiency. There is a statistically significant effect at the level of significance (a ≤ 0.05) between managing initiatives and improving work efficiency. There were no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (a ≤ 0.05) about managing initiatives and improving work efficiency due to demographic variables.

scholarly journals Role of femoral artery ultrasound imaging in cardiovascular event risk prediction in a primary prevention cohort at a medium-term follow-up

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. 537-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duygu Kocyigit ◽  
Kadri Murat Gurses ◽  
Onur Taydas ◽  
Ahmet Poker ◽  
Necla Ozer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Risk Prediction ◽  
Ultrasound Imaging ◽  
Cardiovascular Event ◽  
Femoral Artery ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Event Risk

Egypt anti-corruption drive will broaden military role

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Elections ◽  
The Body ◽  
Election Campaign ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Ranking ◽  
Administrative Control ◽  
Control Authority ◽  
Foreign Governments ◽  
Central Pillar

Subject The president's anti-corruption campaign. Significance In the lead-up to presidential elections scheduled for March 26-28, President Abdel Fatah el Sisi’s re-election campaign has focused on his anti-corruption efforts. Campaign posters promise to ‘purify the country of terrorism’ and ‘wage war on corruption’. Since his first presidential bid in 2014, Sisi has championed anti-corruption as a central pillar of his presidency. His multi-year campaign, which includes state-sponsored television advertisements, has targeted several businessmen and high-ranking officials. Impacts The role of the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) will expand as Sisi channels state resources to the body. The ACA is likely to assume an increased presence in conducting business deals. Efforts by foreign governments to support the anti-corruption campaign will strengthen the military’s rising influence.

scholarly journals Solving the Financial Barriers of New Innovative Startups in Jordan

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Ahmad Siam ◽  
Firas Rifai
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Financial Barriers ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Banking Institutions ◽  
Very High ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

<p>In this study, the authors aimed to examine the role of the informal financial sector financing new innovative startups projects. It is popular that the formal financial sector including banking and other financial institutions always try to avoid financing new innovative startups especially in their early stages where the risk is classified as very high.</p><p>This study was based on descriptive analytical approach with reliance on statistical instruments in order to test the hypotheses of this study. Thus, 120 survey questionnaires were distributed over the study’s sample. One hundred of those questionnaires were retrieved and used for the analysis. Results revealed that there are many barriers for financing new innovative startups, and that the formal financial sector, including banking institutions, tends to avoid financing new innovative startups especially at the first phases. This study contained implications and recommendation for academics and practitioners.</p>

scholarly journals Strategy formalization in emerging companies of technological basis: alternative resources in the liability of newness

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 63-76
Author(s):  
Artur Tavares Vilas Boas Ribeiro ◽  
Renata Malagoli Rocha ◽  
Patricia Viveiros de Castro Krakauer ◽  
Marcelo Caldeira Pedroso
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Alternative Mechanism ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Technological Basis ◽  
Massive Online Open Course ◽  
Technological Entrepreneurship ◽  
Potential Use

This paper aims to investigate the potential use of alternative methods in supporting the definition, formulation, implementation and follow-up of the strategies in an emerging technology-based company. In a liability of newness context, with limited resources and infrastructure, the process of startups scale gain may be hampered by subjects as managerial inexperience, competitive discrepancy and fragility against the market instabilities. Under this scenario, the search for support for the business strategy in its scalability proves to be vital; however, still considered distant due to the costs involved in the acquisition of such support, it proves to be prohibitive for emerging companies. The study has proposed an intervention based on the absorption of knowledge through a Massive Online Open Course, an alternative mechanism to overcome the challenges listed above. In this manner, the research, whose method is structured in action researches, was based on the identification of the results generated by this support alternative model. The theoretical review pervaded by the topics: (i) the role of strategy in technology-based companies, (ii) technological entrepreneurship and the liability of newness and (iii) open education platforms as a training element in strategy. The results, as well as the surveys collected in a focus group in order to identify the main gains, have appeared in a relative medium term and the company has demonstrated relevant managerial results.

scholarly journals Characteristics and Prognostic Importance of Myocardial Fibrosis in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy Assessed by Contrast-Enhanced Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. CMC.S5900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jen-Li Looi ◽  
Colin Edwards ◽  
Guy P. Armstrong ◽  
Anthony Scott ◽  
Hitesh Patel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Myocardial Fibrosis ◽  
Ventricular Arrhythmias ◽  
Cardiac Events ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Adverse Cardiac Events ◽  
Prognostic Importance

Introduction Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Contrast-enhanced cardiac MRI (CE-CMR) can detect potentially prognostic myocardial fibrosis in DCM. We investigated the role of CE-CMR in New Zealand patients with DCM, both Maori and non-Maori, including the characteristics and prognostic importance of fibrosis. Methods One hundred and three patients (mean age 58 ± 13, 78 male) referred for CMR assessment of DCM were followed for 660 ± 346 days. Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) were defined as death, infarction, ventricular arrhythmias or rehospitalisation. CE-CMR used cines for functional analysis, and delayed enhancement to assess fibrosis. Results Myocardial fibrosis was present in 30% of patients, the majority of which was mid-myocardial (63%). Volumetric parameters were similar in patients with or without fibrosis. At 2 years patients with fibrosis had an increased rate of MACE (HR = 0.77, 95% CI 0.3-2.0). Patients with full thickness or subendocardial fibrosis had the highest MACE, even in the absence of CAD). More Maori had fibrosis on CE-CMR (40% vs. 28% for non-Maori), and the majority (75%) was mid-myocardial. Maori and non-Maori had similar outcomes (25% vs. 24% with events during follow-up). Conclusions DCM patients frequently have myocardial fibrosis detected on CE-CMR, the majority of which is mid-myocardial. Fibrosis is associated with worse outcome in the medium term. The information obtained using CE-CMR in DCM may be of incremental clinical benefit.

Psychological Resilience Provides No Independent Protection From Suicidal Risk

Crisis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danica W. Y. Liu ◽  
A. Kate Fairweather-Schmidt ◽  
Richard Burns ◽  
Rachel M. Roberts ◽  
Kaarin J. Anstey
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Life Project ◽  
Resilience Factors ◽  
First Time

Abstract. Background: Little is known about the role of resilience in the likelihood of suicidal ideation (SI) over time. Aims: We examined the association between resilience and SI in a young-adult cohort over 4 years. Our objectives were to determine whether resilience was associated with SI at follow-up or, conversely, whether SI was associated with lowered resilience at follow-up. Method: Participants were selected from the Personality and Total Health (PATH) Through Life Project from Canberra and Queanbeyan, Australia, aged 28–32 years at the first time point and 32–36 at the second. Multinomial, linear, and binary regression analyses explored the association between resilience and SI over two time points. Models were adjusted for suicidality risk factors. Results: While unadjusted analyses identified associations between resilience and SI, these effects were fully explained by the inclusion of other suicidality risk factors. Conclusion: Despite strong cross-sectional associations, resilience and SI appear to be unrelated in a longitudinal context, once risk/resilience factors are controlled for. As independent indicators of psychological well-being, suicidality and resilience are essential if current status is to be captured. However, the addition of other factors (e.g., support, mastery) makes this association tenuous. Consequently, resilience per se may not be protective of SI.

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