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Glutamic Acid as Corrosion Inhibitor for Aluminium in Acidic Medium
Authors: Ahmed Zainab W. , Himdan Takialdin A. , Radhi Israa M. 
Published: February 2018

Corrosion behavior of aluminium in 0.6 mol. dm-3 NaCL solution in acidic medium ( ) was investigated in the absence and presence of different concentrations of amino acid, glutamic acid, as environmentally – friendly corrosion inhibitor over temperature range (293-308)K. The investigation involved electrochemical polarization method using potentiostatic technique and optical microscopy, the inhibition efficiency increased with an increase in inhibitor concentration but decreased with increase in temperature. Results showed that the inhibition occurs through adsorption of the inhibitor molecules on the metal surface and it was found to obey Langmuir adsorption isotherm. Some thermodynamic parameters ( ) and activation energy ( )were calculated to elaborate the mechanism of corrosion inhibition. The polarization measurements indicated that glutamic acid is of mixed type. The surface characteristic of the inhibited and uninhibited metal samples were investigated by optical microscopy.
Synthesis, Characterization and Study of Mesomorphic Behavior of New Bent and Liner Core Compounds Containing Heterocyclic
Authors: Karam Nisreen H. , Shanshal Alaa K. 
Published: February 2018

We described herein the synthesized and characterized of new bent and liner core compounds containing thiazolidin-4-one ring[XI-XIII] and [XIV-XVI] respectively. These compounds synthesized by sequence reactions starting from reaction resorcinol or hydroquinone with chloracetyl chloride to yield compounds [I] and [II] ,then the later compounds reactant with 4-hydroxybenzylaldehyde to product dialdehyde compounds [III] and [IV] .The Schiff bases compounds[V-VII] and [VIII-X] synthesized from reaction the compound [III] or [IV] with different aromatic amines, while the bent and liner core mesogens containing thiazolidin-4-one ring [XI-XIII] and [XIV-XVI] synthesized from reaction Schiff bases compounds[V-VII] or [VIII-X] with thioglycolic acid. In addition estrfecation of cinnamic acid with methanol to yield ester compound[XVII]which was converted to their acid hydrazid[XVIII] and the acid hydrazid reacted with glysine in phosphorous oxychloride to yield (5-styryl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl) methanamine [XIX]. Then reactant the1,3,4-oxadiazol compound[XIX] with dialdehyde compound [III] or [IV] to product new Schiff bases compounds [XX] and [XXI] , afterword added thioglycolic acid to give new thiazolidin-4-one derivatives [XXII] and [XXIII], respectively. The synthesized compounds were characterized by melting points , FTIR ,1HNMR and mass spectroscopy (of some of them).The liquid crystalline properties were studied by hot stage polarized optical microscopy (POM) and differential scanning calorimetry(DSC).All the Schiff bases compounds [V-X] showed liquid crystals phases while thiazolidin-4-one derivatives[XI-XIII],[XIV-XVI]and [XXIII] didn’t show any liquid crystals properties except the compound [XXII] showed enantiotropic nematic phase.
Sectoral Evaluation for Economic and Financial Development in Dubai and rest of UAE
Authors: Shaikh Sumaiyya Wahid , Worku Genanew B , Rao Ananth 
Published: February 2018

The paper examines sector specific characteristics to analyse the factors affecting the sustainability of the economies of Dubai and rest of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The study applies system design to analyse the research questions. Consequently, Zellner’s seemingly unrelated regressions (SURE) technique is used to examine the relative contribution of sectors to the economies Dubai, as an individual Emirate, and the rest of UAE as a group of Emirates using time series sectoral level data for 2001–2015.
The study shows that there exists positive interdependencies between Dubai and rest of UAE economies. This signifies that the core competencies across various sectors in Dubai and rest of UAE economies need to be promoted further to have overall diversified impact on UAE economy.
The positive sizable impact of the finance sector in Dubai and negative sizable impact in the rest of the UAE provide many opportunities for designing diversification programs for sustained economic development of the entire UAE economy. The small sample size, non-availability of detailed sectoral data in four of the seven emirates constrained the scope of the study for generalization to other economies in the middle east.

The study findings are very crucial for identifying structural reforms, to strengthen competitiveness and accelerate private sector-led job creation for nationals, potential on further opening up foreign direct investment (FDI), improving selected areas of the business environment, and easing access to finance for start-ups and SMEs in both the economies.
There are very few studies, which have researched the sector specific characteristics to explain the factors affecting the sustainability of the economies of Dubai and the rest of UAE. The study provides insights to the UAE policy makers, for enhancement of policies through development of the key sectors that influence the performance of the two economies. Despite being independent entities though, the seven emirates of the UAE are economically interdependent. Studies on such interactions add unique value to the literature.
Keywords: SURE, GDP, Dubai, UAE, Sectoral Evaluation, Financial development.
Determinants of Profitability of Islamic Banks of Pakistan – A Case Study on Pakistan’s Islamic Banking Sector
Authors: Asadullah Muhammd 
Published: February 2018

The purpose of this study is to find out the determinants of Islamic banks of Pakistan. The author collected data of five Islamic banks of Pakistan over ten years extending from 2006-2015. The independent variables were GDP, Size, Inflation & Liquidity whereas dependent variables were Return on Asset. By using STATA software and employed panel regression, the researcher found that in fixed model effect, there are two significant variables at 5% i.e., size of Islamic banks and liquidity. Liquidity has positive whereas size has negative impact on profitability of Islamic banks. The findings will be helpful for Islamic banking sector to make their policies accordingly.
Keywords: Islamic Banks, Size, GDP, Inflation, Liquidity, Return On Assets
The Role of E-Recruitment in Attracting Potential Candidates: Evidence from Fresh Graduate Job Seekers
Authors: Hafeez Muhammad , Farooq Umar 
Published: February 2018

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of an online recruitment system and its impact on organizational attraction towards fresh graduate job seekers. A sample, comprised of 302 fresh graduate job seekers from the HEC recognized well known business schools in the Lahore region, selected by Stratified Random Sampling through a questionnaire. Since the data was not normal, the Kruskill Wallis test of mean differences was applied. Furthermore, the Macro process tool for Regression analysis was used to investigate the matter of cost effectiveness, ease of use and site quality. It is concluded that E-Recruitment has a positive impact on organizational attraction. However, results also conclude that this positive relation between E-Recruitment and organizational attraction depends on the quality of the recruitment website. So, this study provides useful information for organizations seeking to adopt an E-Recruitment system to attract potential job seekers while concentrating on the quality of the websites.
KEYWORDS: Recruitment, E-Recruitment, Cost Effectiveness, Easy to Use, Site quality, Organizational Attraction.
Improving Emotional Intelligence (EI) using Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) techniques
Authors: Ahmad Kamarul Zaman 
Published: February 2018

Since, Ahmad (2011) who looked at the effectiveness of the alternative techniques of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and Hypnosis, there has been no further research regarding the effectiveness of NLP. This study improves the said research by ensuring that most of the respondents were not self-selected and ensured the use of other NLP techniques, in the context of improving EI. Although there are many self-development training courses advertised on the internet claiming to be able to improve EI, yet no credible research has been published in peer-reviewed academic journals to show whether such techniques can improve EI. This experimental research involved 35 test subjects and 35 control group subjects. Statistical t-tests revealed that with the test group, there were significant improvements in EI scores after undergoing the training compared with before. There were no significant changes in the control group.
Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Experiments
“Can you tell me about the future?” A narrative of the goal-setting process in family business
Authors: Della Piana Bice , Vecchi Alessandra , Marino Vittoria , D'Arco Mario 
Published: February 2018

By relying on the taxonomy introduced by Kotlar and De Massis (2013), the present study proposes to investigate the dynamics and the set of goals perceived by the family members strategic for the future growth of their family business. Using an interview approach, the researchers recorded the professional stories of 15 family firm owners and managers. Through the interpretation of the narrative material emerged that the interviewees never mentioned the role that family-centred non-economic goals (i.e., ‘family harmony’, the ‘family social status’ and ‘the family identity’) plays in the performance of the family firms. Contrary, non-family non-economic goals, such as innovation and internationalisation, are considered two keys growth drivers. In particular, if both innovation and internationalisation have equal importance amongst the current goals, internationalisation assumes a greater importance in relation to the future goals of growth.

Keywords: Goal setting process; Family business; Growth Strategy; Narrative analysis
Factors affecting Happiness of Expatriate Academicians and Expatriate Non-Academicians in Dubai.
Authors: Shaikh Majid Wahid , Ahmad Kamarul Zaman 
Published: February 2018

The research measures the levels of happiness of expatriate academicians in selected Dubai universities and compares them with happiness levels of non-academic people.
A face to face interview followed by a cross-sectional survey was used as a method to collect data from teaching staff from different universities in Dubai and also from the random public working in different business sectors in Dubai.?
Happiness is significanlty related to the other factors. There is no significant relationship between knowledge sharing and happiness of academics and well as non-academics.
The sample size of the academic group and the study targeted at the population of Dubai city only.
The discoveries of the research give helpful recommendations to the administration of Universities to provide better knowledge sharing opportunities among their teaching faculty to improve their happiness levels. It will also provide recommendations for a developmental purpose to University of Dubai and UAE’s “Happiness and Positivity program”.
There is no known research that studies the determinants of happiness for academics with non-academics in the UAE.
Keywords: Happiness, Expatriate Academics, Job Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction
The moderating impact of resilience on the relationship between workplace incivility and turnover intentions: a proposed study in Dubai retail SME’s
Authors: Shahryari Yasin , Ahmad Kamarul Zaman 
Published: February 2018

This is a theoretical paper that aims to explore the determinants of employee turnover intention among retail SMEs in Dubai in terms of incivility (customer, coworker, supervisor) and the mediating role of emotional exhaustion with the moderating effect of resilience.
The retail industry in Dubai will be one of the main beneficiaries of the study since it appears that they suffer high turnover intention and cost. Managements and owners of retail SMEs in Dubai would be able to get a better idea of the determinants of employee turnover intention and workplace incivility through the analysis and recommendations developed by the research.
Data would be gathered from participants (i.e. employees of retail SMEs in Dubai) who have direct contact with customers, coworkers and supervisors/ management. Viewed in this manner, data gathered would be analyzed in two stages, using descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling using computer software including, SPSS/STATA, AMOS/ Smart-PLS.
This paper would elaborate the literature on turnover intention and incivility Subsequently, the research will illustrate the mediating role emotional exhaustion and the moderation effect of resilience among retail SMEs employees in Dubai.
Keywords: Incivility, Turnover intentions, Resilience, SMEs
A study on the impact of strategic HR practices and organizational learning on perceived organizational performance in Sharjah public sectors
Authors: Alsuwaidi Amna Salim , Arunprasad Arun 
Published: February 2018

This paper attempts to present a conceptual framework to understand the importance and impact of strategic HRM practices and organizational learning capability on the overall performance of the organization. At the same time, the role of learning outcomes is also examined in this relationship as an intervening variable. As per the previous research conducted in the area of strategic HRM and organizational performance, it is observed that strategic HRM have a positive impact on the overall performance of the public sector. Alongside, the organizational learning capability and the prevailing learning culture enhances the performance of the organization in terms of innovation and tangible learning outcomes Moreover, strategic HR practices are one of the most important factors to enhance the employeeâ€™s skills and maintain them as per the individuals and organizations developmental need in public sector. Thus, the conceptual framework in this study encompasses strategic HRM practices, organizational learning capability and learning culture as independent variables, organizational performance as dependent variable with learning outcomes as an intervening variable.
Keywords: strategic HR practices, organizational learning, learning outcome, innovativeness
The Proactive-Personality with Curiosity Effects on the Innovative Work Behavior mediated by Work Engagement
Authors: AlShamsi Sultan Salem 
Published: February 2018

There is an abundance of research that supports the relationship between proactive personality and work engagement and between work engagement and innovative work behaviors. However, there has been no study that examined work engagement as a mediator of the relationship between proactive personality and innovative work behaviors. Similarly, there has been no study that examined work engagement as a mediator between the personality traits of curiosity and exploration, with innovative work behaviors
This research examines among other things, the compatibility between proactive personalities of employees, with transformational leadership behaviors of their superiors i.e. the superior-subordinate fit. It also examines the personality trait of openness to experience as a moderator affecting the dependent variable of innovative work behaviors. This study also investigates the possible moderating effect of transformational leadership on the relationship between proactive personality and work engagement. It is hypothesized that when proactive people have superiors that exhibit transformational leadership behaviors, they become even more engaged in their work. Similarly, employees with personality characteristics of curiosity and exploration, become more engaged when they are working under superiors who practice more transformational leadership behaviors, compared with employees whose superiors exhibit less transformational leadership behaviors. It is finally hypothesized that openness to experience will positively moderate the relationship between work engagement and innovative work behaviors such that people who are more open to experience will exhibit more innovative work behaviors when engaged
At this stage, this represents a conceptual paper. A full quantitative study will be undertaken which will include instruments in the form of self-administered questionnaires distributed among employees involved in the aviation industry in the UAE.
Keywords: Proactive personality, curiosity, and exploration,work engagement, transformational leadership, openness to experience, innovative work behaviors.
How an Innovative Climate can motivate an Entrepreneur
Authors: Al Shehhi Saeed Rashed , Bin Ahmad Kamarul Zaman 
Published: February 2018

This is a theoretical paper of a conceptual model whose primary aim is to test, how innovative climate, Perceived Net Desirability of Self Employment (NDSE), Tolerance for Risk (TR), and Perceived Feasibility (self-efficacy) of self-employment (SE), could affect self-employment intentions. The model also proposes how Psychological Climate Adjustment, Emotional stability, and Openness to experience, impacts perceptions of the innovative climate of organizations.
Determinants of turnover intentions among marketing and sales representatives in the UAE
Authors: Thiruvattal Eappen , Prasad Arun 
Published: February 2018

This article identifies four determinants of turnover intentions among the marketing executives and sales representatives (reps). Influence of these dimensions on such employees is investigated in an emerging market’s Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) distribution environment.
Extensive review of the current literature on employee turnover intentions and specific review of turnover intentions among reps and marketing executives are conducted
This study identifies four dimensions of determinants of turnover intentions among marketing and sales representatives of FMCG in an emerging market. The results indicate that coordinated efforts by management to satisfy these dimensions lead to decreased turnover among marketing and sales reps of FMCG distributors.
This study offers understanding of the determinants of turnover intentions of turnover intentions among marketing and sales reps of FMCG distributors.
This article conceptualizes the influence of performance appraisal, developmental pay, talent acquisition and training, and learning and development on turnover intentions of Marketing and sales reps working in FMCG distribution industry. The article contributes to fill the knowledge gaps on the influence of these dimensions on turnover intentions.
Key words – Turnover intentions; Marketing and Sales representatives; Performance appraisal; HR strategies, Developmental pay, Talent acquisition.
Implementasi Simple Additive Weight untuk Rekomendasi Jabatan Pada Satuan Kerja Perangkat Daerah
Authors: Jayanti Ni Ketut Dewi Ari 
Published: February 2018

<p><span><strong><em>Abstrak</em></strong></span></p><p><span><strong><em></em></strong><br /><span><em>Untuk membantu tugas dari Kepala Satuan Kerja Perangkat Daerah (SKPD) yang tiap empat </em><span><em>tahun ada Pengangkatan Pegawai Negeri Sipil (PNS) dalam jabatan struktural dari masa jabatan </em><span><em>pegawai masing-masing, antara lain dimaksudkan untuk membina karier PNS dalam jabatan struktural </em><span><em>dan kepangkatan sesuai dengan persyaratan yang ditetapkan dalam peraturan perundangan – undangan </em><span><em>pemerintah nomor 100, tentang pengangkatan PNS dalam jabatan struktural. Kepala Satuan Kerja </em><span><em>Perangkat Daerah (SPKD) dalam menentukan status jabatan yang akan diberikan kepada PNS yang </em><span><em>pantas menduduki jabatan yang dimaksud dalam menentukan jabatan tersebut masih menggunakan cara </em><span><em>manual. Dengan perkembangan ilmu pengetahuan perlu dilakukan penelitian yang hasilnya dapat </em><span><em>dijadikan dasar bagi pengembangan ke tahap implementasi sistem. Untuk menentukan rekomendasi </em><span><em>jabatan seorang PNS, dalam penelitian ini penelitia menggunakan metode Simple Additive Weight (SAW) </em><span><em>dalam penentuan rekomendasi jabatan. Dengan diterapkannya metode SAW, hasil penelitian ini dapat </em><span><em>dijadikan sebagai dasar dalam memberikan solusi bagi Kepala SKPD dalam menentukan jabatan yang </em><span><em>direkomendasikan.</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><em></em><span><strong><em>Kata kunci: </em></strong><span><em>Sistem Informasi, Rekomendasi Jabatan, Simple Additive Weight</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></span></p>
Sistem Informasi Persediaan Barang Berbasis Java PT. Andhika Sarana Mitra Jakarta Pusat
Authors: Tsani M Rifqi 
Published: February 2018

<p><span><strong><em>Abstrak</em></strong></span></p><p><span><strong><em></em></strong><span><em>Pada saat ini, kebutuhan informasi semakin penting dan mendesak sejalan dengan arus </em><span><em>perkembangan teknologi yang semakin maju. Banyak perusahaan berskala besar maupun kecil </em><span><em>menggunakan komputer untuk mendukung kegiatan dalam perusahaannnya. Komputer serta aplikasi </em><span><em>didalamnya pada saat ini bukanlah merupakan sesuatu hal yang baru lagi, hampir seluruh badan usaha </em><span><em>yang besar maupun kecil telah menggunakan komputer sebagai salah satu sarana pendukung dalam </em><span><em>kegiatan pada perusahaan tersebut. PT Andhika Sarana Mitra Jakarta Pusat merupakan perusahaan </em><span><em>swasta yang masih menggunakan sistem manual dalam pengolahan data, terutama pada pengolahan </em><span><em>data persediaan barang sehingga memperlambat dalam proses pengolahan data dan pengontrolan </em><span><em>persediaan barang. Untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut maka dirancanglah sistem informasi persediaan </em><span><em>barang berbasis java. Dalam pembutan sistem informasi persediaan barang berbasis java metode </em><span><em>perancangan yang digunakan adalah Unified Modeling Language (UML). dengan aplikasi NetBeans IDE </em><span><em>7.2, SQL Server 2008 untuk perancangan basis datanya. Dengan menggunakan sistem informasi </em><span><em>persediaan barang berbasis java ini dapat mempermudah dan mempercepat kinerja bagian gudang serta </em><span><em>dapat mengontrol jumlah persediaan barang.</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><em></em><span><strong><em>Kata Kunci: </em></strong><span><em>Sistem Informasi, UML, Java, NetBeans.</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></span></p>