Human Capital in the Middle East

Vijay Pereira is Associate Professor at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and is Associate Editor of the Journal of Business Research. He has a broad range of experience across industry, consultancy and academia. Mark Neal is Chair of the Department of Humanities & Social Sciences at Khalifa University, and has ongoing associations with SOAS, University of London, and the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. Yama Temouri is Associate Professor at the University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE, and is also affiliated with Aston Business School in the United Kingdom. He is an Associate Editor for Business Research Quarterly.Wardah Qureshi is a medical doctor and a PhD candidate at ISM University of Management and Economics, Lithuania. In addition to her clinical practice, she has been heavily involved in healthcare education and training for over a decade.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. The Impact of Cross Cultural Training on Employee Performancein the UAE Hospitality Industry.- 3. Low Employee Engagement in the UAE: Causes and Solutions to overcome the Issue.- 4. The Impacts of High Employee Turnover in the UAE Hospitality Industry.- 5. The Effects of Employee Engagement on Employee Turnover – A Case Study from the UAE.- 6. Long Working Hours and its impact on Employee Productivity in the UAE service sector.- 7. How Does a Total Reward System Influence Employee Motivation among Executive Management? An Analysis of the UAE Real Estate Industry.- 8. Consequences of Merger and Acquisitions and its Effect on Employees: A Case study from the Banking Industry in the UAE.- 9. Key Elements of Nation Branding: Importance of Development Of Local Human Capital in the UAE.- E-Commerce Acceptance & Implementation amongst Consumers in the UAE: An Opportunity to Build Human Capital for Future Jobs in Technology and Marketing.- 10. E-Commerce Acceptance & Implementation amongst Consumers in the UAE: An Opportunity to Build Human Capital for Future Jobs in Technology and Marketing.- 11. The Role of Human Capital in the Implementation of Healthcare Innovation in the UAE.