This study is set out to explore factors considered by employers when recruiting business graduates in Kuwait. Four categories of employability factors were used in the current study covering graduates knowledge, soft skills, personal abilities and working with groups. A questionnaire that contained these factors was distributed to Kuwaiti employers and the participants were asked to express the level of importance they assign to each of these categories. The results of the analysis revealed that participants attach a highest level of importance to graduates knowledge, soft skills and ability to work within groups. The participants attach low level of importance to the personal abilities of the graduates. The study concludes that employability factors are affected by employers' background characteristics, the firm's nature, size and ownership (whether family, public or government). Needless to say, in a country like Kuwait, employability factors are governed by cultural and social considerations.

The attempt is made in this study to identify students’ motives and reasons behind enrolling in a MBA program offered by universities operating in Kuwait. It also explores criterion used to select the program. To achieve these objectives, data were collected through a well-designed and structured questionnaire and pre-testing was carried out to examine the efficiency of the instrument. The study showed that the main reasons behind selecting the MBA program by students are to satisfy their personal concerns and improve their knowledge and skills. Moreover, the students used program alumni and campus visit as main sources of information followed by friends’ suggestions and university websites. When evaluating the MBA programs, the students cited overseas accreditation as the most used criteria followed by faculty reputation, institution reputation and admission requirements.

The purpose of this study is to investigate various aspects of capital budgeting techniques adopted by Kuwaiti nonfinancial companies listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE).

Purpose-The purpose of this study is to investigate various aspects of capital budgeting techniques adopted by Kuwaiti non-financial companies listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE). Design/methodology/approach-A questionnaire is used to collect data from Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and other managers of manufacturing, service and real estate companies listed on the KSE. Findings-The result of the analysis unveiled that top management and people who used the assets are the main sources of capital budgeting ideas. The analysis also unveiled that net present value and profitability index are the most frequently used capital budgeting techniques and the choice of the technique is determined by the nature of the project under assessment, and the academic and professional capabilities of corporate staff. The analysis further demonstrated that factors such as uncertainty about the outcome of the capital budgeting techniques and lack of required data and information to use capital budgeting techniques could prevent Kuwaiti non-financial companies from adopting capital budgeting techniques. Finally, the analysis disclosed that non-financial factors such as strategic planning, corporate image, employees' capabilities and environment protection are taken into consideration when making capital budgeting decisions. Practical implications-Kuwaiti companies either possess ABOUT THE AUTHORS

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