“…The fourth specificity refers to the geographical setting of the business, either located in the USA or Palestine. As many non-Westerners are on the move due to war, economic trauma and climate change, we also performed a more complete assessment of the comparative advantages and disadvantages of cross-cultural history and experiences to understand the growth potential of present-day family-owned businesses (Basu, 1998; Shinnar and Nayir, 2019; Yasin and Hafeez, 2023). Thus, we independently examined the interactive effects of physical geography on each EO dimension and firm growth potential.…”
PurposeThis article explores the effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO), governance and geographic location on the performance of Palestinian family-owned businesses.Design/methodology/approachThis quantitative study uses data collected in the fall of 2022 from 180 Palestinian-owned family companies – 90 were located in Palestine and the other 90 were located in the USA. Using R software, multiple regression analysis was employed to examine the relationships between the constructs that formed the study's conceptual framework.FindingsThe results indicate that (1) the risk-taking, innovation and proactiveness dimensions of EO have a significant positive impact on the performance of Palestinian family-owned businesses; (2) Governance moderates the EO dimensions of risk-taking and proactiveness on the performance of Palestinian family-owned companies and (3) geographic location does not moderate the relationship between the EO and performance of Palestinian-owned family businesses.Originality/valueThe current intensified conflict in Palestine warrants exploring the role Palestinian family-owned businesses worldwide can play in rebuilding the local economies of Gaza and the West Bank. The following years will be crucial in determining how proactive risk-taking and innovation will support regional recovery and augment the entrepreneurial and reinvestment capacity of diasporic and home country-based Palestinian family-owned firms. Thus, our study into factors that might enhance these businesses' performance and growth potential is pertinent. A further contribution of this study is new insight into the particularities of Palestinian family-owned businesses, augmenting general theories associated with ethnic and diasporic entrepreneurship.
“…The fourth specificity refers to the geographical setting of the business, either located in the USA or Palestine. As many non-Westerners are on the move due to war, economic trauma and climate change, we also performed a more complete assessment of the comparative advantages and disadvantages of cross-cultural history and experiences to understand the growth potential of present-day family-owned businesses (Basu, 1998; Shinnar and Nayir, 2019; Yasin and Hafeez, 2023). Thus, we independently examined the interactive effects of physical geography on each EO dimension and firm growth potential.…”
PurposeThis article explores the effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO), governance and geographic location on the performance of Palestinian family-owned businesses.Design/methodology/approachThis quantitative study uses data collected in the fall of 2022 from 180 Palestinian-owned family companies – 90 were located in Palestine and the other 90 were located in the USA. Using R software, multiple regression analysis was employed to examine the relationships between the constructs that formed the study's conceptual framework.FindingsThe results indicate that (1) the risk-taking, innovation and proactiveness dimensions of EO have a significant positive impact on the performance of Palestinian family-owned businesses; (2) Governance moderates the EO dimensions of risk-taking and proactiveness on the performance of Palestinian family-owned companies and (3) geographic location does not moderate the relationship between the EO and performance of Palestinian-owned family businesses.Originality/valueThe current intensified conflict in Palestine warrants exploring the role Palestinian family-owned businesses worldwide can play in rebuilding the local economies of Gaza and the West Bank. The following years will be crucial in determining how proactive risk-taking and innovation will support regional recovery and augment the entrepreneurial and reinvestment capacity of diasporic and home country-based Palestinian family-owned firms. Thus, our study into factors that might enhance these businesses' performance and growth potential is pertinent. A further contribution of this study is new insight into the particularities of Palestinian family-owned businesses, augmenting general theories associated with ethnic and diasporic entrepreneurship.
“…Consistent with the purpose of theoretical and practice-based development, this study adopts a qualitative research design, namely semi-structured interviews that were used to formulate a series of multiple cases (Yin, 2013). These were thematically organized under multiple geographic samples per nation (See, Yasin and Hafeez, 2022). The guidelines provided by Yin (2013) were adopted for the development and comparison of cases as illustrated in Figure 2.Figure 2.Multiple case study design.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Due to the cross-national nature of this study (Yasin, 2014; Yasin and Hafeez, 2022), the template formed the basis for comparison across each case from within the group sample, followed by a nation-based sample of cases to search for similarities and patterns. To conduct the interviews, an interview guide was formulated using the Template Analysis (TA) approach, which was informed by the review of the literature.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The sample was determined by a criterion sampling approach that enabled the development of cases from five countries in the MENA region (United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco) with each country sample comprising five university cases on average. This study was designed on a Multiple Case Study Research Design Approach (Yin, 2013) and this was supplemented by Template Analysis (a form of thematic analysis), and to incorporate the cross-national comparative dimension, Yasin and Hafeez (2022) approaches were adopted. The findings illustrate a wide range of motives, challenges, opportunities, and effective factors that are linked to varying objectives such as (1) the vision and ownership structures, (2) the stakeholder connections of universities (3) the brand reputation of the university provider (4) the perception and ranking of universities as well as (5) approaches undertaken by the University representative to negotiate the expectations of live projects.…”
This paper explores the nexus between University-Industry Collaborations (UIC) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region informed by a multiple-country-case study design. This study aims to explore the motives, opportunities and challenges, and propose effective practices in the MENA region context. Based on qualitative data retrieved through a series of 72 semi-structured interviews with university stakeholders (i.e., faculty, directors of corporate training, administrative staff, gatekeepers, company representatives and liaisons) conducted from March 2021 to September 2022. The sample was determined by a criterion sampling approach that enabled the development of cases from five countries in the MENA region (United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco) with each country sample comprising five university cases on average. This study was designed on a Multiple Case Study Research Design Approach ( Yin, 2013 ) and this was supplemented by Template Analysis (a form of thematic analysis), and to incorporate the cross-national comparative dimension, Yasin and Hafeez (2022) approaches were adopted. The findings illustrate a wide range of motives, challenges, opportunities, and effective factors that are linked to varying objectives such as (1) the vision and ownership structures, (2) the stakeholder connections of universities (3) the brand reputation of the university provider (4) the perception and ranking of universities as well as (5) approaches undertaken by the University representative to negotiate the expectations of live projects. As a result, a contextualized framework is proposed in this study as the “five [essential] keys” for successful collaborations for the nexus between university and industry collaborations. The originality of this study is inherent in the qualitative cases and contextualized influences in non-westernized countries that are empirically under-explored, as well as the five keys framework that is useful from a theoretical and practical standpoint for academics, policymakers, and university leadership.
“…Studies have shown that the socio-cultural and economic background is important in Islamic financial institutions and their services. However, governors of the commercial institutions in which their operation is based on an interest-based system recently reviewed the development of financial intermediaries, with outcomes of studies revealing service quality and religious reasons are instigating migration from a conventional financial institution to an Islamic financial institution (Yasin & Hafeez, 2022).…”
The study is to assess the causes and barriers of financial exclusion using three theories, including vulnerability theory (Poverty and Religiosity), financial literacy theory (Awareness), and public service theory (Attitude of Government Policy), to evaluate the relationship between the Islamic financial institutions and financial exclusion in Northern Nigeria. The study adopted a random sampling method with 450 respondents using Confirmatory Factor Analysis under Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) and SPSS. The study indicates the positive relationship between the three theories and financial exclusion and further identified some theoretical contributions indicating highly influential relationships between the predicted variables of the above theories. The study further identified the most significant contribution to the financial institutions by developing relevant literature to sort out the issues and challenges behind financial exclusion in Nigeria. Islamic financial institutions are considered a phenomenon and solution to this current issue of financial exclusion. The present study developed an integrated model which defines financial exclusion and its approach through three theories in addressing financial exclusion in Nigeria. It is also considered among the country's first attempts to solve financial exclusion.
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