Thesis
Humanizing innovation indicators methodology, based on the Islamic system of objectives
| Governments traditionally rely on innovation indicators to measure, evaluate, and assess the efficiency and the effectiveness of innovation policies. Innovation indicators are interpreted and used in policy design. The emergence of innovation systems and the -associated literature have largely focused on economic activities and hence the designs of economic policies. The predominant trend has therefore been to develop for economic purposes. |
Qatar's mediation in the Lebanese conflict of 2008 : toward a cross-cultural model of third party diplomacy in conflict resolution
| This thesis examines Qatar's mediation efforts in the Lebanese crisis of 2008 and how it succeeded in resolving the conflict. It explores the possibility of the emergence of a cross-cultural mediation model that may have relevant application to other |
Rationalizing decision analysis in policy-making : an exploratory study based on a Maqasidi perspective
| Everybody is required to make decisions on daily basis as individuals or as companies, as organizations and government agencies and authorities including policy designers, decision analysts and decision-makers. |
The role of foreign direct investment in economic development and diversification in Qatar with special focus of the Non-Hydrocarbon Sector
| This thesis investigates the impact of inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in promoting development and diversification in the economy with a special focus on the non-hydrocarbon sector in Qatar from 1990-2011. The thesis addresses the question of whether or not there is a positive role for FDI to contribute toward the economic development and diversification goals of the non-hydrocarbon sector in Qatar. |
Creating public value :the case of Robotic Camel Jockeys in Qatar
| The aim of the study was to explore the concept of public value and its relationship to the Islamic concept of maslahah ammah. The study considered how the concept of public value and maslahah ammah can be used to understand the shift from the use of child- jockeys to robot jockeys in camel racing sports in Qatar. It argued that the literature on public value offers a rich framework that can integrate the Islamic concept of maslahah ammah and be used to study various cases in |