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الحوكمة الرقمية ودورها في تطوير الأداء المؤسسي للجامعات الفلسطينية العاملة بالمحافظات الجنوبية, Ahed A. A. Abu Atta, Alaa S. A. Hamdouna

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education (مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية (للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدف المقال التعرف إلى دور الحوكمة الرقمية في تطوير الأداء المؤسسي للجامعات الفلسطينية العاملة بالمحافظات الجنوبية، وقد اعتمدت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، والاستبانة أداة لجمع البيانات وفقاً لأسلوب الحصر الشامل لمجتمع الدراسة، والبالغ عددهم (301) موظفاً من أصحاب المناصب الإشرافية بالجامعات المستهدفة وهي: (جامعة الأزهر – غزة، وجامعة الأقصى، وجامعة فلسطين)، حيث تم استرداد (261) استبانة. وقد توصلت الدراسة إلى مجموعة من النتائج أهمها: وجود مستوى مرتفع لأبعاد الحوكمة الرقمية لدى الجامعات الفلسطينية العاملة بالمحافظات الجنوبية، ووجود أثر ذي دلالة إحصائية عند مستوى دلالة 0.05 ≥ α للحوكمة الرقمية في تطوير الأداء المؤسسي لدى الجامعات الفلسطينية بالمحافظات الجنوبية، وقد أوصت …

أثر استخدام التطبيقات الحاسوبية على تنمية المفاهيم العلمية لمساقات إدارة الكوارث والأزمات لدى طلبة البكالوريوس بالجامعات الأردنية, Saad Kamal Hakouz, Mohammad Habib Samkari Middle East University, Jordan

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education (مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية (للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدف المقال إلى معرفة "أثر استخدام التطبيقات الحاسوبية على تنمية المفاهيم العلمية لمساقات إدارة الكوارث والأزمات لدى طلبة البكالوريوس بالجامعات الأردنية"، وكذلك معرفة الصعوبات التي واجهت الطلبة في استخدام التطبيقات الحاسوبية، ولتحقيق الهدف من الدراسة،ـ تم الإستناد على المنهج المختلط، ولقد استخدمت الدراسة الإختبار التحصيلي لتنمية المفاهيم العلمية واستبانة الأسئلة المفتوحة لبيان الصعوبات، وتكونت عينة الدراسة من طلبة البكالوريوس في مادة التطبيقات الحاسوبية وعددهم (26) طالباً، ومن أبرز النتائج التي توصلت لها الدراسة وجود أثر لاستخدام التطبيقات الحاسوبية على تنمية المفاهيم العلمية، ولقد كان رضا الطلبة عن استخدام التطبيقات بدرجة متوسطة، ولقد كانت أبرز الصعوبات التي واجهت الطلبة هو الحاجة …

Strategic Fit And Its Impact On Business Continuity Management: The Mediating Role Of Strategic Agility In Jordanian Commercial Banks, Shereen Al-Nimri, Khaled Al-Shawabkeh

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to identify the impact of f strategic fit on business continuity management in Jordanian commercial banks with the mediating role of strategic agility, the study used sampling strategy by selecting an appropriate sample from the study population; the descriptive analytical approach was used, through the development of (a questionnaire) as a main tool for data collection. This study was applied to a sample of (254) managers, and multiple regression analysis and simple regression analysis were adopted.

The study results indicated that there is a statistically Significant impact of strategic fit with its dimensions in business continuity management …

Palestinian Journalists' Trends Towards Freelance Platforms As An Alternative Of Traditional Work In Journalistic Work And The Gratifications Achieved "A Field Study", Amin Wafi Prof.

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

This study aims to identify the trends of media students towards the use of digital freelancer platforms in media work as an alternative to traditional journalism by knowing the degree of interest of students in digital freelancer platforms. The degree to which they are exposed، the reasons for exposure، the most important subjects to which they are exposed، the most important platforms they pursue، the most important skill needs، motivations، and stimuli that drive them to deal with freelancer platforms as an alternative to traditional journalism. It is a descriptive study and applied the survey curriculum in the framework of …

The Impact Of Commitment To Implementing The Governance On Disclosure Of Social Responsibility Of The Companies Listed On Palestine Exchange, Majdi Al-Kababji

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to demonstrate the impact of commitment to implementing corporate governance represented by the principles :(Ensuring the basis of an effective corporate governance framework, the protection of shareholders and investors, the equitable treatment of shareholders, the role of stakeholders in corporate governance, disclosure and transparency, the responsibilities of the board) on disclosure of social responsibility of the companies listed on the Palestine Exchange. To achieve the study objectives, the researcher designed a questionnaire, and it was distributed to the study population of (49) companies, and the elements of social responsibility were measured by using content analysis through creating …

The Continual Impact Of Profitability Indicators On Stock Market Prices Of Listed Industrial Companies In Jordan, Tawfiq Abdel Jalil

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study examined how Amman Stock Exchange evaluates the effect of earnings yield and dividends yield on stock market prices and determine the duration of this evaluation. The study period extends for 5 years, from 2012 to 2016, and the study sample consists of 41 industrials publicly held firms listed in Amman Stock Exchange. The study data analysis shows the significant effect of the earnings yields on the stock market price at 1% level in the earnings realization year, while the dividends yield does not affect the stock market price at 5% significant level for the same year. This model …

The Reality Of The Green Economy In The Gcc Countries & Its Criminal Protection, Noora Alshamlan Sjd

AAU Journal of Business and Law مجلة جامعة العين للأعمال والقانون

The green economy is an activity based on environmentally friendly projects or at least an economy that does not add new hindrances to the environment or increase the degree of pollution. The GCC Countries encounter many challenges to transforming into a green economy in order to achieve sustainable development. The green economy movement might be inconsistent with the fact that the GCC countries are oil producer countries and depend mainly on fossil fuels, which directly affects the environment, and their economies are not based on the principle of greening.

Accordingly, this study aims to explain the green economy by studying …

Protecting The Information Privacy Of Litigants During Remote Trials Before Uae Courts, Moustafa Kandeel

AAU Journal of Business and Law مجلة جامعة العين للأعمال والقانون

This paper analyzes the increasing trend of courts in various countries towards using technology in litigation. Consequently, it is now reasonable to say that there is an integrated legal regulation of a remote trial. The paper stresses that the remote trial system applied before the UAE courts requires the use of court-specific systems and programs to process the personal data of litigants, defendants, victims, and witnesses as well as the data of the subject matter of the dispute. Therefore, this paper highlights the importance of applying information security rules during remote trials and taking all necessary precautions to protect data …

Electronic Sex Between Criminalization And Legalization According To Palestinian Legislation, Issam Husni Alatrash

AAU Journal of Business and Law مجلة جامعة العين للأعمال والقانون

This study aimed to identify the legal adaptation of electronic sex according to the Palestinian legislation, especially with regard to whether electronic sex is a criminal or permissible behavior, and whether it constitutes a crime of adultery, indecent assault, sexual harassment, an act of immodest foreplay, or a crime of seduction in both forms, Hymen with the promise of marriage, or spoiling the marital bond, and The researcher used the analytical approach based on the analysis of the Jordanian Penal Code No. 16 of 1960 and applied in the West Bank. And The researcher reached a set of results, perhaps …

Electronic Prisons Are An Alternative To Traditional Prisons Legislative Problems And Proposed Solutions, Dr. Ekramy Bassyoni Khattab

AAU Journal of Business and Law مجلة جامعة العين للأعمال والقانون

Electronic prisons, as an alternative to traditional prisons, are a achieve a lot of benefits at the present time to the economic of state by reducing the costs of establishing traditional prisons and it has been a lot of advantages to the offenders who are committed low-risk crimes.

Despite the extreme importance of this penalty, it faces many legislative problems, including those related to the stages prior to its imposition with criminal punitive texts, whether it is related to its legality, scope of application and legal nature, including what results in the practical application of it such as assaulting freedoms …

The Supervisory Role Of Applying Governance Mechanisms To Reduce The Effects Of The Covid-19 Pandemic In The Public Shareholding Insurance Companies Listed On The Palestine Stock Exchange, Abd El Rahman Mohammed Soleiman Rashwan Dr., Abdulnaser Nour

AAU Journal of Business and Law مجلة جامعة العين للأعمال والقانون

The study aimed to identify the supervisory role of applying governance mechanisms to reduce the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in the public shareholding insurance companies listed on the Palestine Stock Exchange. Governance Committees (72) working in insurance companies listed on the Palestine Stock Exchange, numbering (5) companies, and a comprehensive inventory method was used due to the small size of the study population.

The results of the study concluded that the boards of directors of the insurance companies listed on the Palestine Exchange are aware of the limits of their role and responsibility in providing control over management, and …

The Impact Of Tax Incentives On Investment In Small Enterprises In Palestine, Rahma Odeh, Mofeed Thaher, Abdulnaser Nour

AAU Journal of Business and Law مجلة جامعة العين للأعمال والقانون

The study aimed to measure the impact of tax incentives on investment in small enterprises in Palestine. The study identified the tax incentives that affect Palestinian investments which were stipulated in the Palestinian Income Tax Law number (8) of the year 2011 which was amended according to the Decree number (5) for the year (2015), as well as the Investment Promotion Law (1) for the year (1998) and its subsequent amendments, and among these incentives (tax incentives related to family exemptions, incentives related to tax brackets, incentives related to tax deductions, incentives related to expanding the tax base exemptions, incentives …

The Impact Of Liquidity On The Financial Growth Of Industrial Companies Listed On The Amman Stock Exchange, Ehab Injadat, Abdul Razzak Alshehadeh, Farid Kourtel

AAU Journal of Business and Law مجلة جامعة العين للأعمال والقانون

This research reveals the cash liquidity’s impact on the sustainability of the financial growth of the industrial public shareholding companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) between (2015) and 2021. The research population consists of (53) ASE-listed public shareholding industrial companies. A purposeful sample of (28) companies whose financial statements have provided all the data is selected as they meet the research variables during the research years. Using (SPSS), the appropriate statistical methods are utilized for data analysis. The findings indicate that cash flow with all its indicators; net cash flow from all activities to total assets, net cash …

The Mediating Role Of Innovative Climate In The Relationship Between The Transformational And Transactional Leadership Styles And Administrative Innovation, Ihab Sameer Qubbaj, Aysha Yusof Shalabi

AAU Journal of Business and Law مجلة جامعة العين للأعمال والقانون

This study established the relationship between transformational and transactional leadership styles, an innovative climate, and administrative innovation. where both innovative climate and administrative innovation represent strategic objectives of contemporary institutions, which are required more than ever to enhance and demonstrate their innovativeness in providing services to their broad audience and meeting their expectations. This prompted these institutions to adopt some modern management and leadership methods, especially transformational and transactional leadership styles, and to create and enhance an innovative climate within them.

The findings reveal the importance and role of transformational leadership practices as a major reason to create an innovative …

Electronic Banking Services And Its Impact In Achieving Competitive Advantage In Jordanian Islamic Banks, Murad Attiany, Sami Al-Kharabsheh, Mahmoud Noor, Khaled Al-Bustanji

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to investigate the impact of Electronic Banking Services on achieving competitive advantage in the Jordanian Islamic Banks. To achieve the study objectives, the research develops a special questionnaire that consist of (15) questions to measure the independent variable: (ATM, Phone Banking, and Internet Banking), also the questionnaire includes (15) questions to measure the dependent variable competitive advantage through (low cost, differentiation, and quick response). (90) Questionnaires were distributed to the mangers working in the headquarter of three Jordanian Islamic banks at the range of (30) for each: (Jordan Islamic Bank, Arab Islamic Bank and Safwa Islamic Bank), …

The Effect Of Corporate Governance And Firm Characteristics On Firm Value: Evidence From Jordan, Husni Samara, Mohammad Abu Nassar

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

The Effect of Corporate Governance and Firm Characteristics on Firm Value: Evidence from Jordan

This study aims to provide evidence for the impact of corporate governance and firm characteristics on the industrial firm value. The sample of 40 industrial public shareholding companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange during the period (2009-2018) with a total observation reached (4670) included in the analysis. For the corporate governance, it was measured through (board size, female directors, board independence, audit committee meetings, along with CEO duality). While Firm characteristics was measured by (firm size, firm age, year of establishment, and listing year). Tobin’s …

The Effect Of Islamic Banks' Profits Distribution On The Market Value Of Shares In The Secondary Market (Stock Market), Sami Osheibat

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to measure the impact of distributed profits on the market value of the share in Jordanian Islamic banks. The study also tried to know the criteria for these profits, and the study also sought to measure the factors affecting the market value of shares, and it tried to measure the effect achieved from the distribution of profits of Islamic banks on the market value in the stock exchange. Where this study belongs to the quality of descriptive studies, and within that, the survey method was used on a sample of (150) individuals working in Jordanian Islamic banks, …

The Impact Of Supply Chain Integration In Organizational Performance At The Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies: The Moderating Role Of Just In Time Production System, Salman Hdaib, Sahar Abu Bakir

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of Supply Chain Integration in terms of (integration with suppliers, integration with distributors) on Organizational Performance using the balanced scorecard dimensions (learning and growth, internal processes, and customers’ satisfaction) in Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies: The moderating role of the Just in Time Production System. The quantitative descriptive analytical approach used to achieve the objectives of the study. The study population consisted of all the (20) Jordanian pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies operating in Jordan. The analysis and sampling unit consisted of (273) member totally surveyed. The questionnaire was used to collect the …

Obstacles To The Application Of Total Quality Management In Jordanian Universities, Amal Al-Tarawneh

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aims at identifying Total Quality Management implementation obstacles in the Jordanian universities, and this from the point view of teaching staff. Also to figure-out the differences in the point view related to universities variables (Governmental universities and Private universities). The Study sample consisted of 480 teaching staff member. For the purpose of achieving the study objectives, a questionnaire was designed that contains 57 statement divided between five major fields related to (Administrative, Human Resources, Physical, Academic and Technical) obstacles. The results revealed that, there is obstacles related to the implementation of Total Quality Management especially which is related …

The Impact Of Social Responsibility On Improving Organizational Reputation By Existence Of The Organizational Architecture As A Moderator Variable At The Jordanians Commercial Banks, Nasser Al-Hjaya, Alhareth Abu Hussein

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to identify the impact of social responsibility on improving organizational reputation by the existence of the organizational architecture as a moderator variable at the Jordanians commercial banks. The study population consisted of managers, their assistants, their representatives, and heads of departments in the higher managements of each of the Jordanian commercial banks. The data was collected using the purposeful sampling method by distributing the questionnaire to all the items of the sampling unit, which numbered (216) male and female employees. Where the number of questionnaires retrieved and valid for analysis reached (154), which constitutes a response rate …

Problems Of Export Documentary Letters Of Credit That Face Jordanian Banks During Corona-Virus Pandemic (Covid-19) “A Field Study”, Ahmad Ahmad, Ahmad ‬ Daher, Tawfiq Abdel-Jalil, Jum’A Humaidat

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to explore problems of export documentary letters of credit that face Jordanian banks during Corona-Virus pandemic (Covid-19). Other minor objectives include testing the relationship between these problems on one hand and each of the banks’ size (big / medium / small) and their type (Islamic / traditional) on the other hand.

To achieve these objectives, a questionnaire was designed. This questionnaire was distributed to all publicly listed Jordanian banks. The results indicated that all (16) tested problems were proved to be significant. The most important problems were governmental closures hamper export activities, existence …

The Impact Of Financial Liberalization On Foreign Reserves In Jordan, Aya Al-Farkh, Ahmad ‬ Malawi

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to investigate the impact of financial liberalization on foreign reserves in Jordan over the period (1998-2018). Several diagnostic tests have been applied, such as Augmented Dickey- Fuller (ADF) and Phillips-Perron (PP) test for Stationarity. The results have shown that all of the time series are not stationary in their levels, where are their first differences are stationary according to Dickey- Fuller test (ADF), but the results have shown that some of the time series are stationary in their levels and some of them are stationary in the first difference according to Phillips-Perron test. Cusum stability test was …

The Impact Of Rule Of Law On The Stocks’ Price Index In Amman Stock Exchange (Jordan): An Econometric Study (1998-2017), Ahmad ‬ Malawi, Majeda Al-Azzam

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to investigate the impact of Rule of Law on the stocks’ price index in Amman Stock Exchange over the period (1998-2017). Several diagnostic tests have been applied, such as Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) for stationarity. The results have shown that the time series of the real interest rate is stationary at its levels, i.e. I (0), whereas the stocks' price index, indirect foreign investment, and rule of law are stationary at their first differences, i.e. I (1). While the real GDP is found to be stationary at the second difference, i.e. I (2). Vector autoregression model (VAR) is …

Determinants Of Net Interest Margin For Banks Operating In Pales-Tine, Islam Abdeljawad, Ajyad Bahlaq

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The goal of this research is to identify the factors that influence the net interest margin (NIM) for Palestinian conventional banks. Palestine is a unique country with poor governance, political uncertainty, and regulatory insufficiency, adding higher information asymmetry to the decision-making process. The sample is comprised of unbalanced panel data from 15 commercial banks for the period 2011–2020. The research used a pooled OLS, a fixed-effect model, a random effect model, a robust pooled OLS, a difference GMM, and a system GMM estimators. Evidence collected supports that net interest margin is positively influenced by risk aversion, operating costs, and loan-to-deposit, …

Risk Assessment Approaches In Banking Sector –A Survey, Mona Sharaf, Shimaa Mohamed Ouf, Amira M. Idrees Ami

Future Computing and Informatics Journal

Prediction analysis is a method that makes predictions based on the data currently available. Bank loans come with a lot of risks to both the bank and the borrowers. One of the most exciting and important areas of research is data mining, which aims to extract information from vast amounts of accumulated data sets. The loan process is one of the key processes for the banking industry, and this paper examines various prior studies that used data mining techniques to extract all served entities and attributes necessary for analytical purposes, categorize these attributes, and forecast the future of their business …

The Role Of Using Images In Outdoor Advertising Designs To Attract Attention, Sattar Al-Juboori Dr.

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

Outdoor advertising has dominated the visual landscape of cities around the world. Outdoor advertising in city streets and public places are different than the ones located in other places for many reasons. First, it is directed towards particular audience who has no option but to look at it. The research problem lies in the excessive use of images in ways that may have been randomly put without taking into consideration certain factors such as allocation, processing, design construction or some expressive and psychological aspects. Experts have defined some technical problems related to image-choice and the extent of its future impact …

Professional And Ethical Challenges Of Robot Journalism From The Perspective Of Jordanian Journalists, Mazen Al-Fedawi Dr.

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

This study aimed at identifying the extent of Jordanian journalists ’awareness of the concept of robot journalism and its mechanisms of action, and identifying the most important areas covered by robot journalism, in addition to reviewing the pros and cons of the spread of robot journalism, and the most important professional and ethical challenges associated with robot journalism from the viewpoint of Jordanian journalists. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher followed the descriptive and analytical method. The study sample consisted of (350) Jordanian journalists, and the questionnaire was distributed to them in two ways, electronically and manually. …

The Influence Of The Celebrities Of Social Media Platforms On University Students, Hanan Al-Shiekh Dr., Mahmoud Al-Rajabi Dr.

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

This study aims to identify the impact of famous people on social media platforms on university students. The qualitative methodology and inductive approach were used in the research by conducting in-depth interviews with 21 students from various Jordanian universities, and a focus group of 7 university students was selected, with 12 female influencers and 21 male influencers among them. The study showed that there are seven main reasons that motivate students to pursue and follow-up those influencers, which are: admiration and love, living in another world with different influences, career path, and the release of students’ stress, gaining information that …

The Effect Of The Production Pattern On The Media Content In The Jordanian Tv Channels From The Contact Person Point View (An Analytical Study), Ashraf Al-Manaseer Dr., Shadi Abo-Rashed Mr.

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

The effect of the production pattern on the media content in the Jordanian TV channels from the contact person point view, through analytical study. The study relied on the descriptive approach based on studying the facts about the nature of the phenomenon or a group of individuals, or a group of events or situations related to photographing, analyzing and evaluating the characteristics of the phenomenon to find out the variables that cause the phenomenon to occur, A questionnaire was designed for the study to achieve the desired goals, the study population consisted of 13 private channels in Jordan, and the …

The Degree Of Satisfaction Of Facebook Users About Its Features, Usage Motives And Achieved Gratifications.“An Applied Study On Students Of The Faculty Of Mass Communication At The Middle East University”To Attract Attention, Ahmad Oreqat Dr.

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

This study aimed at determining the extent of satisfaction of Facebook users from the students of the Faculty of Media at the Middle East University with regard to its advantages, drivers of use, and the achieved gratifications. The study sample, which was chosen on the available random sample basis, consisted of 106 students enrolled in the second semester in the 2019-2020 academic year which are 308 students. The theoretical framework of the study depended on the theory of uses and gratifications, and the results of the study highlighted that the degree of satisfaction of Facebook users among students about its …