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Journal articles on the topic "Kuwaiti Consumer"

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Al-Salem, Fouad, and Mohamed M. Mostafa. "Clustering Kuwaiti consumer attitudes towards Sharia-compliant financial products." International Journal of Bank Marketing 37, no. 1 (February 4, 2019): 142–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijbm-09-2017-0198.

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PurposeThis purpose of this paper is to clustering Kuwaiti consumers choice of Sharia-complaint financial products and services based on several factors such as religiosity, financial knowledge, customer value, satisfaction, trust, service quality, relationship with service providers and innovation.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses self-organizing maps, a neural network technique, in order to cluster and segment consumers of Sharia-compliant financial products and services in Kuwait. From a marketing perspective, SOM can be viewed as a flexible clustering technique in which different clusters are identified without the rigid traditional statistical assumptions of linearity or normality.FindingsThis paper shows that consumers of Sharia-compliant financial products in Kuwait can be clustered into three distinct segments: enthusiasts, laggards and rejectors. The enthusiasts represent the largest cluster with a frequency of around 66 percent, while the Rejectors represent the smallest segment with a frequency of 10 percent.Originality/valueThis paper advances our knowledge about the behavioral aspects of financial consumer choice within a non-traditional Sharia-compliant financial products context.
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BURTON, DAWN. "Citizenship, Super-inclusion and Consumer Credit Policy in Kuwait." Journal of Social Policy 44, no. 1 (September 1, 2014): 25–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0047279414000579.

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AbstractThis paper focuses on policies of credit inclusion in Kuwait as a way of unravelling the complex relationship between citizenship, social policy, and credit. Kuwaiti citizens enjoy the status of super-inclusion but expatriates suffer from exclusion. Super-inclusion for Kuwaiti citizens reaches beyond access to credit and includes its distribution, methods of dealing with default and the repayment of debt. In the post-Arab Spring period, the gap has widened between these two groups within the population as citizens attempt to secure a greater share of the country's financial resources in exchange for social peace.
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Mostafa, Mohamed M. "Profiling Kuwaiti female apparel consumers." International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 39, no. 1/2 (March 11, 2019): 98–117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijssp-06-2018-0109.

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine female fashion consumer profiles in Kuwait. Drawing on symbolic interactionist, fashion adoption theory, the trickle-down theory, the collective selection theory and the mass-market theory, this study examines the influence of self-identity, social interactions and prestige consumption on Kuwait female apparel consumers.Design/methodology/approachThe study applies self-organizing maps (SOM), discriminant and multiple correspondence analyses to analyze the influence of self-identity, social interaction and prestige consumption on Kuwaiti female apparel consumers.FindingsResults unveiled three distinct clusters: liberals, traditionalists and conservatives. Liberals include students, singles with a low income, less than KD 500. They are younger and wear neither Abaya nor Hijab. Traditionalists include employees, mixed between married and divorced females. They have moderate income between KD 500–1,500, two age groups between 25–30 and 31–35 years. Finally, conservatives include older females of age 36–45 years. They are housewives with a high-income of more than KD 1,500, and wear both Abaya and Hijab. Findings seem to confirm that the younger generations of females in Kuwait are by far living a different life than their mothers and grandmothers. Findings also show that culture, especially religion and traditions, is still exercising an enduring influence on Kuwaiti females purchasing behavior.Originality/valueThis study extends the existing literature dealing with female apparel consumption by applying cluster analysis to an Arab country, which makes it possible to generalize results to other Arab nations. Second, the author uses SOM along with traditional clustering methods to check the robustness of findings.
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Pleshko, Larry P., and Richard A. Heiens. "An Investigation of Chronological Versus Cognitive Age Impact in the Kuwait Coffee Shop Market." Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies 6, no. 1 (May 29, 2015): 78–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/omee.2015.6.1.14228.

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Given the growing body of research dedicated to self-perceived age and the cognitive age construct, it is widely believed that one’s self-perceived age may actually be a better predictor of age-related psychological states or attitudes than mere chronological age. Extending the research on cognitive age, the current study examines the impact of both cognitive age and traditional chronological age on the behaviors of coffee shop users in Kuwait. The study finds that chronological age and cognitive age are highly correlated, both in age levels and in terms of consumer behavior. Nevertheless, a large portion of the sample perceived themselves to be younger than their chronological age. This is especially true of consumers aged 55 and over. The main findings that differentiate chronological age from cognitive age are that as Kuwaiti consumers become chronologically older, coffee drinks become more important to them. Also, as cognitive age increases, consumers are less likely to drink coffee with friends.
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Al-Kandari, Ahmad, Kholoud Al-Roumi, and Meshal K. AlRoomy. "COVID-19’s Impacts on the Kuwaiti Stock Market’s Performance." International Journal of Business and Management 16, no. 5 (April 17, 2021): 122. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v16n5p122.

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This study investigates the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on daily stock returns in Kuwait Stock Market (KSE) over the period from 28 March to 20 April 2020. By applying the event study methodology (ESM) approach, the results reveal that the pandemic has positively impacted stocks of banks, consumer goods and telecommunications sectors. However, oil & gas, real estate, financial, basic materials, industrials, consumer services, and insurance stocks have been negatively impacted by the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic's most negatively affected are services and financial stocks. The cumulative average abnormal returns (CAAR) of all sectors were affected negatively by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Al-Awadi, Ahmad. "A proposed model of consumer loyalty in the retailing sector based on the Kuwaiti experience." Total Quality Management 13, no. 7 (November 2002): 1035–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0954412022000017102.

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Al-Wugayan, Adel, Larry P. Pleshko, and Samar M. Baqer. "An investigation of the relationships among consumer satisfaction, loyalty, and market share in Kuwaiti loan services." Journal of Financial Services Marketing 13, no. 2 (August 18, 2008): 95–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/fsm.2008.9.

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Al-Fattly, H. H. H. H. "Microbial evaluation of some kinds of canned milk available in the markets of Al-Diwaniya city." Al-Qadisiyah Journal of Veterinary Medicine Sciences 13, no. 1 (June 30, 2014): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.29079/vol13iss1art275.

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This study aimed to compare bacterial contamination indicators such as (total bacterial count, total coliform count and faecal coliform count) for some canned milk belonging to different origins (Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Kuwait, and Saudi) available in the markets of aDiwaniya city, in comparison with standards parameters and determine the validity of these products for human consumption. Through the results of the current study observed that Kuwaiti canned milk was a high bacterial count (62 × 10 ^ 4)CFU\ml, followed by Syrian canned milk (54 × 10^ 4) CFU\ml and Jordan milk (52 × 10 ^ 4) CFU\ml and Saudi milk with bacterial content (53 × 10 ^ 4) CFU\ml, (51 × 10 ^ 4) CFU\ml and (50 × 10 ^ 4) CFU\ml, respectively, to three types of Saudi canned milk, as for the Iraqi local milk has the amount of bacterial count (42× 10 ^ 4) CFU\ml. Isolation and Identification of contaminated bacteria include (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus spp., Klebsiella. pneumonia, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa). Through these indicators, the samples of imported milk was above the standard level of contamination and therefore out the standard of health, either the local milk it contains a less proportion of contamination from the importer, this was due to being produced locally and thus the short period of storage and quick access to the consumer
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Al-Haidari, Nahed, and Jane Coughlan. "The influence of electronic-word-of-mouth on consumer decision-making for beauty products in a Kuwaiti Women's online community." Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia 13, no. 2 (October 31, 2014): 3–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.17477/jcea.2014.13.2.003.

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Abduljader, Hassan. "Kuwaiti Cooperative Societies as the Principal Retailers in the National Economy." Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics 3, no. 2 (January 1990): 145–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02601079x9000300206.

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In comparison with the progress of the cooperative movement elsewhere in the Arab world and internationally, the Kuwaiti Cooperative Societies have achieved considerable success in a short period as the principal retailers in the Kuwaiti national economy, providing consumers with about 70 per cent of all services and commodities in the local market. Over the past 25 years, the Kuwaiti cooperative movement has succeeded in maintaining stability in the prices of essential commodities and services, in preventing artificial increases and in winning the confidence of consumers. The goals of the cooperative movement in Kuwait are both economic and social. The economic goal is to co-ordinate individual efforts and public interests within the framework of the cooperative society, while the social goal is to protect low income groups from exploitation, to spread democratic concepts and to consolidate social links, thereby promoting social harmony and solidarity among the various sections of society. The current aims of the cooperative movement in Kuwait are to overcome obstacles to progress and to enhance the efficiency of its operations.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Kuwaiti Consumer"

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Albloushy, Hayat. "Examining the effects of knowledge, environmental concern, attitudes and cultural characteristics on Kuwaiti consumers' purchasing behavior of environmentally sustainable apparel." Diss., Kansas State University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/32568.

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Doctor of Philosophy
Apparel, Textiles, and Interior Design
Kim Hiller
This study examined the effects of knowledge of apparel and textile (AT) manufacturing’s impacts on the environment, environmental concern, attitudes toward environmentally sustainable apparel (ESA), and the cultural characteristics of adult, female Kuwaiti nationals on purchasing behaviors of ESA. This study was conducted because Kuwait is a large consumer market for apparel goods and there was a gap in the existing literature on sustainable apparel with regards to Kuwait. To measure the independent variables of knowledge related to the environmental impacts of AT manufacturing, environmental concern, attitudes towards ESA, and the cultural characteristics of Kuwaiti women on the dependent variable of ESA purchase behavior intentions, a mixed methods approach was used. This mixed method approach included a survey instrument featuring five different scales to acquire data through quantitative methods on a population of Kuwaitis acquired through snowball sampling. Semi-structured interviews were then utilized to acquire further data for a qualitative data analysis. The results were then analyzed through descriptive statistics, regressions, and coding. The data analysis of the quantitative survey responses of the female Kuwaiti nationals showed that their level of knowledge on the environmental impacts of the AT industry was low, their level of environmental concern was neutral, their ESA attitudes were neutral, and their ESA purchase intentions were slightly positive. Regression results found that environmental concern had no relationship with ESA attitudes, knowledge about AT related environmental issues positively influenced ESA attitudes, and both knowledge about AT related environmental issues and ESA attitudes had a positive influence on ESA purchase intentions. Additionally, the cultural dimensions of the surveyed population showed high power distance and collectivism, low long-term orientation and uncertainty avoidance, and intermediate levels of masculinity and indulgence. The qualitative interview revealed that Kuwaiti culture is strongly influenced by the Islamic religion, and the culture supports high levels of consumerism and ostentatious consumption. A majority of qualitative participants did not express any attitudes toward ESA, and none of the participants had purchased ESA products previously. This could be because female Kuwaiti nationals are limited in their knowledge related to AT environmental risks and are generally unaware of ESA and its purpose. The study’s data could be used to provide educators with information through which to tailor curricula towards the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of Kuwaiti nationals. Additionally, this information could be essential for manufacturers and retailers of ESA products, so that they can produce and sell ESA affectively in Kuwait.
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Al-Otaibi, O. S. "Shopping centre development and consumer behaviour in Kuwait." Thesis, University of Exeter, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.234014.

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Abduljader, Hassan Ali. "The management of co-operative retail developments in Kuwait." Thesis, University of Exeter, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.314439.

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Al-Shamali, Ali D. H. A. "An empirical investigation of car buying behaviour before and after the Gulf War." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.244037.

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Latif, Nidhal Abbas Abdul. "Trihalomethane compounds in the drinking water of Kuwait : a survey from source to consumer." Thesis, Brunel University, 1991. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/4973.

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A comprehensive survey of the presence of trihalomethane (THM) compounds, as chlorination by-products, in drinking water in Kuwait have been performed. The survey covers the whole drinking water treatment cycle, starting with sea water and ending with the consumer tap. The data generated by the survey was all derived from actual water treatment plants, operating under normal conditions. All four trihalomethane compounds, namely; chloroform (CHCI3), bromodichloromethane (CHBrCI2), dibromochloromethane (CHBr2CI) and bromoform (CHBr3) were covered. The study clearly showed that, although considerable amounts of THM compounds did form as a result of chlorination of sea water entering the multi-stage flash (MSF) distillation plants, these plants were highly efficient in removing these compounds. The average removal efficiency, based on THM compounds mass load in the sea water feed, was around 95%. Factors which were found to have an influence on the degree of formation of these compounds, include, chlorination practice (continuous vs. shock), sea water temperature, level of organic precursors and contact time. Of much more important consequence, as far as the presence of these compounds in drinking water is concerned, was the degree of THM compounds formation as a result of the chlorination of drinking water before it is pumped to the consumer. Here, not only all the compounds formed remain in the water but there is a definite tendency for continuous formation well after the actual chlorination process has taken place. Factors which were found affecting this formation include water temperature, contact time and chlorination dosage. Although, all samples collected showed that the presence of THM compounds was always below the United States Environmental Protection Agency maximum contaminant level of 100 ~g/L, a need exists for the optimization of all chlorination processes with particular emphasis on the chlorination of drinking water. In almost all kinds of water encountered in this study, bromoform was found to be by far the most dominant compound.
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Mahmoud, Mahmoud Ahmed Abdul. "The role of commercial law in protecting consumers : a comparative study between Kuwaiti, British, French and American law." Thesis, University of Exeter, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.240137.

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Almerri, Rashed S. S. M. Alhaimer. "Exploring the role of celebrities' instagram accounts in changing the behaviour of consumers : case study of Kuwait." Thesis, Brunel University, 2017. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/16218.

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This study explores the credibility criteria and brand personality of celebrities' Instagram accounts within the context of Kuwait. In order to explore this issue, this study adopts Ohanian's (1990) model and Aakar's (1997) model for studying credibility criteria and brand personality; respectively. Regarding methodology, primary data were collected through focus groups and interviews with fans and Small Medium Enterprises' managers who follow celebrities' accounts. Furthermore, secondary data were carried out by approaching different corporate websites specialising in social media celebrities. The findings of this study indicate that there are distinctive taxonomies for the celebrities' accounts (i.e. sincerity, competence, sophisticated, excitement, and ruggedness). This is compatible with the Aaker's Model. Moreover, the findings indicate that followers of the Instagram accounts (i.e. SMEs and fans) are motivated by the attitudes and behaviour of the account holders who reflects Ohanian criteria of credibility (i.e. expertise, attractiveness, and trustworthiness). Regarding practical contribution, this study has developed a new model to investigate the potential relationships between ads produced by different celebrity accounts and the audience motivations to purchase. The main limitation of this study relates to the inability to generalise the findings without undermining their trustworthiness.
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Books on the topic "Kuwaiti Consumer"

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Al-Ghais, Mona R. Diffusion of consumer durable goods in Kuwait. Birmingham: University of Birmingham, 1985.

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al-Jamʻīyāt al-taʻāwunīyah al-istihlākīyah fī al-Kuwayt. 2nd ed. al-Kuwayt: M. ʻA. al-R. Y. al-A. al-Kūs, 1987.

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Sufarāʼ Dawlat al-Kuwayt, 1961-2002. al-Kuwayt: [s.n.], 2003.

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Sufarāʾ Dawlat al-Kuwayt, 1961-2002. al-Kuwayt: [s.n.], 2003.

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United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on the Consumer. Consumer energy price increases: Hearing before the Subcommittee on the Consumer of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, second session, on the effects on consumer prices of recent Middle East disturbances, August 7, 1990. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1990.

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British Embassies Around the Gulf, 1600-2000: Iran, Iraq, Oman and Kuwait. University of Hawaii Press, 2007.

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Book chapters on the topic "Kuwaiti Consumer"

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Nathan, Robert Jeyakumar, and Mohammed Saeed Ahmed. "Electronic Commerce in the Arab World." In Handbook of Research on E-Services in the Public Sector, 214–28. IGI Global, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-789-3.ch017.

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This chapter presents a literature discussion and empirical research that examines the factors that affect Electronic Commerce (EC) adoption in the Arab countries. The five countries that are represented in this research include Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The purpose of this research is analyzing the crucial factors affecting EC adoption among the Arab consumers. The chapter presents the effect of risk perception, trust and consumer knowledge on their EC adoption. It also highlights consumer’s knowledge mediation in affecting their perception of risk and trust towards EC adoption. Upon filtration, three hundred samples were selected for data analysis. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses including statistical mediation technique were carried out to analyse the data. Results reveal knowledge as the most important factor that contributes to EC adoption and it mediates consumers’ perception of risk and trust in contributing to their EC adoption. The preliminary findings of this research was presented in the International Arab Conference of E-Technology held in Amman, Jordan from 14th to 16th October 2008 and subsequently published in the first issue of the International Arab Journal of E-Technology. This chapter presents the complete research with further data analysis, extended reports and discussions on issues relating to EC adoption.
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"KUWAIT: ISLAMIC BANKING FOR A CONSUMER SOCIETY." In Islamic Financial Markets (RLE Banking & Finance), 141–66. Routledge, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203115992-14.

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Rouibah, Kamel, and T. Abbas H. "Effect of Personal Innovativeness, Attachment Motivation, and Social Norms on the Acceptance of Camera Mobile Phones." In Mobile and Handheld Computing Solutions for Organizations and End-Users, 108–29. IGI Global, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2785-7.ch007.

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This study develops a model to assess the consumer acceptance of Camera Mobile Phone (CMP) technology for social interaction. While there has been considerable research on technology adoption in the workplace, far fewer studies have been done to understand the motives of technology acceptance for social use. To fill in this gap, this study develops a model that is based on the following theories: the technology acceptance model, the theory of reasoned action, the attachment motivation theory, innovation diffusion theory, and the theory of flow. The first research method used was a qualitative field study that identified variables that most drive CMP acceptance and build the research model using a sample of 83 consumers. The second method was a quantitative field study. Data was collected from a sample of 240 consumers in Kuwait and used to test the proposed model. The results reveal two types of use: “social use” and “use before shopping,” explaining 32.3% and 30% of the variance respectively. Most importantly, the study reveals that personal innovativeness, attachment motivation and social norms have an important effect on CMP acceptance. The implications of this study are highly important for both researchers and practitioners.
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Rouibah, Kamel, Paul Benjamin Lowry, and Laila Almutairi. "Dimensions of Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Systems Success in Kuwait." In Web-Based Services, 1223–55. IGI Global, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9466-8.ch054.

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An extensive body of research has tested the information systems success model in many contexts. Surprisingly, few of these studies have applied it to e-commerce. A study by represents one such initiative, but it is crucial to address several remaining gaps associated with that study. Moreover, no e-commerce success model has considered the Arab world, which exhibits unique cultural factors influencing e-commerce. The authors' study proposes an improved IS success model for e-commerce in the Arab world. This model, based on that of , adds several enhancements to the validity and generalisability of his efforts, uses the latest SEM techniques, including both monetary and nonmonetary value conceptualisations, uses a multidimensional conceptualisation of system quality, and proposes specific factors of e-commerce service quality. The authors tested the proposed research model with a truly randomised sampling approach using 288 experienced business-to-consumer (B2C) consumers in the Arab world. The results largely support our hypothesised model. The most important difference between our results and those of previous studies is our finding that although service quality influences value, it has no bearing on user satisfaction in an Arab context. This study will be useful for practitioners and researchers seeking to improve the understanding of B2C e-commerce success in the Arab world.
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Conference papers on the topic "Kuwaiti Consumer"

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Almutairi, Hamad H., Jonathan Dewsbury, and Gregory F. Lane-Serff. "Lifecycle Cost Analysis for Better Air Conditioning Choice in Kuwait Residential Sector." In ASME 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2015-53161.

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Residential air conditioning consumes a huge amount of the produced electrical power from fossil fuel power plants in Kuwait. Energy availability and the consequences on Kuwait’s expenditure associated with producing electricity is a hot topic in this oil producing country. The predominant air conditioning type in Kuwait’s residential sector is packaged direct expansion. An intention to shift to chilled water air conditioning system for future’s houses was announced as a promising solution to save energy. This work is presented to demonstrate how lifecycle cost analysis can be performed to underline tentative issues before shifting to a new air conditioning system for houses in Kuwait. No previous attempts have been made to assess the feasibility of chilled water air conditioning system for houses in Kuwait based on lifecycle cost analysis. The work considered the air conditioning requirements for a block of six typical houses as a baseline for the evaluation. The total cooling load of the studied block of houses was used to estimate the annual electrical energy associated with each air conditioning alternative. This was made by the help of DOE EnergyPlus thermal simulation engine through its interface with DesignBuilder software. Actual financial inputs were penetrated in the analysis; which includes installation, operation and maintenance costs for each studied air conditioning alternative. It was found that chilled water system can conserve about 40% of the annual electrical energy required to operate packaged direct expansion air conditioning. But, due to high installation cost, chilled water system is not cost effective for consumers. The outcomes from the lifecycle cost analysis indicated that it would be cost effective for the government to subsidy the installation of chilled water systems for consumers. This will help to conserve electrical energy associated with conventional systems that are currently in use.
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Alsaleh, Dhoha. "SOCIAL MEDIA IMPACT ON CONSUMERS IN DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: THE CASE OF US AND KUWAIT." In 23rd International Academic Conference, Venice. International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.20472/iac.2016.023.011.

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ElSherbini, A. I., and A. M. Al-Qattan. "Fuel Cell Distributed Generation System for Cooling." In ASME 2008 6th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/fuelcell2008-65190.

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Air conditioning (A/C) systems are the major consumers of power in hot climates. In a country like Kuwait, A/C accounts for 85% of power supplied to homes during peak hours and 55% of annual energy consumption by the residential sector. A fuel-cell-based cogeneration system is proposed to improve the efficiency of generating and utilizing power for cooling in residential buildings. Distributed electric power is generated by a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The electricity is used to operate high-efficiency water-cooled chillers in a district-cooling setup, which replaces packaged A/C units typically used for homes. The exhaust fuel and heat from the SOFC operate a gas turbine and an absorption chiller. A thermal energy storage tank is used for storing chilled water to reduce the total capacity of the system and, hence, capital investment. The integrated fuel-cell air-conditioning (FCAC) system improves the cooling-to-fuel efficiency, expressed as coefficient of performance, by 375%. The peak power requirement is reduced by 65% and the total fuel energy is reduced by 58%. An example system of 2 MW delivers 3750 RT (13.2 MW) of cooling to a district. Over a 9-month period, it saves 94 TJ of fuel energy and feeds 5.21 GWh of electricity to the grid as a surplus.
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Isaac, M. Robb, Saleh Al-Sulaiman, Monty R. Martin, and Sandeep Sharma. "Total Pipeline Integrity Management System Implemented for KOC Pipelines: A Case Study." In 2010 8th International Pipeline Conference. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2010-31679.

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In early 2005, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) initiated a Total Pipeline Integrity Management System (TPIMS) implementation in order to carry out a major integrity assessment of its operating facilities, equipment, buried plant piping and pipeline network and to establish a continuing integrity management program. KOC Transit System is a complex infrastructure consisting of over three hundred pipelines, thousands of wellhead flow lines, and consumer and offshore lines for which there was a significant loss of data when the facilities were destroyed during a military invasion in 1990. An initial pipeline system assessment identified issues and actions regarding condition of the pipelines, corridors, requirements on in-line inspection (ILI), documentation, RISK assessment, status of international code compliance, and overall state of the system. Following recommendations from that initial assessment led to the development of a long term strategy; the execution of which required the implementation of a comprehensive integrity management program. This case study discusses the results obtained after five years of implementation of TPIMS at KOC. It will demonstrate some of the complex components involved in managing the integrity of the Transit System that have been made possible through the implementation of the system. The general concept and structure of TPIMS will be described, and how it deals with the complexity of the KOC pipeline system. The system made it possible to integrate and manage data from various sources, by conducting integrity assessment using ILI, Direct Assessment and hydrostatic testing, as well as structure a comprehensive RISK & Decision Support mechanism. This is one of the world’s first implementations of this magnitude which encompasses such a wide range of services and variables; all being managed in a single environment and utilized by a multitude of users in different areas at KOC. The biggest challenge in a project of this scope is data management. Examples will be shown of the integration structure to illustrate the benefits of using a single comprehensive and versatile platform to manage system requirements; ultimately providing system reliability and improving overall operational efficiency.
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