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Item Restricted Exploring How Social Media Advertising Shape Cultural Saudi Identity in Saudi Arabia(University of Sheffield, 2024-08-29) Alaydaa, Sarah; Ogunmuyiwa, HakeemInvestigating how social media advertising shapes Saudi cultural identity is the goal of this study. The research reviewed the previous studies that conducted in the last decade to derive its results and conclusions. Social media platforms have fundamentally changed how people interact and communicate. Thus it's important to understand how these virtual social phenomena are affecting our feelings and ideas about ourselves and each other. Finding out how social media advertising affects cultural identity in a good and bad way is the goal of the research. The benefits can be seen in the freedom to engage with others, pick up new information, and deal with the outside world, as well as in the education of other people about their cultures. The negative consequences could manifest as a person adopting Western values, breaking free from the dominant social norms, or acquiring values and customs that are incompatible with Arab culture. Thus, the researcher thinks that the social media has positive effects on cultural identity and on society.3 0Item Restricted Large-System Transformation in Healthcare and the Roles of Senior Leaders: A Case Study from Saudi Arabia(University of Manchester, 2024) Bawhab, Omar; Nelson, Adrian; Coleman, Anna; Mahon, AnnThe implementation of large-system transformation in healthcare is complex and multi-faceted, requiring effective leadership at all levels, particularly from senior leaders. However, there is limited conceptual clarity around large-system transformations in healthcare and the roles senior leaders play in driving such transformations, especially in a non-Western context. This thesis addresses these knowledge gaps by exploring senior leaders' perceptions of large-system transformation and their role in its implementation in Saudi Arabia. Using a qualitative single case study design, this research gathered insights from 22 senior leaders at national and regional levels of the Saudi healthcare system through semi-structured interviews. The study employed an inductive-deductive thematic analysis approach, guided by the Health System Dynamics Framework, sensemaking theory, and systems leadership perspectives. Two conceptual frameworks were developed: one delineating ten key components of large-system transformation in healthcare, and another outlining seven critical roles of senior leaders during such transformations, six categories of enablers, and eight types of challenges. The large-system transformation framework highlights the interconnected nature of contextual triggers, climate for change, vision, leadership, governance, actors, resources, processes, social forces (e.g., resistance to change), and information flow. The senior leaders’ roles, enablers, and challenges framework emphasizes leaders' responsibilities in creating a climate for change, communicating and learning, managing resources, engaging stakeholders, setting strategic direction, managing social dynamics, and developing key leadership attributes. The framework also indicates multiple enablers and challenges relevant to the roles of senior leaders, providing a nuanced understanding of the complexities involved in healthcare system transformations. This research contributes to the theoretical understanding of large-system transformation in healthcare and senior leaders' roles, enablers, and challenges, particularly in a non-Western context. It offers practical implications for healthcare leaders and policymakers engaged in system-wide transformations. Future research directions are suggested to further validate and expand upon these findings.12 0Item Restricted How has Saudi Arabia maintained political stability, monarchical survival and curtailed the traditional patronage system while implementing economic and social reforms under Vision 2030?(The London School of Economics and Political Science, 2024-08) Alenazi, Jenna Hamid; Hertog, SteffenThis dissertation investigates the impact of Saudi Vision 2030's comprehensive socio-economic reforms on the political stability and monarchical survival of Saudi Arabia. By examining specific economic and social reforms, implemented since 2016, it focuses on how these changes have contributed to the monarchy’s resilience. Also, it examines the reforming and curtailment of the traditional patronage system, highlighting how through Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia has developed an updated social contract. Key economic reforms analysed include the introduction of VAT, deregulation of oil and gas prices and the increase in renewable energy. Social reforms include youth unemployment, female labour force participation and housing subsidies. This study employs a qualitative approach, utilising process-tracing to analyse key data from 2016 to early 2024, including GDP growth, labour force participation, unemployment rates and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), supplemented by government documents, to measure the progress, effectiveness and implementation levels of the reforms. The findings reveal that the economic and social reforms under Vision 2030 have mitigated potential political instability through economic diversification, job creation for women and youth and the strategic balancing of austerity measures with compensatory programs. By aligning social reforms with societal expectations and addressing public concerns, the government has demonstrated its capacity to meet modern demands lessening potential for unrest. Furthermore, this study suggests that these reforms, despite curtailing the traditional patronage system, have reinforced the monarchy’s legitimacy. The concept of monarchical survival is used to demonstrate how Saudi’s monarchy has successfully navigated turbulent political, economic and social challenges, ensuring its continued survival in a rapidly changing landscape.7 0Item Restricted Large-System Transformation in Healthcare and the Roles of Senior Leaders: A Case Study from Saudi Arabia(University of Manchester, 2024) Bawhab, Omar; Nelson, Adrian; Coleman, Anna; Mahon, AnnThe implementation of large-system transformation in healthcare is complex and multi-faceted, requiring effective leadership at all levels, particularly from senior leaders. However, there is limited conceptual clarity around large-system transformations in healthcare and the roles senior leaders play in driving such transformations, especially in a non-Western context. This thesis addresses these knowledge gaps by exploring senior leaders' perceptions of large-system transformation and their role in its implementation in Saudi Arabia. Using a qualitative single case study design, this research gathered insights from 22 senior leaders at national and regional levels of the Saudi healthcare system through semi-structured interviews. The study employed an inductive-deductive thematic analysis approach, guided by the Health System Dynamics Framework, sensemaking theory, and systems leadership perspectives. Two conceptual frameworks were developed: one delineating ten key components of large-system transformation in healthcare, and another outlining seven critical roles of senior leaders during such transformations, six categories of enablers, and eight types of challenges. The large-system transformation framework highlights the interconnected nature of contextual triggers, climate for change, vision, leadership, governance, actors, resources, processes, social forces (e.g., resistance to change), and information flow. The senior leaders’ roles, enablers, and challenges framework emphasizes leaders' responsibilities in creating a climate for change, communicating and learning, managing resources, engaging stakeholders, setting strategic direction, managing social dynamics, and developing key leadership attributes. The framework also indicates multiple enablers and challenges relevant to the roles of senior leaders, providing a nuanced understanding of the complexities involved in healthcare system transformations. This research contributes to the theoretical understanding of large-system transformation in healthcare and senior leaders' roles, enablers, and challenges, particularly in a non-Western context. It offers practical implications for healthcare leaders and policymakers engaged in system-wide transformations. Future research directions are suggested to further validate and expand upon these findings.9 0Item Restricted The impact of economic diversification under Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 on its GDP(University of Essex, 2024-09) Aleidan, Abdulaziz Ahmed Abdullah; Sefiloglu, OnurThis study explores the impact of economic diversification initiatives under Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 on the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Launched in 2016, Vision 2030 aims to reduce Saudi Arabia's reliance on oil by diversifying its economic base through the development of non-oil sectors such as manufacturing, energy, and services. This research utilizes data from the General Authority for Statistics, spanning from 2011 to 2023, to assess changes in the GDP composition and growth patterns. Additionally, it incorporates comparative data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for other GCC countries to evaluate Saudi Arabia's performance relative to its regional peers. Employing a comprehensive econometric analysis, which includes multiple regression models and this comparative perspective, the study examines the contributions of various sectors to GDP growth and evaluates the effectiveness of the government's strategic policies in facilitating economic diversification. The findings indicate that non-oil sectors have increasingly contributed to GDP, with manufacturing emerging as a key driver, thus highlighting a successful shift towards a more diversified economic structure. This shift has significant implications for other oil-dependent economies considering similar diversification strategies11 0Item Restricted Dissertation Project - Design and deployment of an atmospheric pollutant and Carbon Dioxide capture system(Lancaster University, 2024-08-30) Kutbi, Yahia; Pinkerton, AndrewThis contribution report documents the individual efforts in the Design and Deployment of an atmospheric pollutant and Carbon Dioxide Capture System Project, which focuses on developing a carbon capture system that supports the Electromagnetic Plasma Separator (EMPS). The contributions primarily involved the technical selection of components for the air intake system. Specifically, key components such as the air intake fan, pre-filters, atmospheric sensor, and flow rate sensors, were selected, ensuring that the components met the system requirements. Additionally, analysing pollutant levels and CO2 emissions in Saudi Arabia to justify the region as a strategic location for deployment, based on this analysis, deployment strategies were developed. Furthermore, comprehensive market research was conducted to identify potential investors and buyers in Saudi Arabia as well as esmang the global market size and demand of such technologies. On the project management side, the contributions included the development of the Product Breakdown Structure (PBS), Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), the Risk Management Plan, WBS Dictionary, and the ‘Control’ Secon of the group management report that includes key events, actual Gan-chart, updated milestones chart, actual PBS/WBS, and lessons learned. These elements were crucial in organizing the project's tasks, managing potential risks, and ensuring systemac progress. This report provides an in-depth look at the methodologies, findings, and their impact on achieving the project’s objectives, highlighting the significance of the individual contributions in both technical and management group reports.16 0Item Restricted Exploring the Role of Instagram Content in Developing Destination Image(Oxford Brookes University, 2023-09) Alshuaibi, Lama; Clarke, JackieThis project looks into the impact that the social media platform Instagram may have on destination image (DI). To explore this problem, 104 respondents were surveyed using an original tool developed on the basis of DI theory by Gartner et al. (1993). This work’s findings indicate that consistent engagement with Instagram channels and content affects all of the three studied dimensions of DI: cognitive, affective and conative. Performed regression analysis shows a strong relationship between DI and the intention to visit Saudi Arabia (B=0.123, p=0.000, explaining 49.2% of the variance in the intention to visit). Furthermore, findings show that using Instagram as a source of information about Saudi Arabia improves perceptions of the cognitive aspects of DI (B=1.435, p =0.000, 15.2% of the variance in cognitive perceptions explained). There is also a significant relationship between Instagram usage and the affective dimension of DI (B=0.893, p=0.001, 10.1% of the variance in the affective aspect explained). These results indicate that exposure to Instagram content positively affects emotional responses towards Saudi Arabia. Consideration of various demographic characteristics suggests that females and individuals with a higher level of income are more likely to be positively influenced by the images and stories they see on Instagram and take action to travel to Saudi Arabia. The work presents and discusses the implications of using Instagram as a part of the overall strategy to enhance and shape Saudi Arabia’s DI by the local destination management organisations and other important stakeholders.11 0Item Restricted A Scholarly Analysis of Inside Trading as Unethical Behavior within Securities Law: A Comparative Study of the United States and Saudi Arabia(Washington University School of Law, 2024) Alotaibi, Mamdouh Mohammed; Geest, Gerrit DeThis dissertation is purposed to embark on an in-depth comparative scrutiny of the legal approach towards inside trading in both Saudi Arabia and the United States. It aims to offer a comprehensive analysis encompassing the evolution of inside trading legislation historically, the present-day enforcement mechanisms, the punitive measures in place, and potential enhancements to better the existing legal structures. The first chapter provides a historical overview, comparing the evolution of inside trading laws in both jurisdictions. It scrutinizes the evolution of the Saudi Securities Law, with a particular focus on inside trading, from the establishment of the Saudi Company Act in 1965 to its current form. Concurrently, it explores the development of inside trading laws in the United States from the early 1900s to the present day. A comprehensive investigation of both Saudi and American legal systems identifies historical deficiencies in Saudi Arabia's inside trading regulations. This comparative analysis serves as a foundation for discussions in later chapters on how the Saudi Capital Market Law (CML) could potentially benefit from incorporating aspects of American inside trading legislation and policy. The dissertation then proceeds to address the materiality of non-public information, a pivotal concept in inside trading law. Examining the ambiguities and complexities inherent in defining and categorizing insiders, it investigates the implications these challenges have on investing and trading within stock markets. The lack of public access to substantial information is identified as a fundamental challenge, driving the necessity for effective regulations to ensure fair trading practices. Subsequently, the dissertation delves into a comparative analysis of disclosure forms and inside trading loopholes within the CML and the United States. Emphasizing the role of disclosure 10 in deterring inside trading and keeping the market informed, it outlines the importance of disclosure rules in maintaining market efficiency. A critical evaluation of these rules within Saudi and U.S. legal contexts provides insights into potential improvements that could increase transparency and reduce opportunities for inside trading in Saudi Arabia. The next major area of investigation focuses on the enforcement of laws pertaining to inside trading and the associated criminal and civil penalties. It comprehensively reviews CML's enforcement procedures, detection methods, and penalties imposed on inside trading offenses. This analysis further explores the penalties and enforcement mechanisms employed by the U.S. to combat insider trading, including the whistleblower program. It critically evaluates the effectiveness of these measures, both within the U.S. and globally, offering insights into the challenges of enforcing insider trading laws and potential solutions under CML.15 0Item Restricted Exploring Multi-Factor Authentication Adoption in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom: The Role of NAFATH(University College London, 2024) Alzayer, Ahmed Faisal A; Becker, IngolfBackground. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a security measure designed to enhance the protection of online accounts. Despite its notable benefits, the usability of MFA remains a challenge among users. While several factors influence MFA adoption, there remains a gap in understanding the impact of government-mandated initiatives on its uptake. Aim. The primary aim of this study is to explore the adoption of MFA among online users in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. By comparing these two contexts, the study will provide insights into the effectiveness of government-led initiatives, such as NAFATH, in promoting MFA adoption and compare those rates with the United Kingdom, where such mandates do not exist. Method. The study collected data through online surveys recruiting 300 participants over the age 18: 150 respondents residing in Saudi Arabia, and 150 in the United Kingdom. The data ordinal data was analyzed through non-parametric statistical tests. Results. Empirical findings suggest that there is no significant difference in MFA usage frequencies between Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, nor is there a positive correlation between NAFATH usage and MFA usage frequencies in Saudi Arabia. Conclusion. The study highlights the need for a strategy that combines government- led initiatives with user-centric factors to foster higher MFA adoption rates across diverse contexts and to enhance overall cybersecurity by designing more effective policies and measures.25 0Item Restricted Generative AI Technologies Use Among Higher Education Students in Saudi Arabia: Benefits and Concerns(University of Southampton, 2024) AlKhunayfir, Sarah; Zarifis, AlexThis study investigates the use of generative AI technologies among higher education students in Saudi Arabia, focusing on perceived benefits and concerns. As these technologies rapidly integrate into academic environments, understanding their impact becomes crucial for effective implementation and policy development. The research aims to identify specific benefits in terms of time savings, unique insights, and personalised feedback, while also examining concerns regarding overreliance, data privacy, and information accuracy. Employing a quantitative approach, the study utilised a closed-questions survey distributed to 150 higher education students in Saudi Arabia. The survey gathered data on students' perceptions and usage patterns of generative AI technologies, which were then analysed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods. Findings reveal a nuanced landscape of student attitudes. Students perceive significant benefits from generative AI, with time savings emerging as the most appreciated advantage, followed by gaining unique insights and receiving personalised feedback. Concurrently, moderate levels of concern were identified, primarily regarding the accuracy of AI-generated content and potential overreliance on these technologies. Interestingly, data privacy concerns were less pronounced than anticipated. The study concludes that while students recognise the transformative potential of generative AI in enhancing learning experiences, they remain cautious about its limitations. These findings contribute to the understanding of AI integration in Saudi higher education and offer valuable insights for developing balanced, ethical, and effective AI integration strategies. The research underscores the need for ongoing dialogue, policy development, and further investigation to ensure that the integration of generative AI aligns with educational goals and societal values in Saudi Arabia.7 0