MGT 608 - Seminar in Contemporary Topics in Management

Sign’s account of the progress being made by Dubai regarding the global move towards a smart city culture is interesting. It is a cultivating analysis that discusses key elements that need at least to be achieved before the 2020 Expo but also mention some of the shortcomings experienced at the moment. The story instillshope in sustainable development, and one feels immersed in a smart city through imagination. Knowing that the idea of a smart city requires smart people engaged through e-participation is also inspiring. After all, it is the ensuing smart government, smart living, smart mobility,  et cetera , that meltdown into a smart economy.   Apart from telling about Dubai’s steps so far, the article proposes advanced levels that are being striven for buy innovators. It is also not a single point of view because it acknowledges the sectoral disparities in the race to Expo 2020 ( Singh, 2015 ). Therefore, although the smart-city smart-life global agenda is real,...

Brief and concise is the best description for Waheed and Tembhare’s 2015 article on shopping satisfaction of business travelers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Reading the article feels like a real tour of the prominent Middle East city that attracts both holiday and business tourists more than any other urban centre in the region. According to Waheed and Tembhare (2015), such travels have a significant boost in the country’s economy. Learning about the needs and satisfaction of business travelers informatively benefits stakeholders who stand to benefits from the numerous meetings, events, and conferences held in Dubai every year. Reading the research work increases one’s knowledge about Dubai but also changes some aspects of thinking and perceptions regarding the popular city. Dubai is, indeed, a commercial hub and its ranking as among the top 10 globally is well deserved. It has quality transport systems and improved security. Additionally, the finding that business travelers in ...

In their 2017 article on corporate governance, Farhan and colleagues investigate the impact of the mandatory corporate governance code (MCGC) introduced by the government in the United Arab Emirates. Accountability and transparency are integral to every aspect of management. Reading this article makes one appreciate the role of mandatory and regulated corporate governance among firms. The authors are very articulate and start by recognizing the common need to solve the agency problem, which frequently arises between agents and principals. Corporate need to perform in order to fulfillthe expectations of shareholders. Similarly, the government has an obligation to make sure that companies remain transparent and strictly accountable. This does not only encourage economic investment but also helps safeguard the public from fraud by the management. This is the feeling aroused by the article's argument.    According to Farhan, Obaid, and Azlan (2017), the step taken ...

Artificial Intelligence helps human in very many ways that they are supposed to perform their duty such as diagnosis diseases, language translation and even providing services to the customers. People are scared that artificial intelligence may replace human workers in the economy of which is not the case at all. Digital tools have not been very responsive before and vice versa. Artificial Intelligence will quickly change how the work is done and whatever does it, technology influence will be increasing human capabilities but not replacing them. Despite the fact that many companies in our country use different types of machine to perform a different form of activities, they should also allow humans to work together with them. Human beings should train the machines to perform certain roles and talk about the tasks outcomes when the results are not so clear. Artificial Intelligence can be used outside our university projects in various ways. For instance the email communications. Goo...

The blockchain is a type of distributed ledger technology used for keeping a tamper-proof and permanent record of transactional data. This form of the distributed ledger is incorruptible and can be programmed not only to maintain a record of transactional data but also maintain records of virtually everything of value ( Crosby et al , 2016) . It operates as a decentralized database which is governed by different computers belonging to the P2P network ( Crosby et al , 2016) . The different computers in the peer-to-peer network keep a copy of the ledger to counter any single point of failure ( Crosby et al , 2016) . The maintained copies of the ledger in the computers in the distributed network are simultaneously validated and updated.             The blockchain is comprised of blocks that contain digital pieces of information. The blocks have three key parts which perform different functions. One of the parts keeps a record of...

From recent research, people respond to different obstructions differently, and this reveals more about our brains. People with bright characters can regulate their moods better than the ones with gloomy dispositions. These gloomy people are easily affected by negative things they experience in their daily lives. Happier people tend always to see the positive side of everything even the negative things they see in life. The optimistic people also rely on the good things which allow them to remain happy throughout their life (Allen & Smith, 2016). Therefore, happier people tend to see the better part in a situation even though they see the wrong side too.              This study is encouraging in real life because seeing the best in the worst situations keeps a person motivated to tackle every challenge posted on your way. People respond to different occasions under the control of a part of the brain called amygdala. A...