Creative Business and Social Innovations for a Sustainable Future: Proceedings of the 1st American University in the Emirates International Research Conference—Dubai, UAE 2017

Front Matter ....Pages i-xi
 A MRI View of Brain Tumor Outcome Prediction  (Cristiana Neto, Inês Dias, Maria Santos, Victor Alves, Filipa Ferraz, João Neves et al.)....Pages 1-10
 Achieving Cognitive Skills in Multimedia Through Revised Bloom Taxonomy  (Reshmy Krishnan)....Pages 11-20
 An Estimation for Bitcoin Price Volatility  (Murat Akbalık, Melis Zeren, Ömer Sarıgül)....Pages 21-31
 An Optimization Model for Solving Stochastic Cooperative Games  (Assem Tharwat, Marwa Sabry, Ihab El-Khodary)....Pages 33-38
 Banking Sector Performance and Economic Growth: An Empirical Evidence of UAE Islamic Banks  (Mosab I. Tabash)....Pages 39-45
 Challenges of Business Schools to Implement Accreditation Standards: Case Study  (Doaa Wafik, Assem Tharwat)....Pages 47-54
 Control Environment, Risk Assessment and Monitoring in United Arab Emirates Businesses  (Hikmat AlRawi, Narcisa Roxana Mosteanu, Ibaa H. Alrawi)....Pages 55-65
 Creative Contributions and Solutions to Dubai’s Challenges and Commitments as a Smart City: Transnationalizing and Personalizing Global Standards of Excellence in International Education  (Konrad Gunesch)....Pages 67-77
 Credit Risk Assessment Using Decision Tree and Support Vector Machine Based Data Analytics  (Abhijeet Guha Roy, Siddhaling Urolagin)....Pages 79-84
 Death and Factors of Adjustment Among Bereaved Parents  (Mais Al-Nasa’h, Kimberly Asner-Self)....Pages 85-106
 Determinants of Entry Modes Choice for MNEs: Exploring Major Challenges and Implications for Saudi Arabia  (Young-Eun Park, Alawiya Allui, Raneem AlSelaimi)....Pages 107-115
 Developing an Input Oriented Data Envelopment Analysis Model with Fuzzy Uncertainty in Variables  (Assem Tharwat, Basma El-Demerdash, Ihab El-Khodary)....Pages 117-122
 Digital Currencies and the Power Shift in the Economy  (Asma Salman)....Pages 123-131
 Evaluating Inclination of Youth to Start Enterprise: A Study in Oman  (Bilal Ahmad Pandow, Ali Salem Omar)....Pages 133-142
 Evidence-Based Tobacco Control Mobile Apps Based on Federally Funded Research Projects  (Alexander V. Prokhorov, Salma K. Marani, Mario R. Luca)....Pages 143-147
 Family Mediation in England and Wales: A Focus on Children  (Amel Ketani)....Pages 149-153
 Forecasting of the Internet Usage in the World Regions  (Ksenija Dumičić, Berislav Žmuk)....Pages 155-165
 Impact of FDI on GDP and Unemployment in Macedonia Compared to Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina  (Agim Mamuti, Mehmed Ganic)....Pages 167-173
 Insurance Coverage for IPRs: Possible Solution for Businesses in the GCC  (Hanan Almawla)....Pages 175-180
 Integration of Applied Linguistics and Business Communication: A Pilot Study  (Janet Madhu)....Pages 181-187
 Mapping Creative Pedagogies in Fashion Design Education—Fashion Design Program at American University in the Emirates as a Case Study  (Shlagha Agarwal)....Pages 189-198
 Modern Versus Traditional Assets Allocation Models on Imperfect Markets—Which One Is More Convenient for Investors?  (Jelena Janjusevic)....Pages 199-209
 Online Summative Assessment and Its Impact on Students’ Academic Performance, Perception and Attitude Towards Online Exams: University of Sharjah Study Case  (Hussein M. Elmehdi, Al-Mehdi Ibrahem)....Pages 211-218
 Risk Exposure, Liquidity and Bank Performance: New Evidence from the Recent Financial Crisis of 2007–2008  (Miroslav Mateev, Petko Bachvarov)....Pages 219-244
 Significance of Education, Emotional Intelligence, Experience and Mediating Role of Ethical Values in Exceptional Executive Excellence  (Tahir Masood Qureshi)....Pages 245-250
 Smart Art for Smart Cities  (Heather Shipman)....Pages 251-253
 Social Identification, Brand Image and Customer Satisfaction as Determinants of Brand Love  (Abdullah Al-Haddad)....Pages 255-262
 State Responsibility in Combating Dangerous Climate Change: The Critical Role of Domestic and International Justice  (Mahir Al Banna)....Pages 263-273
 The First Superbrand in Knowledge Economy in the UAE: Morison Menon in a Mission of Building Better Business Globally  (Nikola Perovic)....Pages 275-277
 The Relationship Between EFL Teachers’ Attitudes Towards CLT and Perceived Difficulties of Implementing CLT in Language Classes in Omani Context  (M. Al Kalbani, J. Solabarrieta, A. Bin Touq)....Pages 279-290
 The Role of Sustainable Management in Small and Medium Enterprises, with Reference to Interior Design Firms in the Kingdom of Bahrain  (Hisham Al-Azzawi, Amna Hasan)....Pages 291-298
 The Way to Impartial Justice: Carving an Approach to Effective Decision Making Process, the Role of Individual Judges and Problems Faced by the International Court of Justice  (Adit Sharma, Rajshree Acharya)....Pages 299-306