Papers by Dr. Suhaila Al Hashemi
East African Scholars Journal of Education, Humanities and Literature, 2020
Emotional intelligence (EI) is being recognised to be one of the important pillars of the skills ... more Emotional intelligence (EI) is being recognised to be one of the important pillars of the skills and abilities needed today, whether in organizations or in life. Understanding the levels of EI at any organization helps to detect problems and create a harmonious working environment. In the education sector, this understanding helps generate a more effective learning and teaching environment which in turn improves productivity of the students and enhance their skills. This paper looks at the levels of emotional intelligence in private colleges and universities in Oman. Using the WEIS questionnaires, the findings revealed a moderate to high levels of EI among the students regardless of their age and gender. The sample covered 150 students from five colleges and two universities in the Sultanate of Oman, total of 7 higher education institutions.
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Employee Relations: The International Journal, 2019
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to take cognisance of the work–life balance (WLB) challenges... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to take cognisance of the work–life balance (WLB) challenges facing working women in Oman, make a review of the family-friendly policies (FFPs), related provisions in labour laws of various nations, and identify and suggest some FFP-based solutions for attracting women to private sector jobs. Design/methodology/approach Initially, desk research was used to review the labour laws of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and some pioneering countries known for their workplace policies using the major electronic databases and official websites. An exploratory approach was used to understand the lived experience of participants using 46 in-depth interviews. The data were analysed and the findings were explained and contextualised in terms of the Arab culture, wider social processes and consequences related to WLB. Findings The interviews revealed that the majority of women in the private sector are not fully aware of the labour laws and FF...
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11, 2018
Leadership and decision making is considered as the brains and veins of an organization. The aim ... more Leadership and decision making is considered as the brains and veins of an organization. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of social life on the leading rehabilitation decision making, a comparison between Oman and Bahrain using the descriptive analytical approach. The results revealed factors such as the existence of parents during child hood, the standard of living, educational opportunities, and friends have very little influence and did not affect radically in the leading rehabilitation decision making. While findings confirm the lack of statistically significant differences between the average degree of social life affecting decision making leading rehabilitation due to family social circumstances during their social upbringing. This is attributed to the leaders’ personalities’ influence in their filed.
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