Asil Yaghi
Biographic Data
| ID | 1255004 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Asil Yaghi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Asil |
| FAMILY NAME | Yaghi |
| SIGNATURE | YAGHI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | United Arab Emirates University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2255-6598 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Factors Affecting University Dropout
University dropout poses significant challenges. This study examines factors influencing students’ decisions to discontinue university education without obtaining a bachelor’s degree. A survey was administered to 411 students in Public Affairs and Management (PAM) programs and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs at two large universities in the United Arab Emirates (2022–2023). Key findings reveal that only 27.4% of …
The paradox of nice leadership
While leadership theories often celebrate empathy and accommodation, this exploratory quantitative study reveals how the excessive manifestation of these behaviours—defined here as niceness rather than genuine kindness —crosses into toxicity, undermining organisational health. Based on a survey of 380 Jordanian employees, I exploratorily map excessively accommodating leadership as a passive-toxic style marked by: (1) chronic conflict avoidance; (…
Exploration of principal-agent theory in a consultative policy-making context
This research examines the dynamics of the principal-agent relationship within the Federal National Council (FNC) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), assessing its efficacy in promoting government accountability and responsiveness. Employing a principal-agent theoretical lens, the analysis delves into the FNC’s dual role as a representative of the populace and an intermediary to the executive. Through a content analysis of FNC records, the finding…
Organizational support as a mediator of leadership training transfer for women managers across cultural contexts
Purpose This study aims to examine how organizational support systems, specifically supervisor and peer support, enable women managers to overcome cultural barriers in transferring leadership training to practice. It compares collectivist, hierarchical contexts (UAE) with individualistic contexts (USA), challenging cultural determinism by highlighting the mediating role of organizational support. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative cross-c…
Mapping technocracy in Jordanian government
Purpose This study examines the role of technocrats in Jordan’s public administration, with a focus on their influence during socio-economic crises. While technocrats are increasingly prominent in governance, their contributions remain underexplored, particularly in contexts where political and administrative systems intersect. Design/methodology/approach The research employs a qualitative analysis of secondary data spanning from 1989 to 2020, a …
Poetry and Testimony from the Gaza Genocide
Parliamentary questions, institutional change, and legislative oversight in a non‐Western context
This study examines how the Federal National Council (FNC), the parliament of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), transformed from a consultative body to a legislative institution through gradual and incremental changes. It argues that the increasing number of parliamentary questions led to legal, procedural, and behavioral changes in the FNC, influenced by external (government support and public pressure) and internal (rationality, competence, incre…
Impact of Institutional Performance and Integrity on Public Trust during Covid-19
Purpose This study examines trust in public sector institutions during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the impact factors.Methodology A survey was administered to a convenience sample of 1,372 local and expatriate residents in the United Arab Emirates during 2022–2023. Bivariate and multiple regression analyses were utilized.Findings There was a high level of general public trust among respondents (mean = 4.11), with the highest trust in …
Longitudinal Examination of Trust in Public Administration during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Examining public trust during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic can shed light on the factors that contribute to people’s trust in public administration. This longitudinal study examines the changes in the Jordanian people’s trust in government in general and public administration in particular by administering a questionnaire online in July 2020 to 1629 citizens in wave 1 and in July 2021 to 1145 citizens in wave 2. On a five-point scale, the …
Validating the Learning Transfer System Inventory-Version 4 among Managers within an Arabic Higher Education Environment
This study tests the validity of the Arabic version of the Learning Transfer System Inventory (LTSI-version 4) and identifies the factors that impact transferring leadership training. The LTSI was administered to 242 academic managers, who had completed a series of leadership training a year before the study. Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed that all 11 factors in the specific domain were validated, unlike the general domain, where only four …
Optimism, pessimism, and perceptions of the Jordanian government's Covid‐19 response
This study aims to examine people's optimistic and pessimistic perceptions of the government's capacity, intention, and performance during and after the lockdowns declared in response to the COVID‐19 pandemic. An online survey was administered in Jordan and responses were collected from a convenience sample of 1245 citizens during April and May 2020. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and multiple regression reveal the following findings: (…
Evaluating Organizational Hypocrisy within Universities as Toxic Leadership Behavior
As academic managers, college deans, associate deans, assistant deans, department chairs, and program coordinators play pivotal leadership roles within universities. It is, therefore, crucial to understand their organizational behavior. Without ascribing causal values to conduct, this study hypothesizes that academic managers repeatedly practice workplace hypocrisy. To test this postulation, the study seeks to identify the characteristics of perc…
Happiness, Morality, Rationality, and Challenges in Implementing Smart Government Policy
Smart government is a public policy that aims to improve people’s happiness by utilizing information communication technology (ICT) in providing public services. The present article explores the perceptions of public sector managers about the state of smart government within their agencies. Thematic analysis of 34 in-depth interviews reveals that the policy is successful and the managers perceive smart government as relevant to good governance. I…
Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Citizens’ Willingness to Pay
Exploring people’s Willingness to Pay (WTP) to protect the environment has ethical dimensions in addition to public policy relevance. This study analyzes WTP in light of four main environmental theories, namely, economic, attitude-behavior, public goods, and altruism. To this end, 1,805 surveys were administered to a national random sample in the United Arab Emirates. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses demonstrated that, albeit environm…
Public Policy Issues and Campaign Strategies
While most studies from western countries emphasize rationality in electoral behavior, the present study proposes that rationality is also a driver of candidates' behavior in a non-Western context. The purpose of the present study is to map campaign content as well as campaign strategies of 214 candidates in the 2015 United Arab Emirates legislative elections. The qualitative analysis showed rational consideration drove the selection of both camp…
Is it the human resource policy to blame
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the multi-dimensionality of women managers’ turnover in the United Arab Emirates. The study argues that several factors besides public policy influence turnover. Design/methodology/approach A special survey was developed and administered to a convenience sample of 298 local women managers in both sectors. Descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s alpha, Pearson and multiple regression analyses were used. F…
The Role of Efficacy, Optimism, and Political Networks in Legislative Elections
The purpose of the present study on political participation in United Arab Emirates is to examine the factors that motivated people to cast their vote in the legislative elections of 2011. To this end, a special questionnaire was administered to a sample of 1,800 citizens and univariate and multivariate methods were used to analyze their responses. Findings reveal that three factors motivated people to cast their vote, namely 1) their political e…
Determinants of UAE Voters' Preferences for Federal National Council Candidates
The purpose of this study was to explore the voting behavior in United Arab Emirates by asking 1,800 citizens about which criteria they used to vote for a particular candidate in the past Federal National Council elections. Using descriptive statistics, the study showed that although patron-client networks played a role in voter's preferences - as existing literature about Middle East voters' behavior has established - they were superseded by per…
Decision Making in a Faith-based Environment
The purpose of the present study is to examine the relationship between decision making, decision content, and organizational culture in faith-based organizations. Contrary to what other researchers have reported about decision content, this study argues that three major values influence decision makers and the way they make and execute decisions. These values are the emphasis on organizational mission, guardianship, and cohesiveness. The finding…
The Role of Efficacy, Optimism, and Political Networks in Legislative Elections
The purpose of the present study on political participation in United Arab Emirates is to examine the factors that motivated people to cast their vote in the legislative elections of 2011. To this end, a special questionnaire was administered to a sample of 1,800 citizens and univariate and multivariate methods were used to analyze their responses. Findings reveal that three factors motivated people to cast their vote, namely 1) their political e…
Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Citizens’ Willingness to Pay
Exploring people’s Willingness to Pay (WTP) to protect the environment has ethical dimensions in addition to public policy relevance. This study analyzes WTP in light of four main environmental theories, namely, economic, attitude-behavior, public goods, and altruism. To this end, 1,805 surveys were administered to a national random sample in the United Arab Emirates. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses demonstrated that, albeit environm…
Is it the human resource policy to blame
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the multi-dimensionality of women managers’ turnover in the United Arab Emirates. The study argues that several factors besides public policy influence turnover. Design/methodology/approach A special survey was developed and administered to a convenience sample of 298 local women managers in both sectors. Descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s alpha, Pearson and multiple regression analyses were used. F…
Determinants of UAE Voters' Preferences for Federal National Council Candidates
The purpose of this study was to explore the voting behavior in United Arab Emirates by asking 1,800 citizens about which criteria they used to vote for a particular candidate in the past Federal National Council elections. Using descriptive statistics, the study showed that although patron-client networks played a role in voter's preferences - as existing literature about Middle East voters' behavior has established - they were superseded by per…
Happiness, Morality, Rationality, and Challenges in Implementing Smart Government Policy
Smart government is a public policy that aims to improve people’s happiness by utilizing information communication technology (ICT) in providing public services. The present article explores the perceptions of public sector managers about the state of smart government within their agencies. Thematic analysis of 34 in-depth interviews reveals that the policy is successful and the managers perceive smart government as relevant to good governance. I…
Optimism, pessimism, and perceptions of the Jordanian government's Covid‐19 response
This study aims to examine people's optimistic and pessimistic perceptions of the government's capacity, intention, and performance during and after the lockdowns declared in response to the COVID‐19 pandemic. An online survey was administered in Jordan and responses were collected from a convenience sample of 1245 citizens during April and May 2020. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and multiple regression reveal the following findings: (…
Evaluating Organizational Hypocrisy within Universities as Toxic Leadership Behavior
As academic managers, college deans, associate deans, assistant deans, department chairs, and program coordinators play pivotal leadership roles within universities. It is, therefore, crucial to understand their organizational behavior. Without ascribing causal values to conduct, this study hypothesizes that academic managers repeatedly practice workplace hypocrisy. To test this postulation, the study seeks to identify the characteristics of perc…
Longitudinal Examination of Trust in Public Administration during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Examining public trust during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic can shed light on the factors that contribute to people’s trust in public administration. This longitudinal study examines the changes in the Jordanian people’s trust in government in general and public administration in particular by administering a questionnaire online in July 2020 to 1629 citizens in wave 1 and in July 2021 to 1145 citizens in wave 2. On a five-point scale, the …
Public Policy Issues and Campaign Strategies
While most studies from western countries emphasize rationality in electoral behavior, the present study proposes that rationality is also a driver of candidates' behavior in a non-Western context. The purpose of the present study is to map campaign content as well as campaign strategies of 214 candidates in the 2015 United Arab Emirates legislative elections. The qualitative analysis showed rational consideration drove the selection of both camp…
Decision Making in a Faith-based Environment
The purpose of the present study is to examine the relationship between decision making, decision content, and organizational culture in faith-based organizations. Contrary to what other researchers have reported about decision content, this study argues that three major values influence decision makers and the way they make and execute decisions. These values are the emphasis on organizational mission, guardianship, and cohesiveness. The finding…
Decision Making in a Faith-based Environment
The purpose of the present study is to examine the relationship between decision making, decision content, and organizational culture in faith-based organizations. Contrary to what other researchers have reported about decision content, this study argues that three major values influence decision makers and the way they make and execute decisions. These values are the emphasis on organizational mission, guardianship, and cohesiveness. The finding…
Determinants of UAE Voters' Preferences for Federal National Council Candidates
The purpose of this study was to explore the voting behavior in United Arab Emirates by asking 1,800 citizens about which criteria they used to vote for a particular candidate in the past Federal National Council elections. Using descriptive statistics, the study showed that although patron-client networks played a role in voter's preferences - as existing literature about Middle East voters' behavior has established - they were superseded by per…
Is it the human resource policy to blame
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the multi-dimensionality of women managers’ turnover in the United Arab Emirates. The study argues that several factors besides public policy influence turnover. Design/methodology/approach A special survey was developed and administered to a convenience sample of 298 local women managers in both sectors. Descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s alpha, Pearson and multiple regression analyses were used. F…
The Role of Efficacy, Optimism, and Political Networks in Legislative Elections
The purpose of the present study on political participation in United Arab Emirates is to examine the factors that motivated people to cast their vote in the legislative elections of 2011. To this end, a special questionnaire was administered to a sample of 1,800 citizens and univariate and multivariate methods were used to analyze their responses. Findings reveal that three factors motivated people to cast their vote, namely 1) their political e…
Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Citizens’ Willingness to Pay
Exploring people’s Willingness to Pay (WTP) to protect the environment has ethical dimensions in addition to public policy relevance. This study analyzes WTP in light of four main environmental theories, namely, economic, attitude-behavior, public goods, and altruism. To this end, 1,805 surveys were administered to a national random sample in the United Arab Emirates. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses demonstrated that, albeit environm…
Public Policy Issues and Campaign Strategies
While most studies from western countries emphasize rationality in electoral behavior, the present study proposes that rationality is also a driver of candidates' behavior in a non-Western context. The purpose of the present study is to map campaign content as well as campaign strategies of 214 candidates in the 2015 United Arab Emirates legislative elections. The qualitative analysis showed rational consideration drove the selection of both camp…
Happiness, Morality, Rationality, and Challenges in Implementing Smart Government Policy
Smart government is a public policy that aims to improve people’s happiness by utilizing information communication technology (ICT) in providing public services. The present article explores the perceptions of public sector managers about the state of smart government within their agencies. Thematic analysis of 34 in-depth interviews reveals that the policy is successful and the managers perceive smart government as relevant to good governance. I…
Evaluating Organizational Hypocrisy within Universities as Toxic Leadership Behavior
As academic managers, college deans, associate deans, assistant deans, department chairs, and program coordinators play pivotal leadership roles within universities. It is, therefore, crucial to understand their organizational behavior. Without ascribing causal values to conduct, this study hypothesizes that academic managers repeatedly practice workplace hypocrisy. To test this postulation, the study seeks to identify the characteristics of perc…
Optimism, pessimism, and perceptions of the Jordanian government's Covid‐19 response
This study aims to examine people's optimistic and pessimistic perceptions of the government's capacity, intention, and performance during and after the lockdowns declared in response to the COVID‐19 pandemic. An online survey was administered in Jordan and responses were collected from a convenience sample of 1245 citizens during April and May 2020. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and multiple regression reveal the following findings: (…
Validating the Learning Transfer System Inventory-Version 4 among Managers within an Arabic Higher Education Environment
This study tests the validity of the Arabic version of the Learning Transfer System Inventory (LTSI-version 4) and identifies the factors that impact transferring leadership training. The LTSI was administered to 242 academic managers, who had completed a series of leadership training a year before the study. Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed that all 11 factors in the specific domain were validated, unlike the general domain, where only four …
Parliamentary questions, institutional change, and legislative oversight in a non‐Western context
This study examines how the Federal National Council (FNC), the parliament of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), transformed from a consultative body to a legislative institution through gradual and incremental changes. It argues that the increasing number of parliamentary questions led to legal, procedural, and behavioral changes in the FNC, influenced by external (government support and public pressure) and internal (rationality, competence, incre…
Impact of Institutional Performance and Integrity on Public Trust during Covid-19
Purpose This study examines trust in public sector institutions during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the impact factors.Methodology A survey was administered to a convenience sample of 1,372 local and expatriate residents in the United Arab Emirates during 2022–2023. Bivariate and multiple regression analyses were utilized.Findings There was a high level of general public trust among respondents (mean = 4.11), with the highest trust in …
Longitudinal Examination of Trust in Public Administration during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Examining public trust during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic can shed light on the factors that contribute to people’s trust in public administration. This longitudinal study examines the changes in the Jordanian people’s trust in government in general and public administration in particular by administering a questionnaire online in July 2020 to 1629 citizens in wave 1 and in July 2021 to 1145 citizens in wave 2. On a five-point scale, the …
Exploration of principal-agent theory in a consultative policy-making context
This research examines the dynamics of the principal-agent relationship within the Federal National Council (FNC) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), assessing its efficacy in promoting government accountability and responsiveness. Employing a principal-agent theoretical lens, the analysis delves into the FNC’s dual role as a representative of the populace and an intermediary to the executive. Through a content analysis of FNC records, the finding…
Organizational support as a mediator of leadership training transfer for women managers across cultural contexts
Purpose This study aims to examine how organizational support systems, specifically supervisor and peer support, enable women managers to overcome cultural barriers in transferring leadership training to practice. It compares collectivist, hierarchical contexts (UAE) with individualistic contexts (USA), challenging cultural determinism by highlighting the mediating role of organizational support. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative cross-c…
Mapping technocracy in Jordanian government
Purpose This study examines the role of technocrats in Jordan’s public administration, with a focus on their influence during socio-economic crises. While technocrats are increasingly prominent in governance, their contributions remain underexplored, particularly in contexts where political and administrative systems intersect. Design/methodology/approach The research employs a qualitative analysis of secondary data spanning from 1989 to 2020, a …
Poetry and Testimony from the Gaza Genocide
Factors Affecting University Dropout
University dropout poses significant challenges. This study examines factors influencing students’ decisions to discontinue university education without obtaining a bachelor’s degree. A survey was administered to 411 students in Public Affairs and Management (PAM) programs and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs at two large universities in the United Arab Emirates (2022–2023). Key findings reveal that only 27.4% of …
The paradox of nice leadership
While leadership theories often celebrate empathy and accommodation, this exploratory quantitative study reveals how the excessive manifestation of these behaviours—defined here as niceness rather than genuine kindness —crosses into toxicity, undermining organisational health. Based on a survey of 380 Jordanian employees, I exploratorily map excessively accommodating leadership as a passive-toxic style marked by: (1) chronic conflict avoidance; (…
Political science (16 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Law (11 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Public Administration (6 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Social Media and Politics (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Politics (4 works)