Sa’ad Ali

Refusals Realizations in Three Different Cultures: A Speech Act Theoretically-based Cross-cultural Study

Sa’ad Ali, W. Al-Kahtani, Saudi Arabia · 2005 · 78 citations

Language Studies, Linguistics, Second Language Studies +17

Impact of gender on use of <i>wasta</i> among human resources management practitioners

Fadi Alsarhan, Sa’ad Ali, David Weir et al. · Thunderbird International Business Review · 2020 · 57 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Human Resource Management +8

<i>Wasta</i>: Advancing a Holistic Model to Bridge the Micro-Macro Divide

Sa’ad Ali, David Weir · Management and Organization Review · 2020 · 53 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Organization Studies, Sociology +11

Navigating wasta in business practices in Lebanon

Rima Y. Helal, Sa’ad Ali, Sophie Strecker et al. · Thunderbird International Business Review · 2023 · 17 citations · Full text

Management, Organization Studies, Organizational Behavior +8

Questioning the Appropriateness of Examining <i>Guanxi</i> in a <i>Wasta</i> Environment: Why Context Should Be Front and Center in Informal Network Research – A Commentary on ‘De-Linking From Western Epistemologies: Using <i>Guanxi</i>-Type Relationships to Attract and Retain Hotel Guests in the Middle East’

Sven Horak, Ibrahim Abosag, Kate Hutchings et al. · Management and Organization Review · 2023 · 14 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Hospitality Management, Sociology +12