IMPACT OF TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AT UAE MARITIME INDUSTRY

Authors

  • Iman A. Akour Department of Information Systems, College of Computing and Informatics. University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272
  • Barween Al Kurdi Department of Marketing, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, The Hashemite University, P.O. Box 330127, Zarqa 13133 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0825-4617
  • Muhammad Turki Alshurideh Department of Marketing, School of Business, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942
  • Ahmad AlHamad Department of Management, College of Business, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54489/ijbas.v2i1.158

Keywords:

Transportation Accessibility, Economic Development, Maritime industry UAE.

Abstract

This research is aimed to explore an environmentally beneficial investment in sustainable transportation should be made in a way that ensures steady economic growth. The time saved by the transportation system was reinvested into society's economic input-output relationships, with the result that the income level increased. This research provides theoretical view from literature that the infrastructure can increase accessibility while also increasing industry productivity. More specifically, this research has exposed collaboration occurs when industries retain adequate productivity in their relationships with accessibility. The maritime industry was targeted to assess the impact of transportation accessibility on economic growth, that concludes government authorities must seek the optimal collaboration between transportation plans and economic development strategies.

Author Biographies

Iman A. Akour, Department of Information Systems, College of Computing and Informatics. University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272

Iman A. Akour

Department of Information Systems, College of Computing and Informatics. University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates E-Mail: iakour@sharjah.ac.ae

Barween Al Kurdi, Department of Marketing, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, The Hashemite University, P.O. Box 330127, Zarqa 13133

Barween Al Kurdi

Department of Marketing, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, The Hashemite University, P.O. Box 330127, Zarqa 13133, Jordan. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0825-4617, Email: barween@hu.edu.jo

Ahmad AlHamad, Department of Management, College of Business, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272

Ahmad AlHamad

Department of Management, College of Business, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates. Email: aalhamad@sharjah.ac.ae

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Published

2022-12-28

How to Cite

Akour, I. A., Al Kurdi, B., Alshurideh, M. T., & AlHamad, A. (2022). IMPACT OF TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AT UAE MARITIME INDUSTRY. International Journal of Business Analytics and Security (IJBAS), 2(1), 73–87. https://doi.org/10.54489/ijbas.v2i1.158

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): International Journal of Business Analytics and Security (IJBAS)

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