The impact of the apartheid wall on Palestinian productivity: a case study of Jerusalemite employees at Al-Quds University.

The present study aimed to identify the impact of the apartheid wall on the productivity of Al- Quds University employees. The impact of the apartheid wall was evaluated using a 24- item scale as an index developed by the two researchers. The scale was administrated to one hundred and thirty-six ran...

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Published in:International Humanities Studies Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 18 - 36
Main Authors: Alsenawi, Abdalraouf, Dweik, Musa
Format: Article
Published: International Humanities Studies Jun2016
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Summary:The present study aimed to identify the impact of the apartheid wall on the productivity of Al- Quds University employees. The impact of the apartheid wall was evaluated using a 24- item scale as an index developed by the two researchers. The scale was administrated to one hundred and thirty-six randomly selected full-time Jerusalemite employees at Al-Quds University. The findings revealed that 79% of the employees surveyed were negatively affected by the apartheid wall which impacted on the Al-Quds University employee's productivity from the time required to reach the university to the construction of the apartheid wall. The apartheid wall emerged as a significant predictor of the lack of productivity among its employees. The implications of the findings and guidelines for future empirical research are discussed.