A framework for assessing the quality and effectiveness of a national employment system : a case study of Saudi Arabia
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Orlando, Fla. :
University of Central Florida,
2014
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- LIST OF FIGURES xi LIST OF TABLES xiii LIST OF ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS xiv CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Problem statement 4 1.3 Research Objectives 5 1.4 Research Questions 6 1.5 Contributions of this Research 7 CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 8 2.1 Introduction 8 2.2 Saudi Labor Market 8 2.3 Unemployment in Saudi Arabia 9 2.4 Jobs Nationalization in the Gulf Cooperation Council 11 2.5 Disproportionate Number of Youth in the Saudi Population 16 2.6 Saudi Economy and Unemployment 16 2.7 The Impact of the Saudi Economy on Jobs Creation 18 2.8 Ministry of Labor Initiatives to Tackle Unemployment 21 2.9 Saudization Program 24 2.10 The Female Workforce in the Saudi Market 27 2.11 The Saudi Education System and Unemployment 28 2.12 Importance of National Employment System 30 2.12.1 Nationalization of Employment in the United States 31 2.12.2 Nationalization of Employment in Canada 32 2.12.3 Nationalization of Employment in Singapore 34 2.13 Labor Market Indices 35 2.13.1 Measuring Quality of Employment 36 2.13.2 Measurement Approaches in the Labor Market 36 2.13.3 The European Quality of Employment Model 38 2.13.4 An Index Using the Capability Approach in Chile 40 2.13.5 The Correlation between Skills and Job Transitions Index 40 2.13.6 Job Economic Criteria Index 41 2.15 Structural Equation Modeling 41 2.16 American Customer Satisfaction Index 42 2.17 Summary of Literature Review 43 CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 46 3.1 Research Design 46 3.2 Questionnaire Design 47 3.3 Questionnaire Dimensions 48 3.4 Validity of the survey instrument 51 3.5 Population and Sample 52 3.6 Survey Administration 54 3.7 Response Rate 55 3.8 Data Screening 55 3.8.1 Missing data 55 3.8.2 Unengaged Responses 55 3.8.3 Outliers 56 3.9 Reliability of the survey Instrument 56 3.10 Data Analysis Techniques 57 CHAPTER 4 RESULTS 59 4.1 Introduction 59 4.2 Framework Description 60 4.3 Quality Model Using Structure Equation Modeling 62 4.3.1 Confirmatory Factor Analysis 64 4.4 Employer Satisfaction Index 71 4.5 National Employment Index 73 4.6 Private Sector Companies Performance 83 4.7 Nitaqat performance measurement by province 87 4.8 National Employment Dashboard 91 4.9 Employer Satisfaction Index 92 4.10 Analysis of Survey Questionnaire Results 94 4.11 Obstacles and Challenges to Recruiting Local Job Seekers 98 4.12 Advantages and Disadvantages of Nitaqat 105 CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION AND FUTURE RESEARCH 109 5.1 Conclusion 109 5.2 Research Outcomes and Contribution 113 5.3 Future Research 115 APPENDIX A STUDY IRB APPROVAL 116 APPENDIX B STUDY INFORMED CONSENT 118 APPENDIX C MINISTRY OF LABOR APPROVAL LETTER 121 REFERENCES 123