Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapters

Sobh, R. Gender and privacy in Arab Gulf states:

Implications for consumption and marketing (In Sandicki Ozlem and Rice Gillian (eds.): Handbook of Islamic Marketing, Edward Elgar: UK ed.). UK:.

Refereed Journal Articles

Benmamoun, M., Sobh, R., Singh, N (2015). Gulf Arab E-Business: Localization Strategy Insights

Environment: Localization Strategy Insights. Thunderbird International Business Review.

Sobh, R., Singh, N., Benmamoun, M; Chun, W. (2015). Localizing to Arabic consumers: insights from print advertising. Journal of Marketing Communications.

Chun, W., Singh, N., Sobh, R., Benmamoun, M. (2015). A Comparative Analysis of Arab and U.S. Cultural Values on the Web. Journal of Global Marketing, 28, 37-41.

Sobh, R. (2014). Mimicry and Modernity in the Middle East: Fashion Invisibility and Young Women of the Arab Gulf. Consumption Markets & Culture, 17(4), 392-412.

Maher, A. A., Sobh, R. (2014). The Role of Collective Angst During and After Service Failure,. Journal of Services Marketing, 28(3), 223-232.

Wilson, J.A.J., Belk, R.W., Bamossy, G.J., Sandikci, O., Kartajaya, H., Sobh, R., Liu, J. & Scott, L (2013). Crescent Marketing, Muslim Geographies and Brand Islam : Reflections from the JIMA Senior Advisory Board. Journal of Islamic Marketing, 4(1), 22-50.

Sobh, R., Belk, R., & Wilson, J.A. (2013). Islamic Arab Hospitality and Multiculturalism. Marketing Theory, 13(4), 440-461.

Sobh, R., Belk, R. & Gressel, J. (2012). Modest seductiveness: reconciling modesty and vanity by reverse assimilation and double resistance. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 11(3), 357-367.

Sobh, R., Belk, R. (2011). Domains of Privacy and Hospitality in Arab Gulf Homes. Journal of Islamic Marketing, 2(2), 125-137.

Sobh, R., Belk, R. (2011). Privacy and Gendered Spaces in Arab Gulf Homes. Home Cultures, 8(3), 317-340.

Sobh, R., Brett. M. (2011). Feedback Information and Consumer Motivation: The Moderating Role of Positive and Negative Reference Values in Self-Regulation. European Journal of Marketing, 45(6), 963-986.

Sobh, R. (2011). Approaching What We Hope for and Avoiding what we Fear: a Study of Women’s concern with Visible Signs of Skin Aging. Australian Marketing Journal, 19(2), 122-130.

Sobh, R., Belk, R. (2007). Is Sharing an Alternative to Private Ownership? International Review of Business Research Papers, 3, 78-87.

Sobh, R & Perry, C. (2006), “Research design and data analysis in realism research”, European Journal of Marketing, Vol. 40 (11/12), p. 1194-1209.

 Conference Proceedings

Sobh, R., Abouhanian, A. (2016). Factors Driving the Participation of International Tourists in Mega Sport Events: The Case of 2022 FIFA World Cup™. EMAC 2016 conference Proceedings.

Sobh, R., Benarfa, O. (2014). Endorser Ethnicity and Advertising Effectiveness: Evidence from the Arab Gulf. Australia and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference.

Sobh, R., Belk, R. (2013). Effects of Geographic and Religious Stratification and Modernity in the Arab Gulf (vol. 41). Advances in Consumer Research.

Sobh, R., Belk, R. (2012). Arab Hospitality as an Empty Ritual Protocol (pp. 1-7). Australia: Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference.

Sobh, R., Belk, R. (2012). Home and Commercial Hospitality Rituals in Arab Gulf Countries” (vol. 40, pp. 5-8). Advances in Consumer Research.

Sobh, R., Maher, A. A., Soltan, K. (2012). Readings of Global Appeal Ads By Young Women in The Arabian Gulf. European Marketing Academy Conference Proceedings.

Sobh, R., Belk, R. (2012). Hospitality as an Empty Ritual Protocol. Australia and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference (ANZMAC).

Sobh, R., Belk, R. (2011). Domains of Privacy in Arab Gulf Homes (Vol. 38). Advances in Consumer Research.

Sobh, R., Belk, R. (2010). An Exploration into the Religious and Symbolic Meanings of Gendered Spaces in An Arab Gulf Home (Vol. 38). USA: Advances in Consumer Research.

Sobh, R., Belk, R. (2010). Conflicting Imperatives of Modesty and Vanity Among Young Women in the Arabian Gulf (vol. 38). Advances in Consumer Research.

Sobh, R., Belk, R. (2009). Consuming Gendered Space in Islam (vol. 36, pp. 210-213). USA: Advances in Consumer Research

Sobh, R., Belk, R. (2009). The Scented Winds of Change: Conflicting Notions of Modesty and Vanity Amongst Qatari and Emirati Girls (vol. 8, pp. 342-343). Asia Pacific Advances in Consumer Research.