Identifying Research Topics

Question: Discuss about the Identifying Research Topics. Answer: Introduction: The research topic chosen for the study is "Skill gap crisis in the Middle East and North Africa. It is a huge problem faced by the countries of MENA. The rate of unemployment of the population of these countries is increasing day by day. Organizations of the Middle East are not able to find the right talent for the required job designation. Apart from this, many other problems are prevalent in the Middle East. The economy of the country is not developed enough to provide modern forms of education that would bridge the skill gap in the country (Balli, Basher and Louis 2013). Employers of various organizations for many years find a sizable gap between the required talent and the actual existing competencies in the countries. However, this is a vital issue for the countries like UAE, Dubai, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia (David 2012). Skill gap crisis is chosen as the research topic because it is related to other problems faced by the countries of Middle East. Other issues like outdated formal educational method, a weak economy, social structure, cultural aspects, etc. are the current problems consistent in the Middle East and North Africa. The topic of skill gap crisis will discuss the above dimensions of the Arabian countries. The above problems are the direct and indirect reasons for the chosen research problem in the study (David 2012). Other issues could have been selected for the research topic, but the importance of the skill gap crisis is more vital as it is related to the employment status of the entire population of a particular country. Discussion of the research topic There are many types of research conducted by authors regarding the skill crisis in the Middle East. According to the Salehi-Isfahani (2013), the labor market in the MENA region is characterized by high youth unemployment rate and less participation of female workers. Low productivity in education is the result of early marriages of girls, high dropouts in school and colleges, etc. Regional cultures of the countries are responsible for increasing skill gap in the countries. It affects the human and welfare development of the countries of Middle East. Gender inequality is prevalent in these countries, which is the reason of lack of skilled workers in the market (Salehi-Isfahani 2013). Moghadam (2015) stated that globalization in the field of education and labor market encourages women rights in the society. In the male-dominated society, it is crucial to provide rights and freedom to women that will ultimately help in bridging the gap of skill crisis in these countries. On pointing th e reasons of talent gap crisis, the government of MENA is taking several steps to increase the quality of education along with providing extra facilities to students belonging to low-income families (Moghadam 2015). The views of the authors in these journals illustrates that skill crisis gap is a vital issue which should be minimized gradually by the government of the country. It is the reason that organizations of Middle East are hiring talents from overseas rather than skilled workers from the domestic countries. Hiring talents from different countries not only incur a huge cost to the employers but also to the government of that particular country. References Balli, F., Basher, S.A. and Louis, R.J., 2013. Risk sharing in the Middle East and North Africa.Economics of Transition,21(1), pp.135-155. David, B., 2012. Gender and Society: The Current Dominance of Law in the Field of Human Rights.Journal of Research in Gender Studies, (2), pp.87-92. Moghadam, V., 2015. Gender and globalization: Female labor and women's mobilization.journal of world-systems research,5(2), pp.366-389. Salehi-Isfahani, D., 2013. Rethinking human development in the Middle East and North Africa: the missing dimensions.Journal of Human Development and Capabilities,14(3), pp.341-370.