Strategy and Entrepreneurship in Arab Countries PDF

The book provides a thorough analysis of strategy formulation at country and company level in a number of Arab countries and corporations.

It is probably the first serious attempt at exploring the process of strategy setting in those countries and corporations.

Countries include Libya, Syria and Saudi Arabia. Corporations include Emirates Airlines (UAE), SABIC (KSA) and Misr Spinning and Weaving, Egypt's largest State owned Textile Company.

The book also deals with the issue of entrepreneurial initiative in Arab countries and traces the bright and dark sides of the concept.

Issues as achievement motivation of the Arab entrepreneur are explored but also issue of actual practice of entrepreneurship and the gaps that emerge from the process.

Specific characteristics of Arab entrepreneurship as family business, a dominant force in Arab countries are also explored.

Role of the financial markets, especially venture capital and private equity is especially examined.