The Outstanding Value of Family Businesses
Insights from Hussein Shobokshi, Director of SHOBOKSHi Development and Trading
The history of family businesses in the Arab world has been a turbulent one. Bearing...
Non-family Executives in Family Businesses
Although we would like to think so, it is difficult to transmit values and business ethics from one family generation to another, and one...
Q&A with Prof. Abbas Ali: Talent Management in the Middle East
Q&A with Prof. Abbas Ali
Talent Management is the process of discovering, deploying, motivating, and energizing the workforce within an organisation to effectively achieve objectives...
Open Innovation in Family Businesses
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A Must or an Oxymoron?
In the Arab world, family businesses are the backbone of most economies owing both to their...
Talent Management in the Middle East
Insights from Inji Abdoun, Head of Corporate Human Resources, EFG Hermes Middle East
In the most basic, theoretical terms, Talent Management (TM) is an integration...
Following in My Father’s Footsteps
When life is abundant with opportunities and you are motivated by the will to learn and passion to lead, you will reach many achievements....
Human Capital Leadership in an Economy Stretched for Talent
Insights from Prof. Shirley Zinn, Professor of Economics and Management at the University of Pretoria
While the natural reaction by the vast majority of organisations...
Switch Restaurant – Passion for the Unique
Interview with Deem Al Bassam, Founder of Switch Restaurant
When you walk into Switch restaurant, you momentarily forget that you are in Dubai Mall. The...
Philanthropy Serving the Needs of Family Cohesion
While many studies refer to the driving role that family businesses play in economic growth and wealth creation, there is also convergence on their...
Lessons from Kuwait
Interview with Salah Al Wazzan
The Nafais Holding Company (KSCC) and its subsidiaries in Kuwait employs more than 2500 people in different areas, ranging across...
