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...
Human Capital Strategy in the Gulf Firms
Challenges and Opportunities
Work organisations in the GCC countries have been facing unique and complex challenges around the development and management of human capital for...
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...
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....
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...
Chronicles of a Fifth Generation Family Business Member – First Day at Work
Anees Redha Qamar Sultan, Head of Marketing Development, W. J. Towell & Co. LLC, Oman
One of the greatest challenges in human capital management for...
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...
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...
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...
