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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
