The book explores the existing and emerging political and legal frameworks, socio-cultural patterns, national infrastructures, regulatory environment, and how to negotiate within them in the Middle East. Includes case studies, examples of effective and ineffective practices and clear take-aways.

Pawan Budhwar is the 50th Anniversary Professor of International HRM, Head of Aston Business School, and an Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor International (India) at Aston University, UK.

Vijay Pereira is Full Professor of International and Strategic Human Capital Management and Department Chair of People and Organizations department at NEOMA Business School, France.

List of Figures

List of Tables

Contributors

Preface

PART I

The Middle East Business Context

1 The Middle East Context: An Introduction

Pawan Budhwar and Vijay Pereira

2 Economic Environment in the Middle East: Facts and Initiatives

Dimitrios Reppas and Yama Temouri

3 The Political Environment in the Middle East: A Comparative Analysis of the UAE, Egypt, and Iraq

Abdul-Nasser El-Kassar, Sophie Lythreatis and Tamirace Fakhoury

4 Changing Legal Framework of the GCC Countries

T.P. Ghosh

5 Wasta in the Middle East: A Corruption or an Opportunity

Mohammad Ta'amnha, Susan Sayce and Olga Tregaskis

PART II

Conducting Business in the Middle East

6 Entry Modes to Middle East-GCC Markets: The Case of the UAE

Vijay Pereira, Bhaskar Dasgupta, Daicy Vaz and Glenn Muschert

7 Employment Relations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Mike Leat and Ghada El-Kot

8 Banking and Financial Institutions in the Gulf Cooperation Council Region

Vikash Ramiah, Vijay Pereira, Bhaskar Dasgupta, Alex Frino and Huy Pham

9 Accounting and Taxation Systems in the Middle East

Peter Rampling and Albert Wijeweera

10 Managing Human Resources in the Middle East

Pawan Budhwar, Vijay Pereira and Mohammed Aboramadan

11 Conflict Management and Negotiation in the Middle Eastern Workplace

Gita Bajaj and Ahmad Said Al-Shuabi

12 Performance Management in the Middle East

Shahina Javad

13 Expatriate Management in the Middle East

Prerna Kumari

PART III

Emerging Themes

14 Gender Issues at the Workforce in the Middle East

Maryam Aldossari and Sara Chaudhry

15 Innovation: The Unconventional Gateway to the Middle East

Yassir Nasief and Abdulrahman Basahal

16 Government e-Services and Reputation: Case of UAE

Fatima Al Ali, Melodena Stephens and Vijay Pereira

Index