Entrepreneurship in the Arab World

El-Khazindar Business Research And Case Center

Description

A set of studies giving valuable insights into the challenges of launching and sustaining businesses in the developing economies of the Arab world
This collection of case-studies showcases the experiences of ten intriguing entrepreneurial ventures from emerging markets in the Arab world (Egypt, the UAE, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia).
Readers will receive an in-depth insight on a variety of localized strategic, managerial, marketing, and innovative approaches and practices, which create unique challenges and opportunities in a region undergoing rapid political, social, and economic transformations. The unique case-studies address different stages within the exciting entrepreneurial cycle, from start-up to growth, sustainability, and international expansion.
This casebook is a valuable resource for anyone wanting to know more about launching and sustaining a business within developing Arab economies, as well as being an effective teaching tool for disciplines related to new venture management and entrepreneurship.
1. Adaptation and Business Model Innovation in Times of Rapid Change Baraka Group Case Study
Ayman Ismail and Brendon Johnson
2. Ariika Bean Bags: A Successful Egyptian Entrepreneur Capable of Regional Expansion?
Rania S. Hussein and Hend Mostafa
3. Bey2ollak: Beat Traffic Together
Maha Mourad and Laura Guindy
4. Birthing Pains: The Issues Faced by Start-Ups in the United Arab Emirates
Ashraf A. Mahate and Sanjai K. Parahoo
5. ChoCo'a: Growth Strategy for an Established SME
Ashraf A. Mahate and Sanjai K. Parahoo
6. Evaluation of Pan-Islamic Investment Banking in the Middle East: the Case of ICD
Ali Soliman
7. Funlozia's Dune Raider Befriends the Egyptian Desert Sands
Iman Seoudi and Mirette Shoei
8. A Hybrid Agribusiness Value Chain: A Case of Horticulture Social Enterprise in Minya
Nagwan Lashin and Ali Awni
9. Olives: The Taste of Lebanon with a "Twist"
Manar El-Batrawy and Aliaa Bassiouny
10. Transferring World Athletic Championship-Winning Principles to Entrepreneurship: The Case of Abdelkader El Mouaziz
Abderrahman Hassi, Khaoula Zitouni, and Omar Bacadi

Sujets

• Entrepreneuriat
• entrepreneur
• Emprendedor
• Employabilité, métiers et formations
• Entrepreneurship
• Economics
• Business
• Islam

Informations

• Publié par: The American University in Cairo Press
• Date de parution: 26 janvier 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781617976995
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Entrepreneurship in the Arab World
Entrepreneurship in the Arab World
Ten Case Studies
El-Khazindar Business Center
The American University in Cairo Press Cairo New York
This electronic edition published in 2015 by
The American University in Cairo Press
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Copyright 2015 by El-Khazindar Business Research and Case Center (KCC) School of Business
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Contents
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Ariika Beanbags: A Successful Egyptian Entrepreneur Capable of Regional Expansion?
Rania S. Hussein and Hend Mostafa
2. Bey2ollak-Beat Traffic Together: A Case Study from Egypt
Maha Mourad and Laura Guindy
3. Adaptation and Business Model Innovation in Times of Rapid Change: Baraka Group Case Study
Ayman Ismail and Brendon Johnson
4. ChoCo a: Growth Strategy for an Established SME
Sanjai K. Parahoo and Ashraf A. Mahate
5. Funlozia s Dune Raider Befriends the Egyptian Desert Sands
Iman Seoudi and Mirette Shoeir
6. Evaluation of Pan-Islamic Investment Banking in the Middle East: The Case of ICD
Ali Soliman
7. Olives: The Taste of Lebanon with a Twist
Aliaa Bassiouny and Manar K. El-Batrawy
8. Birthing Pains: The Issues Faced by Start-ups in the United Arab Emirates
Ashraf A. Mahate and Sanjai K. Parahoo
9. A Hybrid Agribusiness Value Chain: The Case of a Horticulture Social Enterprise in Minya, Egypt
Ali H. Awni and Nagwan Ibrahim Farage Lashin
10. Transferring World Athletic Championship-Winning Principles to Entrepreneurship: The Case of Abdelkader El Mouaziz
Abderrahman Hassi, Khaoula Zitouni, and Omar Bacadi
Contributors
Ali Awni is an associate professor of practice in the School of Business at the American University in Cairo, where he teaches operations management courses at both undergraduate and MBA levels. He was previously the head of the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) Unit at the Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry, as well as the supply chain consulting services at KPMG Hazem Hassan in Egypt. Dr. Awni obtained extensive management consulting, system development, and operations research experience in the United States, and now holds a BSc in computer science and statistics from Kuwait University, an MS in systems science from the University of Ottawa, and a PhD in operations research from North Carolina State University.
Aliaa Bassiouny is an assistant professor of finance at the American University in Cairo, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in finance, investment analysis, and portfolio management. She is also the director of the Master of Science in Finance program, and the associate chair of the Department of Management. Bassiouny holds a BBA and an MBA, both with a specialization in finance, from the American University in Cairo. She also earned her Master in Research (MRes) and PhD from ESADE Business School in Barcelona, Spain.
Manar El-Batrawy is a treasury assistant at GlaxoSmithKline. She is currently working towards a Master of Science in Finance at the American University in Cairo, studying corporate finance, financial modeling, financial econometrics, and financial institutions and markets. She earned her bachelor s degree in business administration, with concentration in finance, from the American University in Cairo.
Laura Guindy graduated from the American University in Cairo with a degree in economics and a minor in business administration. She is currently working at an IT company called EMC, and is hoping to pursue her master s degree in economics.
Abderrahman Hassi teaches management at Al Akhawayn University in Morocco. He was previously a professor at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Canada, and taught numerous employee training courses, particularly programs for employees of the federal public service of Canada. His primary research interests include business case study methods, employee training management, and cross-cultural management.
Rania S. Hussein is assistant professor of marketing in the School of Business at the American University in Cairo. She received her MBA from Georgia State University in 2001, and her PhD from the University of Nottingham in 2010. Her research interests include internet marketing, social media, and innovation adoption.
Ayman Ismail is assistant professor and Jameel Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship at the School of Business at the American University in Cairo. He has led the school s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program (EIP), and founded the AUC Venture Lab. Prior to that, he was a research fellow at Harvard University, and a consultant with McKinsey & Company and the World Bank/IFC. He holds a PhD in international economic development and a master s degree from MIT, and a BSc in engineering and an MBA from AUC. In 2012, he was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
Brendon Johnson is a research assistant at the American University in Cairo, where he researches and writes on issues related to both business and social entrepreneurship in Egypt. He also regularly consults with Egyptian start-ups on strategic and organizational management, revenue generation, and marketing. Since 2011, Brendon has worked directly with early-stage social entrepreneurs in Egypt through the incubator Nahdet El Mahrousa, serving also as the director of university programs at the social start-up The Nile Project. Johnson is also the co-founder of the social enterprise Baladini. He holds an MA in development studies from the University of Hong Kong and a BA in political science from West Chester University.
Nagwan Ibrahim Farage Lashin has extensive experience in the oil and gas industry. She established Amar ya Masr, a social enterprise aiming to transform poor women s lives by teaching them skills enabling them to earn their own money. Lashin holds a BA in english literature from Helwan University, a project management diploma from the Institute of Project Management of Ireland, and an MBA from Maastricht School of Management.
Ashraf A. Mahate is the head of export market intelligence at Dubai Exports, which is an agency of the Dubai Department of Economic Development, Previously, he taught economics, finance, entrepreneurship, and innovation at universities in the United Kingdom and in the UAE.
Hend Mostafa graduated from the American University in Cairo with a major in business administration, with a concentration in marketing and a minor in psychology, and completed her MBA, also from the American University in Cairo, with a marketing concentration. She has both presented and published a number of business case studies over the course of her career.
Maha Mourad is associate professor of marketing, and the former director of El-Khazindar Business Research and Case Center (KCC) in the Department of Management in the School of Business at the American University in Cairo (AUC). She holds a BA and an MBA from AUC, and a PhD in marketing from the University of Nottingham. Her research interests include brand equity, service marketing, innovation marketing, and higher education marketing. Her professional experience includes several national and regional consultancy assignments.
Sanjai K. Parahoo is the director for postgraduate programs at the Business School of Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University in Dubai. He has extensive research experience in various African countries. He teaches courses in marketing and innovation strategies. His publications focus on the investigation of antecedents and consequences of consumer engagement in business and e-learning environments.
Iman Seoudi is an assistant professor of strategic management and entrepreneurship and the director of El-Khazindar Business Research and Case Center (KCC) at the American University in Cairo. She holds BA and MA degrees from AUC, and a PhD in strategic management from Case Western Reserve University. Her research interests include public policy, promoting venture capital and innovative business models in Egypt and the Arab world, as well as corporate social responsibility and ethical perceptions and behavior of business students and executives. She has been involved in several entrepreneurship development programs over the course of her career.
Mirette A. Shoeir holds a business administration degree from the American University in Cairo. She has worked on the public relations team of RIM, and is currently completing her MA in theatre studies at York University in Toronto.
Ali Soliman received a BSc (Honors) from Cairo University, an MA from the American University in Cairo, and a PhD in economics from the University of Iowa. He has had wide exposure to international affairs and development issues during his tenure with the World Bank in Washington, DC, as adviser to the governments of the Maldives and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and as CEO/general manager of ICD, a regional financial organization concerned with the development of the private sector in Africa, Asia, and Southern Europe. He has also held senior posts in the Ministries of Economy and International Cooperation in Egypt. He currently teaches economics at the British University in Egypt.
Acknowledgments
I n acknowldgement of the dedicated individuals who made this casebook possible, KCC would first like to thank Dr. Nigel Fletcher-