Education, Business and Society: Contemporary Middle Eastern Issues: Volume 4 Issue 3

Need for achievement and entrepreneurial potential: a study of young adults in the UAE

James C. Ryan, Syed A. Tipu, Rachid M. Zeffane

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the need for achievement (N‐ach) and entrepreneurial potential of young adults in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Contemporary Cleopatras: the business ethics of female Egyptian managers

Liesl Riddle, Meghana Ayyagari

The purpose of this paper is to explore gender differences in ethical attitudes along two dimensions: perceived ethical strategies for career advancement, or upward‐influence…

Localization of human resources in the State of Qatar: Emerging issues and research agenda

Justin Williams, Ramudu Bhanugopan, Alan Fish

This paper seeks to provide an overview of the concept of “localization” of human resources in Qatar. Relative to the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCCCs)…

Access to higher education for Palestinians in Israel

Khalid Arar, Mohanned Mustafa

The paper seeks to analyze the characteristics of higher education (HE) among Palestinian Arabs in Israel (PAI). It aims to indicate the main trends that have taken place in…

Ranking the future global manager characteristics and knowledge requirements according to UAE business managers' opinions

Belal Barhem, Hassan Younies, Pamela C. Smith

The purpose of this paper is to rank the importance of global manager characteristics according to the views of private and public leaders in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In…

Editorial

Kay Gallagher, James Pounder