Family Businesses in the Arab World: Governance, Strategy, and Financing (Contributions to Management Science)

Exploring the cultural and psychological dimensions of decision making in family businesses, this book focuses on topics such as the cultural specificity of Arab family businesses with regard to shaping their governance and management; the influence that specific values in the Arab world could exert on the management of family businesses; how spiritual and religious values influence business in Arab family firms; and the role of emotions in the management of family firms in the Arab World. Presenting a collection of contributions addressing management, finance, strategy and succession in Arab Family businesses, this book constitutes a novel and unique contribution to the research field of family businesses Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Introduction to “Family Businesses in the Arab World”....Pages 1-6 Family Businesses in the Arab Economic Context....Pages 7-22 Theorising on Arab Family Businesses....Pages 23-40 Family Capital and Organizational Resilience of the Family Firm in Tunisia....Pages 41-61 Moroccan Family Businesses: Specific Attributes, Logics of Action and Organizational Learning Dynamics....Pages 63-81 A Developing Country’s Perspective on the Internationalization Process of Family and Nonfamily Firms: The Case of Palestine....Pages 83-106 Socioemotional Approach: Exploring Women’s Guilt in an All-Female Egyptian Family Business....Pages 107-130 Financial Behaviour of Lebanese Family Firms During Political Crises....Pages 131-164 Impact of Institutional Environment on the Capital Structure of Tunisian Family Firms....Pages 165-186 How Can Family Firms Attract Foreign Investors? The Role of Governance Mechanisms in Tunisia....Pages 187-209 Founder Legacy in Arab Dynastic Entrepreneurship....Pages 211-222 Succession Planning in Family SMEs in Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Study....Pages 223-245 Epilogue: The Multiple Embeddedness of Family Firms in the Arab World....Pages 247-256