This book sheds new light on the critical importance of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), a remarkably successful central bank that is a model for developing oil exporters worldwide. As a "swing producer", Saudi Arabia has traditionally stepped in to make up for oil supply shortfalls in...

The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is at a crossroads economically, and faces the challenge of a weakening economy that could implode before 2030, the year set as a timetable by the kingdom in its Vision 2030. How it navigates its way out of these economic troubles demands understanding a complex of...

‘The authors explore how individual motivations in collectivistic societies such as Saudi Arabia may be different from those in individualistic Western societies. They demonstrate how one such theory, the widely accepted Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, is bounded by culture, religion, and...

MOHAMED A. RAMADY SAUDI ARAMCO 2030: POST IPO CHALLENGES The decision by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to launch the country’s ambitious and generational transformation program to wean the Kingdom away from oil under the Vision 2030 plan in 2016 was also an important...

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...

Environmental Challenges, Regulations and Institutions in Saudi Arabia -- Environmental Concerns and Policies in Saudi Arabia -- Environmental Investments -- Incentive Structures -- Environmental Business Channels -- The Way Forward.

In this book, the author develops a framework for studying fundamental challenges to the modern Saudi Arabian economy. He offers an analysis of key challenges facing the Saudi economy, including the potential costs and benefits of privatization, globalization, and eventual membership in the WTO

The Setting -- Overview -- The Development Process -- Reforms and Economic Planning -- Public Finance -- The Financial Sector -- Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) and Monetary Policy -- The Financial Markets -- The Saudi Capital Market -- The Domestic Sector -- The Private Sector:...

This book will help HR managers and founders/owners develop a formal process within the company and also provide insights from family firms on how to manage sensitive topics ranging from family member compensation; family member appraisal, etc., and serves as a guide to HR managers struggling to...

This book is open access under CC-BY license. Moral dilemmas are a pervasive feature of working life. Moral Reasoning at Work offers a fresh perspective on how to live with them using ethics and moral psychology research. It argues that decision-makers must go beyond compliance and traditional...