Purpose – In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region several factors contribute to corruption with a consequence of savings being squandered away and funds withheld from productive investments. This paper aims to argue that Muslim countries have a competitive advantage over the...

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to determine the feasibility of binding, politically, economically and culturally, the Mediterranean Sea's southern and northern coasts. Design/methodology/approach – The paper evokes the gains and limitations of such an undertaking. Findings – The...

That computers are big business in the Arab banking world is not in doubt, the question is for how much longer, and in which countries, as different phases of development get into gear in different places.

Purpose – This paper aims to deconstruct the economic position of Turkey in comparison to its immediate neighbors, Central and South‐Eastern Europe (CSEE), and the Middle East, with a specific emphasis on Japanese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Design/methodology/approach – Several...

Purpose – The paper's objective is to explore how the concepts of feminism can be applied in an Arab context to help the emancipation of women. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is a literature based study that evaluates what form of feminism best fits the Arab context. This gives rise...

This paper investigates the financial disclosure practices of corporate annual reports published in Asian countries including Bangladesh, Indonesian, Malaysia and the Middle East countries including Bahrain, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. The purpose of the...

A programme was undertaken to help a bank in the Gulf to improve its training effectiveness. The commercial bank offered a complete range of banking services, employed 500 people, was only six years old but was in trouble. The training assignment had two parts: the first was to examine the...

The main pitfall in introducing a technology to a new market is the amount of support it receives from its new environment. The transfer of a sales control system (designed in Europe) to six Gulf‐market distributors illustrates the need for a triangular consultancy relationship between...

International banks are aggressively utilising the marketing concept in order to respond to an increasingly competitive industry. Banks in the Middle East, as in many developing regions, are seeking to become major players in the marketplace. Unique cultural priorities, lifestyles, buyer...