Family Businesses in the Arab World

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Introduction to “Family Businesses in the Arab World”

   • Sami Basly

   Pages 1-6

3. Family Businesses in the Arab Economic Context

   • Marouane Alaya, Sami Basly, Paul-Laurent Saunier

   Pages 7-22

4. Theorising on Arab Family Businesses

   • Georgios T. Palaiologos

   Pages 23-40

5. Family Capital and Organizational Resilience of the Family Firm in Tunisia

   • Imen Mzid

   Pages 41-61

6. Moroccan Family Businesses: Specific Attributes, Logics of Action and Organizational Learning Dynamics

   • Sara Bentebbaa

   Pages 63-81

7. A Developing Country’s Perspective on the Internationalization Process of Family and Nonfamily Firms: The Case of Palestine

   • Nidal Darwish

   Pages 83-106

8. Socioemotional Approach: Exploring Women’s Guilt in an All-Female Egyptian Family Business

   • Rebecca Fakoussa, Lorna Collins

   Pages 107-130

9. Financial Behaviour of Lebanese Family Firms During Political Crises

   • Hani El Chaarani, Zouhour El Abiad

   Pages 131-164

10. Impact of Institutional Environment on the Capital Structure of Tunisian Family Firms

    • Fayrouz Bencheikh, Faten Chibani

    Pages 165-186

11. How Can Family Firms Attract Foreign Investors? The Role of Governance Mechanisms in Tunisia

    • Amira Hammouda

    Pages 187-209

12. Founder Legacy in Arab Dynastic Entrepreneurship

    • Josiane Fahed-Sreih

    Pages 211-222

13. Succession Planning in Family SMEs in Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Study

    • Dalal A. Alrubaishi

    Pages 223-245

14. Epilogue: The Multiple Embeddedness of Family Firms in the Arab World

    • Rodrigo Basco

    Pages 247-256

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.

• Business strategy
• Organizational learning
• Organizational resilience
• Networking
• Internationalization
• Emirati family businesses
• Tunisian family businesses
• Moroccan family businesses
• Succession
• Lebanese family businesses

• University of Paris Nanterre, Nanterre, France

  Sami Basly

Dr. Sami Basly is Associate Professor in Management Sciences at the University of Paris West. Before joining the University, Dr. Basly worked at the University of Bordeaux and Sciences Paris. His research work deals with strategic management and finance, and in particular family businesses. He published numerous articles and notably the book 'Le processus d'internationalisation de l'entreprise familiale' (Editions L'Harmattan, 2009) about family firms’ internationalization and governance.

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