Family Business Cases: Insights and Perspectives from the United Arab Emirates

ISBN-13: 9783031392511 / Angielski

Khaula Alkaabi; Veland Ramadani

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Foreword

      Mosab I. TabashPreface Khaula A. Alkaabi and Veland Ramadani                                                                                                 

Chapter 1 Al Masaood Group: Through Diversification and Geographical Expansion to Success

Khaula A. Alkaabi and Abdul Samad Farooq

 

Chapter 2 Barjeel Aerial Photography Services: A Successful Geospatial Data Acquisition Company

Marwa Mohammed Al Suwaidi  and Cristina I. Fernandes

 

Chapter 3 Innovation Floor: 4.0 Technologies and Information Solutions

Khaled Khamis Al Arfati and Léo-Paul Dana                    

 

Chapter 4 Secuira Technologies: Re-innovating Smart Technology

Abdulla Al Naqbi and Cristina Blanco González Tejero

 

Chapter 5 Safe City Group: Enable Cities Safety

Aaesha Saif Ahmed Shehhi and Veland Ramadani

 

Chapter 6 MetaTouch: Successful Transformation from a Research Idea to an Emirati Start-up during the COVID-19 Pandemic   

Fady Alnajjar and Yehya Al Marzooqi

 

Chapter 7 The Nayel & Bin Harmal Group: Integrated Services in the Construction Sector

Hessa Alkalbani, Eiman Almazrouei and Veland Ramadani

 

Chapter 8 DAMAC Group: Symbol of Successful Development          

Sara Omar Aljaberi and Khaula A. Alkaabi

 

Chapter 9 Pronto Carwash Company: Your Ride to the Mobility Car Wash Business by Emirati Entrepreneur

Asma Al Madhaani and Mahra Al Ali

 

Chapter 10 CADD Emirates Computers: Providing Cutting-Edge Technology Solutions and Services for a Digital-First World

Mariam Slayem Alblooshi and Abeer Alyammahi

 

Chapter 11 Bin Ham Group: Building a Legacy of Excellence in United Arab Emirates Investments

Aysha R. Mohammed, Fatima S. Alawani and Ramo Palalić

 

Chapter 12 ISpatial Tech: GEO-AI Enabled Solutions for Smart Cities

Reda Maroufi, Jaber Alketbi and Marco Valeri

 

Chapter 13 Juma Al Majid Holding Group: Story of Success and Achievement

Esra Qasemi, Hafsah Alderei and Grisna Anggadwita

 

Chapter 14 M Glory Holding: The Aspiration to Establish an Automobile Manufacturing Industry in the United Arab Emirates

Khaula A. Alkaabi and Majida Alazazi

 

 

 

 

O autorze

Khaula Alkaabi is a Professor of Transportation Geography at the Department of Geography and Urban Sustainability, United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), United Arab Emirates. She held the position of Chair of the Geography Department from 2013 to 2017 and served as the Chief Innovation Officer for UAEU from 2015 to 2022. Her research interests include air transportation, land use planning, spatial analysis, GIS applications, drone applications, tourism, urban development, economic geography, entrepreneurship, innovation, etc. She has published in Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Frontiers in Built Environment, Arab World Geographer, Journal of Enterprising Communities, Transportation Research Part F, Journal of Transport Geography, among others. Dr. Alkaabi has received several research grants, academic honors, and rewards. 

Veland Ramadani is a Full Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Business at the Faculty of Business and Economics, South-East European University, North Macedonia. His research interests include entrepreneurship, small business management and family businesses. He authored or co-authored around 200 research articles and book chapters, twelve textbooks and twenty-five edited books. He has published in Journal of Business Research, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Review of Managerial Science, Management Decision, Technology in Society, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, among others. He has received the Award for Excellence 2016 - Outstanding Paper by Emerald Group Publishing. In 2017, he was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board of Development Bank of North Macedonia, where for ten months served as an acting Chief Operating Officer (COO) as well. He was ranked, three times in a row, among the Top 2% of the most influential researchers in the World, based on a study conducted by Elsevier BV & Stanford University, USA.

Blurb

This book provides insights into family businesses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) using a unique collection of case studies that help gain a comprehensive understanding of UAE family firms' profiles and the ways they respond to everyday challenges and future disruptions. Cases treat different issues from the perspective of family businesses, such as succession, innovation, decision-making, strategic orientation, corporate governance, spatial distribution, SDG alignment, etc. Each case contains learning objectives, discussion questions, and suggested readings in order to help readers understand the topic discussed in the respective cases. This book also showcases the five business ecosystem stakeholders that have supported family businesses in the UAE, such as the UAE Government, free zone authorities, university and research institutions, support agencies, and venture capital companies.

Professionals as well as MBA students and researchers involved in the study of family businesses will particularly benefit from this book.