Family Businesses in the Arab World

1. Introduction to “Family Businesses in the Arab World”
Sami Basly

2. Family Businesses in the Arab Economic Context
Marouane Alaya, Sami Basly, Paul-Laurent Saunier

3. Theorising on Arab Family Businesses
Georgios T. Palaiologos

4. Family Capital and Organizational Resilience of the Family Firm in Tunisia
Imen Mzid

5. Moroccan Family Businesses: Specific Attributes, Logics of Action and Organizational Learning Dynamics
Sara Bentebbaa

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

7. Socioemotional Approach: Exploring Women’s Guilt in an All-Female Egyptian Family Business
Rebecca Fakoussa, Lorna Collins

8. Financial Behaviour of Lebanese Family Firms During Political Crises
Hani Chaarani, Zouhour Abiad

9. Impact of Institutional Environment on the Capital Structure of Tunisian Family Firms
Fayrouz Bencheikh, Faten Chibani

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

11. Founder Legacy in Arab Dynastic Entrepreneurship
Josiane Fahed-Sreih

12. Succession Planning in Family SMEs in Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Study
Dalal A. Alrubaishi

13. Epilogue: The Multiple Embeddedness of Family Firms in the Arab World
Rodrigo Basco

Keywords: Business and Management, Family Business, Middle Eastern Culture, Emerging Markets/Globalization, Corporate Governance, Business Strategy/Leadership