The FBAW 2018 was held on March 7-8, 2018, at the American University of Sharjah. A two-day event participated by academics, researchers, scholars, experts, and family business owners from and beyond the MENA region.
More than 30 researchers hailing from 17 countries participated in the event; the Academic Day focused on contextualizing family business in the Arab world and understanding the social, cultural, economic, and political contexts that impact family businesses. The Business Family Day highlighted how family businesses addressed and overcome their external and internal challenges and create opportunities for growth and innovation in the future.
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- Sumaiya Abdul Rahman Al Zadjali, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
- Majda Al Nefaie, RMIT University, Australia
- Mohammed Zahran Al-Abri, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
- Ashraf Mohamed Sheta, Assistant Professor, American University of Cairo, Egypt
- Saikat Gochhait, Assistant Professor, Symbiosis International: Deemed University, India
- Nidal Darwish, Assistant Professor, Al Quds University, Palestine
- Dalal Alrubaishi, Lecturer, Princess Nourah University, KSA
- Salime Mehtap, American University of Kuwait, Kuwait
- Ali Azouz, PhD student, Universite de Nantes, France
- Yosra Mani, Kairouan University, Tunisia
- Golam Mostafa Khan, Associate Professor, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
- Prof. Linzi Kemp, Associate Professor, American University of Sharjah, UAE
- Hajer Rashid Al Bolushi, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
- Sumaya Hashim, PhD Candidate, Jonkoping International Business School, Sweden
- Kimberley Gleason, Associate Professor, American University of Sharjah, UAE
- Mueller Andrea, University of Leicester, UK
- Sumod Saraswathy, Indian Institute of Management, India
- Nicolopoulou Katerina, Senior Lecturer, Strathclyde Business School – Hunter Centre of Entrepreneurship, UK
- Ashill Nicholas, Professor, American University of Sharjah, UAE
- Valerie Lindsay, Professor, American University of Sharjah, UAE
- Sosan Algahtani, Robert Gordon University, UK
- Lech Suwala, Professor, Humboldt University & Technical University Berlin, Germany
- Sara Bentebbaa, Lecturer, Paris-Est University & Cadi Ayyad University
- Lech Suwala, Professor, Humboldt University & Technical University Berlin, Germany
- John Katsos, Associate Professor, American University of Sharjah, UAE
- Lech Suwala, Professor, Humboldt University & Technical University Berlin, Germany
- Stavros Sindakis, Assistant Professor of Management, American University of Dubai, UAE
- Lamia Larioui, PhD student, Hassan 2nd University, Morocco
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