TY - JOUR
T1 - Multinationals in the Middle East
T2 - institutional environment and strategies
AU - Demirbag, Mehmet
AU - Mellahi, Kamel
AU - Riddle, Liesl
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - This introduction to the special issue on Multinationals in the Middle East first reviews the historical growth and development of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in the territory extending from Morocco to Turkey alongside the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean as far east as Iran, and south to Sudan and Yemen. Then, several opportunities and challenges affecting MNEs in the region are discussed, including economic and social diversity, non-market strategies and entry-mode choices, and animosity toward MNEs. The seven papers featured in the special issue that address these topics are then discussed.
AB - This introduction to the special issue on Multinationals in the Middle East first reviews the historical growth and development of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in the territory extending from Morocco to Turkey alongside the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean as far east as Iran, and south to Sudan and Yemen. Then, several opportunities and challenges affecting MNEs in the region are discussed, including economic and social diversity, non-market strategies and entry-mode choices, and animosity toward MNEs. The seven papers featured in the special issue that address these topics are then discussed.
KW - multinationals
KW - middle east
KW - institutional environment
KW - strategies
KW - global strategy
KW - political risk
UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951610000581
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2010.10.001
U2 - 10.1016/j.jwb.2010.10.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jwb.2010.10.001
M3 - Article
SN - 1090-9516
VL - 46
SP - 406
EP - 410
JO - Journal of World Business
JF - Journal of World Business
IS - 4
ER -