Abstract
In this introduction we review the extant literature that demonstrate the importance of the Middle Eastern institutional and cultural context in shaping international business’s (IB) strategies and practices across several countries. Drawing on the literature, as well as the five articles included in this special issue, we (1) outline the state of socio-cultural, historical and economic forces that shape international business in several Middle Eastern nations; (2) utilize institutional theory to evaluate the constraints of international business practices in the Middle East; and (3) highlight the key gaps in the literature and the challenges faced by IB scholars and practitioners in the Middle East. We subsequently propose an agenda for future research in order to lay the foundation for international business scholars to advance the theorizing and application of IB practices in the Middle East context.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 185-200 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | International Studies of Management and Organization |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 11 Aug 2021 |
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| Publication status | Published - Sept 2021 |
Bibliographical note
© 2021 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords
- Covid-19
- GCC
- MENA
- Middle East
- culture
- institutions
- international business