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INDEX
A Arabic language, 25, 31, 60, 83, 168-169,
Abd al-Wahhab, Muhammad, 112 185, 190, 207-208
Abdul Aziz (See under Bin Abdul Aziz) (See also Marketing strategy)
ABN Amro, 11, 147-148, 150, 238 Aramco, 114-115
Abu Dhabi (Emirate) Aramex, 51-52
background and trade opportunities, Arjam, Nancy, 85, 169
101-104, 106-107, 110-111 Asia
as capital source, 219-221, 224-225, 228 China, 3-4, 46-47, 65, 67, 89-92, 281, 293
human capital and expatriates, 198, 202 GCC-Asia links, 85-90
market attractiveness, 67, 73, 87 India, 1, 3-4, 46-47, 65, 67, 85-87, 92,
misconceptions regarding, 40-44 281, 293
operations/logistics strategies, 245-247, Aston Martin, 234, 237-238, 299
252, 259, 264 Awareness of GCC (See Head office
organizational design, 278 awareness of GCC)
overview, 2, 9, 13
in UAE, 101-103 B
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Bahrain
13, 41, 67, 103, 219-221, 224, 226, 228 background and trade opportunities, 102,
Adaptation, Four Degrees of, 160-179 111, 118, 120-122
Adbul Aziz, Saud, 113 within broader Middle East, 31
Adelson, Roger, 20 human capital and expatriates, 197-200
Advertising (See Marketing strategy) market attractiveness, 68, 73-75, 77, 80
Affinity for Gulf region, expatriate market risks, 90
recruiting, 206-208 marketing strategy for, 178
Afghanistan, 20, 32, 116 McDonald’s in, 178
Ahmad, Emir, 118 misconceptions regarding GCC, 40,
Air infrastructure, 42, 109, 111, 244-248, 263- 42-43, 46, 48
265, 277 operations/logistics strategies,
Ajman Emirate, 101, 106 253-257, 259
Al-Assad, Bashar, 24 “Wall street” finance and banking,
Al-Assad, Hafiz, 24 10, 120-122, 218, 224-225, 229, 234,
Al-Futtaim Group, 139-142, 153 237
Al-Hokair Group, 138 Bin Laden, Osama, 116
Al-Jazeera, 119 Bond, John, 194
Al Tayer Group, 138-139 Booms (See under Energy sector)
Aldar Properties, 107 Brands and business, global, 39, 49-54,
Ali, Muhammad, 274 156-160
ALJ Group, 153 Branson, Richard, 42, 108
Apple, 2, 235-236 Brown, Gordon, 234
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