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Index 331

Regional considerations within the broader Middle East, 24, 31, 34
business review, strategic planning cycle, as capital source, 215-216, 218, 220, 225,
294-295 227-229, 233, 236
expatriates in population, 59-61 as core consumer market in GCC, 9,
presence, organizational design, 9, 111-117, 278-281
111-117, 268-273, 276-281 “delicate tripod,” 113-117
Regulation and compliance demographics, 111-113
deregulation impact, 8-9 GCC overview, 1-2, 4-5, 9-10, 14
Engagement Spectrum, 153-154 head office awareness of GCC, 289,
fast-track government services, 108-109 295, 297
foreign ownership rights, 107-108 human capital and expatriate strategies,
operations/logistics strategies, 260-263 187, 191, 197-199
Sharia-compliant finance, 13, 84, 88, 121, as Islamic capital, 115-116
123, 214, 220, 231-235 market attractiveness, 68-70, 74-76, 78-79,
(See also Visas and other government 82, 84, 87-90, 94
documentation) market-entry, 131-132, 138-140, 145, 148-
Relationships, insider, 96 150, 153, 155
Religion (See specific types) marketing strategy for, 170-172,
Remittances, 60, 83, 86, 192 178, 182
Reporting lines, 296-297 misconceptions regarding, 38, 40, 42-44,
Resources and material, organizational 47-48, 53, 58
design, 274-276 operations/logistics strategies, 248,
Restaurants, 50-53 251-252, 254, 258-259, 262, 264
Restaurants, fast-food, 50-51 organizational design, 268, 270, 274,
Retailing, 44-45, 50-53, 68, 87-88, 175, 247 277-281
Returns, Sharia-compliant finance, 231 private business sector, 117
Reuters, 277 risks, 90, 94
Risk, 90-96, 186, 644 Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA),
Risks, 90-97 148-149
Roosevelt, Franklin, 114 Saudi Aramco, 114-115
Russia, 74, 80, 89, 204 Saudi British Bank (SABB), 11, 147-148, 150
Saudi Hollandi Bank, 11, 147-148, 150, 238
S Security concerns, 32, 34
Al Sabah family, 124 September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 81-82,
SABIC, 4, 214, 236 116, 223
Al Said family, 125 Service adaptation, customization and
Al Said, Qaboos bin Said, 125 design, 161-162, 174-179
Sales contracts, Sharia-compliant, 231-232 Service sector, 45-46, 125, 209-210
Al Saud family, 112 Shallow Engagement Spectrum strategies,
Al Saud, Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, 34, 114 134-135, 137-146
Al Saud, Alwaleed bin Talal, 2, 89, 224, 235 Sharia-compliant finance, 13, 84, 88, 121,
Al Saud, Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, 114 123, 214, 220, 231-235
Al Saud, Faisal bin Abdul Aziz, 99, Sharjah Emirate, 57, 101-104, 106, 248, 278
113, 178 Shipping, 3, 58, 77, 105-106, 136, 236,
Al Saud, Khalid bin Abdul Aziz, 114, 132 248-253, 289
Al Saud, Muhammad bin Saud, 112 Shopping (retailing), 44-45, 50-53, 68, 175, 247
Saudi American Bank (Samba), 11, Short selling, Sharia-ruling, 231
147-148, 150 Short-term human capital strategies,
Saudi Arabia 206-208
background and trade opportunities, 99, Short-term market corrections, 92-93
104, 111-117, 120-123 Siemens, 297