Understanding Contexts Of Business In Western Asia: Land Of Bazaars And High-tech Booms

Léo-Paul Dana is Professor at Dalhousie University and Montpellier Business School. A graduate of McGill University and HEC Montreal, he has served as Marie Curie Fellow at Princeton University and Visiting Professor at INSEAD. He has published extensively in a variety of journals including Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, International Business Review, International Small Business Journal, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of World Business, Small Business Economics, and Technological Forecasting & Social Change.Aidin Salamzadeh teaches at the University of Tehran, Iran.Veland Ramadani is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Business at South East European University, the Republic of North Macedonia. His research interests include entrepreneurship, small business management, and family businesses. He has authored and co-authored around 140 research articles, 11 textbooks, and 14 edited books. In 2017, he was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board of Development Bank of North Macedonia, where for 10 months he served as acting Chief Operating Officer (COO). Dr Ramadani received the Award for Excellence 2016 — Outstanding Paper by Emerald Group Publishing. His latest book is Entrepreneurial Family Businesses, published by Springer.Ramo Palalić is an Assistant Professor at the Economics and Management Department, Faculty of Business and Administration, International University of Sarajevo (IUS), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is the Coordinator of the Leadership and Entrepreneurship Centre (LEC). His research interests are entrepreneurship, leadership, marketing, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and family businesses. He teaches at all study levels in the above areas. Apart from this, he is actively involved in business projects in the areas of entrepreneurial leadership and marketing management in private and public organizations. He has authored and co-authored many articles in reputable international journals, several books, and many book chapters. Additionally, he serves as a reviewer/editorial board member for several journals.

• Introduction to Contexts, the Bazaar Economy, & Western Asia; The Context for Business in Afghanistan; The Context for Business in Armenia; The Context for Business in Azerbaijan; The Context for Business in Bahrain; The Context for Business in Georgia; The Context for Business in Iran; The Context for Business in Iraq; The Context for Business in Israel; The Context for Business in Jordan; The Context for Business in Kuwait; The Context for Business in Lebanon; The Context for Business in Oman ; The Context for Business in Palestine; The Context for Business in Qatar; The Context for Business in Saudi Arabia; The Context for Business in Syria; The Context for Business in Turkey; The Context for Business in United Arab Emirates; The Context for Business in Yemen; Conclusion;