- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Motivate Publishing (Mar 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 186063074X
- ISBN-13: 978-1860630743
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 148,687 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A business handbook which addresses the cross cultural aspects of life affecting Westerners and Gulf nationals of all GCC countries and deals with the realities of business practice and the mental stresses and strains of operating in the Gulf as a Western visitor or expatriate.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I first read this book when it was originally published in Dubai 1998 and it provided me with an insight into some of the more confusing practices and customs of the Middle East. It won't help you walk straight into a joint venture with a local, set up a business or remove the frustrating and infuriating bureaucracy of the region but it will at least make you aware of the potential pitfalls and how to avoid them.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Good practical tips on how to deal with the Gulf Arabs in business. Useful reading for any westerner working in the Gulf or doing business with the region. The style is sometimes a bit academic though.
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Dont they know its Friday - Cross-cultural considerations for business and life in the Gulf. Jeremy Williams
23 Aug 2009
Format:Paperback
This book was recommended to me by a colleague and I must say it is the most invaluable book I have read to date. I have recently relocated to the Gulf with my family for work and this book has been invaluable on so many levels. It is easy to read whilst being very authoritive. Whilst Gulf assimilation can be very challenging, this book allows you to sit down and read a little at a time, its layout and natural flow makes it quite an easy read. Better than thousands of dollars spent on business coaches and specialist relocation experts that don't even work or ever lived in the Gulf. I highly recommend this book
Lachlan Bowtell - Regional Manager Middle East North Afirca
Lachlan Bowtell - Regional Manager Middle East North Afirca
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Patronising
20 Feb 2009
Format:Paperback
The thing about this book is that, yes, whilst the general learning points about living and doing business in the Gulf are valid, useful and interesting, the author presents these in a stunningly patronising manner. The generalisations drive the reader crazy. Western visitors to the Gulf are portrayed as clumsy, rude, insulting people with no manners and no common sense, on the other hand, ALL Gulf Arabs are perfectly balanced, all-knowing entities who glide through life never putting a foot wrong. It's OK for a while but by the end you are utterly sick of it.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Don't They Know It's Friday?
5 Jun 2007
Format:Paperback
This handbook is an essential guide for anyone wishing to do business in the Middle East, whether as a resident expatriot or visitor. It not only focuses on Gulf business practices, Arab culture and behavior patterns, but also prepares the reader for the many life-style changes which may be experienced. It includes a comprehensive section of Islam and discusses its effect on daly life in the Gulf, thus dispelling many of the myths associated with the region.
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