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Informationen zum Autor Nick Forster is a writer and business consultant based in New South Wales, Australia. Before leaving academia in June 2015, he had worked at universities in the Arabian Gulf, Australia and the United Kingdom. He was the MBA/EMBA Program Director at Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia and, occasionally, the acting Faculty Dean. He has written four books, and published more than 130 articles, book chapters, and conference papers, as well as several consulting reports for business organisations. He received fourteen teaching awards and commendations during his academic career and, in 2013, was awarded an Outstanding Faculty Service Award by Alfaisal University. Klappentext This book examines the changing roles of university educated professional women in the United Arab Emirates, Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Zusammenfassung This book examines the changing roles of university educated professional women in the United Arab Emirates! Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It will be of interest to professionals! scholars and students of economic development! international management! leadership! gender studies! and Middle Eastern studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The contemporary Middle East and North Africa; 2. The United Arab Emirates; 3. The experiences of women in public and private sector organisations in the UAE; 4. The Sultanate of Oman; 5. The experiences of women in public and private sector organisations in Oman; 6. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 7. The experiences of women in public and private sector organisations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 8. The economic rationale and business case for increasing the participation of women in the labour markets of the Gulf States and the MENA region; 9. Creating a level playing field for women in private and public sector organisations in the Gulf States and the MENA region.
