Is the Middle East the land of the future? It is not a given!

Madichie, Nnamdi O.

doi:10.1108/fs-04-2013-0015

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“…Based on a descriptive and qualitative enquiry, this paper teases out how the State of Qatar, the smallest of its peers in the GCC bloc, with a population of about 1.7million and a geographical area of less than 12,000sq km, seems to be "punching above its weight" on the world stage. Indeed, while the rest of the world have come to Madichie, 2013aMadichie, , 2013b.…”

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Outward Foreign Direct Investment – Looking back at Qatar’s London Investments

Madichie¹

2021

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This article focuses on the Middle Eastern State of Qatar’s UK investments as a back-up or legitimacy seeking exercise rather than a strategic economic imperative <i>per se</i>. With investments in France, Spain (Catalan) and England (notably London), Qatar seems to have inadvertently provided itself with a contingency plan, which has only become clearer to the world following the now resolved estranged relationships with its Arabian Gulf siblings – UAE, KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Bahrain and also Egypt since June 2016.

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Outward Foreign Direct Investment – Looking back at Qatar’s London Investments

Madichie¹

2021

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“…the consolidation of the much needed visibility of the domestic leagues in Ode to a "million dollar" question positioned than the UAE by virtue of developments in its world renowned Aspire Academy and Qatar Foundation. Furthermore, Qatar only recently put in a bid for the 2020 Olympic Games -courtesy of Qatar Diar (Daily Mail, 2012;Madichie, 2013). Even before the London 2012 Olympic Games kicked off in the summer of 2012, Qatari investments had swooped on the Olympic Village as potential investment in property development post-event (see Wilson, 2011).…”

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Ode to a “million dollar” question: does the future of football lie in the Middle East?

Madichie

2013

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Purpose -This paper reflects on recent events in the global football landscape and their implications for the Middle East, especially in their ambitious aspiration to be the future destination of the sport. Design/methodology/approach -By drawing on a mixture of interviews, personal observation and a documentary analysis of scholarly papers on sports marketing in general and comparable "small-time" football leagues in England, the study takes on a qualitative approach. Findings -Even though the tiny Gulf state of Qatar has "controversially" won the hosting rights of the greatest football event in the world (i.e. FIFA 2022), the FIFA world ranking of the State puts it just within the top 100 global footballing nations (ranked no. 95 as at November 2011). Its sibling, the UAE, fares even worse. However both countries have made the most investments in the sport of football in recent years. Research limitations/implications -This paper does not place emphasis on futures studies per se, but does, in any case, suggest how the Middle East may be shaping their future in football along the six-pillars identified in the literature, which could also become a potential area for future research enquiry. Practical implications -Countries with established leagues, including Australia, England and the USA recently lost the FIFA World Cup hosting rights to Russia for 2018 and "little known" (in football terms) Qatar for 2022. All these have implications for the future of football in the Middle East, and this paper investigates the sustainability of the discourse and its implication for the global sport, not the least in the Middle East. Originality/value -With recent developments in global football, it is useful to understand how West Asia in particular has responded to the challenges and/or concerns of their legitimacy. This discussion is scant in the literature and this study draws attention to this trend considering the millions of dollars that have been spent by governments to improve their world ranking. Whether these investments confer on the Middle East the title of "future football destination" is a matter open to debate. This is exactly where the pioneering effort of this paper lies.

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“…In addition, Shane (2003) suggests that entrepreneurship occurs at the "nexus of individual and opportunity", building on the theme of opportunity recognition -the latter being a common variable in entrepreneurship research. It follows that if SEs frame their identity in entrepreneurial terms, we would expect them to talk about being proactive, managing risks, innovation, seeking and recognizing opportunities, and the start-up and development process (Madichie, 2013b).…”

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The business of saving lives in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) - a social imperative? Insights from “The Global Soap Project”

Madichie

2016

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Purpose Using a single case study of The Global Soap Project, a social enterprise founded by an African Immigrant resident in the USA, this study aims to explore and posit how lives could be saved in Sub-Saharan Africa and especially so in light of the Ebola pandemic ravaging swathes of West African communities. Design/methodology/approach The qualitative study interrogates both the identity of a diasporic social entrepreneur in an attempt to develop a framework that links this concept to community entrepreneurship using a single case study. Findings With hindsight, The Global Soap Project has much to offer in terms of “saving lives” in these communities, as the battle against the Ebola virus calls for containment measures. Research limitations/implications While arguably limited in terms of being a single case, this study furthers the understanding on the role of social entrepreneurship in complementing community efforts and coping strategies for tackling pandemics such as the Ebola virus. Social implications Evidently, while vaccines are being fast-tracked, the spread of the virus can be curtailed through personal hygiene, and the project illustrates how an individual social enterprise can be leveraged at the community level. Originality/value The study provides avenues for future research enquiry into how single cases might be transformed into multiple cases, both within and across sectors, for the benefit of humanity in general and affected communities in particular.

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Is the Middle East the land of the future? It is not a given!

Cited by 10 publications

References 20 publications

Outward Foreign Direct Investment – Looking back at Qatar’s London Investments

Outward Foreign Direct Investment – Looking back at Qatar’s London Investments

Ode to a “million dollar” question: does the future of football lie in the Middle East?

The business of saving lives in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) - a social imperative? Insights from “The Global Soap Project”

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