MECCA COLA: Building a Protest Brand in an Increasingly Anti-American Environment Tawfik Mathlouthi hopes to rid the world of American domination. He has started a company to compete with Coca-Cola and uses proceeds from the sale of his product, Mecca Cola, to help Palestinians. While some might concede that the product may sell well in certain Arab countries, Mecca Cola has successfully penetrated the European soft drink market as well. This case explores the success of this protest brand and
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the Prophet Muhammad, who died over a thousand years ago. “If I saw you, I would not kiss you, but extend my hand to you as any other friend, and would smile at you. But I will not pray for you.” The prophet Muhammad founded the Islam religion in Mecca more than 1400 years ago. The Muslims see him like an almost sacred person and can never be criticized and neither his works put to doubt. Therefore, the reaction that exploded from this comments can be easily understood. The post receive more than
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Brazil vs. Saudi Arabia: Business Etiquette Both Brazil and Saudi Arabia are very different when it comes to business etiquette. Before an individual expects to conduct business in either of the countries, it is important to have a good understanding of the culture and customs within each country. Once an individual acquires this knowledge and is aware of the country’s culture and customs, it becomes easier to do business. One of the most significant factors to be aware of before conducting business
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International Management Review Vol. 7 No. 1 2011 Technology Transfer in Context with Saudi Arabian Small-Medium Enterprises Walid Omar Awad Merdah Transmission Network Integration, Mobily, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Muhammad Asad Sadi College of Industrial Management King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia [Abstract] Technology transfer brings scientific advances to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It enables them to be innovative and efficient. The objective
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Medical Equipment Inc. In Saudi Arabia Medical Equipment Inc. hired Ankur Grover as a US sales account manager. When he returned to his office after the meeting, he was disappointed from the rejection of his proposal. Although, he worked very hard to secure the sale, but Saxman told Grover that Sulaiman Al. Humaidi, the purchasing director has given the order to Hamad Najjar from Wilson’s Company; the main competitor of Medical Equipment Inc. Grover was sure that the product of his company was
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Sridhar Bhat, Shrivarsha @03282070 Culture and Business in Saudi Arabia 1. What forces that shape modern Saudi culture? How similar to different forces from those that shaped the culture of Western Nations? Historically Saudi Arabia is a conservative country where people desire to preserve religious values and ancient tradition of the region. Saudi culture can be traced back during 1744, the nomadic tribes who roamed around Arabian Peninsula. Even today the Saudi culture is based on Bedouins and
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Although the stories of Kalila and Dimna are from an Indian origin, formerly known as the Panchatantra; Ibn al-Muqaffa’s translation of the compilation can be easily applied to the Arab society of his time. The political overtones exhibited in this literary piece are interesting to say the least. One such story demonstrates this quite well and that is “The Tale of the Lion and the Hare”. The story is used by Ibn al-Muqaffa to not only serve as an example for ruling princes, but to also serve
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In 1932 king Abdulaziz Al Saud could successfully unite the parts of his country in the name of (The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) after many combats lasted 32 years. He stated the rules of his country according to the holly book of God and the sunnah of his messenger. He assigned his eldest son Saud as his crown prince. After his death, King Saud becomes the king of Saudi Arabia and he is followed by his younger brother king Faisal, then king Khlid who is followed by king Fahad. King Abdullah is the
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Female Dentists in Saudi Arabia Name Institution Female Dentists in Saudi Arabia According to a survey conducted in 1974, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia only had seven million people. The population has been on the rise, overtime. The population increased to 27,601,038 million in 2007, according to results of a survey by the Central Department of Statistics.1 Approximately 54.3 percent of the Saudi Arabia’s national population consists of males while the remaining 45
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