TY  - JOUR
AB  - Saudi managers′ responses and evaluations of the role of MNCs is
reported and analysed. The research answers questions regarding the
contribution of MNCs in four areas: political, cultural, economic and
technological. Results indicate the Arabian executives consider MNCs to
have both positive and negative effects. MNCs′ most obvious negative
impacts are on political independence and on values and consumption
patterns. On the positive side, the executives recognise the crucial
role of MNCs in establishing export capacity, improving productivity,
and managerial skills and creation of new jobs.
VL  - 11
IS  - 5
SN  - 0143-7739
DO  - 10.1108/01437739010142800
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739010142800
AU  - Ali Abbas J.
AU  - Al‐Shakhis Mohammed
PY  - 1990
Y1  - 1990/01/01
TI  - Multinationals and the Host Arab Society: A Managerial
Perspective
T2  - Leadership & Organization Development Journal
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 17
EP  - 21
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -