The book is the second such project carried out by the duo, following on their previous volume ‘Doing business in the MENA region’, which featured award-winning cases from the global case writing competition, organised by the European Foundation for Management Development.
The two professors have now drawn on their long tenure and experience in Qatar to publish their next volume. ‘Doing business in Qatar - case studies for executive education’ consisting of case studies authored by the HEC Paris faculty, with a focus on Qatar. The book covers different industries, organisations, ownership structures, and degrees of diversification.
With their latest publication, Dr Kerbache and Dr Amann, along with their colleagues, aim to balance international best and next practice case studies with local ones in the school’s short, custom, certificate and degree programmes.
Case studies have a long tradition at HEC Paris in Qatar. These are an essential pillar in their high-impact learning framework, which takes the learner through four key stages: clarifying why a topic matters; illustrating how it works; practising holistic problem solving; and discussing what gained insights mean for individuals, their teams, and organisations.
Dr Kerbache is the former dean and CEO of HEC Paris in Qatar after serving for 20 years as full professor at the main campus in France including as director of the HEC Paris PhD Programme. With over 30 years of academic and research activities in his areas of expertise, operations and supply chain management, Dr Kerbache has published over 100 papers in international journals.
Dr Amann has been designing and delivering executive education seminars for more than 20 years. He currently serves as Professor of Strategy as well as Academic Director of Degree and Custom Programmes at HEC Paris in Qatar. Dr Amann has published 45 books for executives and compiled more than 100 case studies for his executive education seminars.
