Strategy
More Strategy Stories from MIT Sloan Management Review Middle East
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
AI Use Is Rising at Work but Productivity Gains Lag
Despite widespread access and training, most workers lack AI use cases that generate business returns, shows study by AI transformation firm Section.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Featured
How Succession Planning and AI Can Future-Proof Middle East Family Businesses
Family enterprises are at a generational and technological inflection point—and governance, succession, and AI-led reinvention will decide survival.
Paromita Gupta
Featured
Cracking the Code: How is the Middle East Shaping Global Business Strategy
To achieve success in the Middle East, companies must understand the region’s distinct socio-economic, cultural, and regulatory environments.
Paromita Gupta
Executing Strategy
Negotiation Skills: How to Beat Anxiety and Boost Results
Strategic opportunities, economic value, and relationships are at risk when people struggle with underconfidence at the bargaining table. Here’s how to improve your own skills and your teammates’.
Terri R. Kurtzberg and Mary C. Kern
Automation
Accelerating Digital Governance for a Citizen-Centric Future
Saudi Arabia’s digital governance story enters a new phase, as citizens demand the speed, personalization, and transparency found in digital companies.
Tasmia Ansari
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Agentic AI Adoption Is Outpacing Corporate Redesign, MIT SMR–BCG Study Finds
Firms are embracing agentic AI at a pace that far exceeds their ability to redesign workflows, governance and talent structures, leaving leadership teams racing to adapt management models built for an earlier era, the global study found
MITSloan ME Editorial
Developing Strategy
Inside the Technologies Powering the UAE’s Electric Air-Taxi Ecosystem
Archer Aviation’s decision to launch in Abu Dhabi showcases the city's innovative vision and ambitious goals.
Jennifer George
Leadership
MENA IPO Market Gains Momentum as 11 Offerings Raise $700M in Q3
The Kingdom alone raised $637M, 92.4% of the total figure, while Dar Al Majed Real Estate Company led the region’s largest IPO of the period at $336M.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Culture
How can Middle East Leaders Turn Cultural Diversity into a Competitive Edge?
Multicultural teams can be a major stumbling block or a decisive advantage. By focusing on attitude, cultural intelligence, and inclusive practices, leaders in the region are shaping work environments where diversity drives innovation and profitability.
Paromita Gupta
Featured
From Employee-Owners to Environmental Champions
When employees become owners, companies achieve measurably stronger environmental performance. Here’s how this ownership model drives sustainability excellence.



