HEC Paris in Qatar professors publish book on executive education, with focus on Qatar. The book ‘Doing business in Qatar - case studies for executive education’ has been compiled by HEC Paris professors Dr. Laoucine Kerbache and Dr. Wolfgang Amann
HEC Paris, ranked #2 worldwide for Executive Education by the Financial Times in 2020, is pleased to announce the publication of ‘Doing business in Qatar - case studies for executive education’ by Dr. Laoucine Kerbache and Dr. Wolfgang Amann. 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, organized 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’ consists of case studies authored by the HEC Paris faculty, with a focus on Qatar. The book covers different industries, organizations, 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 programs. Case studies have a long tradition at HEC Paris in Qatar. They 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; practicing holistic problem solving; and discussing what gained insights mean for individuals, their teams, and organizations.
Professor Dr. Laoucine Kerbache is the former Dean and CEO of HEC Paris in Qatar after serving for twenty years as full professor at the main campus in France including as Director of the HEC Paris PhD Program. For over thirty years of academic and research activities in his areas of expertise, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Dr. Kerbache has published over one hundred papers in international journals. Among his other numerous textbook publications, he is the co-author of the three bestseller editions of the textbook “Management Industriel et Logistique: Conception and Pilotage de la Supply Chain”. Furthermore, he has been serving on various international academic and research boards as well as consulting and developing executive education programs in many different countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Professor Dr. Wolfgang 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 Programs 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. He has received several academic impact, case writing, book publishing, research and teaching awards. Most notably, he repeatedly won best course awards amongst all CEMS courses offered in the global CEMS network of top business schools. HEC Paris in Qatar programs cover a wide range of topics such as leadership, decision making, people management, finance, negotiation skills, strategy, and change management. In 2020, HEC Paris celebrates its 10-year anniversary of its partnership with Qatar Foundation and campus in Qatar.