This class exists in these courses :
• IÉSEG > IESEG Degree - Programme Grande École > Semester 1 > 2,00 ECTS
• IÉSEG > IESEG Degree - Programme Grande École > Semester 2 > 2,00 ECTS

Prerequisites

None

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student should have:
- become familiar with the concept of “Arab-Muslim world” and its cultural diversity
- a clear understanding of the influences of Islam on the socio-economic sphere
- acquired an overview of the specifics of a focus group made of the Arab League countries + Turkey + Iran
- learnt some basic intercultural practices in the field of management and business development in the focus group

Course description

The course will firstly address a brief introduction to the intercultural field: . Same will be done with Islam in a historical perspective which will outline the impacts of this religion on various fields such as social, legal, finance, political, etc. It will then tackle the concept of “Arab-Muslim world”: what is meant by this expression and what it entails in terms of variety and diversity, with a focus on the group of countries mentioned above. Identity construction and national particularities will be covered before moving on to the managerial and business issues relevant to the same group.
Hence the course is divided in four parts:
1. Introduction to the intercultural field
2. Introduction to Islam
3. The Arab-Muslim world
4. Working and business

Class type

Class structure

Teaching methods

• Lecture
• Project work

Assessment

Recommended reading

• Doing business in the Arab World”, 2011 report, The International Bank for reconstruction and development/The World Bank -

• Islamic Finance: Law, Economics and Practice”, Mahmoud A. El-Gamal, Cambridge, 2007 -

• Marketing in an Islamic environment”, Cedomir Nestorovic, Centre Européen de Management et Marketing (CEMM), 2007 -

• Finance islamique et pouvoir politique, le cas de l’Egypte moderne », Michel Galloux, PUF, 1997 -

• Les contrats en droit musulman des affaires », Nayla Comair-Obeid, Economica, 1995 -

• Le Proche-Orient éclaté 1956-2010 », Georges Corm, Gallimard, 2010 -

• Le monde musulman des origines au début du XIe siècle », Philippe Sénac, Armand Colin, 2007 -

• A la rencontre du Maghreb », Akram B. Ellyass, La Découverte, Isntitut du Monde Arabe, 2001 -

• Monarchies et sociétés d’Arabie », Fatiha Dazi-Héni, Les Presses, Sciences-Po, 2006 -