The Founding Story of the Alsuhaimi Group Holding
During the session, Adel A. Alsuhaimi shared his grandfather’s life story, his entrepreneurial legacy and the foundation of the Alsuhaimi Group Holding.
A collaborative research project between New York University Abu Dhabi and Tharawat Family Business Forum
During the session, Adel A. Alsuhaimi shared his grandfather’s life story, his entrepreneurial legacy and the foundation of the Alsuhaimi Group Holding.
Family enterprises dominate economic development around the world. Dr. Dennis T. Jaffe found that factors that differentiate families that own legacy businesses, as well as those that have shared assets and investments organised in family offices — can be defined in two fundamental ways.
تسيطر الشركات العائلية على التنمية الاقتصادية حول العالم. وجد د. دينيس چاف أن العوامل التي تميز العائلات التي تمتلك شركات لها تراث وكذلك العائلات التي لديها استثمارات وأصول مشتركة منظمة في مكاتب عائلية بطريقتين أساسيتين
Historian and political scientist Dr. Frauke Heard-Bey believes the Gulf’s unique tribal makeup has helped spread the benefits of industrial growth among local interests. She concludes that these same forces that have shaped the region over the last century will play a critical role in the future of family business.
تؤمن المؤرخة والمتخصصة في العلوم السياسية د. فراوكه هيرد-باي أن البنية القبلية الفريدة لمنطقة الخليج ساعدت على انتشار منافع النمو الصناعي بين أصحاب المصالح المحلية. و تستنتج د. فراوكه أن هذه القوى نفسها التي شكلت المنطقة على مدار القرن الأخير ستلعب دورًا جوهريًا في مستقبلها ومستقبل الشركات العائلية
Family businesses carry their history with them and it impacts their present and future decision-making. According to Dr. Andrea Schneider-Braunberger many family businesses have learned how to leverage the power of their narratives. And yet, there exists the expectation of historical authenticity, which – if undermined – can lead to devastating consequences, most notably reputational damage.
تحمل الشركات العائلية تاريخها معها٬ مما يؤثر على صنع قراراتها الحالية والمستقبلية.تؤكد د. أندريا شنايدر-براونبرجر أن العديد من الشركات العائلية قد تعلمت كيف تقوي سردياتها٬ رغم ذلك٬ توجد دائمًا توقعات بالأصالة التاريخية قد يؤدي تقويضها إلى تبعات مدمرة لا سيما للسمعة
During the session, Prof. Fernández discussed key findings from a research project that aimed to identify key differences between the largest family businesses of developed and emerging economies at the beginning of the 21st century.
During the session, Abdulrahman AlBassam shared about his family business history and discussed his own role in following a rich legacy.