*Journal for Global Business Advancement*2019 Vol.12 No.6 https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticletoc.php?jcode=jgba&year=2019&vol=12&issue=6 Special Issue on: Defining the Frontiers of Contemporary Business Research Across the Middle East Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Minwir M. Al-Shammari (University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain). Preface <https://www.inderscience.com/info/dl.php?filename=2019/jgba-6814.pdf> Pages Title and author(s) 746-764 Impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth: a case study from the UAE <https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=107747> Mohammed N. Chaker; Ariba Sabah; Fares Al-Homsi DOI: 10.1504/JGBA.2019.107747 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/JGBA.2019.107747> 765-790 Market orientation of Islamic banks in the UAE: an empirical examination <https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=107748> Syed Aziz Anwar DOI: 10.1504/JGBA.2019.107748 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/JGBA.2019.107748> 791-819 Strategic management: the case of Saudi nonprofits <https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=107740> Mohammed Aboramadan DOI: 10.1504/JGBA.2019.107740 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/JGBA.2019.107740> 820-838 Jordan banks' perceptions of customer relationship management: a TAM-based investigation <https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=107739> Muneer Abbad; Ghazi Alkhatib; Kholoud Al Qeisi; Faten Jaber DOI: 10.1504/JGBA.2019.107739 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/JGBA.2019.107739> 839-859 A comparative assessment of firms' creative climate across selected Gulf countries (Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia) <https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=107746> Mohamed Zain; Norizan M. Kassim; Golam Mostafa Khan; Abdullah Mohammed Al Shukaili DOI: 10.1504/JGBA.2019.107746 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/JGBA.2019.107746> 860-886 The macro and micro factors in effectiveness of innovation implementation in Saudi Arabia <https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=107749> Elaf Basri; Salem Al-Ghamdi; Azhar Kazmi DOI: 10.1504/JGBA.2019.107749 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/JGBA.2019.107749> -- *Prof. Dr. Zafar U. Ahmed* *BBA (New York), MBA (Texas), Ph.D., (Utah), D. Litt., (India),* *Professor of Marketing and International Business* *Founder, President and CEO: * *Academy for Global Business Advancement (http://agba.us/ <http://agba.us/>)* *Founder and Editor-in-Chief:* *Journal for Global Business Advancement (https://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=jgba <https://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=jgba>)* *Founder and Honorary Chief Editor: * *Journal for International Business & Entrepreneurship Development (https://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=jibed <https://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=jibed>)* *Falls Church, Virginia, USA* *Mobile: +(84)-39-2818**-000* *Skype: zafaruahmed* *Email: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>* ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.