WAGDY ABDALLAH is a Professor of Accounting at Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University, NJ, USA.

• PART I: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL AND MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES IN GULF COUNTRIESEconomic, Political, and Social Factors of the Gulf CountriesThe Islamic Culture and Its Impact on Management and Accounting of National and Multinational Companies in the Gulf CountriesPART II: ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING OF NATIONAL AND MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES IN THE GULF COUNTRIESAccounting Systems, Standards, and Practices of Gulf CountriesInternational Accounting Standards and Their Relevance to the Gulf CountriesAuditing Standards and Practices of the Gulf CountriesAccounting Profession and Accounting Education in the Gulf CountriesPART III: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, TAX REGULATIONS, STOCK MARKETS, AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE GULF COUNTRIESCorporate Governance Systems in the Gulf CountriesTax Rules and Regulations of the Gulf CountriesStock Markets and Financial Institutions of the Gulf CountriesPART IV: LOOKING AHEADThe Future Outlook of Global Business Trends in the Gulf Countries and Its Impact on Accounting and Auditing Developments

WAGDY ABDALLAH is a Professor of Accounting at Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University, NJ, USA.

• PART I: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL AND MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES IN GULF COUNTRIESEconomic, Political, and Social Factors of the Gulf CountriesThe Islamic Culture and Its Impact on Management and Accounting of National and Multinational Companies in the Gulf CountriesPART II: ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING OF NATIONAL AND MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES IN THE GULF COUNTRIESAccounting Systems, Standards, and Practices of Gulf CountriesInternational Accounting Standards and Their Relevance to the Gulf CountriesAuditing Standards and Practices of the Gulf CountriesAccounting Profession and Accounting Education in the Gulf CountriesPART III: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, TAX REGULATIONS, STOCK MARKETS, AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE GULF COUNTRIESCorporate Governance Systems in the Gulf CountriesTax Rules and Regulations of the Gulf CountriesStock Markets and Financial Institutions of the Gulf CountriesPART IV: LOOKING AHEADThe Future Outlook of Global Business Trends in the Gulf Countries and Its Impact on Accounting and Auditing Developments

WAGDY ABDALLAH is a Professor of Accounting at Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University, NJ, USA.

• PART I: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL AND MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES IN GULF COUNTRIESEconomic, Political, and Social Factors of the Gulf CountriesThe Islamic Culture and Its Impact on Management and Accounting of National and Multinational Companies in the Gulf CountriesPART II: ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING OF NATIONAL AND MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES IN THE GULF COUNTRIESAccounting Systems, Standards, and Practices of Gulf CountriesInternational Accounting Standards and Their Relevance to the Gulf CountriesAuditing Standards and Practices of the Gulf CountriesAccounting Profession and Accounting Education in the Gulf CountriesPART III: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, TAX REGULATIONS, STOCK MARKETS, AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE GULF COUNTRIESCorporate Governance Systems in the Gulf CountriesTax Rules and Regulations of the Gulf CountriesStock Markets and Financial Institutions of the Gulf CountriesPART IV: LOOKING AHEADThe Future Outlook of Global Business Trends in the Gulf Countries and Its Impact on Accounting and Auditing Developments