Stavros Sindakis is an educator, advisor, and mentor in business innovation, knowledge and technology management, entrepreneurship, and product design and development. As an educator, he has taught in several different countries at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has held various advisory and mentoring positions for both students and faculty at numerous schools. Dr Sindakis has made significant contributions to these fields through his research and publications on entrepreneurship and business innovation.Sakshi Aggarwal is a Teaching and Research Assistant specializing in Human Resource Management and Marketing. She is also an active researcher in various research projects at the Institute of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Education for Growth.

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• Foreword; Dima Rachid JamaliChapter 1. The Entrepreneurial Rise and Technological Innovation in the Middle East and North Africa; Stavros Sindakis and Sakshi AggarwalSection A. Evolution of Entrepreneurial Activities in the Middle East and North AfricaChapter 2. The Four Pillars of Quadruple Helix Innovation Model: An Approach for the Future; Sakshi Aggarwal and Stavros SindakisChapter 3. Entrepreneurship Development in Qatar; Ahmad Hawi, Farha Al-Kuwari, and Christophe GaronneChapter 4. Entrepreneurship, Peace, and Institutions in the Middle East and North Africa Region; Jay JosephChapter 5. Entrepreneurial Marketing in Jordanian SMEs: Initiatives and Challenges; Ghazi Al-Weshah, Dana Kakeesh, and Fawwaz AlhammadChapter 6. Exploring Youth Entrepreneurship in the United Arab Emirates; Stavros Sindakis and Sakshi AggarwalSection B. Economic Development and New Business CreationChapter 7. The Economic Development of Tourism in the United Arab Emirates; Georgia PapadopoulouChapter 8. Using Design Thinking to Accelerate Progress Towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals in the Middle East and North Africa Region; Paul G. C. HectorChapter 9. The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Entrepreneurship: Examining the Cases of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates; Stavros Sindakis and Sakshi Aggarwal Chapter 10. FinTech in the United Arab Emirates: A General Introduction to the Main Aspects of Financial Technology; Fatima Saif Ahmed Kameel AlblooshiSection C. Cultural Influence on Innovation and Information InfrastructureChapter 11. Effects of National Culture on Adaptation of Employees to the Innovation in Workplace: The Case of the Middle East and North Africa Region; Zohra Ghali, Khadija Saidi, and Arfia AmanChapter 12. Cultural Influence on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa; Sakshi Aggarwal and Stavros SindakisChapter 13. Innovation Networks and Knowledge Clusters Accelerating Value Creation in the Middle East and North Africa; Nipun DhaultaChapter 14. The Analysis of the National Innovation System of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Sotirios ZygiarisEpilogueChapter 15. Emerging Influence of Quadruple Helix Innovation Model in the Middle East and North Africa; Sakshi Aggarwal and Stavros Sindakis

Stavros Sindakis is an educator, advisor, and mentor in business innovation, knowledge and technology management, entrepreneurship, and product design and development. As an educator, he has taught in several different countries at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has held various advisory and mentoring positions for both students and faculty at numerous schools. Dr Sindakis has made significant contributions to these fields through his research and publications on entrepreneurship and business innovation.Sakshi Aggarwal is a Teaching and Research Assistant specializing in Human Resource Management and Marketing. She is also an active researcher in various research projects at the Institute of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Education for Growth.

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• Foreword; Dima Rachid JamaliChapter 1. The Entrepreneurial Rise and Technological Innovation in the Middle East and North Africa; Stavros Sindakis and Sakshi AggarwalSection A. Evolution of Entrepreneurial Activities in the Middle East and North AfricaChapter 2. The Four Pillars of Quadruple Helix Innovation Model: An Approach for the Future; Sakshi Aggarwal and Stavros SindakisChapter 3. Entrepreneurship Development in Qatar; Ahmad Hawi, Farha Al-Kuwari, and Christophe GaronneChapter 4. Entrepreneurship, Peace, and Institutions in the Middle East and North Africa Region; Jay JosephChapter 5. Entrepreneurial Marketing in Jordanian SMEs: Initiatives and Challenges; Ghazi Al-Weshah, Dana Kakeesh, and Fawwaz AlhammadChapter 6. Exploring Youth Entrepreneurship in the United Arab Emirates; Stavros Sindakis and Sakshi AggarwalSection B. Economic Development and New Business CreationChapter 7. The Economic Development of Tourism in the United Arab Emirates; Georgia PapadopoulouChapter 8. Using Design Thinking to Accelerate Progress Towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals in the Middle East and North Africa Region; Paul G. C. HectorChapter 9. The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Entrepreneurship: Examining the Cases of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates; Stavros Sindakis and Sakshi Aggarwal Chapter 10. FinTech in the United Arab Emirates: A General Introduction to the Main Aspects of Financial Technology; Fatima Saif Ahmed Kameel AlblooshiSection C. Cultural Influence on Innovation and Information InfrastructureChapter 11. Effects of National Culture on Adaptation of Employees to the Innovation in Workplace: The Case of the Middle East and North Africa Region; Zohra Ghali, Khadija Saidi, and Arfia AmanChapter 12. Cultural Influence on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa; Sakshi Aggarwal and Stavros SindakisChapter 13. Innovation Networks and Knowledge Clusters Accelerating Value Creation in the Middle East and North Africa; Nipun DhaultaChapter 14. The Analysis of the National Innovation System of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Sotirios ZygiarisEpilogueChapter 15. Emerging Influence of Quadruple Helix Innovation Model in the Middle East and North Africa; Sakshi Aggarwal and Stavros Sindakis

Stavros Sindakis is an educator, advisor, and mentor in business innovation, knowledge and technology management, entrepreneurship, and product design and development. As an educator, he has taught in several different countries at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has held various advisory and mentoring positions for both students and faculty at numerous schools. Dr Sindakis has made significant contributions to these fields through his research and publications on entrepreneurship and business innovation.Sakshi Aggarwal is a Teaching and Research Assistant specializing in Human Resource Management and Marketing. She is also an active researcher in various research projects at the Institute of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Education for Growth.

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• Foreword; Dima Rachid JamaliChapter 1. The Entrepreneurial Rise and Technological Innovation in the Middle East and North Africa; Stavros Sindakis and Sakshi AggarwalSection A. Evolution of Entrepreneurial Activities in the Middle East and North AfricaChapter 2. The Four Pillars of Quadruple Helix Innovation Model: An Approach for the Future; Sakshi Aggarwal and Stavros SindakisChapter 3. Entrepreneurship Development in Qatar; Ahmad Hawi, Farha Al-Kuwari, and Christophe GaronneChapter 4. Entrepreneurship, Peace, and Institutions in the Middle East and North Africa Region; Jay JosephChapter 5. Entrepreneurial Marketing in Jordanian SMEs: Initiatives and Challenges; Ghazi Al-Weshah, Dana Kakeesh, and Fawwaz AlhammadChapter 6. Exploring Youth Entrepreneurship in the United Arab Emirates; Stavros Sindakis and Sakshi AggarwalSection B. Economic Development and New Business CreationChapter 7. The Economic Development of Tourism in the United Arab Emirates; Georgia PapadopoulouChapter 8. Using Design Thinking to Accelerate Progress Towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals in the Middle East and North Africa Region; Paul G. C. HectorChapter 9. The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Entrepreneurship: Examining the Cases of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates; Stavros Sindakis and Sakshi Aggarwal Chapter 10. FinTech in the United Arab Emirates: A General Introduction to the Main Aspects of Financial Technology; Fatima Saif Ahmed Kameel AlblooshiSection C. Cultural Influence on Innovation and Information InfrastructureChapter 11. Effects of National Culture on Adaptation of Employees to the Innovation in Workplace: The Case of the Middle East and North Africa Region; Zohra Ghali, Khadija Saidi, and Arfia AmanChapter 12. Cultural Influence on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa; Sakshi Aggarwal and Stavros SindakisChapter 13. Innovation Networks and Knowledge Clusters Accelerating Value Creation in the Middle East and North Africa; Nipun DhaultaChapter 14. The Analysis of the National Innovation System of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Sotirios ZygiarisEpilogueChapter 15. Emerging Influence of Quadruple Helix Innovation Model in the Middle East and North Africa; Sakshi Aggarwal and Stavros Sindakis