Barriers Facing Design and Creativity in Middle East SMEs

Rafiq Elmansy

doi:10.1111/drev.10338

Barriers Facing Design and Creativity in Middle East SMEs

Rafiq Elmansy

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Education, knowledge and experience, helpful banking systems, and above all, an understanding of design's role in business strategy and competitive advantage—all these will play a role in making life better for designers and design‐aware SMEs and, in turn, the economies of the countries of the Middle East.

Can design help small and medium‐sized businesses weather the economic and political upheavals in the Middle East? But first—can the design industry there be helped?

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	16-22
Journal	Design Management Review
Volume	4
Issue number	26
Early online date	25 Nov 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/drev.10338
Publication status	Published - Dec 2015

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