Abstract:

The twenty-first century brought with it technological advancements, increasing business demands, and massive economic crises that have forced many professions to be reinvented over and over again, with employers demanding different skill sets at different times (Thomson, 2009). Employers all around the world are demanding greater levels of skills from their employees (OECD, 2011), and this trend appears to be applicable to the Middle East and North African region as well (Baqadir et al., 2011; Bayt.com & YouGov, 2016). This paper attempts to identify skills gap in senior-level positions in e-businesses operating in the MENA.