Assignment Questions

1. Evaluate Sheikh’s Mohammed’s approach to building Dubai? Did he move fast?

2. What was/is Sheikh Mohammed’s goal for Dubai? What drives and motivates him? Is this about him
or his country?

3. What has Sheikh Mohammed achieved?

4. Do the outcomes match his intent? Why or why not?

5. Are local Emirati better or worse off from Sheikh Mohammed’s leadership?

6. How did Sheikh Mohammed transform Dubai? What are the positives and negatives of his approach?

7. What is your prognosis for Dubai? What impresses you? What concerns you?

8. Is Sheikh Mohammed a good business leader? A good political Ruler? Can one person do both jobs
well?

9. Do you think that history will favorably on Sheikh Mohammed’s choice and approaches?