Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53502#.VMci8SzQrzE Author(s) Adel Al Khattab 1 , Mahmaod Al-Rawad 1 , Sliman Al Soboa 1 , Khamis Al-Khattab 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Accounting, College of Business School, Al-Hussain Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan . 2 PhD Student, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt . ABSTRACT The recent events in Syria, Iran, Iraq, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Pakistan have highlighted the importance of political events to business. Government actions, furthermore, are increasingly pervading all spheres of business activity. Since political events and government actions may affect enterprise performance, there is a need to take them into account in planning and executing strategy. As a response to the increasing impact of political events on business, a new function concerned with the assessment of country risk is gradually emerging in enterprises. ...
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