• Exploring the influence of salesperson lone wolf tendencies on customer value co-creation: a social exchange perspective 

  Itani, Omar S.; White, Juliana; Lussier, Bruno (2025-11-14)

  Purpose As business-to-business (B2B) sales organizations increasingly adopt collaborative and solution-oriented selling approaches, the lone wolf tendencies (LWTs) in salespeople require further examination due to their ...
• AI washing: A conceptual exploration 

  Elhajjar, Samer; Itani, Omar S. (2025-11-10)

  This paper introduces and explores the concept of AI washing, a phenomenon where companies misrepresent or exaggerate their artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to enhance marketing appeal and gain a competitive ...
• Customer demandingness and salesperson’s performance: a meta-analytic examination 

  Jaramillo, Fernando; Hossain, Khondoker; Itani, Omar S. (2025)

  Customer demandingness is a critical concept in sales research, potentially influencing a salesperson’s performance in complex ways. One perspective suggests a negative impact, while another sees the potential for a positive ...
• Unlocking life satisfaction: the impact of self-image congruence on consumers’ life satisfaction through brand love and brand addiction 

  Mrad, Mona; Itani, Omar S. (2025-09-23)

  Purpose This study aims to explore how self-image congruence influences life satisfaction, focusing on understanding how brand love and brand addiction mediate these connections. Examining these complex relationships aims ...
• Habitus and harmony: between the global and the local 

  Sadaka, Sami; Stoner, Greg; Nehme, Rabih (2024)

  The purpose of this paper is to add to existing literature on the nature of what is valued in the Big-4 accounting firms within their operations in non-Western settings, and how and why this relates to and reflects global ...
• Institutional work, agonism, and the accounting profession: The case of the Lebanese Association for Certified Public Accountants 

  Sadaka, Sami Fares (University of Glasgow., 2017-06)

  This thesis explores the development of the accounting profession with a specific reference to the case of Lebanon, utilising a qualitative research design. The establishment of the exclusive body of accounting in Lebanon, ...
• A Broader Perspective on the Connection Between Audit Committee and Audit Report Lag 

  Jizi, Mohammad I.; Nehme, Rabih; Sadaka, Sami (2025-02-07)

  The article investigates the relationship between audit committee composition and audit report lag in the context of a developed country where the governance environment is well-established. The study also tests the factors ...
• Sectarian, religious and political divisions in a professional accounting body: The case of Lebanon 

  Sadaka, Sami F. (2024-11)

  This article explores how political, religious and sectarian divisions influence the functioning of the exclusive professional accounting body in Lebanon. This article shows that this body is characterised by significant ...
• Accountants' Behaviour, Performance Evaluation and Educational System 

  Nehme, Rabih; Kozah, Alcheikh Edmond; Sadaka, Sami; Michael, Amir (2023)

  Purpose: Retaining competent and qualified public accountants has become a challenge for most audit firms. Accordingly, some universities and audit firms are combining their efforts to attract accounting students by ...
• Exploring entrepreneurship resilience capabilities during Armageddon: a qualitative study 

  Fares, Julian; Sadaka, Sami; El Hokayem, Jihad (2022-10-28)

  Purpose During disturbances and unprecedented events, firms are required to be resilient to confront crises, recover from losses, and even capitalize on new opportunities. The aim of this paper is twofold: (1) to examine ...
• Challenges of IFRS implementation in emerging economies: The case of Lebanon 

  Sadaka, Sami F. (2022-11)

  IFRS and their implementation are being associated with globalisation and the increasing influence of global institutions such as the World Bank. This article investigates the challenges of IFRS implementation in Lebanon, ...
• After generative AI : preparing faculty to transform education, learning, and pedagogy 

  Hardey, Mariann; Aad, Samar S. (Emerald Publishing, 2025)

  In a landscape where technological advancements are disrupting and reshaping the educational paradigm, After Generative AI serves as a comprehensive guide to navigate the complexities and opportunities presented by Generative ...
• Sustainable development and investment in artificial intelligence in the USA 

  Kirikkaleli, Dervis; Aad, Samar; Kirikkaleli, Nurdan Ozrecberoglu (2025-02)

  Business practices and government policies are rapidly being reshaped by artificial intelligence (AI) in today’s world. However, it is still unclear whether AI will accelerate or hinder progress on sustainable development ...
• A systematic review of research on just, equitable, responsible, and inclusive smart cities 

  Haque, Md. Nazmul; Beckers, Dominik; Costales, Emilio; Aad, Samar; Sharifi, Ayyoob; Mora, Luca (2025-12)

  Digital technologies and infrastructure are essential to the development of smart cities. Yet, vulnerable populations often lack equitable access to such resources. In this context, integrating justice into smart city ...
• Willingness to Pay for Clean Air: Evidence from the UK 

  Maarraoui, Giorgio; Marrouch, Walid; Saliba, Faten; Wossink, Ada (International Monetary Fund, 2023-02-17)

  This paper uses life satisfaction data to help the design of climate mitigation policies in the United Kingdom. We assess the effects of the exposure to ambient pollutants on long-term life satisfaction and short-term ...
• Who uses solar water heaters? Evidence from the Palestinian Territories 

  Kajjouni, Vanessa; Marrouch, Walid (2025-04)

  In many developing countries, households' adoption of renewable energy systems constitutes an off-grid solution and an autonomous response to energy constraints. Within this context, it is important for policymakers to ...
• Determinants of improper versus proper waste disposal practices by households: Evidence from greater Cairo’s urban slums 

  Fheili, Michael Ibrahim; Marrouch, Walid (2025-12)

  With ambitious plans to enhance municipal solid waste management as part of Egypt’s Vision 2030 plan, it becomes increasingly important for policymakers to consider all relevant stakeholders. No study to date evaluates the ...
• Monitoring Poverty in a Data-Deprived Environment: The Case of Lebanon 

  Makdissi, Paul; Marrouch, Walid; Yazbeck, Myra (2025-02)

  This paper addresses the lack of data and limited statistical capacity in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly amid Lebanon's economic collapse. We apply a novel data augmentation technique to analyze poverty ...
• Natural resource dependence and war nexus: new insights 

  Al Shami, Farah; Arayssi, Mahmoud; Marrouch, Walid; Sayour, Nagham (2025)

  This paper examines the channels through which resource dependence affects the probability of war. We consider all types of war within a worldwide panel dataset of all countries and territories, spanning the period 1960-2022. ...
• Are wars detrimental to the environment? Evidence from air pollution and land use 

  Marrouch, Walid; Sayour, Nagham (2024)

  This paper studies the long-run effect of war on environmental quality. Using data from the UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset and the World Development Indicators, we apply a generalized difference-in-differences methodology. ...

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