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  • Assessing knowledge management implementation at two major lebanese american universities 
    Karkoulian, Silva; Halawi, Leila (Academic Conferences Limited, 2018-03-28)
    The knowledge-based economy is a reality. Today’s global economy categorizes knowledge as the most important corporate asset as it improves an organization’s fundamental ability to compete. Higher education institutions ...
  • A between-subject design to evaluate students' employability in the Lebanese labor market 
    Kertechian, Kevin Sevag; Karkoulian, Silva; Ismail, Hussein N.; Aad Makhoul, Samar Samir (2023-07-06)
    Purpose This study aims to examine the effect of experience abroad, academic success and university reputation on students' employability in the Lebanese labor market. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a ...
  • Conflict resolution styles and personality 
    Messarra, Leila Canaan; Karkoulian, Silva; El-Kassar, Abdul-Nasser (2016-11-24)
    Purpose – Conflict in the workplace creates a challenge for many of present day managers. The purpose of this paper is to explore the moderating effect of generations X and Y on the relationship between personality and ...
  • Core self-evaluation 
    Messarra, Leila; Karkoulian, Silva; Shorbaji, Rania (2017-08-10)
    This research aims to investigate whether a relationship exists between Core-self Evaluation and Employee Engagement. Employee engagement is a new notion in the work place environment that has only recently started to ...
  • Correlates of organizational commitment and knowledge sharing via intelligence 
    Karkoulian, Silva; Messarra, Leila Canaan; Al Harake, Nour (2016-05-10)
  • Correlates of the Bases of power and the Big Five Personality Traits 
    Karkoulian, Silva; Messarra, Leila; Sidani, Mohamad (2016-05-10)
    The purpose of this research was to empirically test the relationship between personality traits mainly agreeableness and neuroticism, and power. 150 employees working in "medium" size organizations in Lebanon filled the ...
  • Early career development and the effectiveness of the formal and informal socialization 
    Karkoulian, Silva; Osman, Yasmine A. (2017-10-12)
    The purpose of this paper is to define the relationship between career development and socialization. These two concepts are highly perceived as acute, crucial, and dynamic factors for future managers. This survey is aimed ...
  • The Effect of French and raven power on knowledge acquisition, knowledge creation and knowledge sharing 
    Karkoulian, Silva; Osman, Yasmine (2016-05-11)
    Documents show that the kinds of French and Raven powers promoting the development of knowledge acquisition, creation, and sharing are not enough recognized. This study extends the power literature of French and Raven to ...
  • The effect of physical structure on working and personal behavior 
    Messarra, Leila Canaan; Karkoulian, Silva; El-Farr, Hadi (2020-06-03)
    Changing business practices and global market demands are placing intense pressure for more intelligent buildings. Since employees are influenced by their physical and work place environment, the purpose of this research ...
  • Effective appraisal systems 
    Karkoulian, Silva; Osman, Yasmine (2017-04-07)
    Providing and deploying effective strategies to support knowledge-sharing activities is imperative, yet it is achievable by understanding the factors that facilitate the knowledge transfer process (Chaudhary, 2005). Knowledge ...
  • An empirical study of 360-degree feedback, organizational justice, and firm sustainability 
    Karkoulian, Silva; Assaker, Guy; Hallak, Rob (2016-05-09)
    The extensive efforts on soliciting organizational justice for employees and sustaining this justice throughout the organization have turned justice into a vital component of the organizational culture and structure. ...
  • Ethical attitudes of business information systems students 
    Karkoulian, Silva; Halawi, Leila (2016-05-10)
    This paper discusses attitudes toward ethical issues in information systems. Approximately 150 subjects were drawn from two populations: full-time undergraduate business information systems students and full-time ...
  • Four facets of cultural intelligence predictors of knowledge sharing intentions 
    Messarra, Leila; Karkoulian, Silva; Younes, Aida (2016-05-17)
    The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the four facets of cultural intelligence correlates with the intention to share knowledge. The sample consisted of 164 employees working in multinational organizations. ...
  • A gender perspective on work-life balance, perceived stress, and locus of control 
    Karkoulian, Silva; Srour, Jordan; Sinan, Tala (2016-10-26)
    Given the crucial role that work-life balance plays in the well-being of employees, the literature devotes extensive research efforts towards determining the effect of different variables on the quality of work-life balance ...
  • How business students view corruption, and why this should concern us 
    Karkoulian, Silva; Finlay, Jim; Neal, Mark; Catana, Doina; Pellegrino, Robert (2017-04-07)
    When seeking to understand corruption in its ongoing temporal context, it is useful to consider business students. Because of their high numbers and the kinds of jobs they enter, they have a key role to play in challenging ...
  • Interviewers' characteristics and post-hire attitudes and performance 
    Ismail, Hussein; Karkoulian, Silva (2017-04-07)
    Many studies have demonstrated the impact of interviewers' characteristics on applicants' reactions in terms of their impressions of the organization and their intentions to accept the job offer. However, previous research ...
  • The intriguing art of knowledge management and its relation to learning organizations 
    Karkoulian, Silva; Messarra, Leila Canaan; McCarthy, Richard (2016-05-11)
    Purpose – The goal of this research is to empirically assess whether knowledge management (KM) and learning organizations (LO) are distinct concepts and if so, to test whether KM enhances LO more or vice versa. Desig ...
  • Investigating the importance of mentoring in three lebanese higher education institutions 
    Karkoulian, Silva (2017-04-27)
    Mentoring is a means to support professional growth and development, which in turn empowers faculty members as individuals, and thus benefits the educational institution. The purpose of this study is to emphasize the ...
  • Job insecurity 
    Karkoulian, Silva; Messarra, Leila Canaan; Mukaddam, Wassim; McCarthy, Richard (2016-05-11)
    Purpose – Organizational downsizing, right sizing, layoffs, and restructuring that attempt to reduce labour cost and increase competitiveness, have generated considerable feelings of job insecurity among today's employees. ...
  • Knowledge management formal and informal mentoring 
    Karkoulian, Silva; Halawi, Leila A.; McCarthy, Richard V. (2016-05-10)
    Purpose – As businesses continue to forge ahead in the twenty‐first century, knowledge management (KM) has materialized as a significant differentiator. The process of creating new knowledge, sharing, and preserving such ...

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