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  • Board changes and CEO turnover 
    Dah, Mustafa A.; Frye, Melissa B.; Hurst, Matthew (2016-05-26)
    The board independence requirements enacted in conjunction with the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) provided motivation for firms that were already compliant with the regulations to alter their board structure. We consider ...
  • Constrained investments and opportunity cost – evidence from Islamic funds 
    Dah, Mustafa; Hoque, Monzurul; Wang, Song (2016-05-26)
    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of Shariah guidelines on the performance of the Dow Jones Islamic Index (DJIM-US). Shariah or Islamic law is a set of rules that determines Islamic allowed ...
  • The historical evolution of employee engagement and self-efficacy constructs 
    Dagher, Grace K.; Chapa, Olga; Junaid, Nora (2016-05-26)
    Purpose – This paper aims to highlight the historical roots of employee engagement and empirically examine the influence of self-efficacy on the three dimensions of employee engagement (vigor, dedication and absorption) ...
  • Factors influencing green purchasing behaviour 
    Dagher, Grace K.; Itani, Omar (2016-05-26)
    OOur current environmental situation requires serious attention. We can see the problems that our environment is facing everywhere, including air pollution, ozone depletion, global warming, hazardous waste disposal and ...
  • Television Advertising in the Arab World 
    Dagher, Grace; Kalliny, Morris; Minor, Micheal; De Los Santos, Gilberto (2016-05-24)
    This article reviews the current status of advertising in the Arab world with special attention given to television advertising. After providing a review of the literature and the status of television advertising, we provide ...
  • Need for achievement, business goals, and entrepreneurial persistence 
    Dagher, Grace K.; Wu, Sibin; Matthews, Linda (2016-05-24)
    Purpose – The purpose of the study is to employ the need theory to investigate whether a need for achievement has an effect on persistence behavior among entrepreneurs, and whether a need for achievement and business goals ...
  • From student to global citizen 
    Zakka, Janine Saba; Ghattas, Renee Sabbagh (2016-05-24)
    The 21st century witnessed the development of the knowledge-based-economy due to globalization and the advancement of technology. Creation of wealth in this type of economy is through knowledge that equips the future ...
  • Environmental accounting in developing countries 
    Zakka, Janine Saba; Ghattas, Renee Sabbagh (2016-05-24)
    Lebanon has strong environmental laws with enforcement policies, but their implementation was rare due to the political instability and conflict in Lebanon that caused social and economical instability and reduced the law ...
  • Joint market power in banking 
    Marrouch, Walid; Turk-Ariss, Rima (2016-05-20)
    We propose an oligopsony-oligopoly model to study bank behavior under uncertainty in developing countries and derive a pricing structure that acknowledges joint market power in both the deposit and loan markets. The model ...
  • Adaptation to climate change 
    Lazkano, Itziar; Marrouch, Walid; Nkuiya, Bruno (2016-05-20)
    Adaptation costs to climate change vary widely across countries, especially between developed and developing countries. Adaptation costs also influence a country's decision to abate and join international environmental ...
  • The retailing business in Lebanon 
    Beyrouti, Nouri (2016-05-20)
    This research study presents the findings about the leading supermarkets in Lebanon .The purpose of this study is to rate each supermarket along every dimension: layout, number of cashiers, marketing offers and promotions; ...
  • The Pharmaceutical industry 
    Beyrouti, Nouri; Othman, Ghina S. (2016-05-20)
    The challenges confronting the pharmaceutical industry are multiple and mounting, so too are the opportunities (Accenture, 2006). In 2008, the global pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and life sciences industry group generated ...
  • Knowledge sharing 
    Hejase, Hussin J.; Haddad, Ziad; Hamdar, Bassam; Al Ali, Rola; Hejase, Ale J.; Beyrouti, Nouri (2016-05-20)
    For many companies today, the environments in which they operate have changed dramatically over the last decades. The atmosphere of corporate environment relies heavily on aspects concerning its workers and in particular ...
  • The kids market 
    Beyrouti, Nouri; Houssami, Reine (2016-05-20)
    In the world of marketing and advertising, children are the target. For many reasons children are exerting a greater influence on family buying decisions. Marketers and advertisers know that the money is in the hands of ...
  • Marketing communications 
    Beyrouti, Nouri (2016-05-20)
    Sponsorship has become increasingly popular - within companies that operate in consumer markets. Many sponsors aim to achieve favorable publicity by increasing public awareness of their connections with sports, the arts, ...
  • Corporate entrepreneurship in Lebanon 
    Beyrouti, Nouri; Hejase, Hussin J.; Hamdar, Bassam; Haddad, Ziad; Chaaya, Mariam; Hejase, Ale J. (2016-05-20)
    Skilled Lebanese are found all over the world succeeding in every endeavor, and providing benefits for their environment and community. However, the situation of the same talented people when operating inside Lebanon is ...
  • The succession process and leadership in Lebanon family businesses 
    Beyrouti, Nouri (2016-05-20)
    The most significant difference between family business and non-family business is the way in which executive succession takes place, and more specifically, the aspects of inter generational family business transfer. The ...
  • The south Korean automobiles and spare parts export market 
    Beyrouti, Nouri (2016-05-20)
    The relationship between the Lebanon and South Korea is a recent one, due to the remote geographical location of both countries with respect to each other. Lebanese knowledge of South Korea is limited relative to other ...
  • Internet shopping 
    Beyrouti, Nouri (2016-05-20)
    The Internet is creating notable changes in customer attitudes and behaviors toward shopping. The results show that Trust and Delivery and Internet accessibility are not statistically significant in determining customers' ...
  • The attitude of lebanese plastic surgery clinics towards implementing E-CRM 
    Beyrouti, Nouri; Charbaji, Abdel Razzak (2016-05-20)
    The massive breakthrough in medical tourism caused by the innovation in technologies and communication networks, made Lebanon a central pole in the industry of hospital services. Under the latter domain, plastic surgery ...

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