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  • Allied Academies International Conference. Academy of Information and Management Sciences. Proceedings 
    Kassar, Abdul-Nasser; Salameh, Moueen; Bitar, Mokarram; SOB; 199529190; Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM); abdulnassar.kassar@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (Proquest, )
    In this paper an economic production model that takes into account the effects of imperfect quality items of raw material is extended to incorporate the time value of money. The mathematical model is developed and the ...
  • Academies International Conference. Academy of Information and Management Sciences. Proceedings 
    El-Kassar, Abdul-Nasser M.; SOB; 199529190; Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM); abdulnassar.kassar@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (Proquest, )
    The classic economic order quantity (EOQ) model assumes that all items received from a supplier are of perfect quality. This paper considers an inventory situation where some of the items received are of imperfect quality ...
  • The 3rd ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications 
    El-Kassar, A. N.; Haraty, Ramzi A.; Otrok, Hadi; SOB; SAS; 199529190; 199729410; Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM); abdulnassar.kassar@lau.edu.lb; rharaty@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEEPiscataway, N.J., )
    Summary form only given. In 1985 a powerful and practical public-key scheme was produced by ElGamal; his work was applied using large prime integers. El-Kassar et al. and El-Kassar and Haraty modified the ElGamal public-key ...
  • World Automation Congress 
    El-Kassar, A. N.; Haraty, R.; Otrok, H.; SOB; SAS; 199529190; 199729410; Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM); abdulnassar.kassar@lau.edu.lb; rharaty@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a cryptographic protocol widely used to make a secure connection to a Web server. SSL uses three interdependent cryptographic functions to perform a secure connection. The first function is ...
  • Academic and Business Research Institute Conference Orlando 2012 
    Dah, Abdallah; Beyrouti, Nouri; Showeiry, Michel; SOB; 198929040; 199129150; Department of Economics (ECON); aadah@lau.edu.lb; nbeyruti@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (AABRIPonte Vedra, Florida, )
    Separation between management and ownership is the main reason for the rise of the different agency problems faced by many firms. The failure of giant firms such as, Enron and WorldCom, gave rise to a series of efforts ...
  • Board composition, CEO turnover and firm value 
    Dah, Mustafa A.; Hurst, Matthew; SOB; 200104725; Department of Finance and Accounting (FINA); mustafa.dah@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This paper tests the effect of an exogenous shock, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002, on the structure of corporate boards and their efficiency as a monitoring mechanism. The results suggest an increase in the participation ...
  • Pegging to the dollar and the feasibility of the proposed currency area in the GCC 
    Arayssi, Mahmoud; SOB; 199629330; Department of Finance and Accounting (FINA); mahmoud.araissi@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    The aim of this paper is to examine the general progress of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in moving towards economic integration, as part of their proposed currency union in 2010. It also aims at analyzing the expected ...
  • A comparative study of RSA based digital signature algorithms 
    Haraty, Ramzi A.; El-Kassar, A. N.; Shebaro, Bilal M.; SAS; SOB; 199729410; 199529190; Computer Science and Mathematics; rharaty@lau.edu.lb; abdulnassar.kassar@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    A digital signature is a mechanism designed to allow secure communication through an insecure medium and can be traced in many applications where privacy is required. A digital signature is an electronic signature that can ...
  • Reasons behind the non-application of the activity based costing system in developing countries, case of Lebanon 
    ElGammal, Walid; Zakka, Janine Saba; El-Kassar, Abdul-Nasser; Dandash, Ghiwa; SOB; 201004079; 198229010; 199529190; Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM); walid.elgammal@lau.edu.lb; jzacca@lau.edu.lb; abdulnasser.kassar@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    The Activity Based Costing (ABC) system, despite its spread in the developed countries and the recognition of its importance in the developing countries, is not adopted in the service industry in Lebanon while costing ...
  • American versus Arab/Islamic family businesses 
    Sonfield, Matthew C.; Lussier, Robert N.; Fahed-Sreih, Josiane; SOB; 199590170; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); jsreih@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    Purpose – The purpose of this research was to compare the use of non-family-members in the higher-level management team of Arab/Islamic family businesses versus American family businesses. Design/methodology/approach – ...
  • Planning for succession in family businesses 
    Sonfield, Matthew C.; Lusier, Robert N.; Fahed-Sreih, Josiane; SOB; 199590170; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); jsreih@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This article compares a sample of US family businesses with a sample of Arab/Islamic family businesses from Egypt, Kuwait and Lebanon, with regard to the degree to which top management has formulated specific plans for the ...
  • A perspective on leadership in small businesses 
    Fahed-Sreih, Josiane; Morin-Delerm, Sophie; SOB; 199590170; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); jsreih@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This study contributes to the understanding of the needs, traits and skills that govern the behavior of leaders of small businesses in Lebanon. The data were collected using a questionnaire that was filled out by 155 owners ...
  • Wage discrimination in Lebanon as related to experience and education 
    Fahed-Sreih, Josiane; Sharifi, Hazar; SOB; 199590170; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); jsreih@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This paper explores the existence of a wage gap between the two genders using a sample of 6081 individuals and tests the effect of experience and educational backgrounds on widening or narrowing this gap. The findings ...
  • Islam, entrepreneurship and business values in the Middle East 
    Pistrui, David; Fahed-Sreih, Josiane; SOB; 199590170; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); jsreih@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    Entrepreneurship has become a defining business trend around the world, especially in economies transitioning towards free market systems. The Middle East, specifically the Gulf Region is a growing, lucrative marketplace ...
  • Family contributions to entrepreneurial development in Lebanon 
    Fahed-Sreih, Josiane; Pistrui, David; Huang, Wilfred; Welsch, Harold; SOB; 199590170; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); jsreih@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to profile the characteristics, attributes and growth orientations of Lebanese entrepreneurs, including the relationships, roles, and contributions that family and culture make and ...
  • An exploratory study on a new corporate governance mechanism 
    Fahed-Sreih, Josiane; SOB; 199590170; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); jsreih@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore relationships between different governance configurations and firm survival. The objective is to describe the alternative mechanisms through which the owning family takes ...
  • Family and cultural factors impacting entrepreneurship in war time Lebanon 
    Fahed-Sreih, Josiane; Pistrui, David; Huang, Wilfred V.; Welsch, Harold P.; SOB; 199590170; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); jsreih@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This study profiles the characteristics, attributes and growth orientations of Lebanese entrepreneurs including the relationships, roles and contributions that family and culture play in the development of private SMEs. ...
  • R&D and innovation in food processing firms in transition countries 
    Fakih, Ali; Ghazakian, Pascal L.; SOB; 201105198; Department of Economics (ECON); AFakih@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    We examine the implications of the liberalised economic conditions associated with the economic transformations in the transition countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) ...
  • US energy policies and variance in the GCC stock markets 
    Ben Sita, Bernard; Haidar, Ranim; SOB; 200603722; Department of Finance and Accounting (FINA); bernard.bensita@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    We investigate the impact of bills about energy policy, introduced and discussed in the US Congress, on the conditional variance process of the five largest Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stock markets. Using an augmented ...
  • Causality-in-variance of prices of oil products 
    Ben Sita, Bernard; Abosedra, Salah; SOB; 200603722; Department of Finance and Accounting (FINA); bernard.bensita@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This paper investigates causality-in-variance between the price of crude oil and the prices of refined oil products using US data. The cross-correlation function is applied on both normal and abnormal squared standardized ...

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