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  • Simulation analysis for managing and improving productivity 
    El-Khalil, Raed; SOB; 201005172; Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM); raed.elkhalil@lau.edu.lb
    Purpose – The current economic crisis increased the demand on management to improve process efficiency. The purpose of this paper is to identify and resolve inefficiencies within the car assembly system utilizing discrete ...
  • Economic development and sub-regional identities 
    El Khalil, Raed; Zeaiter, Hussein F.; Fakih, Khodr; SOB; 201005172; 199704790; 200904923; Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM); raed.elkhalil@lau.edu.lb; hussein.zeaiter@lau.edu.lb; khodr.fakih@lau.edu.lb
    This study argues that the regions classified by the World Bank are not coherent in terms of economic structures. The special identities within each region dictate that the economic performance in different sub-regions ...
  • Managing and improving robot spot welding efficiency 
    El-Khalil, Raed; SOB; 201005172; Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM); raed.elkhalil@lau.edu.lb
    Purpose The paper presents a benchmarking analysis that investigates the efficiency gap in relation to spot welding robots in automotive body shops at foreign and domestic companies in North America. The main purpose of ...
  • Benchmarking 
    El Khalil, Raed; Halawi, Leila; SOB; 201005172; Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM); raed.elkhalil@lau.edu.lb
    The process layout of any manufacturing facility plays a critical role in the level of effectiveness and efficiency that can be achieved. Process layout serves as a foundation for decisions taken by the manufacturer on ...
  • Simulation and modelling 
    El-Khalil, Raed; SOB; 201005172; Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM); raed.elkhalil@lau.edu.lb
    Discrete simulation and computer modelling serve as an effective means for the analysis and optimisation of manufacturing systems. Simulation and computer modelling tools provide a quantitative means for the analysis of a ...
  • Risk of Expropriation and Rybczynski Theorem 
    Toukan, Amjad; SOB; 200904980; Department of Economics (ECON); amjad.toukan@lau.edu.lb
    In the Heckscher-Ohlin world, Rybczynski theorem predicts that holding product prices constant, an increase in the relative supply of a factor increases the relative output of the good that uses that factor intensively so ...
  • Board changes and CEO turnover 
    Dah, Mustafa A.; Frye, Melissa B.; Hurst, Matthew; SOB; 200104725; Department of Finance and Accounting (FINA); mustafa.dah@lau.edu.lb
    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; SOB; 200104725; Department of Finance and Accounting (FINA); mustafa.dah@lau.edu.lb
    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; SOB; 199709080; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); grace.dagher@lau.edu.lb
    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; SOB; 199709080; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); grace.dagher@lau.edu.lb
    Our 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 water ...
  • Television Advertising in the Arab World 
    Dagher, Grace; Kalliny, Morris; Minor, Micheal; De Los Santos, Gilberto; SOB; 199709080; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); grace.dagher@lau.edu.lb
    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; SOB; 199709080; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); grace.dagher@lau.edu.lb
    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; SOB; 198229010; Department of Finance and Accounting (FINA); jzacca@lau.edu.lb
    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; SOB; 198229010; Department of Finance and Accounting (FINA); jzacca@lau.edu.lb
    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 ...
  • Adaptation Effectiveness and Free-Riding Incentives in International Environmental Agreements 
    Marrouch, Walid; Benchekroun, Hassan; Chaudhuri, Amrita; SOB; 200200185; Department of Economics (ECON); walid.marrouch@lau.edu.lb
    While an international agreement over the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions proves to be elusive, there is a large and growing support for investment in developing more e§ective technologies to adapt to ...
  • Joint market power in banking 
    Marrouch, Walid; Turk-Ariss, Rima; SOB; 200200185; Department of Economics (ECON); walid.marrouch@lau.edu.lb
    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 
    Marrouch, Walid; Lazkano, Itziar; Nkuiya, Bruno; SOB; 200200185; Department of Economics (ECON); walid.marrouch@lau.edu.lb
    We examine how adaptation to climate change affects the incentives to ratify international environmental agreements (IEAs). In particular, we study the effects of two aspects on the incentives to join a coalition. First, ...
  • The retailing business in Lebanon 
    Beyrouti, Nouri; SOB; 199129150; Department of Hospitality Management and Marketing (HMKT); nbeyruti@lau.edu.lb
    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.; SOB; 199129150; Department of Hospitality Management and Marketing (HMKT); nbeyruti@lau.edu.lb
    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; SOB; 199129150; Department of Hospitality Management and Marketing (HMKT); nbeyruti@lau.edu.lb
    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 ...

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