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  • Improving Automotive Efficiency through Lean Management Tools 
    El-Khalil, Raed; Zeaiter, Hussein; SOB; 201005172; 199704790; Department of Economics (ECON); raed.elkhalil@lau.edu.lb; hussein.zeaiter@lau.edu.lb
    Managing and improving efficiency in the current highly competitive global automotive industry demands that those companies adopt leaner and more flexible systems. During the past 20 years the domestic automotive industry ...
  • The determinants of sovereign default 
    Zeaiter, Hussein; Chakrabati, Avik; SOB; 199704790; Department of Economics (ECON); hussein.zeaiter@lau.edu.lb
    A vast and growing empirical literature aims at identifying key determinants of sovereign default. The literature is extensive and controversial. Can policy-makers use this body of research to learn anything that can help ...
  • Sovereign debt defaults 
    Zeaiter, Hussein; SOB; 199704790; Department of Economics (ECON); hussein.zeaiter@lau.edu.lb
    This study investigates the determinants of sovereign default risk in 123 developing countries over the period 1970-2012. Adopting an approach distinct from the literature, this paper employs a continuous measure of the ...
  • Extreme bounds of sovereign defaults 
    Zeaiter, Hussein; El-Khalil, Raed; SOB; 199704790; 201005172; Department of Economics (ECON); hussein.zeaiter@lau.edu.lb; raed.elkhalil@lau.edu.lb
    This paper investigates the determinants of sovereign debt defaults using Leamer's (1983) extreme bounds analysis (EBA). The EBA approach is applied for the indebted countries in the MENA region during the 1970 to 2010 ...
  • The effect of physical structure on working and personal behavior 
    Messarra, Leila; Karkoulian, Silva; El-Farr, Hadi; SOB; 198629030; 198203940; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); lmasara@lau.edu.lb; skarkoul@lau.edu.lb
    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 ...
  • The Linkage between Professional's Goal Orientation and Career Anchors 
    Messarra, Leila; Mrad, Mona; El Harake, Nour; SOB; 198629030; 200302709; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); lmasara@lau.edu.lb; mona.mrad@lau.edu.lb
    Data from 218 professionals working in medium size companies in Lebanon was collected to study the relation between goal orientation and career anchors. Regression analysis suggests that goal orientations (mastery: avoidance/ ...
  • The relationship between Machiavellianism and career development 
    Karkoulian, Silva; Messarra, Leila; Samhat, Anne; SOB; 198203940; 198629030; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); skarkoul@lau.edu.lb; lmasara@lau.edu.lb
    The intention of this study is to identify the relationship between Machiavellianism and the three determinants of career development i.e. career satisfaction, career goals, and career path. 170 employees employed by three ...
  • Proactive Personality 
    Messarra, Leila; Dagher, Grace K.; SOB; 198629030; 199709080; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); lmasara@lau.edu.lb; grace.dagher@lau.edu.lb
    Using a sample of 101 currently employed MBA students, the researchers assessed the relationship between proactive personality and the different types of commitment i.e. affective, continuance, normative and career. The ...
  • Leadership styles correlate of learning organization in a non-western culture 
    Messarra, Leila; Karkoulian, Silva; Mahseredjian, Angela; SOB; 198629030; 198203940; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); lmasara@lau.edu.lb; skarkoul@lau.edu.lb
    Leadership Styles Correlate of Learning Organization In a Non-Western Culture Angela Mahseredjian, D.,. Sih'a Karkoulian, and Dr. Leila Messarra Lebanese American UniYersit)" Lebanori ABSTRACT Attention to the idea of ...
  • Core self-evaluation 
    Messarra, Leila; Karkoulian, Silva; Shorbaji, Rania; SOB; 198629030; 198203940; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); lmasara@lau.edu.lb; skarkoul@lau.edu.lb
    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 ...
  • An Empirical Study of the relationship between Organizational Cliamte and Organizational Citizenship Behavior 
    Maamari, Bassem E.; Messarra, Leila Canaan; SOB; 198629030; 198403800; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); lmasara@lau.edu.lb; bassem.maamari@lau.edu.lb
    The Study aims to empirically test the relationship between organizational climate and organizational citizenship behavior. 139 respondents successfully completed a valid, reliable questionnaire from commercial banking ...
  • Religious Diversity at Work 
    Messarra, Leila Canaan; SOB; 198629030; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); lmasara@lau.edu.lb
    As the workforce is becoming more diversified in terms of culture, ethnicity, and religion, many individual values are carried over to the workplace. Now, in the post-9/11 world, employees working in religiously diverse ...
  • The Impact of Environment Concern and Attitude on Green Purchasing Behavior 
    Dagher, Grace K.; Kassar, Abdul-Nasser; Itani, Omar; SOB; 199529190; 199709080; Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM); grace.dagher@lau.edu.lb; abdulnassar.kassar@lau.edu.lb
    The purpose of this study is to examine the moderating effect of gender on the relationship between environmental concern and attitude towards green purchasing behavior from a Lebanese consumer perspective. This study is ...
  • Cross-cultural Training 
    Kassar, Abdul-Nasser; Rouhana, Amal; Lythreatis, Sophie; SOB; 199529190; 199429230; Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM); abdulnassar.kassar@lau.edu.lb; amal.rouhana@lau.edu.lb
    The global expansion of commerce inevitably brings an increase in expatriate employees. While "expats" can provide continuity, valuable expertise, and other skills, they must acclimatize successfully and remain in the job ...
  • Ecologically Conscious Consumer and Consumption Behavior 
    El-Kassar, Abdul-Nasser; Beyrouti, Nouri; Jarrar, Tamara; SOB; 199129150; 199529190; Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM); nbeyruti@lau.edu.lb; abdulnassar.kassar@lau.edu.lb
    Environmental concerns and involvement in environmental matters became more noticeable during the 2000's. Academicians and researchers have been investigating and determining factors and criteria that characterize the ...
  • A comparative study of ElGamal based digital signature algorithms 
    Haraty, Ramzi A.; El-Kassar, A. N.; Shebaro, Bilal M.; SOB; SAS; 199729410; 199529190; Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM); rharaty@lau.edu.lb; abdulnassar.kassar@lau.edu.lb
    A powerful and practical public-key and digital signature scheme was produced by ElGamal. ElGamal public-key and digital signature scheme were modified from the domain of natural integers, Z, to the domains of Gaussian ...
  • ElGamal Public-Key cryptosystem in multiplicative groups of quotient rings of polynomials over finite fields 
    El-Kassar, A. N.; Haraty, Ramzi A.; SOB; SAS; 199529190; 199729410; Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM); abdulnassar.kassar@lau.edu.lb; rharaty@lau.edu.lb
    The ElGamal encryption scheme is described in the setting of any finite cyclic group G. Among the groups of most interest in cryptography are the multiplicative group Zp of the ring of integers modulo a prime p, and the ...
  • Hardening the ElGamal Cryptosystem in the Setting of the Second Group of Units 
    ElKassar, AbdulNasser; Haraty, Ramzi; Fanous, Suzan; SOB; SAS; 199529190; 199729410; Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM); abdulnassar.kassar@lau.edu.lb; rharaty@lau.edu.lb
    The Elgamal encryption scheme is best described in the setting of any finite cyclic group. Its classic case is typically presented in the multiplicative group *Z p of the ring of integers modulo a prime p and the ...
  • The Effect of French and raven power on knowledge acquisition, knowledge creation and knowledge sharing 
    Karkoulian, Silva; Osman, Yasmine; SOB; 198203940; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); skarkoul@lau.edu.lb
    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 ...
  • Job insecurity 
    Karkoulian, Silva; Messarra, Leila Canaan; Mukaddam, Wassim; McCarthy, Richard; SOB; 198203940; 198629030; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); skarkoul@lau.edu.lb; lmasara@lau.edu.lb
    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. ...

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