Hussin Jose Hejase- PhD, MPhil, MS SST, MS IRM
- Senior Researcher at Al Maaref University
Hussin Jose Hejase
- PhD, MPhil, MS SST, MS IRM
- Senior Researcher at Al Maaref University
Scientific & Academic Consultant to the President of Al Maaref University
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Introduction
Active researcher & professor (30 years)+. Curiosity is my trigger. Always in search for more. Highly motivated, well versed in teaching and research techniques. Worked in several universities: Mexico (ITESM), USA (Syracuse Univ.) and Lebanon (Al Maaref, AUB, BUC, LAU, NDU, Kaslik, AUST). Graduated from ITRL (Coah.) and ITESM (NL), also worked for VitroFlex, NL (Mexico). Experience in consultancy. Published in refereed journals, conferences, workshops and seminars. Active peer blind reviewer.
Current institution
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September 2020 - March 2022
Position
- Academic and Scientific Consultant
Description
- Worked on a reengineering project for the University growth strategy.
August 2020 - March 2021
Independent
Position
- Senior Researcher
Description
- Passion for Research, teaching and being a partner in the foundation of new Institutions of Higher Education. Capitalizing on more than 30 years of experience in managing, administration and government-university relations, always ready to spearhead new opportunities to make this world a better one.
April 2022 - present
Position
- Scientific & Academic Consultant
Description
- Scientific & Academic matters including reengineering; organizational redesign; academic rules & policies; University Sub-committees, etc...
Education
September 1990 - June 1992
September 1989 - December 1990
September 1986 - May 1988
Publications
Publications (327)
Background:
The recurring dilemma encountered by the academic programs in the Hospitality Management field is how applicable these programs are to the realities of the job market. That is, matching academic preparation to desired competencies sought by the market. This paper provides a positive insight into the elements that have led to the succes...
Efficiency in the labour market is usually accounted for in order to understand and assess earning gaps that prevail among males and females. Arguing that the individuals’ skills, productivity, and commitment to work ultimately determine their incomes sounds too naïve to explain the earnings’ differential between males and females. In fact, discrim...
Research Methods: A Practical Approach for Business Students by Hejase & Hejase, aims at defeating the phobia that slaps most students and professionals in the face whenever they encounter quantitative research techniques.
This book presents the most commonly parametric and nonparametric techniques encountered under the theoretical, practical and...
Marketing advertising is one of the fundamental activities performed by all businesses. Millions of dollars are budgeted to attract new customers and to retain current customers. However, there has been a continuous debate among marketers about the use of subliminal messages in advertising. Many believe in the power of the subconscious and propose...
In spite of the massive admittance of women into the workplace, and the increasing
numbers of women holding mid-level managerial positions, top-level positions remain as
elusive to women today as they were more than a decade ago. Working in a world
dominated by male decision-makers and their established practices, women encounter a
variety of barri...
تعد خدمات الرعاية الصحية الوقائية عناصر مهمة في العديد من أنظمة الرعاية الصحية. و يمكن أن يؤدي عدم الإكتراث للرعاية الصحية الوقائية إلى أمراض مزمنة حادة. و تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى استكشاف وتقييم الوعي عن الخدمات الوقائية لدى عينة مناسبة من المواطنين اللبنانيين وكيف يمكن أن يؤثر ذلك على وضعهم الإقتصادي. وقد تم إجراء استطلاع رأي لمجموعة مختارة بعناية من...
The importance and necessity to keep an archive of important records at universities is highly needed to maintain reasonable efficiency, transparency, and accuracy. This study used the life cycle and records continuum models to examine the records and archives management methods utilized at a selected Lebanese private university. The study capitali...
The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in art is examined in this study, focusing on how AI can bridge the gap between automation and human creativity. Using a qualitative approach, the study gathers information through in-depth interviews with academics, artists, and professionals in the art field to understand their perspectives on integrating...
The cost and affordability are significant factors in numerous healthcare systems. Worries may result in limitations on using costly medications and effective treatments. This research aims to investigate the awareness and attitude of 307 Lebanese citizens towards the affordability of new expensive medicines versus individuals' economic status. It...
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are rapidly transforming numerous sectors, with healthcare experiencing a particularly profound impact. This review synthesizes recent peer-reviewed journal articles (published within the last five years) exploring key aspects of AI and ML, focusing on neural networks, natural language processi...
Preventive healthcare services are important elements in many healthcare systems. Concerns could lead to acute chronic diseases. This study explores and assesses preventive services awareness among a convenient sample of Lebanese citizens and how it may affect their economic standing. A survey is given to a hand-picked group of Lebanese residents d...
Summary
Tailgating, or unauthorized access to protected areas by following authorized employees, is a serious threat to corporate security. This method exploits human weaknesses and requires minimal technical skills, and its effectiveness can lead to data theft, malware installation or further attacks, endangering the reputation and finances of com...
This paper highlights the factors that influence young people's attitude to participate in crowdfunding campaigns, and to what extent such factors impact their investment intentions. A quantitative approach is employed using a survey to gather information from Al Maaref University students about the determinants influencing their intentions to inve...
Universities continue to be concerned about employers" demands for competent graduates who are job-ready. In response, universities have addressed this challenge by developing students' professional capabilities and skills that meet the job market expectations. Hence, universities have increasingly integrated various educational means throughout th...
Nowadays, almost everyone with internet access has an email address. That has made it easier for individuals and companies to properly store data, buy and sell products, communicate with others, entertainment, and many more. Phishing is one of the highest cybersecurity risks; it is a process where an attacker poses as a legitimate individual or ins...
Human resources managers have a critical role in creating a mentally fit workforce that offers their companies a competitive edge by assessing and improving the psychosocial work environment. The study aims to investigate the relationship between employee well-being along three dimensions, i.e., flexibility, work-life balance, and psychological wel...
This paper aims to highlight the excess consumption of carbonated soft drinks among the Lebanese population and consequently present a call for moderation and reduced consumption (Controlled consumption). A quantitative analysis with a positivist philosophy and a deductive approach is adopted. A questionnaire was administered to 1,612 participants...
The significant influence of blockchain technology on contemporary financial reporting and auditing procedures is examined in this paper. The rapid spread of blockchain technology brought about a new era in financial data management, which can completely transform the accounting ecosystem's efficiency, security, and transparency. This study explore...
This article's purpose is to assess the influence of E-CRM on consumer loyalty through satisfaction. Electronic customer relationship management E-CRM is a marketing tool used to manage consumer loyalty. However, the adoption of outdated E-CRM strategies increases dissatisfaction and attrition rates. That is, to assess the effect of perceived quali...
The current research aims to forecast the impact of Metaverse technology on the ever-evolving landscape of communication and media, specifically focusing on Lebanese satellite channels. This study seeks to forecast how Metaverse technology will influence the media industry in Lebanon by envisioning a future where local satellite broadcasting channe...
Bilingualism and multilingualism have long fascinated linguists, educators, and researchers due to their potential effects on cognitive, linguistic, and educational development. This study, part of two, explores how growing up in a bilingual or multilingual environment impacts foreign language learning abilities, focusing on university students in...
This study, part of two, analyzes how growing up in a bilingual or multilingual environment impacts foreign language learning abilities, focusing on Lebanese university students. A quantitative, deductive, and positivist approach is used. The sample of 153 Lebanese university students with different majors was selected purposively and conveniently...
This paper, the second part of two, aims to provide results and findings to support the main objective of the research, i.e., to assess how a selection of Lebanese Universities utilizes social media platforms to attract potential student candidates. Social Media in the last decade has become a significant recruitment media adopted by universities a...
This study presents a clinical prospective double-blinded study that contains three groups of infertile males with normogonadotropic oligoasthenospermia. All groups A, B, and C were operated on for their bilateral varicoceles. The first included 152 patients who were only operated for bilateral varicocele (nominated group A). The second group of 23...
This research aims to:
Assess the impact of Metaverse technology on the ever-evolving communication and media landscape.
Focus on Lebanese satellite channels [MTV/LBCI, Al Jadeed, Al Manar, Future, TL]
Investigate how Metaverse technology will influence the media industry in Lebanon by assessing a sample of 100 employees regarding their awareness a...
This paper, part of two, aims to assess how a selection of Lebanese Universities utilizes social media platforms to attract potential student candidates. Social Media is considered a significant recruitment tool universities use to attract high school graduates from the millennium digital generation. Different universities have dealt differently wi...
The purpose of this paper is to investigate and identify the sets of competencies that are commensurate with employability requirements. The study follows a quantitative, deductive, and positivist approach. A sample of 62 Lebanese students majoring in management information technology and management information systems (MIT/MIS) was selected conven...
The gap in competencies requirements between Higher Education Institutions
(HEIs) and employers continue to be an attractive topic with mixed opinions about its size. This research aims to explore and investigate such a gap within the Lebanese context. Primary data were collected from a convenient sample of accounting major students, instructors, a...
The purpose of this presentation is to create awareness about Neuroleadership, which represents a new concept where there is an intertwining between Social Sciences and Natural Sciences represented by the concept of leadership (social science) and neuroscience (natural science).
The COVID-19 pandemic spread a worldwide crisis that has significantly impacted businesses globally, including firms in Lebanon. This paper investigates and sheds light on the corporate strategic choices adopted by Lebanese companies to steer through this unprecedented crisis. The study explores various strategies adopted by the organizations, rang...
This study aimed to identify the current characteristics of a 'Good Iranian' graduate in the field of journalism and media studies in Iran using the qualitative research method of thematic analysis. The study's population consists of 45 master's degree students in journalism, promotion, communication, and cultural studies at the Soore University of...
News development is currently affected by digitalization. Therefore, media scholars using digital means to cover the news must develop the so-called "multimedia mindset" among professional journalists and media students. It is not enough to teach the technology-the scholars have to embrace new journalism tools to incorporate them with story plannin...
Sustaining the business is needed today more than before amid the global environmental demands to mitigate the impact of pollution [all kinds] and the impact on Global Warming & Climate Changes to make this Earth a more comfortable and safe place to be in… Therefore, being a more environmentally responsible business pays off as shown below:
Legal c...
The gap in competencies requirements between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and employers continues to be scrutinized with mixed opinions about its size. This presentation aims to explore and investigate such a gap within the Lebanese context. The opinions of business students, instructors, and employers are targeted. Descriptive statistics h...
On behalf of the Holistic Health Care Accreditation (HHCA) and the Commission on Accreditation, it is a distinct honor and privilege to offer the international criteria that are committed to improving patient safety, quality of patients centered care and their families, and enhance safety environment for health care providers through the provision...
تستمر عادات القراءة في جذب اهتمام الباحثين الذين يحاولون تقييم أسباب إما انخفاض الاهتمام بالقراءة أو وسائل التشجيع لزيادة الوعي بأهمية تنمية عادة القراءة. تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى التعرف على عادات القراءة لدى اللبنانيين بشكل عام والمثقفين بشكل خاص. تم اعتماد نهج البحث الكمي، بالاعتماد على استبيان مسح تم إجراؤه على عينة من 3997 شخصًا، تم اختيارهم بناءً...
ABSTRACT Purpose: This paper aims to determine the influence of e-learning and its dimensions on university performance, taking the University of Basra's various faculties as a field study. Theoretical Framework: The study's hypotheses are divided into one central hypothesis and four sub-hypotheses constructed and grounded on the dimensions of e-le...
Artificial intelligence depends on digital devices' performance to perform tasks regularly, requiring human intelligence, using special software to accomplish work easier and faster, carrying out data-packed tasks, and providing useful analytics or solutions. It also requires a specialized laboratory that provides high-performance computing capabil...
This research aims to assess Lebanese media organizations’ and journalists’ readiness and adaptation to the new digital era requirements. Journalism has always been affected by technology. Adopting new information and communications technology has obliged changes in journalistic practices and led to new business models and journalistic practices. F...
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Learning organizations promote education by capitalizing on their 'strategic alignment'. However, an organizational strategy is a critical problem since it influences organizational efficiency and performance. This study aims to evaluate the strategic alignment dimensions' impact on the organization's learning practices. This research is quantitati...
The study aimed to assess Job Satisfaction (JS) among teaching staff in private vocational and technical education institutions in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. The study is descriptive and analytic, using a sample of 200 teachers from 13 schools and institutes chosen according to the coordinated random method. A questionnaire created and validated by Wa...
This study aims to investigate the extent banks’ clients depend on financial information
provided by the auditors based on banks’ financial statements and to what extent these financial statements are influencing their investment decisions as well as dealing with banks. This research is quantitative. Primary data were collected using a structured q...
Employee engagement and training and development (T&D) are widely used terms nowadays, especially in the business world. Researchers and studies show that T&D influences the engagement of the employees. However, amid a dynamic environment full of change, studies need to follow suit and assess the impact of change too. Therefore, as the COVID-19 pan...
The objective of financial statements is to provide financial information that is useful to users in making informed decisions about an organization. In this respect, this study aims to assess the usage of financial information provided in banks' financial statements by their customers and to what extent these financial statements are influencing t...
Faculty members are encouraged to participate extensively in uploading their records and make sure to be active in the areas of peer-reviewed publications, peer reviewing of pre-publications, and possibly mentoring other researchers to follow suit. Publons’ records keeping is for free and helps in the planning for personal development and active en...
This paper aims to assess the healthcare leadership’s role in crisis management, examine, and investigate the influencing factors. A quantitative analysis approach with a positivism philosophy is adopted. Primary data are collected using a structured questionnaire distributed to a sample of hospital employees in Lebanon. Data analysis used IBM SPSS...
This paper assesses the behavior of prospective students of private universities in Lebanon on social media platforms; classifies them according to the extent and the way they use these platforms, and investigates students' preferences using social media to choose a private University. A quantitative approach was adopted using a structured question...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, most people around the world started using internet and online technologies for multiple purposes. A very common digital transformation is online learning or e-learning. Despite its importance, online learning has several issues compared to standard learning. One of the most issues of concern is cheating between studen...
Academically, in the context of the Lebanese market, customer-centricity has not been
addressed earlier; the factors that drive the success of a customer-centric strategy for an
organization are to be recognized. An organization needs to identify and define the benefit and critical success factors (CSFs) of having the customer as the driver for its...
Employee engagement has been a highly researched topic in the field of human resources and organizational behavior. Research shows that Employee engagement can successfully predict individuals' loyalty, motivation, and job performance. In contemporary studies, employee engagement includes both mental and emotional engagement aspects and thus affect...
WhatsApp is the most popular instant messaging mobile application all over the world. Originally designed for simple and fast communication, however, its privacy features, such as end-to-end encryption, eased private and unobserved communication for criminals aiming to commit illegal acts. In this paper, a forensic analysis of the artefacts left by...
It gives me great pleasure to share and present to you the second edition of a manuscript
addressing MBA students who are in the process of writing their MBA research project
or research thesis entitled “Guidelines on Writing the MBA Research Project / Thesis”.
This new edition incorporates all the corrections necessary to eliminate the gaps that...
This book provides a comprehensive guideline to preparing and writing the manuscript to Senior Year Capstone Project required as a graduation requirement for an undergraduate student at Al Maaref University. It covers in seven chapters all the needed details including requirements, guidelines, design, and final formatting with vivid figures showing...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, most people around the world started using internet and online technologies for multiple purposes. A very common digital transformation is online learning or e-learning. Despite its importance, online learning has several issues compared to standard learning. One of the most issues of concern is cheating between studen...
Nurse turnover has become a continuous and increasing challenging problem in the healthcare system worldwide; and this became a priority that needs to be adequately managed. As a matter of fact, nurses are care givers and represent the frontline services that hospitals deliver to their patients, so it is an indispensable necessity to retain this wo...
![Figure 2. Preferred types of learning by students [n=380 students]](profile/Hussin-Hejase/publication/355652777/figure/fig2/AS:1083420365074432@1635318952671/Preferred-types-of-learning-by-students-n380-students_Q320.jpg)
The Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Lebanon have been heavily impacted since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. The majority of the institutions had to react to the sudden decision to go online. In fact, they had to develop unplanned E-learning programs to assure the academic year"s survival. In Lebanon, the Ministry of Education & Higher Educ...
This research aims to assess Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practice applied to the Heart Hospital, Tripoli, Lebanon. A stakeholders (workers, patients, the local community, and the environment) perspective is considered. The population of the research includes all workers in the target hospital, however the research sample consists of 40 em...
Objective: This study aimed to recommend Extracorporeally Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) is the first choice in ureteral calculi. Evaluation of 1379 treatment sessions is used as supporting evidence.
Method: ESWL has been and still is one of the most common therapeutic means in the management of kidney and ureteral calculi. During a five-year perio...
ResearchGate is one of the potential online scientific & academic research platforms & forums. It may offer Al Maaref University an opportunity to present itself to the outside world capitalizing on its Vision, Mission and Objectives. This presentation is an eye opener to the academic staff at MU to work on their personal branding to foment their u...
Violence against women is still exerted and is noted everywhere in the world (Hejase et al., 2015). In fact, living free from violence is a human right, yet according to Amnesty USA (2015), “millions of women and girls suffer disproportionately from violence both in peace and in war, at the hands of the state, at home and in the community. Across t...
This is a full record for a training material for instructors who lack preparation in teaching & learning issues. The original file is very large 34 MB. So, this one is a compressed pdf version with active links to the 5 videos included. Also, a good amount of references are included for your further readings and use.
This is a solving problems presentation to complement the first presentation where theoretical foundations were presented. This presentation is about the different problems to solve under the Normal Distribution cases.
This is a Brief summary of introducing the Normal Distribution Curves to students in the Faculty of Business Administration at Al Maaref University.
Corruption is one of the major factors which affects the development of the economic sector in Lebanon. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the ways in which the perceptions on corruption differed among managers and employees in Lebanese businesses. The study focused on the underlying assumptions made about corruption, the ways in w...
What is Namaste?
It is a word from Sanskrit and is used as a sacred greeting, as a show of reverence, accompanying it with the gesture of joining the palms of the hands in the form of a prayer placing them in the center of the chest. Beyond the ritualism of this gesture and greeting, it hides a much more sacred message.
Now-a-days, the spirit of pe...
The purpose of this study is to first identify the predominant factors shaping frontline employee engagement and then to explore the outcomes of the employees' engagement within the context of the service sector in Lebanon. The main theory used to ground the research is the explanatory power of the Social Exchange Theory (SET). A qualitative ethnog...
جاءت جائحة الكورونا او ما تعرف ب COVID-19 كتهديد رئيسي للنظام البيئي للجامعات حول العالم. كان رد فعل الجامعات التي لم تكن جاهزة أو لم تكن على دراية بالتعلم عبر الإنترنت هو الذعر بينما كانت الجامعات التي كانت تمارس التعلم عبر الإنترنت تمر بخطوات أقل تفاعلية (El Dirani et al., 2020) . كان على الجامعات التعامل مع الأعباء المالية والقصور في تكنولوجيا ا...
جاءت جائحة الكورونا او ما تعرف ب COVID-19 كتهديد رئيسي للنظام البيئي للجامعات حول العالم. كان رد فعل الجامعات التي لم تكن جاهزة أو لم تكن على دراية بالتعلم عبر الإنترنت هو الذعر بينما كانت الجامعات التي كانت تمارس التعلم عبر الإنترنت تمر بخطوات أقل تفاعلية (El Dirani et al., 2020) . كان على الجامعات التعامل مع الأعباء المالية والقصور في تكنولوجيا ا...
Banks locally and abroad have been subject to several financial crises which led top managers to look critically at their current practices in managing the financial resources in order to avoid losses and to prevent giving a negative image to the community of their customers. Parallel to the aforementioned events, banks have been observing an evolu...
Many research attempts and courses have been carried out by universities and business professionals to identify the characteristics of an entrepreneur. Outcomes resulted in the identification of many common characteristics among cultures. Accordingly, business professionals have learned a lot about what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur...
Universities around the globe continuously seek to improve what they offer their students to be a great fit to the job market and to society. The very dedicated student is actually a dream to be achieved because of the sought-after characteristics and the required changes to be made in the University Management System, the Culture, the pedagogical...
Learning is considered the foundation for the development of any state. If one wishes to destroy a nation, one can simply decrease the level of education and this nation will collapse in short times. For centuries, the style and process of learning has been debated. Distance learning is one of the issues that is considered controversial in the educ...
The seriousness of the Corona virus developed during the year 2020 and 2021, claiming 2,673,264 lives in 192 countries around the world and infecting 120,861,983. In addition, it has transformed in to new strains, including B117 in Britain, B.1.351 in South Africa and the third P.1 in Brazil. This is what made the matter more complicated. Hence, hu...
Steganography and steganalysis are important topics in hiding data. Since antiquity steganography has existed in protecting sensitive information against unauthorized unveiling attempts, it hides messages in plain sight. On the flip side, steganalysis tries to detect the existence of the message or even more to retrieve the embedded data. Neverthel...
COVID-19 pandemic obliged thousands of companies pertaining to all economic sectors to undergo the transformation from on-board work to working from home. Along such rush, the probability for companies being hacked incremented many folds. According to VMware cybersecurity strategist Tom Kellermann, quoted in Menn (2020), “There is a digitally histo...
Forensic analysts are more than ever facing challenges upon conducting their deep investigative analysis on digital devices due to the technological progression. Of these are the difficulties present upon analyzing web browser artefacts as this became more complicated when web browser companies introduced private browsing mode, a feature aiming to...
The ailing problem of sexual harassment is a global issue that has been exposed, studied, analyzed and mitigated to a certain degree. However, has never been under control. The negative consequences of the impact of sexual harassment on the economics of institutions have been monetized to measure the financial damage. In fact, workplace sexual hara...
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) resources are considered a major booster to all business functions during the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the grand majority of the institutions, in all economic sectors, including education have moved to online work [work from home] and consequently the need for technology literacy as well as informat...
![Figure 6: Types of Inter-frame forgery [15].](profile/Hussin-Hejase/publication/348578412/figure/fig3/AS:981400014569472@1610995405339/Types-of-Inter-frame-forgery-15_Q320.jpg)
![Figure 7: Deletion of video frame objects [15].](profile/Hussin-Hejase/publication/348578412/figure/fig4/AS:981400014561281@1610995405379/Deletion-of-video-frame-objects-15_Q320.jpg)
![Figure 8: Background Alterations [15].](profile/Hussin-Hejase/publication/348578412/figure/fig5/AS:981400014573570@1610995405415/Background-Alterations-15_Q320.jpg)
In the context of forensic investigations, the traditional understanding of evidence is changing nowadays where most prosecutors, lawyers and judges heavily rely on multimedia substantiations. However, the evolution of easy-to-use media manipulating tools, made it very easy for almost any (technical) person to alter the content of a digital media (...
Studies examining variations in students' Academic Achievement (AA) have considered several factors including demographic factors such as age and gender; socio-cultural factors such as family background; university-related factors; student-related factors such as learning styles and socioeconomic factors such as family income and expenditure. Two m...
The continuous awareness campaigns about Colorectal Cancer (CRC) directed towards the Lebanese population in order to foster preventive medicine are on the rise. The impact has been positive and reported in previous research, although the number of victims is still high. This paper aims to perform a recent cross-sectional study of Lebanese resident...
COVID-19 came strong and aggressive at all kinds of economic institutions including Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The pandemic actually exposed ailing management systems across the globe especially when human capital performance was measured away from the headquarters of the human resource managers. It is said in many occasions, "If you can...
COVID-19 pandemic has become a major threat to all institutions, irrespective of its economic role, private and public, by threatening all the functions capitalizing on the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure, networks, systems and Internet-based solutions including Internet of Things and Cloud computing. The field is ope...
COVID-19 pandemic, though presented itself aggressively targeting humans’ health, it shed the light on the state of governance of organizations across the globe. The tough reality of so many organizations presented itself from the mediocre humane dimension governing the relationships between the different subordinates within the organizational hier...
Nations power their economic growth capitalizing on their integrated workforce whereby male and female workforce join the productivity ranks to maximize financial returns, boost the productive sectors, and move the country to higher ranks of achieving the highest utilization of the human resources available to them. However, the aforementioned obje...
Nations across the globe are depending more on Micro, Medium and Small Enterprises
(MSMEs) in their productive sectors. In addition, it is observe that the COVID-19 pandemic
affected to a high extent the aforementioned institutions. Consequently, the vulnerability of this sector affects the economy as whole and specific economic functions like empl...
COVID-19 pandemic came as a major threat to the ecosystem of universities around the
globe. Universities that were not ready or not familiar with online learning reacted and panicked while universities that were practicing online learning went through less reactive steps (El Dirani et al., 2020). Universities had to deal with financial burdens, inf...
Researchers like Alexander (2002) argue that the accounting profession and discipline has developed purely in response to changes in the environment and societal demands, while others like Hines (1988), believe that accounting has emerged from society, and is socially constructing, while also socially constructed. As a result, accounting is believe...
Journal: Journal of International Business Research
Leadership is an art and a science that is creative, propelling and disciplined; Leadership underlines relationships at work and in organizations and involves the acceptances of responsibility (Capezio and Morehouse, 1997; Amabile & Khaire, 2008). Further, Ross and Oferman (1997) found that tran...
Journal of International Business Research
COVID-19 pandemic raised the stakes of failure to many organizations. Consequently
business continuity strategies are reviewed and changed to cope with losses within the broad value chain, trustfulness with external as well as internal customers, role of technology and artificial intelligence and of a hig...
Agriculture is considered an important energizer of a country's economic growth and poverty alleviation efforts. However, this sector is underperforming especially in developing countries in part because women, who are often a crucial human resource in agriculture and the rural economy, face difficulties that reduce their productivity and their eff...
Saudi Journal of Business and Management Studies:
Providing a clear statistical analysis of news media confidence levels in a nation adds value to the integrity to the reported news as well as a basis for comparison among sources and the outcome may influence on the population's approach and attitude towards the current happenings. Lebanon, a Midd...
This study aims to compare reading habits between Lebanon and France by identifying the reading habits among a sample of both residents in general and the educated populace in particular. A quantitative research approach is adopted relying on a survey questionnaire administered to equal samples of 130 persons, selected conveniently based on their w...
Higher Education (HE) institutions across the globe have been mostly endorsing teaching methods ranging between classical and online learning extremes, and all the possible hybrid options between. Following the wide-scale outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, HE institutions were forced to shift to online education and deal with remote work conditions...
Higher Education (HE) institutions were compelled to adapt to the abrupt change and disruption stimulated by the aggressive outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Prior to this stage and the sudden shift from traditional face-to-face teaching to emergency online teaching, HE institutions were mainly relying on Final examinations as a summative way to a...
Journal: Strategies in Accounting and Management
Abstract:
The ill-timed recognition of Credit Losses had proven to have a remarkable negative impact not only on the financial position of the banks, but also it affected the banks’ going concern and sustainability. This has been evidenced by the most recent Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2007, whe...
Professor Hussin J. Hejase, currently is in transition to another academic post in a new University, and previously Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration as well as the previous Vice President for development and quality assurance at Al Maaref University, keeps his rank as the first in Lebanon when it comes to the number of verified pre-pu...
This presentation is a brief eye opener to what a process is. Processes govern all our operations. It is very important that the reader is able to deal with such a concept, because simply it is an every day life detail that applies to all our working environment. In our daily life being at home or at work, all outcomes follow a simple order or flow...
Hard times need brave decisions. Do we have the leaders with stamina to take such decisions?? We teach that anyone of us must take informed decisions based on facts and historical data in order to learn from the past, and others' experiences, and assess the present to plan for the days to come (near future) or the far future. The article shared in...
This presentation clarifies and creates awareness about the potential of Business Process Management model in response to the dysfunctional weaknesses of the classical Functional Management model which is usually associated with the Silo Effect problems.
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Recently I read an article by 'Wagdy Sawahel' on 05 September 2024, in the University World News: African Addition titles "How Africa can help to tackle global bibliometric coloniality?"
As time passes and world conflicts are becoming more aggressive and as the politican arena worldwide is impacting any dimension one can imagen [sports, education, economics, safety & security, etc.], of concern here is the actual Global Bibliometric Bias that is saliant in the countries located mostly in the southern hemisphere of the earth. The call nowaday is to establish new indexes that provide a balance and fairness. What do you think? Are you as a researcher, expert, professional, etc. with such a move?
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