Purpose – Previous researches have shown a gap in empirical testing, particularly in measuring the variability of supply chain factors. This study aims to address this gap by investigating the relationship between the variability of supply chain disruption factors and the financial performance of companies operating in the automotive sector in Europe. Design/methodology/approach – This study will use the panel data regression methodology. This method will allow us to analyze the effect of supply chain disruptions over time and across multiple companies and countries, and control for both individual ...

Purpose: this study explores the impact of terrorism on daily Brent crude oil returns and volatility. From mid-1987 till end of 2013, we examine how successful terrorist attacks with high and low intensity and carried out in the most oil-dependent Middle Eastern and African countries affect Brent dynamics. We also investigate the degree to which attacks against oil businesses and facilities play a role in altering Brent returns and affecting their fluctuations. Design/methodology/approach: we gathered from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) all the daily terrorist attacks performed against ...

Public schools guarantee education that is invariably available to pupils, even to those who have financial difficulties. Being easily accessible, attending such schools has remained high until today; in 2019, US public institutions educated over 50.8 million scholars, to which the national average number of pupil per public school was about 526 scholars (Brian D. Ray, 2021). Conversely, public schools in Lebanon do not enclose such high number of students due to their unsatisfactory reputation: most of these schools are in bad conditions, outdated, and have limited classroom resources. Also, ...

Purpose – The purpose of this thesis is to determine the impact of the recent oil price decline on the GCC banking system. Design/methodology/approach – The econometric Chow model is used to test for structural breaks in the performance of selected sample GCC banks (Saudi, UAE, and Qatar banks) upon the occurrence of the recent oil price decline at the various aspects of bank performance (profitability, liquidity, credit quality, and capitalization). Findings – While Qatar banks are found to be resilient showing continuous performance over time, the Saudi and UAE banks are found to be significantly ...

The modern business world is becoming more and more concentrated on entrepreneurship and financial freedom. Therefore, leadership is becoming a growing priority for executives and managers. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of transformational leadership on startup development while taking into consideration employee performance as an important driver in the Lebanese context. Results from a sample of 132 individuals working in different startups demonstrate that the more transformational leadership practices are implemented, the more employees perform efficiently to ...

Social network sites are websites that offer a medium for social media which is best described as an intermediate that allow the exchange of contents (Goddard, 2010) and thoughts (Luna, 2011). One of the activities practiced on social network websites is social network which is the pattern of advice seeking and advice giving used to reduce the risk of a decision taken by a decision maker (Goddard, 2010). Social networking through social media has become a phenomenon since it gave users connected to internet a chance to share their opinion and get in contact with other users instantly, easily and ...

Construction Enterprise Resource Planning (CERP) systems are built to fit the needs of construction companies. The major modules that are required to be within this system include management of general contractors, subcontractors, financial work, accounting, payroll, logistics, workflow processes... The collected data are stored within one unique database. However, CERP systems are difficult to standardize and fit the need of all the companies. Hence, this research focuses on the elaboration of a framework that displays the minimum required modules to be included within a CERP, specifically ...

People with low vision form a user group that graphic designers and visual communicators often fail to address. Product packages are just one example of a design output that may not need of low vision clientele. This study consolidates and summarizes literature relevant to the design needs of people with low vision including literature on inclusive design, visibility of colors and pictures, readability and legibility of type and packaging semantics. The aim of this thesis is to set guidelines for packaging designers and introduce the needs of people with low vision in their design practices. To ...

The Thesis examines the possibility and benefits of incorporation of human rights into Nigeria’s foreign policy especially through the use of its Technical Aid Crops (TAC) Scheme which was designed to facilitate manpower development assistance to countries in African, Caribbean and pacific (ACP) regions. It departs from the literature on Nigeria’s foreign Policy and argue that, though a concept still in its infancy as far as the conceptualization of basic components of Nigeria foreign policy is concerned, human rights issues have become a veritable aspect of contemporary inter-state relations ...

Purpose: the objective of this study was to analyze the individual and work factors that influence employee retention in the Lebanese insurance companies by reviewing the managers’ and employees’ perspectives. Design/methodology/approach: the information of this analysis was obtained through exploratory interviews and analyzed questionnaire results using the coding system and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Findings: the results of the study support the predicting factors (individual and job related) mentioned in the research. The analysis showed that gender, marital status, ...