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  • The effect of an international assignment on the cultural adaptation of French expatriates in Lebanon 
    Nassar, Maroun (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2013)
    This research study examines the effect of a previous international assignment of French expatriates residing and working in Lebanon, on the relationship between cultural intelligence (CQ) and adaptation measures. The proposed model expands already existing models concerning the relationship of the facets of cultural intelligence - cognitive, meta-cognitive, motivational, and behavioral CQ - and the dimensions of cross-cultural adjustment - interaction, general, and work adjustment -with measures of the willingness to adjust. Questionnaires have been sent to 200 French expatriates residing and ...
  • Effective leadership behavior in Lebanese organizations : a perspective on motivational aspects 
    Eid, Frederick Atef (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2012)
    The following paper was written to reflect a research done in the Lebanese Top Industry Workplace. The Aim was to determine the Effective Leadership Behavior in the Contemporary Lebanese Organizations by studying the Leaders' style, the Employees' desirability for motivational factors, and the interplay between the Leader's Behavior and Follower's response. The following three research questions were addressed: (1) Is the Manager's Transformational Leadership Style related to Demographic or Psychographic Variables. (2) Is the Follower's Behavioral Desirability for Competency, Selflessness, ...
  • Hospitality crisis management practices : the case of Lebanese luxury hotels using an importance-performance analysis 
    Chahine, Mark (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2015)
    Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate manager’s beliefs of what actions or practices are important during a crisis, and to evaluate their actions to test for the consistency between beliefs and performance in Lebanon. This will help assess how managers categorize diverse practices to formulate their crisis management beliefs and actions in hotels in Lebanon. Design/methodology/approach: the methodology applied used the quantitative approach of a positivist ontological and epistemological stance. The model that was employed was that of Importance-performance analysis to evaluate decision makers’ ...
  • Khoury home expansion to Jordan 
    Nahas, Roula Michel (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2010)
    Many companies seek to grow and develop their consumer and market base through international expansion. Foreign markets are normally targeted for more profit, brand building, and growth. Furthermore, expanding into foreign countries can be the cause of an unstable economic and political situation in home country. Internationalization has become very important in world's business, and companies should sustain with the ongoing stream of globalization and internalization. Venturing from domestic to other geographical countries is very crucial, and choosing the correct entry mode is even more ...
  • Online marketing : implications for nonprofit NGOs in the education sector of Lebanon : case study : Paradis d'enfants elementary school 
    Apikian, Gacia (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2014)
    Purpose - This thesis attempts to explore the effect of online marketing for nonprofit nongovernmental organizations in Lebanon in the education sector. It also serves to investigate whether online marketing is an effective means of communication with target audiences to increase positive perception, awareness, volunteerism and donations. Design/methodology/approach - The researcher undertook a case study on Paradis d'Enfants, a nonprofit nongovernmental association of primary schools. The researcher conducted an interview, online and offline questionnaires, and reviewed online analytics to ...
  • Willingness of Lebanese workers to pay for unemployment insurance 
    Zarifeh, Maya Joseph (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2012)
    After the emergence of the industrial society and the increased dependency on technology, along with globalization and worldwide economic recessions, labor market is being affected the most. Thus, unemployment is increasing and is becoming a serious problem, leading to poverty increase and economic decline. Innovative ways to reduce unemployment insurance (UI), have a high priority nowadays. UI protects from the risks of unemployment, and provide regular payments for employees who are laid off involuntarily. Hence, this is considered an important solution for the increased poverty, and the ...