Purpose - The purpose of this thesis is to attempt to investigate the potential existence of an Audit Expectation Gap (AEG) in the Lebanese Commercial Banking Sector and assess the understanding of bank employees of the standards of internal audit as promulgated by both the Institute of Internal Audit and the Lebanese Central Bank. Design/methodology/approach - Deductive in nature, this thesis uses a questionnaire survey to examine the existence of a significant AEG in different areas of audit. Findings - The thesis finds evidence that an AEG exists in the areas of fraud detection and ...

Purpose -The purpose of the study is to analyze frameworks barriers and enablers of Lean construction implementation in the Lebanese industry. Design/methodology/approach —A mixed approach in the form of a Delphi group with a prepared interview guide and a questionnaire were used to achieve the research objectives using an exploratory case study. Findings - The framework used in company X is a conceptual and implementation framework The process is internal, and emphasizes on the bottom- up approach using the last planner system as a Lean tool. It consists of preparing a Lean team, focusing ...

We are living in a world full of relentless change due to the vast effects of globalization. Thus, it is essential to think ahead and be part of this ongoing transformation. This initiative falls within the BLOM bank's vision to be everybody's bank for life and spread services far and wide where it is needed around the globe. Despite the difficult economic and political situation looming over Lebanon since 2005 and beyond the general banking risk that BLOM Bank is exposed to, the bank's strategy is still to grow and increase its earning power through expansion, increase in assets, and maximization ...

Purpose -- the purpose of this study is to explore the barriers that hinder women’s advancement to leadership positions in higher education institutions in Lebanon, based on the perception of female academics in three prestigious universities that follow the American system in Lebanon. Design/methodology/approach -- the research is qualitative. The literature review and face to face semi-structured interview are adopted to have a holistic understanding of the glass ceiling type barriers in academia. The in-depth semi-structured interviews are conducted with 34 academic women who have different ...

This study explores techniques used by Lebanese financial managers to evaluate capital budgeting projects. This study investigates whether Lebanese managers use sophisticated and efficient capital budgeting techniques when making their decision to either accept or reject projects. The main hypothesis states that Lebanese managers are using sophisticated and efficient capital budgeting techniques. Data was collected through a questionnaire distributed to 45 Lebanese firms. Only 30 firms were taken into consideration since the other questionnaires were not completed. A frequency analysis was ...

The explosive growth of wireless as a communication medium offering exciting new business opportunities and demanding that wireless become a new channel of the marketing Communication mix. A study of the technology of the interactive television will be interesting because it helps researchers to understand the contribution of a new information technology for doing business. The aim of this thesis is to gain a better understanding of how companies use interactive television in doing business. I will study the advantages and disadvantages of the interactive television and recommend its implementation ...

Purpose - This research attempts to assess the perceived impact communication has on job prospects in Lebanon utilizing the theories of persuasive communication, heuristic-systematic processing, and halo effect. The topic is studied from both the job interviewer and the job interviewee's perspectives, for it focuses on communication during job interviews. Design/methodology/approach - Deductive in nature, this paper uses descriptive and inferential statistical methods. In order to collect data from both parties involved in job interviews, survey questionnaires targeting job interviewees are ...

This thesis presents the important role of the foreign banks in Lebanon during the war and after the war until mid of year 2000. In spite of the significant role and the high customer perception of the foreign banks, their role has deteriorated due to high competition in the banking sector. Mergers and acquisitions within the local banks has created some giant banks, which are making the competition tough and pushing the sector few steps ahead, at the same time surviving as local bank in the market has become questionable for some banks. Alternatively, other foreign banks have arrived to the ...

The objective of this study is to determine the major factors influencing consumer behavior in the Lebanese restaurant sector while also examining the application of certain tools used in sensory marketing such as music, scents and colors. Sensory marketing is a a new trend gaining great attention in the marketing field, it uses various tool to tackle consumers’ five senses thus influencing their behavior and perception of a brand. The goal is to achieve brand awareness, differentiation and loyalty. To achieve the research objectives a quantitative research was prepared. A questionnaire was ...

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to explore the factors that influence the Lebanese consumers' perception regarding the c-banking services and to segment and profile the users using the retrieved factors. Design/methodology/approach – A post-positivist epistemology and a deductive reasoning approach were adopted in this research. An online survey was administrated and 323 responses were collected. A factor analysis, regression analysis tests, non-parametric tests and a cluster analysis test were performed using Excel, SPSS, and EViews. Findings – The qualitative findings of this ...