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  • Testing the presence of January effect and impact of the "Charlie Hebdo" terrorist attack on the French market : the case of CAC 40 index 
    Nahas, Jad (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2016)
    Purpose: The main goal of this thesis is to investigate whether the French market is weak and semi-strong from efficient. The weak form efficiency is tested by examining the existence of January effect in the CAC 40 index for ten years. The semi-strong form is also tested by examining the reaction of the CAC 40 index. To one terrorist attack, mainly “Charlie Hebdo” terrorist attack. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative research design has been employed using two different methodologies. The first one is an ARCH model and its extensions in order to test the January effect, and the second ...
  • Total quality management in banks : case of HSBC bank Middle East 
    Arjan, Joyce N. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2000)
  • Total quality management in higher education : case of Notre Dame University 
    Ibrahim, Carla F. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2000-07)
    The research is a study on Total Quality Management in higher education. More specifically, the ways of improvement at NDU will be discussed. Total Quality Management has given very good results in industry and business as a whole. The issue has started gaining in importance in theeducational field. In Lebanon, the quality improvement efforts are still very shy. After a review of the various functions of NDU, a series of interviews were conducted with Human Resources executives in various business entreprises. Moreover, a survey was conducted wih the students at NDU. On the other hand, another ...
  • Training and job satisfaction attributes : the case of Cimenterie Nationale S.A.L 
    Tangoukian, Antranig (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2015)
    Purpose: this research attempts to investigate the perception of Cimenterie Nationale’s S.A.L employees about four different categories of training attributes (quality of training, benefits, personal commitment and level of satisfaction) and to examine the existence of potential variation of perception with respect to demographic variables, such as age, education level and years of work experience of the different respondents. Design/methodology/approach: this research is a case study using multimethodological approach for data gathering, with qualitative and quantitative tools. The philosophical ...
  • The US automobile industry : the financial assessment of General Motors 
    Rustom, Gilbert Stephan (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2006)
  • Value at risk for higher education institution : the case of NDU 
    Mghames, Hanady S. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2019)
    Purpose–The purpose of this thesis is to develop a conceptual model that connects factors affecting students’ enrollment in Higher Education Institutions and evaluates the extent to which these factors are influencing institutions’ Value at Risk (VaR). Design/methodology/approach–Structural PCA modeling was employed in this study to examine the association of institutions’ admissions and different influence parameters, and to derive corresponding VaR as a measure of financial risks. Questionnaires were also completed by Grade Ten students of eight different high schools, prior and post orientation ...
  • The value of training and development in enhancing employee motivation and job satisfaction: the Kettaneh case 
    Kairouz, Christina (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2015)
    Purpose -- the purpose of this thesis is to study and analyze the value of training and development with regards to the satisfaction and motivation of employees. Furthermore, this thesis tends to shed light on Kettaneh Company and better understand whether the training performed in this company is important and successful in enhancing the employees’ their performance and satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach -- in this thesis, the qualitative and quantitative approaches are used in presenting and analyzing the data. Primary data from a questionnaire and unstructured interviews was collected ...
  • Volatility and value at risk : crypto versus Fiat currencies 
    El Chidiac, Johnny (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2019)
    Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the ability of EWMA, GARCH (1, 1), GARCH (p, q) and EGARCH (1, 1) to forecast volatilities of Bitcoin, Ripple, EURUSD, GBPUSD and CNYUSD. The optimal volatility model for each fiat and virtual currency is used to measure the accuracy of VaR by incorporating the volatility update into the Historical Simulation approach. Design/Methodology/Approach: In-sample returns are calculated from daily closing prices and are used in estimating the parameters of the selected models. The calculated in-sample parameters are applied to estimate and forecast ...
  • Volatility spillover effects among gold, crude oil and US dollar index: an analysis using EGARCH Model 
    Abi Loutfi, Joelle (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2019-05)
    Purpose: The purpose of this study is to empirically test the level of interdependence between three major assets: Gold, crude oil and USD index in terms of the return volatility spillover effects. This helps investors managing their portfolios and provides them with sense of direction on how to use these assets in portfolio diversification leading to a risk reduction benefits. Design/methodology/approach: Gold, oil and USD index volatilities are estimated using EGARCH (1, 1) model after detecting the stationarity and heteroskedasticity of the sample using the following diagnostic tests: Augmented ...
  • What triggers my good performance : my personality trait or my supervisor's leadership style? 
    Bassil, Pamela Youssef (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2019-06)
    Purpose: This study aims to find out the impact of the supervisor’s leadership style as well as the sales’ agents personality traits on sales performance in a life insurance company in Lebanon. Design/ methodology/ approach: The Multi-Factor Leadership Questionnaire (5X-Short) was adopted to assess the supervisor’s leadership style and the Mini-IPIP Questionnaire to assess the sales agents’ Big Five Personality Traits. The questionnaires were distributed to 200 sales agents.SPSS was used to analyze the data. Statistical tools such as analysis of variance (ANOVA) and regression analysis were ...
  • 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 ...
  • Youth integration in the Lebanese labor market : situation analysis and implications on development policies 
    Abdel-Sater, Angela A. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2014)
    Purpose - In the current climate of grass-rooted revolutionary changes in the Middle East, uncontrolled dispersion and oppression of youth is still leading to drastic systematic changes in the world order. Today, youth are not only assets, but also considered as agents of change in the International community. As a result, youth need to be treated as a distinct socio-demographic group targeted by specific national policies. Design/methodology/approach - This work will target the integration of youth through a mixed research methodology which will include a combination of exploratory content ...

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