Purpose - The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the power of Artificial Intelligence, specifically ANN, in forecasting exchange rates, and comparing the results to the statistical techniques' results. Design/methodology/approach - The purpose of this research is to compare between these two techniques, thus to find out which one is more accurate. Considering the fact that a slight difference among exchange rates influences business and trading, it is crucial to accurately predict exchange rates. The research will take the Euro Dollar exchange rate as a working example, although the ...

Climate change is without any doubt the most critical environmental issue of the twenty first century (Orsato, 2009). Buildings have a huge environmental impact: they generate GHG emissions, consume energy, water, and raw materials. Managers of firms working in the building sector take important decisions by choosing whether to build green or not. The thesis aims to study the effect of firms’ resources and capabilities (R&C) on managers’ environmental perceptions. Also, the effect of these variables on the environmental pro-activeness of firm managers is examined. The study model, designed by ...

Purpose – this paper aims to understand how familiar the Lebanese are with environmentally friendly FMCG and explore the major factors affecting behavior towards these products. In addition to understanding who the Lebanese green conscious consumer is. Ultimately, to have a distinctive study available in Lebanon as a reference for future studies. Design/methodology/approach – this research is mainly confirmatory since it is based on a previous research; however it has an explanatory aspect as well since there were no similar studies published in Lebanon. A deductive approach is used since ...

International migration is one of the major constituents that determine the size and structure of a population. By its very nature, international migration connects populations across boundaries and thus has impacts beyond any specific country. It has shaped the worldwide human and economic globalization trends. Nowadays, more people are residing or permanently settling outside their country of origin, as human talent has become a key economic sought resource and a basis for innovation in science, technology, business, arts and other activities. This new given mobility offers countries a ...

Purpose – In project management, the appreciation of the behavioral and interpersonal dimension that interacts with subordinates is to be considered as crucial factors within project sustainability. Therefore, the ability to exercise leadership is not necessarily an asset, if it is not immediately coupled with managerial skills. The intrinsic qualities that a leader should possess in order to exercise his mandate will vary depending on the intended mission. Design/methodology/approach – The study relies on a quantitative method. Such method purpose lies in the description, explanation, ...

Purpose - The banking sector in many MENA countries has recognized noticeable bank consolidation, which has dropped the number of banks and raised market concentration. This might raise questions about the impact of such increase in concentration on the soundness of the banking sector and consequently on the financial stability. Therefore, this study examines the impact of concentration on the financial stability of MENA banking sectors. Design/Methodology/Approach – the study adopts the FM-OLS panel method on 15 MENA banking sectors covering the period 1996-2016. Findings – ...

Purpose: This research attempts to analyze the impact of demographic factors and card ownership characteristics of Lebanese people on credit spending, and to investigate how total spending varies with respect to the selected variables. Design/methodology/approach: Deductive and quantitative in nature, this study relies on a sample of 2,169 cardholders over a period of sixteen years (2000-2016), and tests nine research hypotheses relating demographic factors and card owner ship characteristics to total spending per client “TSC”. Findings: The findings show that gender, income, settlement method, ...

Purpose – With the growing importance accorded to the subject of Lebanese Emigration, many studies have discussed the impact of the emigrants' contributions to Lebanon on the social and economic levels, notably remittances. Fewer studies have discussed the effect of political instability factors on the flow of these remittances; therefore this thesis will study the impact of several political risk components on expatriates remittances to Lebanon between 1985 and 2016 while taking into consideration other factors in Lebanon and in a host country like deposit interest rate and growth rate. Desi ...

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 ...

Tourism is a leading industry in the services sector at the global level as well as a major provider ofjobs and a significant generator of foreign exchange at the national level. The world Tourism Organization reports that due to the financial crisis in 2009 international tourist arrivals and expenditure declined compared to 2008 by almost 4%. The organization also reports that the swine flu outbreak aggravated the crisis in some areas of the world, particularly the Americas. This thesis explores economic theories and links tourism to economic activity. It also studies the impact of both the ...