Throughout the war period in Lebanon, the apple refrigeration industry suffered from destruction and disorganization. After the war, the reconstruction plans did not include this industry. Therefore, a chaotic construction of small non-developed refrigerators took place in different regions based on the financial interests of the owners. Further, the quality of results in apple refrigeration was and continues to be a conflicting issue between the owners of the refrigerators and their clients. This study provides a survey and an evaluation of apple refrigeration and focuses on the gaps and short ...

The research is a study of privatization: concepts and types. Also, it explains deeply the rationale behind privatization and the conditions for the success of the process. After this, it comes to some examples of privatization in different countries and cultures: Industrial Countries, Western Economies, Economies in Transitions, Developing Countries, Central and Eastern Europe, and especially in Lebanon. This project may not have all the answers to our existing problems. However, it gives ideas and recommendations that could be useful in any country especially Lebanon.

The occurrence of mergers and acquisitions is not new in the United States. American companies have become accustomed since the late 1880's to such activities. Yet, nowadays, consolidations have become more important both in dollar vollume and number. Corporations are making use of mergers and acquisitions as a tool to be more competitive in our fast changing world where advanced technology and globalization are affecting everything. The US banking industry is a major constituent of the consolidations taking place and which resulted in the occurrence of important mutations in the sector over the ...

As Lebanon's larger banks tap the international markets to increase their capital and long - term resources, the gap between small group of internationally active institutions and the general run of small, mainly family - owned banks continue to grow. Like their larger competitors, Lebanon's smaller banks need to raise capital resources to survive in an increasingly competitive market. In the last few years the Central Bank has encouraged mergers between smaller institutions and the acquisitions of small banks by larger ones. It has put pressure on smaller institutions by raising minimum capital ...

The objective of this study is to determine bank employees' preferences for intrinsic and extrinsic job factors in their present job' or when choosing a new job. Theoretical information on the role of motivation was obtained from published books and articles. Then a study was done on Lebanon taking a sample of 100 employees from various banks. This study was supported by a statistical approach. Finally, findings and recommendations were reported stressing upon the effect of rewarding employees according to their productivity.

With the beginning of the new millennium and after witnessing the globalization era, we cannot but continuously look and identify opportunities to ensure product continuation. The market is becoming more and more competitive especially that consumers are becoming more knowledgeable about what they purchase and what they consume. Moreover, with all the economic challenges Lebanon is facing, the consumers are becoming demanding regarding each and every product in the market. The purchasing decision for many consumers is not based on the brand name anymore but rather its affordability. the amount ...

This thesis will be a study of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in the United States of America, with some comparison to the SME business sector in the third world countries, such as Lebanon. The study will focus on developing a Management Model for the small business enterprise using state of the art software and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency. It will also include some analysis to minimize the risk and to compete locally and globally. Finally, the study will include hypothetical cases of applying the model to start new small business as well as an application ...