Firms attempting to seize new business opportunities for growth through foreign market investments often face complex strategic decisions. The complex international environment is affected by diverse variables, creating risks that are not encountered in the domestic market. This study investigates both country-specific and market-specific factors that should he studied before the expansion strategy is implemented, and formulates a risk assessment and decision making model, applied to the Middle East region in particular. Thus the research hypothesis states the following: This model provides ...

The dissertation studies the relationship between art and human rights in post-apartheid South Africa. The conducted research reveals the role that art plays towards the human rights in the new South African nation emerging from the oppressive regime of apartheid. In some cases, post-apartheid South African art plays a positive role towards the human rights mission. These cases include highlighting the sexist-racist oppression that black women experienced during apartheid and engaging in the transitional justice of South Africa from apartheid to democracy. In other cases, post-apartheid South ...

The concept of Collective security was created to oversee that human rights and global peace are maintained in this ongoing struggled for power. As an organization, the United Nations was created to manage collective security in order to prevent global conflict. The notion of peace keeping was created as one of the counter solutions to any threat to global peace. Peace keeping operations constitute a compromise between peaceful settlement and joint imposition. Knowing the theoretical context and framework of the United Nations' Chapter Six and Chapter Seven is a must for a better knowledge of ...

Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to find the best restructuring scenario for Lebanon through simulating what if analysis for local and external debts by taking an assumption of haircut percentages. These scenarios are taken at different estimates of the exchange rates. Additionally, this thesis will put in place reforms and recommendations aiming at promoting the neutralized sectors hoping to resolve the falling economy. Design/methodology/approach: To reach our purpose, we designed a unique regression model for USD/LBP exchange rate estimates since the official, pegged rate of 1,507.5 ...

The 19th Century witnessed a new era in Arabic Literature. After a long period of mental stagnation, a great desire for learning emerged. The West started to gain interest in Eastern Literature, which triggered closer relations between the Arab countries and other European nations. This approach paved the way for the Renaissance, which intended to achieve a drastic positive change. The East also started to appreciate Western Literature; this led to a reform in hope to limit ignorance. This openness to other civilizations sparked authors’ desires to bridge the gap between East and West. Gibran ...

Since the last decade of the 20th century, the market of luxury goods has witnessed a steady growth globally. The brands’ owners are giving greater attention to the phenomenon of luxury consumption. This thesis presents an insight into the determinants of the consumers’ behavior and their purchasing targets and needs towards luxury fashion brands and products, such as Christian Dior, Chanel, Hermes, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Versace, among others, and their relative importance. There are several studies that have tested the consumers’ purchasing behavior, while only few studies surveyed and ...

Background: Diabetes is a major health disease reaching epidemic levels in the Middle East Regions. It is associated with many complications that have an adverse effect on patient’s quality of life. Nutrition therapy is essential, where dietary modification and improved dietary habits are important for its management and control. Objective: This study aimed to assess the adherence to dietary recommendations of adult patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) diagnosed since at least one year residing in north Lebanon and to explore factors associated with this adherence. Methods: A cross-sectional ...

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate and describe the effect of the downsizing strategy on the Lebanese Banking sector and how employee performance is affected during this period. For that, primary data is collected and analyzed in order to elaborate and test the hypotheses. To conduct our research, a deductive quantitative research was used using a questionnaire distributed online and answered by Lebanese banking sector employees. The data obtained from 101 individuals was analyzed using SPSS to test the hypotheses and answer the research questions. The findings obtained highlight that ...

In the field of the application of the CSR into the Gambling industry, interests are taking recently a higher attention from researchers’ perspectives for futures studies. The application of CSR practices is approached directly through the importance of customer loyalty with a revisit intention often serving as a key indicator of loyalty. In other words, customers’ perceptions will be adopted in a way to understand how the Casino du Liban establishes a climate of a responsible gambling and ensure a better accountable image for its entity. The study relies on a quantitative method. Its purpose ...

According to the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the office of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the impact of the deep economic and financial crisis hitting Lebanon, the Covid 19 Pandemic and most recently the Beirut Blast are affecting migrant workers on all aspects and pushing many to the brink. Therefore, we are witnessig illegal immigration through many ways, resulting high and dangerous risks on the migrants’ lives. With the support of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and as a responsible filmmaker who believes that ...