General overview
The research is an essential component of university education since they are both intertwined. CIRAME is a constituent component of the Faculty of Business and Commercial Sciences in the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), which was created in 2006 thanks to the efforts and initiatives of the Dean, F. Georges Azzi, the Doctoral School as well as the international partners. This research group was initially oriented towards the promotion of the young research teachers’ profile and work, through their participation in colloquiums, seminars, research and publication activities, such as the CEDRE projects and the AAFBA’s activities (Arab Association of the Faculties of Business Administration).

This responsibility being well mastered, the dean developed the CIRAME’s framework in order to whip in big research centers while respecting new international laws of scientific creation. It is also worth mentioning that the aforementioned Center develops instructions and applications related to the economic and social environment’s actors.

The CIRAME is run today by Dr. Thierry Levy-Tadjine, comprises 26 permanent researchers from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) and hosts about ten researchers from other universities.

The Mission of CIRAME
Mission – Vision – Values of CIRAME

Mission: The Research Center is a place for exchange and creation of collective knowledge through individual and collective researches. It offers to researchers a framework and means to question and promote their work and to contribute to scientific production. The center aims at producing “actionable” researches in Economy and Business aiming at improving the managerial practices and developing Economy and Business instructions.

Vision: Become the first Francophone pole (and the second Anglophone pole) of research in Business Sciences and Economy in Lebanon with an international recognition for our targeted thematic.

Values: Produce high level researches while respecting individual skills and aspirations; Cultivate the enthusiasm of the center’s members (since there’s no research without passion); Develop scientific rigor; Develop a research methodology for high level activities and serious publications; Share scientific ethics (refuse plagiarism, etc.)

Axes of research

CIRAME in the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik bring together research teachers from the Faculty of Business and Commercial Sciences as well as researchers in business and commercial and social sciences from other higher education institutions, on the national and international levels.

The institutional choice to integrate CIRAME is generated made because of the complementarities of profits and the mutualism of means.

CIRAME’s research programs take on the themes of the Master in Research and other professional masters in management sciences proposed by the Faculty of Business and Commercial Sciences, which are:

• Audit and Business Control
• Management of Small and Medium Enterprises and Entrepreneurship
• Enterprise’s Finance
• Market’s Finance
• Strategic analysis in marketing, management and human resources
• Sustainable development
• Governance
• Social Audit
• Economy

The Constitution of the research team – members
The skills of which the CIRAME is made up are characterized by the plurality of disciplines and geographical horizons. Such a variety represents a choice that goes in hand with the essential opening on the Arab and international environment alike.

Theoretically, the permanent teachers and Ph.D. students of the Faculty of Business and Commercial Sciences in the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik are titular researchers in the Research Centre. Substitute teachers can and are strongly encouraged to participate in the Center’s activities as associate-researchers, while researchers from other Lebanese structures that don’t command a research structure can also cooperate in the Center’s dynamic. The Center’s meetings host thereby researchers from the Lebanese University and from the ISAE.

CIRAME is therefore constituted out of 26 active titular researchers and 11 associate-researchers.

The National Center for Scientific Research

1. “The evaluation and management of risks related to the logistics of dangerous materials in Lebanon” – Project’s Director: Dr. Georges Azzi
2. “Controlling sustainable development in Lebanon: the Lebanese enterprises’ case” - Project’s Director: Dr. Elie Houkayem

The Higher Research Center

1. “The development of Beirut’s stock market – an action framework for the development of the economic cycle in Lebanon” - Project’s Director: Dr. Jean-François Verne
2. “Measure and accompany the performance of family enterprises in Lebanon” - Project’s director: Dr. Thierry Levy
3. “The creation of values and the interaction between the economic and the managerial governances (Lebanon’s case)” – Project’s Director: Dr. Charbel Karam
4. “The determinants of the strategic waking: the Lebanese enterprises’ case” – Project’s Director: Dr. Nehme Azoury
5. “The creation of a spread of convergences in the framework of the integration of new countries in the euro zone” – Project’s Director: Dr. Charbel Salloum
6. “Leadership style and organizational commitment in Lebanon”, Project’s Director: Dr. Georges Yahchouchi

The CEDRE project (Cooperation for the Evaluation and Development of Research)

1. “The Euro-Mediterranean relations. Social audit and improvement of enterprises and institutions”
   - The French Lab: Head of project: Mr. Franck Bournois, Paris II University
   - The Lebanese lab: Head of project: Mr. Nehme Azoury, The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK)
2. “The cultural stake in the international management of services, between adaptation and standardization”
   - The French Lab: Head of project: Mr. Jean Philipe, Paul Cezanne- Aix Marseille III University
   - The Lebanese lab: Head of project: Mr. Elie Basbous, The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK)

1. AZOURY Nehme
   • Articles
     SALLOUM C. and AZOURY N., « Gouvernance, stress financier et performance des entreprises, cas du Liban », La Revue des Sciences de Gestion (forthcoming)
     
     AZOURY N. (2009), “Debating the Crisis and Adapting the Syllabus - Business and Management Education and the Effects of the Credit Crunch”, Association of Business Schools (ABS) – Media Bulletin No 21, London
     
     SALLOUM C. and AZOURY N. (2009), « Détresse Financière et Gouvernance d’Entreprise, approche empirique », Revue Libanaise de Gestion et d’Economie, No 1
     
     SALLOUM C. and AZOURY N. (2008), « Evaluation du Secteur des Transports au Liban ».UNIMED- Italian Ministry of Transportation
     
     ABBOUD P., ASSAF E., AZOURY N. & EL-YAHCHOUHY G. (2005), « Les stratégies d’alliances entre les entreprises libanaises et les entreprises françaises”, Research Noteook, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Faculty of Business and Commercial SciencesColloquium
     
     AZOURY N. and SALLOUM C. (2009), « Gouvernance moderne des universités au Liban », International Colloquium of the Arab Association of the Faculties of Business Administration and the USEK Faculty of Business on the “Governance of Universities”, USEK, Lebanon, February 16 & 17 2009. CD-Rom
     
     Colloquiums
     AZOURY N. and SALLOUM C. (2009), « La gouvernance moderne des universités au Liban », International Colloquium of the Arab Association of the Faculties of Business Administration and the USEK Faculty of Business on the “Governance of Universities”, USEK, Lebanon, February 16 & 17 2009. CD-Rom
     
     GHOUL W. and AZOURY N. (2007), “University Education in Lebanon: The Reforms Needed in The Business Administration Field”, paper presented at the 2nd Islamic Economics Conference "Comprehensive and Balanced Development among Islamic Countries: Cooperation, Opportunities & Challenges", July, Malaysia
     
     GHOUL W., AZOURY N. and KARAM P. (2007), “Islamic Mutual Funds: How Do They Compare With Other Religiously?Based and Ethically?Based Mutual Funds?” paper presented at the IIUM International Conference on Islamic Banking & Finance, April, Malaysia
     
     GHOUL W. and AZOURY N. (2006), “The Competitive Disadvantages of Lebanese Exports in Today’s Global Environment”, paper presented at the Arab Business Organizations and Current Changes, August 1-2, 2006, Irbid National University, August, Jordan
     
     GHOUL W., AZOURY N. and KARAM P. (2006), “Shariah-Compliant Investments: Do We Currently Have the Appropriate Products Necessary for a Well-Diversified Portfolio”, paper presented at the Islamic Wealth Management: Issues, Prospects and Challenges, August, Malaysia
     
     GHOUL W. and AZOURY N. (2006), “Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs): A Tool for Helping Disadvantaged Communities in Developing Countries”, paper presented at the IAFEP 2006 13th Conference of the International Association for the Economics of Participation, July, Spain
     
     GHOUL W. and AZOURY N. (2006), “The Challenges Facing Business Administration at Some Universities in Lebanon”, paper presented at the Beirut Arab University Workshop about High Education Issues in Lebanon, February, Lebanon
     
     GHOUL W., AZOURY N. and KARAM C. (2005), “An Opportunity for Student Training: On-Campus Business Counseling Services”, paper presented at the Second Annual Business Administration Conference at USEK: Financial Policy and Auditing at Euro-Mediterranean Firms", November, Lebanon
2. AZZI Elie
   • Colloquium
     KARAM C. and AZZI E. (2009) "The Perception of Student Participation in the Governance of Universities: analysis of Lebanese case”, International Colloquium of the Arab Association of the Faculties of Business on the “Governance of Universities”, USEK, Lebanon, February 16 & 17 2009. CD-Rom
3. KARAM Charbel
   • Article
     KARAM C. (2009), "The Impact of Timely Succession Planning on a Firm's Continuity: Case of Lebanon", International Journal of Business and Globalization, Vol. 4, No 3
     
     GHOUL W., AZOURY N. and KARAM C. (2006), “Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs): An Opportunity for Student Training”, Arab Economic and Business Journal, N2, pp 103-109.
     
     Colloquiums
     KARAM C. and AZZI E. (2009) "The perception of student participation in the governance of universities: Analysis of Lebanese case”, International Colloquium of the Arab Association of the Faculties of Business on the “Governance of Universities”, USEK, Lebanon, February 16 & 17 2009. CD-Rom
     
     KARAM C. and GHOUL W. (2007), “The Impact of Succession Planning on Financial Performance in Family-Owned Firms: The Case of Lebanon”, paper presented at the European Business School 7th conference of the International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA), June, Germany.
     
     GHOUL W., AZOURY N. and KARAM C. (2005), “An Opportunity for Student Training: On-Campus Business Counseling Services”, paper presented at the Second Annual Business Administration Conference at USEK: Financial Policy and Auditing at Euro-Mediterranean Firms", November, Lebanon
     
     KARAM C. et KAHWAJI L., « Analyse des discours des gouvernants des banques en période de crise : l'exemple de la BSE », 16th International Scientific Conference organisée par le CNRS et la LAAS (Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science), du 13 au 15 novembre 2009
4. LEVY-TADJINE Thierry
   • Publications
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2008), « Action collective et entrepreneuriat: Proposition d'un cadre conceptuel pour appréhender l'entrepreneuriat en équipe », Revue Organisation et Territoires, Vol. 17, N° 2 (Summer), pp 57-62
     
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2008), with the collaboration of KHARROUBY A., « Y-a-t-il place pour un management singulièrement méditerranéen en contexte de globalisation ?, Instruction de la question à partir du cas des banques libanaises », Arab Economic & Business Review, 3
     
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2008), « Un essai sur les conventions constitutives des Sciences Economiques et des Sciences de Gestion », Vie et Sciences Economiques, No 178, March, p. 113-123
     
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2008), « A propos de la gouvernance entrepreneuriale : une modélisation LOGIT de la relation d’accompagnement », Revue Libanaise d’Economie et Gestion, Vol. 1, No 1. Online
     
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2007), «L’entrepreneuriat immigré et son accompagnement en France », Vie et Sciences Economiques, No 173, March, pp 31-45
     
     Chapters within books
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2009), with the collaboration of Robert Paturel, « Pouvoir et entrepreneuriat : des relations multiples… », in Stratégies et Pouvoirs, Mélanges en l’honneur de A.C. Martinet, Vuibert
     
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2008), with the collaboration of Robert Paturel, « Quelques réflexions succinctes sur l’enseignement de l’entrepreneuriat »; in Godefroy Kizaba, Entrepreneuriat et accompagnement ; outils, actions et paradigmes nouveaux, The Harmattan, Paris
     
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2008), with the collaboration of Robert Paturel, « De la validité scientifique des modélisations en Entrepreneuriat »; in Godefroy Kizaba, Entrepreneuriat et accompagnement ; outils, actions et paradigmes nouveaux, The Harmattan, Paris
     
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2008), « Le Liban est-il un mauvais élève du point de vue de la relation Université-Entrepreneuriat, Vol. 2, University Press of Nancy
     
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2007), with the collaboration of Robert Paturel, «Construire des ponts Nord-Sud par l’entrepreneuriat immigré », in Dynamiques entrepreneuriales et développement économique, ed. by R. Paturel, The Harmattan
     
     Book
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2008), « Témoin au Liban avec le Hezbollah », The Harmattan (ISBN : 978-2-296-06619-9, 130 pages)
     
     Colloquiums
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2009), with the collaboration of Robert Paturel, “Entrepreneuriat et Management Stratégique où le rêve d’Icare ?” A contribution to the entrepreneurial semantics accepted as lecture in the forthcoming colloquium of AIMS 2009, 3 – 5 July 2009, Grenoble
     
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2009), « Conventions et acadépreneurs au Coeur de la gouvernance universitaire », International Colloquium of the Arab Association of the Faculties of Business Administration and the USEK Faculty of Business about the “the University Governance”, USEK, Lebanon, February 16&17, 2009. CD-Rom
     
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2009), with the collaboration of Robert PATUREL, « Propositions exploratoires pour modéliser l’intention collective en contexte équipreneurial », Scientific Colloquium In Search of Intention: the imagination in the service of business, ESC Britain, Brest; January 29&30, 2009
     
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2008), with the collaboration of Robert PATUREL, « A plusieurs, Ensemble ou En commun ?, Proposition d’un cadre conceptuel et d’une typologie pour appréhender l’entrepreneuriat en équipe », lecture at CIFEPME 2008, October, Louvain. CD-Rom
     
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2008), « Chrétiens, chiites et athées : l’Espérance en partage », lecture in the colloquium « Trois religions, un seul homme » organized by the USEK Faculty of Philosophy, October
     
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2008), « Confrontation de l’offre et de la demande d’accompagnement de l’entrepreneuriat immigré à partir du discours des acteurs ”, lecture in the colloquium Language Economy and Business organized by the University of Paris-III-Sorbonne nouvelle, Paris, March 27, 2008
     
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2008), with the collaboration of Adnan MAALAOUI, « Actualités et enjeux des querelles épistémologiques en Sciences de Gestion », International Colloquium Firms’ Financing and Development Strategies, ISG of Sousse, February 22&23, 2008
     
     LEVY-TADJINE T. (2007), « Faut-il singulariser l’accompagnement entrepreneurial selon les publics ?, Résultats et Discussions issus d’une recherche-action et de la pratique d’une Boutique de Gestion ”, lecture presented during the Day of Research of Entrepreneurship Academy, organized by the ESC Chambery, March 27, 2007
5. SALLOUM Charbel
   • Articles
     SALLOUM C. and AZOURY N., « Gouvernance, stress financier et performance des entreprises, cas du Liban », La Revue des Sciences de Gestion, (forthcoming)
     
     SALLOUM C. and AZOURY N. (2009), « Détresse Financière et Gouvernance d’Entreprise, approche empirique », Revue Libanaise de Gestion et d’Economie, No 1
     
     SALLOUM C. and AZOURY N. (2008), « Evaluation du Secteur des Transports au Liban ».UNIMED- Italian Ministry of Transportation
     
     Colloquium
     AZOURY N. and SALLOUM C. (2009), « La gouvernance moderne des universités au Liban », International Colloquium of the Arab Association of the Faculties of Business Administration and the USEK Faculty of Business, on the “University Governance”, USEK, Lebanon, February 16 -17, 2009. CD-Rom
6. VERNE Jean-François
   • Articles
     VERNE J.F., «Le financement de la protection sociale : une comparaison France-Liban », Revue Libanaise de Gestion et d’Economie, www.religec.com, ISSN 1999-7620 (forthcoming)
     
     VERNE J.F. et MENHEM N. (2009) « La modélisation de l’économie sociale et solidaire au Liban », termpaper, Publication of USEK with the contest of the Lebanese CNRS, 113 pages
     
     VERNE J.F. (2009) « Un essai de modélisation de l’impact des modes de gouvernance syndicale sur la taxation des salaires », Revue Libanaise de Gestion et d’Economie, www.religec.com, ISSN 1999-7620, No 1
     
     VERNE J.F. (2009) « L’impact des aides publiques sur le comportement stratégique d’un duopole : l’exemple d’Airbus et de Boeing », Arab Economic Business Journal, publication of USEK, ISSN 1992-21132, No 4, pp. 22-29
     
     VERNE J.F. (2008), «Subventions à la production et comportements stratégiques dans une situation de concurrence duopolistique », La Revue des Sciences de Gestion, No 230, March - April, pp. 45-52
     
     VERNE J.F. (2006), «Le partage équitable de la valeur ajoutée : un facteur de bonne gouvernance pour l’entreprise », La Revue des Sciences de Gestion, No 219, May-June, pp. 143-151
7. YAHCHOUCHI Georges
   • Articles
     YAHCHOUCHI G. (2009), “Employees Perceptions of Lebanese Managers Leadership Styles and Organizational Commitment”, International Journal of Leadership studies, Vol. 4, N° 2
     
     YAHCHOUCHI G. (2006), « Valeur ajoutée par les parties prenantes et création de valeur de l'entreprise », La Revue des Sciences de Gestion, Direction et Gestion N°224-225, p. 85
     
     ABBOUD P., ASSAF E., AZOURY N. & EL-YAHCHOUHY G. (2005), « Les stratégies d’alliances entre les entreprises libanaises et les entreprises françaises”, Research Noteook, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Faculty of Business and Commercial Sciences

The Lebanese Magazine of Business and Economy is a specialized electronic magazine that started circulating on the web in 2008. It is available on http://www.religec.org.

This magazine is partially funded by the Francophone University Agency (AUF) and has already signed partnership agreements with Research and Training Units (UFR) of French Universities such as the Administration Institute of Corse’s Enterprises and the University of Bourgogne. It has as well other partners such as the Magazine of Management Sciences, Direction and Business which is a specialized magazine created in 1965.

This electronic magazine of the Faculty of Business and Commercial Sciences in the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik aims at improving knowledge and informing the scientific community about the management and governance techniques in the Middle East in general and in Lebanon in particular. It will have recourse as well to comparative analysis regarding methods of management and settlement of economic and social problems between countries of the Middle East and other developed countries of the OCDE including France. This comparison will therefore integrate disciplines proper to business, economic sciences and intercultural management; integrating the cultural dimension will facilitate the exchange of knowledge between countries and allow confronting various experiences regarding enterprise governance and public governance. These magazine articles will be only written in French by Lebanese and foreign authors and the scientific committee will be formed out of Lebanese teachers and researchers specialized in the discussed themes as well as francophone professors and researchers, which will promote the magazine’s credibility.

The selection of articles by the reading committee of the Lebanese Magazine of Business and Economy is very strict; exactly like other specialized magazines, the scientific objectivity is respected since the authors proposing articles don’t know the evaluators, and the evaluators aren’t informed of the sources of the articles which are presented to them. After having evaluated the article, the reading committee gives a ruling in three ways:

• Motivated rejection of the article
• Approval of the article that will be published after the review of the wording committee (namely with respect to the format).
• Approval of the article based on the content, while the format is to be rethought. In this case, the article is corrected by the author- if he accepts to do so, in a reasonable deadline – and submitted once again as if it was a new one.

It is worth mentioning that the manuscripts proposed to the Lebanese Magazine of Business and Economy shouldn’t be published in any other specialized magazine.

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