Role of SMEs in Lebanese Economy
Journal of Economics and Management Sciences, 1(2), 78
doi.org/10.30560/jems.v1n2p78 Research
Research
My research interests sit where management scholarship meets the businesses that rarely get studied: small and medium enterprises, their economic role, and the strategic and operational decisions their owners actually face. Alongside published work, most of my research activity is applied — market assessments, feasibility analysis and business research done for clients — and supervisory, guiding graduate students through their own projects.
- 1 peer-reviewed publication
- 1 doctoral dissertation — management in the private and public sectors
- 2 institutions where graduate research and capstone projects are supervised
Research interests
Where management scholarship meets the businesses that rarely get studied
- Small and medium enterprises and their economic role
- Entrepreneurship and SME development
- Comparative management in the public and private sectors
- Strategic management and strategic planning
- Business operations and process improvement
- Feasibility analysis and business planning
- Higher-education leadership, curriculum design and outcome-based education
- Evidence-based decision making in management
Peer-reviewed publication
Published research on the subject the practice is built around
03 · Doctoral research
2006
The American International University, Los Angeles
Management in the private and public sectors: a comparative study
A comparison of the characteristics of management and how they are implemented in private and public sector organisations, structured around a historical overview of management functions and levels, an analysis of the differences and similarities between the two sectors, original research, and recommendations — with the weight of the argument on the differences.
Applied and business research
Research done for clients, with the same discipline
Most of my research work has been done for clients rather than for journals, and it uses the same discipline: define the question, gather evidence that can bear weight, and reach a conclusion someone can act on.
- Market assessments and market research for SME clients
- Feasibility studies
- Competitive and industry analysis supporting positioning decisions
- Financial forecasting and business modelling
- Organisational reviews identifying efficiency and profitability improvements
- Long-range planning and organisational assessment
- Survey and questionnaire design
05 · Student research supervision
Front-loaded on purpose
3
weeks in which most projects that go wrong, go wrong
At the Islamic University of Lebanon I supervised graduate projects in research design, data analysis and academic writing, and as department head I ran structured peer review of graduate research proposals across the faculty. At the University of Niagara Falls Canada I supervise graduate capstone projects.
My supervision is front-loaded on purpose. Most projects that go wrong go wrong in the first three weeks — a question too broad to answer, or data that turns out not to exist. Getting the question right is most of the work.
Conferences attended
Participation, not presentation
- 3rd International Management Conference — Strategic Management of Information Technology: Enabling E-Government & Organizations of the Future
- International Management Conference — Knowledge Management: Principles, Strategies and Applications
- Electronic Commerce Seminar