Business & Public administration
Dr. Dima Jamali is Professor of Management and Kamal Shair Endowed Chair in Responsible Leadership in the Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut. She holds a PhD in Social Policy and Administration, from the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK. Her research and teaching revolve primarily around Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Social Entrepreneurship (SE). She is the author and/or editor of three books (CSR in the Middle East; SE in the Middle East; and CSR in Developing Countries), and over 50 international publications, focusing on different aspects of CSR and SE in the Middle East all appearing in top journals, including Journal of Business Ethics, Business Ethics Quarterly and British Journal of Management. She is the winner of the 2010 Shoman Prize for best young Arab researcher and a member of the Eisenhower Fellows, a global network of leading professionals committed to collaborate for a more prosperous, just and peaceful world.
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The Importance of Social Capital for Women Entrepreneurs in LebanonIn summary, the study showed that the Lebanese culture poses challenges when it comes to access of beneficial business networks for women entrepreneurs. Lack of trust between business owners and clients and between employers and employees was one of the biggest mentioned problems. Moreover, although .. |
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Constraints and Opportunities Facing Women Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries: A Relational PerspectivePurpose – This purpose of the paper to examine the interplay of constraints and opportunities affecting female entrepreneurship in developing countries. The paper integrates salient micro‐ and macro‐level perspectives and provides a rounded account of opportunities and constraints as part of a holis .. |
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Convergence Versus Divergence of CSR in the Middle EastThis paper capitalizes on an institutional perspective to analyze corporate social responsibility (CSR) orientations in the Lebanese context. Specifically, the paper compiles a new theoretical framework drawing on a multi-level model of institutional flows by Scott (Institutions and organizations: i .. |
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CSR Orientations of Small-Medium and Family Owned EnterprisesSmall business social responsibility (SBSR) related research is rapidly increasing in quantity but is found in divergent literatures and disciplines. It is time to offer a comprehensive review that identifies, synthesises, and integrates previous research, and highlights the knowledge gaps and the w .. |
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Changing management paradigms: Implications for educational institutionsPurpose – The greatest competitive challenge facing companies today is said to be embracing change. The business environment is in constant flux and companies must grapple with a host of new realities. This backdrop of change has catalyzed a reassessment of traditional managerial concepts and practi .. |
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Success and Failure Mechanisms of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Developing Countries: Insights From the Lebanese ContextThe concept of public private partnerships (PPPs) has attracted worldwide attention and acquired a new resonance in the context of developing countries. PPPs are increasingly heralded as an innovative policy tool for remedying the lack of dynamism in traditional public service delivery. However PPPs .. |
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Corporate social responsibility in the context of developing countriesGiven the rising interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) globally, its local expressions are as varied as they are increasingly visible in both developed and developing countries. This paper presents a multilevel review of the literature on CSR in developing countries and highlights the ke .. |