Expeditors’ Rommel Saber Lays Down the Leadership ABC’s
In the face of accelerating change and unpredictability, pressure mounts on today’s leaders to perform, but the increasing importance of ethical initiatives and the means not the end ensures this pressure is handled ethically. Mr. Rommel Saber, President of the Europe, Africa, Near Middle East and Indian Subcontinent region at Expeditors International, discussed the importance of ethical leadership...
Partnership for Lebanon and Cisco: Promoting Development Post-War
By Dr. Dima Jamali Following the July 2006 war in Lebanon, the Partnership for Lebanon (PFL) was formed in September 2006, appointing Salam Yamout as Project Manager. The PFL was a partnering initiative joining the efforts of five U.S. companies, namely Cisco Systems, Intel Corporation, Ghafari Inc., Occidental Petroleum, and Microsoft. After the July 2006 war in Lebanon, George W. Bush called on the...
Sustainability in the Arab World, the Aramex Way
By Dr. Dima Jamali Aramex, a leading provider in the logistics and transportation solutions sector, headquartered in Amman, Jordan, and established in 1982, is a leader in the region in terms of internalizing and institutionalizing strategic CSR and sustainability. Fadi Ghandour, founder and CEO, instilled values of CSR and sustainability from the onset, and disseminated these core principles throughout...
Call for Summer 2011 Internship Partners
The Internship and Placement Office at the Olayan School of Business has initiated the process of contacting companies for Internship Allocation purposes for the Summer of 2011. All BBA students must successfully complete the internship requirement (BUSS 245) as part of the OSB BBA curriculum. The internship takes place in the summer term (2011) directly...
OSB and Aramex Promote Executive Education in the Workplace
Corporate partnerships are key in developing and maintaining any business; developing these kind of relationships is equally important for business schools as well. The Olayan School of Business (OSB) already has several global partnerships, but one of the primary relationships that OSB has developed recently is with Aramex, a worldwide transportation...
The Role of Quality in Building a Global Business: Said Darwazah
As part of the Leadership Series, the Olayan School of Business hosted Said Darwazah, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC on Thursday, March 25, 2010. “Your ceiling is your imagination. If you dream it, you can get there.” Darwazah spent his high school years in the International College in Beirut. Following his graduation,...
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