Rania Uwaydah Mardini Urges Students to be Life-Long Learners
Following her late father’s advice, Professor Rania Uwaydah Mardini lives by the motto, “Always associate yourself with the best.” Graduating with distinction from the American University of Beirut in 1996, Uwaydah Mardini completed her MBA in 1999, also at AUB. Uwaydah Mardini joined AUB in 2003, and has been working as a full-time instructor in the Finance, Accounting, and Managerial Economics...
Dr. Priyan Khakhar: “It’s About the Questions”
Schools are only as good as the teachers representing them, and Dr. Priyan Khakhar, a vibrant and charismatic assistant professor of marketing at the Olayan School of Business, joined the ranks of the university because he saw a school with emerging potential. Dr. Khakhar, a faculty member since 2008, pointed out that pre- and post-accreditation, OSB was presented challenges and opportunities, and...
AUB Professors Receive the Abdul Hameed Shoman Award
Two professors from the American University of Beirut (AUB) recently received the prestigious Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Young Arab Researchers for the year 2010. Dima Jamali, associate professor and chairwoman of the Management, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship Track at the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB), and Dr. Habib A. Dakik, professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology, were...
OSB Professors Compiling Foundational Text on CSR in Middle East
Recognition and implementation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is growing in Lebanon. To increase awareness about CSR and build a stronger platform for its practice in Lebanon and the Middle East, Dr. Dima Jamali and Dr. Yusuf Sidani are co-editing a text on CSR in the Middle East that is scheduled to be published by Palgrave in 2012. According...
Krzysztof Fleszar: “Operations Has Much to Offer in Lebanon”
A graduate in Computer Science Engineering, it came as a surprise that Dr. Krzysztof Fleszar found his calling in teaching courses in business education. Dr. Fleszar (pronounced “flesh-r”) is currently an Associate Professor at the Olayan School of Business. Dr. Fleszar graduated from Warsaw University of Technology in Poland with a Master’s...
Dr. Lina Daouk: "OSB Is the Big Deal at AUB"
Now entering her second year as an assistant professor of management at the Olayan School Of Business (OSB), Dr. Lina Daouk brings a wealth of experience to the business school. An expert in the field of organizational behavior, Dr. Daouk is part of a team of management specialists who are aiming to revitalize the management track at the OSB. Dr. Lina...
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