Josiane Fahed-Sreih
Country: 
Lebanon
Associated organisations: 
Alumni association of the American University of Beirut
Company
Professions: 
Consultant
Educator
Field(s) of expertise: 
Business
Entrepreneurship
Governance
Management
Networking
Areas of Impact: 
Quality Education

Personal information

Josiane Fahed-Sreih
Associate Professor of Management

Contact information (Private)

+961 3 811411

Contact information (Work)

Lebanese American University
+96 1 9547254 Ext 2348
+961 3411811

Community/Lebanon Impact

  • I have helped family businesses address their succession planning and conflict issues, while emphasizing proper governance plans to protect and guide the continuity of private sector companies and family businesses.
  • Chairperson of the Management Department, Director Institute of Family and Entrepreneurial Business at LAU.

Work history

Previous Professions: 
  • Associate Professor of Management (tenured), 2005 - present, Lebanese American University.
  • Chairman of the Board, 2009 - present, Supervalue- Lebanon.
  • Management Consultant, 2005 - present, Consulting Projects International and Sreih Partners.
  • I was a pioneer in addressing topics of Corporate Governance and Family Business management in Lebanon and the Middle East. I founded the first Institute of Family Business Management in Lebanon and the Middle East and the First Family Business Network. I have helped family businesses address their succession planning and conflict issues, while emphasizing proper governance plans to protect and guide the continuity of private sector companies and family businesses.
  • Family Business Fellow Member FFI.

Major Achievements

Publications (Books, Articles, Reports, etc.): 

Books:

  • Fahed-Sreih, J. (2018). How to Manage your Family Business: The 10 Imperatives for Success. Cambridge scholars Publishing- Forthcoming.
  • Fahed-Sreih, J. (2018). Conflict in Family Businesses: Conflict Models and Practices. Palgrave Publishing.
  • Fahed-Sreih, J., & Pistrui, D. (in press). Towards an understanding of Islam and Muslim entrepreneurship in the Middle East. In W. Wojciech Gasparski, L. Ryan, & S. Kwiatkowski (Eds.), Entrepreneurship: Values and Responsibility. New Jersey: Transaction, Inc.
  • Fahed-Sreih, J. (2009). An exploratory study on a new corporate governance mechanism: Evidence from small family firms. Management Research News. 32 (1), 50-61.
  • Fahed-Sreih, J., Huang, W., Pistrui, D., & Welsch, H. (2009). Family contributions to entrepreneurial development in Lebanon. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 17 (3), 248-261.
  • Fahed-Sreih, J. (2008). A perspective on corporate governance in Lebanese family businesses. In V. Gupta (Ed.), Family business models around the world. Punjagutta: the Icfai University press.
  • Fahed-Sreih, J. (2004). Facts and figures concerning family business in Lebanon. Arlington, Texas: Franklin Publishing.

Articles:

  • Sreih, Josiane Fahed/ Lussier, Robert N/ Sonfield, Matthew C. (2019). Differences in Management Styles, Levels of Profitability and Performance across Generations in Family Businesses. Journal of Organizational Change Management.
  • Kassar, A./ El Gammal, W. (2017). Engagement of Family Members, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility in Family Owned Enterprises. Journal of Organizational Change Management. Managing Organizational Change in Emerging Markets. Vol.31, No.1.
  • Capodaglio, Allesandro/ Iacoviello, Giuseppina/ Neri, Gianpaolo (2017). Family Business. From an informally managed and unstructured Model to a structured, formally managed larger Enterprise. Corporate Ownership and Control Journal. Vol.15, Issue 1.
  • Kassar, A. (2017). Strategic Planning, Performance and Innovative Capabilities of non- Family Members in Family Businesses. International Journal of Innovation Management. Vol. 21, No. 7. 
  • Kassar, A. (2018). Human Recourse Management and Innovative capabilities of non-family employees on the performance of Family Businesses moderated by Strategic Planning and Governance Practices. Journal of Promotion Management. Vol 24, No.5, pp. 1-23.
  • Khalife, J. (2017). Guiding the Governance System for the Future using Dynamic Modeling Techniques. International Journal of Corporate Governance. Vol.8, No.1.
  • Family Businesses and Management Styles: A Cluster Analysis Approach. Contemporary Management Research Journal (Ranked B)Accepted for publication.
  • Maalouf, N. (2016). Determinants of Effective Succession in Family Businesses and their influence on Decision Making. International Journal of Work Organization and Emotion. Vol. 7 No 4.
  • Assaker, G./ Hallak, R. (2016). Entrepreneurial experience, support for community and enterprise performance. A study of family businesses in Lebanon. Contemporary Management Research Journal. Vol. 12, No. 4.

 

Major achievements: 
  • Member of four Boards of Directors, 2007 - present (three as a shareholder and one as an independent advisor).
  • Founder of the first academic institute for family businesses in Lebanon and the Middle East.
Exhibitions, lectures & performances: 
  • Key Note Speaker 
Fellowships: 
  • FFI
Others: 
  • NACD /OECD

Accomplishments

Awards: 
  • Family Business Award, 2007.
  • Winner of many awards worldwide and namely the International Family Business Award.

Competences & Skills

Field(s) of Expertise: 
  • Family Business Management
  • Corporate Governance
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Women and Leadership
Languages: 
  • Arabic
  • French
  • English