Josiane Fahed-Sreih
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
She has helped family businesses address their succession planning and conflict issues, emphasizing proper governance plans to protect and guide the continuity of private sector companies and family businesses.
Work history
Previous Professions:
- Chair of the Board, since 2009, Supervalio - Lebanon.
- Associate Professor of Management (Tenured), since 2005, Lebanese American University.
- Consultant in Management, since 2005, Consulting Projects International and Sreih Partners.
- Pioneer in Corporate Governance and Family Business Management in Lebanon and the Middle East. Founded the first Institute of Family Business Management and the First Family Business Network in the region. Assisted family businesses with succession planning, conflict resolution, and governance to ensure continuity.
- 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.
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