Accession of Lebanon to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI): Lessons Learned, Analysis, and Legal Aspects of Accession

توصي هذه الورقة بانضمام جمهورية لبنان إلى مبادرة الشفافية في مجال الصناعات الاستخراجية (EITI) إذ يستفيد لبنان من هذه الأخيرة من حيث الشفافية في القطاع الصناعي مما يخدم المصلحة العامة. كما تسهم مبادرة الشفافية في مجال الصناعات الاستخراجية (EITI) في تحسين الاقتصاد اللبناني والمساءلة من خلال تمكين المجتمعات وبناء علاقة بين الدولة والمجتمع المدني. كما تسهم مبادرة الشفافية في مجال الصناعات الاستخراجية (EITI) في بناء سمعة موثوق بها للبنان مما يجعل منه بيئة جاذبة للمستثمرين.This policy paper recommends that Lebanon should join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The EITI can benefit Lebanon by providing transparency in Lebanon’s industrial sector, which serves the public interest. It further could improve Lebanon’s economy and accountability by empowering communities and forming a relationship between government and civil society. The EITI also can help in building a trustworthy reputation for Lebanon, making Lebanon an appealing environment for investors

Supply chain resilience under economic-political risk: A case of developing economy

The aim of this study was to identify enablers of supply chain resilience to economic-political risks and establish the relationships among them using interpretive structural modelling. A comprehensive review of the literature was followed by input from experts from industry and academia to develop a hierarchical model. Cross-impact matrix multiplication applied to classification (MICMAC) analysis was used to classify enablers into four categories. The results identified key variables that would help develop resilient supply chains to successfully mitigate economic-political risks in a developing economy under a blockade. The study contributes to literature on supply chain resilience by studying it in a new context and under a previously unexplored influence. 2022 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.. All rights reserved.Rana Sobh is a Professor of Marketing at the College of Business and Economics at Qatar University. She received her PhD in Marketing from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, in 2006. During her work at the Qatar University, she received several grants from Qatar National Research Fund. Her work in the area of consumer culture theory and international marketing communication was published in reputable international journals.Scopu

Prioritization of supply chain reconfiguration variables using balanced score card and analytic network process

Supply chain reconfiguration has emerged as a key variable that determines the capability of supply chain to adjust itself in wake of risks or dynamic business environment. However, supply chain reconfiguration is dependent on several variables that need to be prioritized to focus resources for improvement. The study reported in this paper proposes a multi-criteria decision approach to prioritize the variables associated with supply chain reconfiguration. The novelty of the proposed model lies in its capability to integrate the dimensions of balance scorecard and analytic network process. The proposed model is evaluated for a case supply chain from retail sector. 2020, International Forum of Management Scholars. All rights reserved.RanaSobh is a Professor of Marketing at the College of Business and Economics at Qatar University. She received a PhD in Marketing from the University of Auckland, New Zealand in 2006. During her work at Qatar University, Dr. Sobh received several grants from Qatar National Research Fund. Her work in the area of Consumer Culture Theory and international marketing communication was published in reputable international journals.Scopu

Antecedents and consequences of supply chain resilience and reconfiguration: an empirical study in an emerging economy

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is twofold: to investigate the antecedents of resilience and to highlight the importance of resilience in achieving reconfiguration in supply chains. Design/methodology/approach: This paper draws on literature on supply chain resilience and collects data from 253 companies in Qatar to understand the influence of the antecedents of supply chain resilience and the impact of resilience on reconfiguration using partial least squares structural equation modeling. Findings: The findings show that antecedents like risk management culture, agility and collaboration positively affect the supply chain resilience. Further, the study establishes that companies can leverage their supply chain resilience to reconfigure supply chain in case of disruptions. Practical implications: This study is important for supply chain managers in Qatar, as the country faced major disruption of supply chains in wake of the blockade imposed by its neighbors with which it had the only land route and maximum trade. The findings from this study should aid mangers in developing resilient supply chains. Originality/value: This paper highlights the role of supply chain resilience in achieving reconfiguration. Further, novelty of the work reported in this paper lies in its context where supply chains recently faced actual disruptions.Scopu

A systematic mapping review exploring 10 years of research on supply chain resilience and reconfiguration

Supply chain resilience and reconfiguration are emerging disciplines that allow supply chains to recover from events and quickly return to normal or equilibrium levels of operations. This paper aims to provide a systematic mapping review to classify studies on supply chain resilience and reconfiguration. In total, 286 studies published between January 2009 and May 2019 were identified, of which 94 were selected for review. The analysis provided a number of thematic areas: descriptive view of the selected articles; geographical areas; type of research; research methods; and supply chain resilience enablers and reconfiguration characteristics. The major significance of this study is to provide an assessment of the state of existing knowledge on supply chain resilience and reconfiguration and to suggest future research directions. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first systematic mapping study conducted on supply chain resilience and reconfiguration literature.Open Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library.Scopu

Qualité de vie au travail des directions et directions adjointes d’établissement scolaire en France et au Québec: Symposium - Travail, leadership, santé et compétences des directions d’établissement d’enseignement postpandémie

International audienceLes invitations au développement de la qualité de vie au travail fleurissent dans de nombreux contextes. Ce surgissement est accompagné du souci du bien-être au travail et de l’épanouissement des professionnels, jusqu’à l’invitation au « bonheur professionnel » (Illouz et Cabanas, 2018). La complexification croissante des situations professionnelles explique en partie cette préoccupation institutionnelle car elle peut entraîner une sur présence et une sur sollicitation, sources potentielles de souffrance au travail. Dans le cadre de cette communication, nous nous intéressons plus particulièrement à la santé et à la qualité de vie au travail des directions et directions adjointes d’établissement scolaire en France et au Québec. Nous présenterons les premiers résultats de l’enquête quantitative menée au Québec et en France, entre octobre 2022 et février 2023, par le Groupe de recherche interrégional sur l’organisation du travail des directions d’établissement d’enseignement du Québec (GRIDE)

School Principals’ Challenge and Hindrance Demands: A Two-Sample Study

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School Principals’ Challenge and Hindrance Demands : A Two-Sample Study

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Note éditoriale: Initio, 9(1) « Changements et adaptations »

International audienceSi les changements et les adaptations sont au cœur de tous les domaines d’exercice, l’enseignement demeure un contexte de travail particulièrement tributaire de l’environnement social dans lequel il s’inscrit. Depuis Durkheim (1990), la sociologie de l’éducation interroge l’existence d’effets de contextes en analysant les caractéristiques de l’environnement social (p. ex., milieu scolaire, groupes d’appartenance, stratégies familiales) à la fois sur les aspirations et la réussite des apprenant·es (Wilson, 1959; Coleman, 1966). Alors que certaines adaptations peuvent être circonscrites à un milieu particulier, d’autres sont le reflet de conjonctures internationales, de mouvements sociaux massifs, de changements de paradigmes de fond ou encore d’évaluations technologiques