Dr. Elsa Abboud
Assistant Professor and Director of the Institute of Human Resource Management
Biography
Dr. Elsa Abboud is an assistant professor of management and the Director of the Institute of Human Resources Management. She holds a Ph.D. in Management and a master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Paris Panthéon Assas University.
Dr. Abboud possesses professional experience in both academia and industry, bringing a unique blend of academic insight and practical expertise to her role. She teaches a range of human resources and management courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, consistently linking theory to real-world practice and equipping students with a comprehensive understanding of human resources and organizational management.
Teaching Interests
- Human Resource Management
- Talent Acquisition
- Talent Development
- Performance Management
- Leadership
- Strategic Management
- Organizational Behavior
Research Interests
- Sustainability
- Equality
- Diversity
- Leadership
- Entrepreneurship
Selected Publications
Dsouza, S., Nasseredine, H., Abboud, E., Said, D. S., & Dzenopoljac, V. (2025). Comparative analysis of intellectual capital models: Enhancing financial performance and market value in S&P 500 firms. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 12, 102179.
ElBayaa, N., Alzoubi, Y. I., & Abboud, E. (2025). The mediation effect of trust and justice on the relationship between servant leadership and employee job satisfaction: an empirical findings from private universities in Kuwait. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 17(4), 1196-1212.
Athari, S. A., Saliba, C., Abboud, E., & El-Bayaa, N. (2024). Examining the Quadratic Impact of Sovereign Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices on Firms’ Profitability: New Insights from the Financial Industry in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries. Sustainability, 16(7), 2783.
Conferences
Efremov, L., & Abboud, E. (2025). Factors Underlying Mobile Phone Segmentation among Older Adults: Restart and Update. In Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health VI: Volume 2: Biomechanics, Occupational Psychosociology and New Trends (pp. 255-266). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
Abboud, E., & Al Hajj, F. (2023, May). Sectarianism in Management: Effect of Religious Affiliation on Career Development Opportunities in Lebanon. In International Scientific Conference on Business and Economics (pp. 603-618). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.