Dr. Josiane Fahed-Sreih

Chairperson of the Management Studies Department and an associate professor of management

jsreih@lau.edu.lb
Ext. 2348
AKSOB 1603
LAU Beirut 

Frem Civic Center 501 D
LAU Byblos

Bio

Josiane Fahed-Sreih is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Management at the Lebanese American University. She is the founder and Director of LAU’s Institute of Family and Entrepreneurial Business and a former Assistant Dean of the School of Business. With a Ph.D. from Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne University, she also serves as the Middle East Coordinator for the Family Firm Institute, USA, and is a recipient of its 2007 International Award. As a pioneer in family business and corporate governance in Lebanon and the Middle East, Dr. Fahed-Sreih consults on family wealth, boards management, Family Business management and management across the region and has published extensively, including books with Palgrave Macmillan and Cambridge Scholars. She is also a keynote speaker, board member, and editorial reviewer for leading family business and corporate governance journals.

Teaching Interests

• Management Theory
• Corporate Governance
• Human Resource Development
• Organizational Behavior
• Family Business Management
• Strategic Management and Policy Formation

Research Interests

• Corporate Governance Mechanisms
• Entrepreneurial Development
• Success/Challenges facing Family Businesses
• Human Resource Planning and  Employee Development
• Succession Planning

Executive Training

Offered numerous seminars and workshops in areas such as Family Business Management, Corporate Governance, Human Resource Management, Managing Conflict and Negotiation and Creating New Business Ventures.

Consulting Activities

• Consultant of a number of managerial projects, family business management, proper board functioning and corporate governance in Lebanon and the Middle East.
• Helped companies establish their family constitutions and develop family meetings and family retreats.
• Worked with a number of family businesses on issues including generational transitions, family dividends policies, family conflict of interest policies and much more.
• Educated younger generations of family businesses in the management of family councils, family meetings and family retreats, and management transfers by the family.
• Created functional Boards of Directors.
• Created full-fledged family governance programs. 
• Currently sits on four boards of directors, three as a shareholder and one as an independent advisor.
• Currently Chair of the Board- Retail Business- Lebanon
• Sits on Boards of Community Service Organizations.
• Consulted for Ernst & Young on Family Business Management.

Selected Publications

Articles in Refereed Journals:

Sreih, J. & Djoundourian, S. (2008). Correlates of Longevity: A Regression Model. Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, 20(1), 61-71 (ISSN:1042-6337) 

Sreih, J. & Djoundourian, S. (2006). Determinants of Longevity and Success in Lebanese Family Businesses: An Exploratory Study. Family Business Review,19(3), 225-234.

Sreih, J. (2005). Challenges facing Family Businesses in the Middle East. Business Journal for Entrepreneurs, 2005(1), 111- 130.

Sreih, J. (2004). Boards of Directors: A Holistic Approach to Effective Governance. Ethics & Critical Thinking Journal,2004(2), 80-102.

Sreih, J. (2004). Family Business Cases and their Contribution to the Lebanese Economy. Business Journal for Entrepreneurs, 2004(1), pp 1-16.

Awards & Certificates

• Certificate of Appreciation- International Family Business Research Forum, American University of Sharjah, UAE, October 2023
• Building Capacity Award- Ministry of Labor- Beirut Lebanon, August 2016
• Appreciation Award- Injaz Entrepreneurship Program, March 2015.
• Appreciation Award- SAM Society for Advancement of Management- Orlando- Florida, April 2014
• Appreciation Award from the Bahrain Family Business Association- Bahrain, June 2013.
• Appreciation Award from the Eastern Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Saudi Arabia- Women’s work- New Horizon- April 6-10, 2013.
• Case Writing Competition Award- USA-January 2013- Winner of the Global Family Enterprise Case Competition held at the University of Vermont- USA, where more than16 teams have participated from more than 10 countries, from Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the US. Case Title: The American British University.
• Appreciation Award from the 2nd Gulf Women Economic Forum, September 2012.
• Appreciation Award from the Family Business Network- March 2012.
• Appreciation Award from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry- Eastern Province- Saudi Arabia, 2011.
• Appreciation Award bestowed after the Women Economic Forum in Saudi Arabia for outstanding contribution to the success of the forum.
• Winner of the 2007 International Award- Family Firm Institute, USA; In recognition of outstanding achievement in furthering the understanding of family business issues that occur between two or more countries.
• Certificate of Appreciation: Women in leadership, Institute for International Research, 2004
• Award from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Bahrain, 2004
• Award given in Manama- Bahrain for outstanding contribution to the Middle East in the field of Family Business Management.
• Certificate of Appreciation: 7th Family Company Management, Institute for International Research, 2003
• Certificate of Appreciation: 5th Family Company Management, Institute for International Research, 2001
• International Award of Family Business from the FFI Awards Family Firm Institute in the USA
• Recipient of the Family Wealth Advising from the FFI Awards Family Firm Institute in the USA
• Recipient of the Family Business Advising from the FFI Awards Family Firm Institute in the USA

Memberships

• Member of the Exclusive International Society of Business Leaders Network -2018 an exclusive International Society of Business Leaders network, potential candidates are selected based on their current professional standing, recent accomplishments, honors/awards, published articles, as well as information present on authoritative media outlets, social networks, and professional directories.
• Member of the European Foundation for Management Development EFMD.
• Member of the European Academy of Management, EURAM.
• Member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. NACD.
• Associate IFERA Member of the International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA)- IFERA Associate.
• Member of the Family Firm Institute- - USA-1999-Present
• Member of the National Association of Corporate Directors- USA -2003-Present
• Member of OECD-Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• Member of the Middle East Association of Economics
• Member of the Lebanese Transparency Association, Lebanon
• Board member of the Global Compact
• Honor Member of Madison Who’s Who
• Member of Literati Network
• Member of Who’s Who Literati network- Emerald Publishing