Dr. Julian Fares

Assistant Professor

Julian.fares@lau.edu.lb
Ext. 2691
Frem Civic Center, 508
LAU, Byblos

Bio

Dr. Julian Fares is an Assistant Professor of Management at the LAU Adnan Kassar School of Business. He holds a Ph.D. in Project Management and a Masters in Project Risk Management with distinction from the University of Sydney. His main areas of research are stakeholder management, entrepreneurship, and strategic management. His research has been published in reputable refereed outlets such as European Management Journal, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, and Management Research Review. In education, he cares deeply about student engagement, transformative learning, and teaching that inspires - not only to cultivate knowledge but also to prepare students for the emergent transitions of life. Dr. Fares has provided consultancy services and worked closely with schools, communities, and industry partners, including the local government and health institutions in Sydney, Australia, airports in the MENA region, and several Lebanese and international firms.

Teaching Interest

• Strategic Planning

• Project Management

• Entrepreneurship and Innovation

• Business Plan Development

Research Interest

• Stakeholder Theory and Management

• Social Network analytics

• Entrepreneurship Resilience

• Project Performance

• Project Community Opposition

• Strategic Management

Journal Articles

Fares, J. (2025). Managing tensions during crisis: A paradox theory perspective for achieving resilience. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (Q1 Scopus, WoS).

Sadaka, S., & Fares, J. (2025). Agency and the accounting profession: From postcolonialism to neoliberalism. Accounting History. (Q1 Scopus, WoS).

Fares, J. (2025). Modeling service organization integration: A social networks perspective. Management Research Review, 48(9): 1391–1404. (Q1 Scopus, WoS).

Fares, J. (2024). A multi-level typology for stakeholder influence: A systematic literature review using the structural approach. European Management Journal, 42(4), 462–478. (Q1 Scopus, WoS).

Fares, J., Sadaka, S., & El Hokayem, J. (2022). Exploring entrepreneurship resilience capabilities during Armageddon: A qualitative study. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 28(7), 1868–1898. (Q1 Scopus, WoS).

Fares, J., Chung, K. S. K., & Abbasi, A. (2021). Stakeholder theory and management: Understanding longitudinal collaboration networks. PLOS ONE, 16(10), e0255658. (Q1 Scopus, WoS).

Fares, J., & Chung, K. S. K. (2021). Effects of support network structure and position on care experience. Social Network Analysis and Mining, 11(1), 1–18. (Q1 Scopus, WoS).

Fares, J., Chung, K. S. K., Passey, M., Longman, J., & Valentijn, P. P. (2019). Exploring the psychometric properties of the Rainbow Model of Integrated Care measurement tool for care providers in Australia. BMJ Open, 9(12). (Q1 Scopus, WoS).

Fares, J., Chung, K., Passey, M., Longman, J., Valentijn, P. (2017). Analysing Stakeholder Advice Networks. Journal of Project Management Research and Practice, pp. 1-14.

Conferences

Fares, J., Chung, K. (2021). Understanding Stakeholder Influence Using Social Networks: Revisiting Influence Typology (European Academy of Management Conference: EURAM)

Fares, J., Chung, K., Passey, M., Longman, J., Valentijn, P. (2017). Analysing Stakeholder Advice Networks: An Australian Integrated Health Care Project.Project Management Institute Australia Conference (PMIAC 2017), Sydney: UTS ePRESS.

Fares, J., & Chung, K. S. K. (2016, August). Personal Networks and Perception of Care. In 2016 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (ASONAM) (pp. 1181-1188). IEEE