Dr Moustafa Haj Youssef

Journal article

Christodoulou I, Utomo Putranto S, Haj Youssef M, Simillidou A, Chovancová J. 2024. Strategic Scaling Initiatives and Client Networking Dynamics for Small and Medium Enterprises Growth. A Comprehensive Case Study analysis Journal of Trade Science, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Haj Youssef M, Awada H. 2024. Tacit Knowledge Sharing in a Lebanese Family Business: The Influence of Organizational Structure and Tie Strength Journal of Family Business Management, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Christodoulou I, Haj Youssef M, Wasim J, Phan T, Reinhardt R, Bao Ngoc N. 2024. Breaking Barriers: Unveiling Motivations, Challenges, and Policy Recommendations for Women's Entrepreneurship in Vietnam Journal of Asia Business Studies, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Haj Youssef M, El Masri T, Christodoulou I, Thanh LM. 2024. Graduate Employability in Lebanon: Leveraging Alumni Networks and Cross-Cultural Competencies Journal of Asia Business Studies, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Kleindienst I, Haj Youssef M, Harakeh M, Yu M. 2024. Does the CEO effect differ in times of crisis? Evidence from US and China during the global financial crisis Journal of Business Research, 182 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Haj Youssef M, Nolan S, Hussein H. 2024. Navigating turbulence in the UK: how gender shapes self-employed social engagement during crises? International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Teng D, Haj Youssef M, Li C. 2024. When MNEs Bribe More? The Role of Managerial Discretion Cross Cultural and Strategic Management, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Haj Youssef M, Wasim J, Christodoulou I, Reinhardt R. 2024. Intersecting Bonds: A Perspective on Polygamy's Influence in Arab Middle East Family Firm Succession Journal of Family Business Management, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Haj Youssef M, Wasim J, Christodoulou I, Reinhardt R. 2023. The path to entrepreneurship: The role of social networks in driving entrepreneurial learning and education Journal of Management Education, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Hussein HM, Haj Youssef MS. 2023. In and Out of Self-Employment, Are You Really an Entrepreneur: The Rise of a New Division? Entrepreneurship Research Journal, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wasim J, Haj Youssef M, Christodoulou I, Reinhardt R. 2023. Higher education student intentions behind becoming an entrepreneur Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Houlden N, Jackson V, Haj Youssef M. 2023. Is cyber security being taught correctly? ITNOW: The Magazine for the IT Professional, 65 :46-47 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Haj Youssef M, Teng D. 2021. Market entry strategies in the Middle East: Unveiling the sponsorship strategy International Studies of Management and Organization, 51 :253-275 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Haj Youssef M, Teng D. 2021. Managerial discretion and corporate governance: The bonded relationship Corporate Ownership and Control, 18 :75-85 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Haj Youssef MS, Hussein HM, Awada H. 2020. The more you value, the less you practice: a study on culture and managerial discretion Cross Cultural and Strategic Management, 27 :26-50 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Haj Youssef MS, Teng D. 2019. Reaffirming the importance of managerial discretion in corporate governance: a comment on Andersen (2017) Corporate Governance (Bingley), 19 :240-254 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Haj Youssef MS, Hussein HM, Christodoulou I. 2019. Competitiveness and managerial discretion: an empirical investigation at the national-level Competitiveness Review, 29 :181-203 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Haj Youssef MS, Christodoulou I. 2018. Exploring cultural heterogeneity: The effect of intra-cultural variation on executives’ latitude of actions in 18 countries International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 18 :241-263 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Haj Youssef MS, Christodoulou I. 2017. Strategizing in a focused context: managerial discretion in the Arab world Journal of Strategy and Management, 10 :430-452 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Haj Youssef M, Christodoulou IP, Ludwig S, Dassler T. 2017. Culture Influence on Managerial Discretion and the Implications for National Competitiveness Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017 :13530-13530 DOI Publisher Url

Haj Youssef MS, Christodoulou IP. 2017. Assessing the Generalizability of Managerial Discretion: An Empirical Investigation in the Arab World Journal of Management and Strategy, 8 :28-36 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Haj Youssef MS, Christodoulou I. 2017. Intra-Cultural Variation, Zone of Acceptance and Managerial Discretion: A Theoretical Discussion Business and Management Research, 6 :42-53 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Haj Youssef MS, Christodoulou I. 2017. Assessing Miles and Snow Typology through the Lens of Managerial Discretion: How National-Level Discretion Impact Firms Strategic Orientation Management and Organizational Studies, 4 :67-73 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Haj Youssef M, Nolan S, Hussein H. The transition behaviour of self-employed in the UK and the role of unionisation during 2008 economic downturn Journal of Management History,

Report

Haj Youssef M, Harakeh M, Hussein H, Sayour N. 2024. Brief on Entrepreneurship in Lebanon Unlocking Potentials: Addressing Barriers and Empowering Entrepreneurs in Lebanon DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Haj Youssef M, Sayour N, Hussein H, Harakeh M. Policy Brief on Entrepreneurship in UAE: Fostering Inclusive Growth for Nascent Entrepreneurs in the UAE

Chapters

Haj Youssef M, Awada H. CEO CELEBRITIES AND STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING International Encyclopedia of Business Management Elsevier

Al Chami R, Haj Youssef M. Challenging Patriarchy: The Transformation of Women's Roles under Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 Tabassum N, Shankar Nayak B. Impact of Patriarchy and Gender Stereotypes on Working Women Springer

Conference publication

Al Maassarani M, Ghandour R, Haj Youssef M. The Haptic Experience and its Impact on Purchase Decision in the Retail Context: A Comparative Study Between Augmented Reality and In-Store Haptic Experience British Academy of Management 2024 Conference Proceedings, British Academy of Management (BAM) Public Url

Conference presentation:

Entrepreneurial Determinants in the MENA Region, Entrepreneurship for Sustainability & Impact (ESI), Oral presentation, https://www.qu.edu.qa/en-us/conference/esi2024/. 2024

Linking entrepreneurship to society: the effect of entrepreneurs’ transition behaviour on the impact society during stable and turbulent times., Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management, Dublin, Ireland, Oral presentation. 2023

Enacting high discretion in a low discretion environment: The character assassination of Carlos Ghosn, 12th Workshop on Top Management Teams and Business Strategy Research, Leeds, United Kingdom, Oral presentation. 2023

Is it worth investing in education? The returns to the most dynamic group of entrepreneurs., British Academy of Management, Manchester, UK, Oral presentation. 2022

Short term fluctuations in the CEO effect: Evidence from US and China during the global financial crisis, Academy of Management, Seattle, USA, Oral presentation. 2022

Returns to education to different groups of entrepreneurs, European Academy of Management, Winterthur, Switzerland, Oral presentation. 2022

In and out of self-employment, are you really an entrepreneur?, British Academy of Management, Oral presentation. 2021

Short-term fluctuations in the CEO effect: evidence from the 2008 financial crisis, European Academy of Management, Oral presentation. 2021

When MNEs Bribe? The role of managerial discretion, Academy of International Business, Oral presentation. 2021

Market entry strategies in the Middle East, British Academy of Management, Oral presentation. 2020

The CEO effect on firm performance during stable and turbulent environments: Evidence from China, 11th Workshop on Top Management Teams and Business Strategy Research, Paris/France, Oral presentation. 2020

Cultural practices and variations influence on managerial discretion and its implication on national competitiveness, British Academy of Management, Birmingham/UK, Oral presentation. 2019

Culture and managerial discretion: an empirical investigation in 18 countries, European Academy of Management, Lisbon/Portugal, Oral presentation. 2019

Managerial discretion as a time varying construct and its role in changing the effect of CEO on firm performance, 10th Workshop on Top Management Teams and Business Strategy Research, Passau/Germany, Oral presentation. 2019

Reaffirming the importance of managerial discretion in corporate governance research, British Academy of Management, Bristol/UK, Oral presentation. 2018

Exploring Cultural Heterogeneity and Homogeneity: The Role of Managerial Discretion, 9th Workshop on Top Management Teams and Business Strategy Research, Geneva/Switzerland, Oral presentation. 2018

Cultural Heterogeneity and Managerial Discretion: An Empirical Investigation, British Academy of Management, Warwick/UK, Oral presentation. 2017

Culture Influence on Managerial Discretion and the Implications for National Competitiveness, Academy of Management, Atlanta/USA, Oral presentation. 2017

Cultural Practices and Variations Influence on Managerial Discretion and the Implications for National Competitiveness, European Academy of Management, Glasgow/Scotland, Oral presentation. 2017

Managerial discretion in emerging markets: What’s new and what’s different, Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg University Emerging Markets Conference, St. Petersburg/Russia, Oral presentation. 2016

National-level antecedents and consequences of managerial discretion: A study CEOs’ discretion across 18 countries, Strategic Management Society, Berlin/Germany, Oral presentation. 2016

Cross-national differences in managerial discretion: Insights from the Middle East, British Academy of Management, Newcastle/UK, Oral presentation. 2016

Managerial discretion in the Arab World: New national-level antecedents, European Academy of Management, Paris/France, Oral presentation. 2016

The impact of cultural practices on CEOs’ discretion: New national-level antecedents, 7th Workshop on Top Management Teams and Business Strategy Research, Groningen/Netherlands, Oral presentation. 2016

Managerial discretion in the Middle East: An empirical investigation, British Academy of Management, Portsmouth/UK, Oral presentation. 2015

What’s missing in the national-level dimension of managerial discretion?, 6th Workshop on Top Management Teams and Business Strategy Research, Antwerp/Belgium, Oral presentation. 2015

Award:

Outstanding reviewer award, Emerald Publishing, https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/our-awards/emerald-literati-awards. 2024

Nominee for VC Awards for Excellence in Research and Knowledge Exchange, LJMU. 2023

Teaching Award, Coventry University. 2018

Teaching Award, University of Westminster. 2017

Best paper award for Strategizing in Emerging Markets, Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg Universit. 2016

Teaching Award, University of Westminster. 2015

Media Coverage:

Policy Brief presentation and discussion with Lebanese Prime Minister, Mr. Najib Mikati 2024
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Faculti. 2022. Interview with Dr. Moustafa Haj Youssef 2022
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Interview 2022
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External PGR examinations performed:

University of Central Lancashire, Professional Doctorate, Strategy in Multinational Corporations (MNCs) – An exploratory study of the subsidiary perspective in an emerging market.. 2023

University of the West of Scotland, DBA, employee optimisation for the fast-food industry: the case of Pizza Hut in the UK. 2022

University of the West of Scotland, DBA, examining the influence of organisational commitment on organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB): A study of employees’ perception in the context of a university setting in Pakistan. 2022

University of the West of Scotland, PhD, investigating the impact of social, motivational, and institutional elements on business survival: study of Vietnamese female entrepreneurs. 2021

Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University, MBA, The role of middle management in creating dynamic capabilities in IT companies. 2019

Research Grants Awarded:

Templeton World Charity Foundation, Entrepreneurship in the MENA Region: The Uncharted Territory, Grant value (£): USD 248,325, Duration of research project: 24 months. 2023

Lebanese American University, Seed Fund for Early/Mid Career Researchers, Grant value (£): 7500. 2019

Membership of professional bodies:

Chartered Management and Business Educator (CMBE), Chartered Association of Business Schools. 2021

Chartered Management and Business Educator (CMBE), Chartered Association of Business Schools. 2021

Fellowships:

Senior Fellow, Advance HE. 2021

Other invited event:

CEMS White Nights'21, St. Petersburg Russia, Speaker at the annual international conference of GSOM SPbU & CEMS Alumni and Students.. 2021

Strategic management research division at the department of management, Aarhus University; Aarhus, Denmark, Research seminar. 2020

International Business research division at the department of management, Aarhus University; Aarhus, Denmark, Research seminar. 2020

10th Workshop on Top Management Teams and Business Strategy Research, University of Passau, Passau, Germany, Discussant. 2019

Teaching qualification:

Postgraduate Certificate of Special Study in Supporting Learning. 2015

External collaboration:

Aarhus University, Ingo Kleindienst.

American University in the Emirates, Riad El Chami.

American University of Beirut, Mostafa Harakeh.

Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Da Teng.

Changshu Institute of Technology, Chengchun Li.

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Jane Woods.

Coventry University, Mei Yu.

Harvard Business School, Microeconomics of Competitiveness Network at HBS.

Heriot-Watt University, Jay Wasim.

Ipsos, Ibrahim Ammari, and Jude Alaloul.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Pip Gaskell, Alison Terry, Jane Billows, and Paul Marsden.

MBSC Prince Mohammed Bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Tarek El Masri.

Sustainable Business Consultancy & Research, Robert Reinhardt.

UIR-Rabat Business School, Tariq Ahmed.

University of Westminster, Ioannis Christodoulou.

Zayed University, Nagham Sayour.

Other Professional Activity:

External Examiner – University of Northampton.

External Examiner – University of East London.

External masters research supervisor – MBA, University of East London.

Strategy Consultant at M1 Group.

Visiting Lecturer at Open University.

External committees:

Harvard Business School MOC Europe Chapter, Harvard Business School MOC Network, Member.