Prof., Dr. Abdulrazzak Charbaji
PhD in Applied Statistics & Research Methods from Univ. of Northern Colorado - USA. Currently working as Director of CHARBAJI Consultants and a Professor of Applied Statistics, Econometrics & Business Research Methods at Lebanese University.
| Headline: | Scientist |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.charbaji.com |
| Industries: | Computing, Education, Financial, Information Technology |
| Location: | CHARBAJI Consultants - Beirut - Lebanon |
| Groups: | Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship (QRCE) |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Growing my group, Investing in projects, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Offering Expertise, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | contact info@charbaji.com. we have international team of experts in survy, data collection & analysis, segmentation, swot analysis and econometrics. |
| Schools: | University of Northern Colorado |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | CHARBAJI Consultants |
| Position: | Director |
| Time period: | January 2001 - Present |
| Description: | I developed appropriate methods for obtaining reliable and valid data, conducted need
assessment and analysis, supervised the development and storage of information, constructed new indexes and developed improved statistical methods and quantitative models for policy-related research on political and economic change in the Arab World. Provided support to teams dealing with statistical methodology; prepared summary reports and participated in training seminars and workshops. I gave training in the following areas: -Using Excel as a financial modeling tools. -Quantitative techniques and forecasting models using Eviews and advanced SPSS. -Marketing Research |
| Employer: | Lebanese American University, School of Business |
| Position: | Professor of Applied Statistics and Business Research Methods |
| Time period: | January 1986 - Present |
| Description: | Taught Graduate and Undergraduate Business and Marketing Research; Business
Computer; Country Risk (International Finance) & Statistics Courses |
| Employer: | Lebanese University, College of Business Administration & Economics |
| Position: | Professor of Applied Statistics & Business Research Methods |
| Time period: | January 1981 - Present |
| Description: | Taught Business and Marketing Research; Business Computer; Econometrics & Statistics Courses |
| Employer: | Different consulting firms in Lebanon and Arab Countries |
| Position: | Consultant and/or Team Leader |
| Time period: | January 1980 - Present |
| Description: | -Conducted a SWOT analysis for consultation & research institute on the City
Development project - Oct. 2005 through April 2006 for Ministry of Interior and Municipalities - Lebanon. -Conducted an investigation for the creation of an enabling environment for the Lebanese small and medium enterprises (SMEs since Feb. 2006), for the Ministry of Economy and Trade - Lebanon. -Senior Consultant with Team International on different projects since 1986: - Jointly with Swedec International and Development Services participated in a study on establishing a planning, monitoring and evaluation unit at DGVTE, Ministry of Education. Phases III & IV: develop MIS, procedures, indicators and training manuals. - Investigating the labour market in Saudi Arabia. - Feasibility study for launching a joint stock company in Uzbekistan. -Freelance Consultant with Khatib & Alami consulting firm – Lebanon, from January 2003 to August 2003 on the Progress Report for the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) and on building DSS database for the Council for Development and Reconstruction in Lebanon. -Freelance Consultant with Al-Saif Managerial Studies and Consultants in Saudi Arabia since 1995 on different projects related to need assessment, feasibility studies and marketing research projects. - Established on December 2003, “Status of Lebanese Woman index”. |
| Employer: | King Faisal University (Saudi Arabia- Al Ahsa- Hofhof) |
| Position: | Professor |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2007 |
| Description: | Applied Econometrics, Statistics and Marketing Research |
| Employer: | CHARBAJI Consultants |
| Position: | Director, Consultant |
| Time period: | January 2001 - December 2009 |
| Employer: | Universite Saint-Esprit De KasliK |
| Position: | Professor of Applied Statistics and Research Methods |
| Time period: | January 1997 - December 1999 |
| Description: | Taught Country Risk (International Finance); Business Research & Marketing Research In the Ph.D. Program |
| Employer: | NotreDame University, Division of Business Administration |
| Position: | Associate Professor |
| Time period: | January 1992 - December 1995 |
| Description: | I was the Chairperson for the Department of Marketing 1994-1995. I taught Graduate and Undergraduate Business and Marketing Research; Business Computer; Country Risk (International Finance) & Statistics Courses |
| Employer: | American University of Beirut, PSPA |
| Position: | Lecturer |
| Time period: | January 1990 - December 1991 |
| Description: | Taught Country Risk Analysis, & Research Courses |
| Employer: | University of Northern Colorado, Department of Applied Statistics & Research Methods |
| Position: | Consulting Editor. Journal of Experimental Education |
| Time period: | January 1977 - December 1978 |
| Description: | Research & Teaching Assistant |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Northern Colorado |
| Time period: | 1978 |
| Degree: | Applied Statistics & Research Methods, PhD |
| University: | University of Northern Colorado |
| Time period: | 1975 |
| Degree: | Business Administration/ Financial Management, MA |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | " The Effect of Globalization on Commitment to Ethical Corporate Governance and
Corporate Social Responsibility in Lebanon”, Social Responsibility Journal (2009). http://www.emeraldinsight.com.ezproxy.aub.edu.lb/Insight/... FECFB1ECF1459573B900E5DE0A6B28?containerType=Journal&containerId=6000003 "Assessing the Global Readiness of Arab Countries to Join the WTO: A Multivaraite analysis" Journal of Economic & Administrative Sciences (JEAS) Vol. 24, No. 1, June 2008 (1 - 14). http://jeas.cbe.uaeu.ac.ae/jeas2008_Jun/01_Assess.pdf http//:jeas.cbe.uaeu.ac.ae Developing a model to restructure the overpopulated banking industry in Lebanon Author(s): Abdulrazzak Charbaji Managerial Auditing Journal; Volume: 16 Issue: 1; 2001 Case study A path analytic study of the attitude toward e-government in Lebanon Author(s): Abdulrazzak Charbaji, Tarik Mikdashi Corporate Governance; Volume: 3 Issue: 1; 2003 Case study APPLYING FACTOR ANALYSIS TO FINANCIAL RATIOS OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL AIRLINES Author(s): Hamdi F. Ali, Abdelrazzak Charbaji International Journal of Commerce and Management; Volume: 4 Issue: 1/2; 1994 General review Individuality, willingness to take risk, and use of a personal e-card: A Lebanese study Author(s): Abdulrazzak Charbaji, Souad E.L. Jannoun Journal of Managerial Psychology; Volume: 20 Issue: 1; 2005 Research paper EFFECTS OF SOCIALIZATION ON NEWCOMERS' ROLE ORIENTATION IN LEBANESE COMMERCIAL BANKS Author(s): Khalil Nakib, Abdelrazzak Charbaji, Jamal Hamdan International Journal of Commerce and Management; Volume: 3 Issue: 3/4; 1993 General review QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES TRANSFER IN LEBANON: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FINANCIAL SECTOR Author(s): Abdulrazzak Charbaji, Tarek Mikdashi, Hadi Chebaro International Journal of Commerce and Management; Volume: 4 Issue: 4; 1994 General review "What’s next: merger in the Lebanese banking sector" Advances in Financial Planning and Forecasting vol 1, 2003. USA. http://www.elsevier.com/homepage/nfp-data/nfp-2003apr.pdf “An Exploratory Investigation of Corporate Social Responsibility on the Firm’s Financial Performance in Lebanon” Social Responsibility an international journal ISSN 1675-8625., Volume 1 No. 1 / 2 ; April 2004 available at: http://socialresponsibility.biz/vol1no1.html “Predicting the Government’s Decision to Seek A Rescheduling of External Debt.” Journal of Applied Economics. London School of Economics, 1993, 25, PP: 751-75. http://ideas.repec.org/a/taf/applec/v25y1993i6p751-57.html http://econpapers.repec.org/article/tafapplec/v_3A25_3Ay_... 51-57.htm “A Discriminant Function Model for Admission at Undergraduate level.” International Review of Education. Volume 38, No. 5 September 1992. Netherlands, PP: 508-518. “Motives for buying organic food in Lebanon”, Journal of Environmental Sciences, Volume 26, No. 2; 2003. http://conf.mans.edu.eg/jenvsci “Applying Factor, Cluster and Multidiscriminant Analysis for Classifying Firms Based on Their Financial Ratios: Application to the Gulf Banks” Advances in Quantitative Analysis of Finance and Accounting. USA, Volume 3. (Part B) 1995, PP: 21-32. "A Path Analytic Investigation Of Job Complexity, Psychographics and Demographics As Determinants of Employees' Turnover" The Bi-Annual Journal of Skyline Business Journal (SBJ), Volume III-No. 2 Spring 2007. " Will Electronic Journals Replace Paper-Print Versions in Lebanon ?" Skyline Business Journal, Volume 1 No.2 Spring 2005 http://www.skylinecollege.info/Abstracts_%20S%2005.pdf?vl... " Perceptions of Lebanese Working Women Regarding the Barriers Preventing Their Attainment of Senior Professional Positions”, Under consideration for publication. Published Research In Local Journals: “How Employees Decide Whom or What to use as Referent for Purposes of Making Equity Comparison.” NDU. Palma Journal. Volume 3- Issue Number 6 II, 1995. PP: 75-84. “Antecedents of Human Development Index HDI: Assessment of Causal Effects.” NDU. Palma Journal. Issue Number 2, spring 1993. PP: 9-19. “Judging the Accuracy of the HDI and The Euromoney’s Political Risk Index: A Predictive Validity.” NDU. Palma Journal. Volume 3- Issue Number 6 II, 1995. PP: 71-74. “The Missing Ingredient In Implementing eCRM In Lebanon.” The General Manager, Volume 11 Number 111 &112, November-December 2003. |
| Books: | Books: Published in English and/or Arabic:
• Free Econometrics Booh Using Eviews, SPSS and Excel ( 2009) Available at: http://www.charbaji.com/catdetails.php?catid=3 • Applied Econometrics for Business and Economics Using Internet, SPSS and Excel ( English). Dar –Leila , Beirut Lebanon 2000. • Statistics Using Internet, SPSS and Excel. ( English) Dar –Leila, Beirut Lebanon 2001. • Research Methods Using Computer Software (Arabic). Dar El -Ilm Lel Malayeen, Beirut Lebanon 1990. • Marketing Research Using Internet, SPSS and Excel ( English) Dar –Leila, Beirut Lebanon 1999. • Applied Econometrics Using computer. Dar El -Ilm Lel Malayeen, Beirut – Lebanon 1986. • Descriptive Statistics Using Computer (Arabic). Dar El -Ilm -Lel Malayeen, Beirut - Lebanon 1987. • Marketing Research Using SPSS and Excel ( Arabic). Dar El -Ilm Lel Malayeen, Beirut – Lebanon 1997. |
