Afiouni, Fida, Ph.D.
  
   Assistant Professor
   AUB Start Date: September, 2004
 
Contact Information  
AUB Email: fa16@aub.edu.lb
Other Email: fa16@aub.edu.lb
Office Location: 306
Office Extension: 3725
   
   
   
  

 Research Interests

Human Resource Management
Knowledge Management
Knowledge Creation
Human Capital

Change Management

 Teaching Interests

Human Resource Management
Management
Organizational Behavior
Change Management

 Office Hours

Tuesday : 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Thursday : 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

 Education

September  2003
Paris 1-Sorbonne University
Paris,  France.
Ph.D. in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
Very honorable with the congratulations of the Jury

 Experience

October  2007  -    Present
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Assistant Professor (Full Time)
Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship Track

September  2004  -   September   2007
American university of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Lecturer (full time)
Teach management and human resource management classes.

September  2003  -   July   2004
University of Balamand
Koura, Lebanon
Instructor (part time)
Taught three courses for graduate students: BAD 331 Management, BAD 339
Human Resource Management and BAD 338 Organizational Behavior. Taught two courses for undergraduate students: BAD 232 Organizational Design and
BAD 238 Organizational Behavior.

September  2000  -   July   2004
Saint-Joseph University
Tripoli, Lebanon
Instructor (part time)
Taught Principles of Marketing for undergraduate students. Developed and taught Consumer behavior and International Management for undergraduate students. Responsibilities included designing the syllabus, lecture materials and cases to be utilized. Advised more than 100 sophomore students. Was a member of the Jury for the defense of the juniors’ internship reports.

 Consulting work

Short Term Consulting Engagements

November  2007 - January  2008.
Chambre of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon. Beirut, Lebanon.
Restructuring the organization, preparing job descriptions for top and middle management, creating an operational HRM department, conducting employee assessment and creating a consistent and fair compensation system


Long Term Consulting Engagements

September  2007 - Present.
AUB. CEC. Beirut, Lebanon.
HRM diploma coordinator.
Duties include upgrading the HRM certificate to an HRM diploma by creating 4 new courses and reviewing the old courses. duties also include selecting and assigning instructors to teach the HRM courses each semester

June  2007 - October  2007.
Studio Vision. Naccash, Lebanon.
Restructuring the organization, creating job descpriptions for all top and middle management positions and creating an HRM department with an operative HRM plan for the next two years

 Teaching Activities at AUB

 
Teaching Preparation
Semester Course No Title
Fall-2009-2010  MNGT 250  Strategic Human Resource Management 
  MNGT 229  Contemporary Issues in Human Capital Management 
  MNGT 220  Human Resource Management 

 Recent Research/Intellectual Contributions
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Published Articles in Refereed Journals

1. Afiouni, F  (2009)  'Leveraging human capital and value creation by combining HRM and KM initiatives',  International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital , 6

2. Afiouni, F  (2007)  'Human resource management and strategy in the Lebanese banking sector: Is there a fit?',  Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge , 12:1, 8

3. Afiouni, F  (2007)  'Human resource management and knowledge management: A road map toward improving organizational performance.',  Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge , 11:2, 8


Other Intellectual Contributions
Publications in Refereed Conference Proceedings

1.  (2009) Proceedings: European Conference on Intellectual Capital, edited by Afiouni, F. Haarlem, Netherlands: European Conference on Intellectual Capital

2.  (2009) Proceedings: Academy of Human Resource Development, 2009 International Research Conference, edited by Dirani, K and Afiouni, F. Washington D.C., United States: Academy of Human Resource Development

3.  (2007) Proceedings: 9th International Human Resource Management Conference: Changes in society, changes in organizations, and the changing role of HRM: Managing international resources in a complex world., edited by Afiouni, F. Estonia

4.  (2008) Proceedings: 5th International Conference on Intellectual Capital, Knowledge Management & Organisational Learning, edited by Afiouni, F. New york, United States: 5th International conference on Intellectual capit

Refereed Conference Presentations

5. Afiouni, F  (2009)  'Human Capital Management, what does it really mean?', paper presented at the European conference on Intellectual Capital  April, Netherlands

6. Dirani, K and Afiouni, F  (2009)  'Human Resource Development and Management Practices in the Lebanese Banking Sector', paper presented at the 2009 Academy of Human Resrouce Development AHRD International Research Conference in The Americas  February, United States

7. Afiouni, F  (2007)  'Human Resource Management in the Lebanese Banking Sector: is there a link between practices, strategy and performance', paper presented at the 9th International Human Resource Management Conference: Changes in society, changes in organizations, and the changing role of HRM: Managing international resources in a complex world  June, Estonia

8. Afiouni, F  (2008)  'Human Resource Management and Knowledge Creation: A Knowledge-Based Perspective.', paper presented at the 5th International Conference on Intellectual Capital, Knowledge Management & Organisational Learning.  October, United States

Professional/Executive Education Seminars

9. October  2006 - October  2006.
Kuwait National Petrolium Company.. Kuwait.
Offered Change Management workshop for KNPC employees

10. April  2006 - May  2006.
Kuwait National Petrolium Company. Kuwait.
Offered "Time Management" workshops for KNPC employees

11. December  2005 - December  2005.
Kuwait National Petrolium Company. Kuwait.
Offered Time Management workshops for KNPC employees

Curriculum Development & Teaching Innovation
New Courses/Programs Developed

1.  Afiouni, F  (2009)  'MNGT 250', 
Strategic Human Resource Management

2.  Afiouni, F  (2006)  'MNGT 336: Employment and planning', 

3.  Afiouni, F  (2005)  'MNGT 345 Compensation Systems', 

4.  Afiouni, F  (2005)  'MNGT 229 Contemporary Issues in Human Capital Management', 


Research in Progress
Submitted, Awaiting Approval

1.  Afiouni, F  (2009)  'The Role of HRM in Leveraging Knowledge Creation Capabilities, A knowledge-based perspective', Knowledge Management Research & Practice


Work in Progress

1.  Afiouni, F  (2011)  'Is there a Lebanese model for the management of people?', 

2.  Afiouni, F  (2011)  'The influence of national culture on HRM practices in MNCs, the case of Lebanon', 

3.  DK and Afiouni, F  (2010)  'HRM/HRD in alpha banks in Lebanon', 

4.  Afiouni, F  (2010)  'The HR value proposition in the lebanese banking and tourism industries: an assessment of current state', 

5.  Afiouni, F  (2009)  'From Human resource management to human capital management. A justified change or relabeling fad?', 

6.  NC, Jamali, D and Afiouni, F  (2009)  'The Strategic role of HRM: An empirical investigation in the Lebanese context', 

7.  Afiouni, F  (2009)  'HRM in the lebanese banking sector, a department under fire', 

 Professional Certifications

October  2005
Institute of Human Resource Management Education, AZ, USA
Beirut,  Lebanon.
Certificate in CPHRC (Certified Professional in HRM & Compensatio

 Personal/Other

Professional Honors, Prizes and Fellowships

Sharjah Award for the best thesis in administrative sciences in the Arab World for the year 2005, granted by the Arab Administrative Development Organization

Professional Activities and Public Service

Professional Member in the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Active member of the executive committee of the Association of the Lycée graduates, Tripoli.
Former member of the youth association for the blinds, organization dedicated to the integration of blind children in normal schools.