Leigh, Laurence, Ph.D.
  
   Assistant Professor
   AUB Start Date: February, 2006

 
Contact Information  
AUB Email: ll04@aub.edu.lb
Other Email: ll04@aub.edu.lb
Office Location: 318
Office Extension: 3768
   
   
   
  
 Office Hours

Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

 Consulting work

Short Term Consulting Engagements

03  2009 - 04  2009.
Microsonic Systems. United States.
Review of Business Plan


Long Term Consulting Engagements

September  2004 - December  2005.
TelePremium srl.. Milan, Italy.
Dvelopment of Business Plan

January  1998 - December  2001.
FIAT Group. ISVOR. Torino, Italy.
Designed and taught courses in Marketing and Business Strategy for the Group’s International Graduate Management Programs. Participants are expected to form the next generation of Fiat Group Senior Management.

 Teaching Activities at AUB

 
Teaching Preparation
Semester Course No Title
Spring-2008-2009  MKTG 341  Global Marketing 
Fall-2008-2009  MKTG 238  Public Relations 
Spring-2007-2008  MKTG238  Public Relations 

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

1. Leigh, L and Chobanyan, A  (2006)  'The Competitive Advantage of Nations: Applying the ’Diamond’ Model to Armenia',  International Journal of Emerging Markets

2. Leigh, L  (1990)  'Contestability of Deregulated Airline Markets: Some Empirical Tests',  Transportation Journal

3. Perreault, W and Leigh, L,  (1988)  'Reliability of Nominal Data based on Qualitative Judgments ',  Journal of Marketing Research

Published Cases in Refereed Journals

4. Leigh, L, Bist, M and Alexe, R  (2007)  'Marketing Blood Drives to Students; A Case Study',  International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

5. Leigh, L  (2006)  'Online Training in Entrepreneurship in LDC’s: A Case Study',  Journal of Enterprising Culture

6. Leigh, L and Frauman, A,  (1988)  'Marketing of Nursing Education; A Case Study ',  Journal of Nursing Education

7. Leigh, L  ()  'Breaking down corporate secrecy in the Middle East; Lessons from a successful ‘infomediary’. ',  European Business Review


Other Intellectual Contributions
Publications in Refereed Conference Proceedings

1. Venice-Paris Marketing (2009) Proceedings: International Marketing Trends Congress, edited by Leigh, L. Paris, France: ESCP-EAP

Articles in Practice-Oriented Journals

2. Leigh, L  (1997)  'Getting the ’Pulse’ racing',  Marketing Management , 6:1, 30-33

3. Leigh, L  (1980)  'Successful New Product Development ',  Commerce International

Curriculum Development & Teaching Innovation
New Learning Material Developed

1.  Leigh, L  (2009)  'Global Marketing', 
Chapter in book on International business being prepared by Sage, a noted academic publisher


Research in Progress
Submitted, Awaiting Approval

1.  Leigh, L  (2009)  'International Comparisons of Retail Density; An examination', European Journal of Marketing
Chapter in book on International business being prepared by Sage, a noted academic publisher