OSB’s partners have supported academic endeavors
in the business domain by helping establish four faculty chairs
reserved for distinguished thought leaders and scholars in specific
discipline areas. We currently hold four such chairs:
In May of 2006, the Coca Cola Company
generously donated a grant to endow an OSB faculty chair carrying
the name of the Coca Cola Endowed Chair in Marketing. The endowment
will advance study in the field of marketing by enabling the School
to recruit a world authority in the field. The chair enhances
teaching, scholarship and professional service while reinforcing
academic programs at OSB. In a region dominated by family-owned
businesses and small-to-medium sized enterprises primarily operating
in the service sectors, the development of solid marketing know-how
is a must. The occupant of the chair would serve as an expert to the
region both academically and professionally.
In March of 2007, the family of Abdulaziz Hamad
Al-Sagar generously donated a grant to endow an OSB faculty chair
carrying the name of Abdulaziz Hamad Al-Sagar Chair in Finance. The
endowment advances study in the field of corporate finance and
investments through world-class scholarship. The chair enhances
teaching, research, and service and reinforces finance curricula at
OSB. As regional financial markets grow and develop, excellence in
finance is a prerequisite for building the kind of infrastructure
needed by businesses to perform competitively in the Middle East and
beyond.
Abdulaziz Hamad Al-Sagar was a leading
"opposition" politician and Arab nationalist in Kuwait in the early
mid-20th century. Like members of his family, namely his father
Hamad and brother Jassim, he was devoted to promoting political
freedom and protecting human rights. The Al-Sagar family members are
prominent businessmen, who launched and ran some of the region's
most successful enterprises. Abdulaziz Hamad Al-Sagar headed
Kuwait's first Consultative Assembly in 1921 and was chairman of the
Kuwait Chamber of Commerce for many years.
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The Husni Sawaf Visiting Professorship in
Business and Management
Advances in soft skill areas such as
organizational behavior, human capital management and strategic
innovation are in their very early stages in the Middle East
region and require interdisciplinary approaches. Yet, they are
the most widely debated topics in modern management
best-practices and global business scholarship endeavors today.
Mr. Husni Ahmed Sawwaf, a good friend to Distinguished Professor
Constantine Zurayk, donated $1,000,000 on April 30, 1985 to
establish The Husni Ahmed Sawwaf Professorship in Business
Management. The Husni Sawaf Visiting Professorship in Business
and Management engages prominent visitors on a rotating basis to
provide the regional business community with varied cutting-edge
perspectives on leadership, change, organizational design,
strategy and general management with emphasis on regional
applications.
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The Sheikh Said Hemadeh Chair
The campaign for the
establishment of the chair began in July 1963 when Vice President
Archie Crawford circulated a letter to alumni and friends advising
them of the launching of a fund raising campaign to endow a chair in
the name of Said Hemadeh. The endowment advances study in the field
of business management by enabling OSB to invite prominent
thoughtful leaders and researchers to the school on visiting
assignments.
To apply for a chaired professorship, please
contact:
Dean George Najjar
Assistant to the Dean
Suliman S. Olayan School of Business
American University of Beirut
P.O.Box 11-0-236
Beirut-Lebanon
Fax: 961-1-750214
