Charlotte M. Karam

ORCID: 0000-0001-5118-4012
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Research Areas
  • Gender Diversity and Inequality
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
  • Socioeconomic Development in MENA
  • International Development and Aid
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Ethics in Business and Education
  • Management and Organizational Studies
  • Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
  • Middle East Politics and Society
  • Environmental Sustainability in Business
  • Gender Politics and Representation
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Economic Growth and Development
  • Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
  • Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Religion, Society, and Development
  • Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
  • Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
  • Marriage and Sexual Relationships
  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
  • Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies
  • Conflict Management and Negotiation

American University of Beirut
2014-2024

University of Ottawa
2022-2024

Wilfrid Laurier University
2022

Ottawa University
2022

University of Windsor
2008-2009

Abstract Given the rising interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) globally, its local expressions are as varied they increasingly visible both developed and developing countries. This paper presents a multilevel review of literature on CSR countries highlights key differentiators nuanced CSR‐related considerations that qualify it distinctive field study. entails content analysis 452 articles spanning two‐and‐a‐half decades (1990–2015). Based this comprehensive review, authors...

10.1111/ijmr.12112 article EN International Journal of Management Reviews 2016-07-17

ABSTRACT: This paper explores how corporations, through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, can help to effect positive developmental change. We use research on institutional change, deinstitutionalization, and work develop our central theoretical framework. framework allows us suggest more explicitly CSR potentially be mobilized as a purposive form of aimed at disrupting existing institutions in favor take the gender institution Arab Middle East case point. Our...

10.5840/beq20132312 article EN Business Ethics Quarterly 2013-01-01

AbstractThis article explores the localized experiences of women at work in higher education under-researched context Arab Middle East and North Africa. Our main research questions are: What is current status academic between across countries this region? How can human resources play a developmental role for institutions, as well region general? We adopt two-part method study. First, through critical review literature, we develop regionally relevant macrolevel hypothetical model to localize...

10.1080/09585192.2013.792857 article EN The International Journal of Human Resource Management 2013-05-28

To commemorate 40 years since the founding of Journal Business Ethics, editors in chief journal have invited to provide commentaries on future business ethics. This essay comprises a selection aimed at creating dialogue around theme Ethics centre global and local challenges. For much history ethics was seen within academy as peripheral aspect business. However, recent years, stakes risen dramatically, with worlds destabilized by financial crisis, climate change, internet technologies...

10.1007/s10551-022-05239-2 article EN cc-by Journal of Business Ethics 2022-10-01

Purpose – This paper takes an institutional approach to identify cognitive, normative, and regulatory factors affecting women’s business leadership in under-studied traditional society. The purpose of this is assess how such forces work create a case female deficit (FLD) Lebanon. Design/methodology/approach authors analyze interview data themes linking with societal forces. qualitative analysis provides understanding at the level which only partially tempered through organizational...

10.1108/cdi-01-2014-0009 article EN Career Development International 2015-05-21

In this editorial for our Special Issue, we focus on ways to better understand the role of organizations, organizing, and organized during social institutional change in response disruption, division, displacement. The papers Issue provide important insights into hardships heartache arising from displacement; addition, they glimpses potential moving forward. To set stage, develop a framework building extant literature that highlights several analytic approaches understanding consequences...

10.1177/01708406221122237 article EN Organization Studies 2022-08-16

The aim of this paper is to investigate the existence or absence an Arab Middle Eastern (AME) human resource (HR) model. adopts HR value proposition model (VPM) introduced by Ulrich and Brockbank (2005, Value Proposition, Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press) as a conceptual framework examines role along model's five dimensions: (1) knowledge external business realities, (2) serving needs internal stakeholders, (3) crafting practices, (4) building HRs (5) ensuring professionalism. A...

10.1080/09585192.2012.722559 article EN The International Journal of Human Resource Management 2012-10-05

A theory of planned behavior (TPB) framework was employed to investigate the impact corporate social responsibility (CSR) perceptions on job choice intentions American, Chinese, and Lebanese college students. Attitudes toward CSR, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control explained moderate levels variance in intention all three countries. which entailed individual evaluations were positively related among American respondents, but not Chinese respondents. Subjective importance accorded...

10.1177/0007650314564783 article EN Business & Society 2014-12-22

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce special issue about the “Impact Global Refugee Crisis on Career Ecosystem” and summarise key contributions included practitioner scholarly papers which examine refugee business labour market experiences. also examines impact media reports provide a broader understanding context within current crisis evolving. Design/methodology/approach authors begin with delineation concept career ecosystem in crises. then employ framing as backdrop engage...

10.1108/cdi-04-2019-0104 article EN Career Development International 2019-10-30

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore notions career success from a process-oriented perspective. authors argue that can be usefully conceptualized as subjectively malleable and localized construct continually (re)interpreted (re)shaped through the interaction between individual agency macro-level structures. Design/methodology/approach employs qualitative methodology drawing on 32 in-depth semi-structured interviews with female academics eight countries in Arab Middle East....

10.1108/cdi-01-2013-0007 article EN Career Development International 2014-09-02

Abstract Our aim is to contribute a better understanding of the contextual embeddedness women's careers. To do this, we leverage feminist relational theory (a) understand context careers in Lebanon, with particular focus on working‐self and career investments, (b) trace gendered power dynamics investments work. Through examining narratives 24 Lebanese female “nonsurvivors” (i.e., used work but are not currently engaged paid work), our findings paint complex nuanced picture different...

10.1111/1748-8583.12244 article EN Human Resource Management Journal 2019-06-21

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine employee behavior in times conflict. author seeks the relationship between conflict‐related stress and engagement organizational citizenship explore cohesiveness as a potential cross‐level moderator relationship. Design/methodology/approach Survey data were collected part larger examining Middle East. During collection armed conflict broke out Lebanon. A total 553 employees working 62 workgroups participated. Hierarchical liner modeling was...

10.1108/10444061111152982 article EN International Journal of Conflict Management 2011-07-05
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