Saint Joseph University
Graduate School of Business Adminstration
July 16-19, 2006
SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2006 | |
| 9:30 - 2:00pm | Executive committee meeting |
| 2:00 - 3:30pm | Lunch |
| 4:30 - 5:00pm | Opening session: Pr. René Chamussy s.j,. Rector of Saint Joseph University IAJBS Board members |
| 5:00 - 5:45pm | Opening conference: Meeting of Civilizations, Pr. Selim Abou s.j Former Rector of Saint Joseph University |
| 6:00 - 7:00pm | Mass, Campus Chapel |
| 7:00 - 10:00pm | Participants exchange needs/offers |
| 8:30pm | Gala dinner, Le Phénicien Restaurant, Sin El Fil |
MONDAY, JULY 17, 2006 | |
| 9:00 - 10:00am | Plenary conference: “From Diversity to Mixing of the Cultures in a Globalizing Age: Lessons from the Educational Ethos of the Jesuits”, Pr. Jo JABBRA, President of Lebanese American University |
| 10:00 - 10:15am | Coffee Break |
| 10:15 - 12:30pm | Session 1: |
| Managing the ethnic diversity and disabilities in Human Resource, Raquel Ahuja (Ministry of Education-Mexico) | |
| Disability Awareness, Greg Ulferts &Terry Howard (University Detroit Mercy) | |
| Session 2: | |
| Managing cross-cultural and gender issues in education, Denzil Lobo s.j. (St Aloysius College) and John Wholihan (Loyola Marymount University) | |
| Session 3: | |
| Effects of cultural diversity on laws and corporate governance, Basanta Kumar (Utkal university), Paloma Calabuig & José Rodriguez-Carrasco (Universidad Pontificia Comillas), Josep Maria s.j &Daniel Arenas &César Arjona &Rebeca Carpi (ESADE), Salah Abou Jaoudé s.j. (Saint Joseph University) | |
| 12:30 - 2:00pm | Lunch/Deans’ lunch on campus |
| 2:00pm | Visit to Jeita grotto, Virgin Mary in Harissa and Byblos archeological site |
| 8:00pm | Dinner at Jounieh |
TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2006 | |
| 9:00 - 10:00am | Plenary conference: Procedures to manage diversity in the Middle Eastern companies, Antoine Wakim CEO of Société Nationale des Assurances |
| 10:00 - 10:15am | Coffee Break |
| 10:15 - 12:30pm | Session 1: Managing the gender issues in businesses |
| Catherine McNamee s.j. (Chili) | |
| Antonio Partido & Carlos Anta (Universidad Pontificia Comillas) | |
| Session 2: Managing cross-cultural issues in the workplace | |
| James Spillane s.j. (Sanata Dharma center) | |
| Mateu Martinez (IQS) | |
| Eugene Sensenig-Dabbous, Tonnie Choueiry, Leah Abou Khater & Hind Ghorayeb (Notre Dame University) | |
| 12:30 - 1:30pm | Lunch on campus |
| 2:00 - 3:30pm | Business meeting |
| 4:00 - 5:30pm | Visit to the National museum and city tour |
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2006 | |
| 9:00 - 10:45am | Session 1: Managing the religious diversity |
| AVR Acharyulu (Pioneer School of Management, Vietnam) | |
| Louis Boisset s.j(Saint Joseph University) | |
| Session 2: Ethics and diversity | |
| James Daley (Rockhurst University) | |
| Carole Verne (Saint Joseph University) | |
| Tony Gibeily (Saint Joseph University) | |
| 10:45 - 11:00am | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 12:00pm | Plenary conference: global companies facing local cultures, George Beyrouty, Sodexho |
| 12:00 - 12:30pm | Closing session |