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Dr. Bassem Nasri has a Doctorate of Business Administration - Entrepreneurship and Franchising from Grenoble Ecole de Management, France, an MBA - Strategic Management from City University London, UK, and a Bachelor of Sciences from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. Along more than 20 years, Bassem occupied senior management positions at leading Middle East companies based out of Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and UAE, and helped companies grow and expand into global franchise chains and retail networks. Bassem teaches Strategic Management, Organizational Development and Change, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Franchise Management, Managerial Development, Negotiation and Communication Skills, Conflict Management and Stress Management. He conducts research on Entrepreneurship, Franchising, and Internationalization, with recent focus on emergence, expansion and global competitiveness of Middle East businesses, especially in Saudi Arabia and UAE. Bassem supervises postgraduate students’ research, reviews research for journals and academic conferences, and is planning on future research in Entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Cultural Business Adaptation. In 2012, Bassem designed and developed the “Professional Certificate in Franchise Management”, an executive education program currently being adopted at leading Lebanese universities. A member of the International Society of Franchising, the European Academy of Management, the Lebanese-Dutch Business Association, and affiliate of professional and community service organizations, Bassem addressed and participated at international business and academic conferences in USA, Europe, and the Middle East. He speaks English, French, German and native Arabic.
Publications with PMU Affiliations:
Date |
Title/Research Paper |
Journal/Publisher |
July 2020 |
"Home-grown middle eastern franchises: prospects for the future" Bassem Nasri, Pablo Collazzo, and Dianne H. B. Welsh
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11365-020-00677-8 |
International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 1-15 |
January 2021 |
"Kudu: Crossing the Saudi Border" Published Case Study Authors: Pablo Collazzo, Bassem Nasri, and Dianne H. B. Welsh |
Chapter in Book: “Case Studies in Global Entrepreneurship” – 3rd Edition Publisher: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company ISBN 978-1-7924-3665-9 |
Conferences with PMU Affiliations:
Date & Place |
Title/Research Paper |
Conference Name |
May 24-26, 2021, USC Business School, UNSW Business School |
"Internationalization Challenges for Saudi Arabian Fast-Food Franchises: The Case of Kudu" (1) Nasri, Bassem (2) Collazzo Yelpo, Pablo |
34th Annual International Society of Franchising Conference - ISoF 2021
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June 16-18, 2021, Université du Québec à Montréal Canada |
"Patriotism and Competitiveness in Saudi Arabia" (1) Nasri, Bassem (2) Collazzo Yelpo, Pablo (3) Al-Anazi, Salem Mufadhi |
European Academy of Management Annual Conference - EURAM 2021 |
June 16-18, 2021, Université du Québec à Montréal Canada |
"Gender Contribution to the Competitiveness of Social Media Entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia: Context of National Transformation" (1) Nasri, Bassem (2) Collazzo Yelpo, Pablo (3) Al-Hashim, Ala'a H. |
European Academy of Management Annual Conference - EURAM 2021 |
March 6-7, 2018, Manama, Bahrain
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"Cultural Contribution to International Competitiveness of Middle East Retail Food Franchises" (1) Nasri, Bassem (2) Collazzo Yelpo, Pablo |
2nd International Conference on Emerging Research for Sustainable Economic Development |
June 20-23, 2018, University of Iceland Reykjavik, Iceland |
"Exploring National Factor Contribution to International Competitiveness of Middle Eastern Retail Food Franchise - Cases from Lebanon and UAE" (1) Nasri, Bassem (2) Collazzo Yelpo, Pablo |
European Academy of Management Annual Conference - EURAM 2018
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June 28-30, 2018, Quito - Ecuador
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"Exploring National Factor Contribution to International Competitiveness of Middle Eastern Retail Food Franchises- Cases from Lebanon and UAE" (1) Nasri, Bassem (2) Collazzo Yelpo, Pablo |
32nd Annual International Society of Franchising Conference Escuela Politécnica Nacional, with the support of GATE L-SE and IAE-SE, University of Lyon, France CORS, University of São Paulo, Brazil |
Entrepreneurship, International Business (Senior, MBA & EMBA), Business Negotiation, Marketing Management (MBA & EMBA), New Product/Service innovation (MBA), Cross-Cultural Management (MBA), Organizational Leadership (MBA), Negotiation and Conflict Management (Senior & MBA), Franchise Management (MBA), Organizational Development.
Entrepreneurship, Internationalization, Franchising, Retail Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Entrepreneurship