Moustafa Haj Youssef
Biographic Data
| ID | 4149612 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Moustafa Haj Youssef |
| GIVEN NAMES | Moustafa Haj |
| FAMILY NAME | Youssef |
| SIGNATURE | YOUSSEF M H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Liverpool John Moores University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6011-1605 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Uneven Contributions
Informal entrepreneurship dominates economic activity across the Global South, yet its role in sustainable development remains contested. While informal enterprises generate substantial income and employment contributing 40%–60% of GDP and engaging over 70% of the workforce in many developing regions, their broader social and environmental consequences are insufficiently understood. Drawing on the triple bottom line (TBL) framework, this study ex…
Enacting discretion in a low discretion environment
Purpose This study examines the leadership journey of Carlos Ghosn to explore how managerial discretion operates in culturally restrictive environments. This study aims to understand how high-discretion leadership strategies can navigate institutional and cultural constraints, with a focus on Japan’s corporate context during Ghosn‘s tenure at Nissan. Design/methodology/approach The research employs a qualitative approach, drawing on an in-depth a…
Exploring Gendered Perspectives on Personality Traits and Entrepreneurial Performance in Lebanon during the Covid-19 Crisis
We investigate the impact of gendered personality traits on the entrepreneurial performance of male and female entrepreneurs in Lebanon during the COVID-19 crisis. Using the Big Five personality model and survey data from 500 entrepreneurs, the research examines how traits such as agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, extraversion, and openness to experience influence business outcomes in high-pressure environments. The findings reveal t…
When MNEs bribe more? The role of managerial discretion
Purpose This paper builds upon managerial discretion literature to study the relationship between foreign ownership and bribery intensity. Design/methodology/approach Building on World Bank’s data of 9,386 firms from 125 countries over the period 2006–2018, this paper uses Tobit regression, ordered probit and logit models to empirically test the hypotheses. Findings This paper finds that firms have higher bribery intensity when executives have a …
Navigating turbulence in the UK
Purpose This study examines the dynamic relationship between UK entrepreneurs' engagement with society and the economic climate surrounding the 2008 financial crisis – before, during and after it. We investigate whether such crises strengthen or weaken the connections between entrepreneurship and society, considering gender differences. Design/methodology/approach We employ individual-level data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) and …
The more you value, the less you practice
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine cross-cultural differences in managerial discretion and the extent to which variations and interaction of cultural practices and values affect the degree of freedom in decision making that is accorded to executives. This paper offers a holistic approach to investigating culture in addition to acknowledging its paradoxical nature. Design/methodology/approach Using a panel of prominent management cons…
Exploring cultural heterogeneity
Research on the degree of managerial discretion, or latitude of action, accorded to executives at the national level has primarily focused on the effect of intercultural variation in values on managerial discretion by assuming spatial homogeneity within countries. However, evidence in cross-cultural research indicates that cultural heterogeneity within countries can be as salient as or sometimes even more than inter-country variation. Thus, this …
The more you value, the less you practice
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine cross-cultural differences in managerial discretion and the extent to which variations and interaction of cultural practices and values affect the degree of freedom in decision making that is accorded to executives. This paper offers a holistic approach to investigating culture in addition to acknowledging its paradoxical nature. Design/methodology/approach Using a panel of prominent management cons…
Exploring Gendered Perspectives on Personality Traits and Entrepreneurial Performance in Lebanon during the Covid-19 Crisis
We investigate the impact of gendered personality traits on the entrepreneurial performance of male and female entrepreneurs in Lebanon during the COVID-19 crisis. Using the Big Five personality model and survey data from 500 entrepreneurs, the research examines how traits such as agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, extraversion, and openness to experience influence business outcomes in high-pressure environments. The findings reveal t…
Exploring cultural heterogeneity
Research on the degree of managerial discretion, or latitude of action, accorded to executives at the national level has primarily focused on the effect of intercultural variation in values on managerial discretion by assuming spatial homogeneity within countries. However, evidence in cross-cultural research indicates that cultural heterogeneity within countries can be as salient as or sometimes even more than inter-country variation. Thus, this …
Exploring cultural heterogeneity
Research on the degree of managerial discretion, or latitude of action, accorded to executives at the national level has primarily focused on the effect of intercultural variation in values on managerial discretion by assuming spatial homogeneity within countries. However, evidence in cross-cultural research indicates that cultural heterogeneity within countries can be as salient as or sometimes even more than inter-country variation. Thus, this …
The more you value, the less you practice
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine cross-cultural differences in managerial discretion and the extent to which variations and interaction of cultural practices and values affect the degree of freedom in decision making that is accorded to executives. This paper offers a holistic approach to investigating culture in addition to acknowledging its paradoxical nature. Design/methodology/approach Using a panel of prominent management cons…
When MNEs bribe more? The role of managerial discretion
Purpose This paper builds upon managerial discretion literature to study the relationship between foreign ownership and bribery intensity. Design/methodology/approach Building on World Bank’s data of 9,386 firms from 125 countries over the period 2006–2018, this paper uses Tobit regression, ordered probit and logit models to empirically test the hypotheses. Findings This paper finds that firms have higher bribery intensity when executives have a …
Navigating turbulence in the UK
Purpose This study examines the dynamic relationship between UK entrepreneurs' engagement with society and the economic climate surrounding the 2008 financial crisis – before, during and after it. We investigate whether such crises strengthen or weaken the connections between entrepreneurship and society, considering gender differences. Design/methodology/approach We employ individual-level data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) and …
Enacting discretion in a low discretion environment
Purpose This study examines the leadership journey of Carlos Ghosn to explore how managerial discretion operates in culturally restrictive environments. This study aims to understand how high-discretion leadership strategies can navigate institutional and cultural constraints, with a focus on Japan’s corporate context during Ghosn‘s tenure at Nissan. Design/methodology/approach The research employs a qualitative approach, drawing on an in-depth a…
Exploring Gendered Perspectives on Personality Traits and Entrepreneurial Performance in Lebanon during the Covid-19 Crisis
We investigate the impact of gendered personality traits on the entrepreneurial performance of male and female entrepreneurs in Lebanon during the COVID-19 crisis. Using the Big Five personality model and survey data from 500 entrepreneurs, the research examines how traits such as agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, extraversion, and openness to experience influence business outcomes in high-pressure environments. The findings reveal t…
Uneven Contributions
Informal entrepreneurship dominates economic activity across the Global South, yet its role in sustainable development remains contested. While informal enterprises generate substantial income and employment contributing 40%–60% of GDP and engaging over 70% of the workforce in many developing regions, their broader social and environmental consequences are insufficiently understood. Drawing on the triple bottom line (TBL) framework, this study ex…
Political science (5 works) · Discretion (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Entrepreneurship (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Business (2 works)