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The ESLSCA Research Center is intended to facilitate and promote interactions between academic profiles, students and business community to develop and enhance research opportunities, academic excellence, practical solving approaches and knowledge creation and dissemination.
The ESLSCA Research Center has been established by ESLSCA University in September 2019. Its vision is to become a leading multidisciplinary research entity in Egypt and in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region.
We believe that research has to be fully integrated into our whole curriculum for two main reasons: first, because this is part of the set of skills needed on the labour markets; second, because it creates a capacity-building within the university.
We believe the research center is an essential consulting service in the following areas: questionnaires and market studies; feasibility studies and business planning; macroeconomic research; marketing and economic sector analyses; training on research skill development.
We believe that the research center’s support in the production of a multidisciplinary research and in the dissemination of this research is crucial for the university.
From left to right:
Roba El Nahas Research Officer
Dr Helene Syed Zwick Executive Director of the ESLSCA Research Center of Excellence ERCE
Dalia Abulfatth Senior Research Officer
The Research Center will soon launch a visiting researcher program that aims to hosting visiting scholars appointed into the Research Center for a fixed period to advance a collaborative research activity.
Visiting scholars range from senior faculty to doctoral students, who are at the start of their scholarly careers. They already have a funding source and an affiliation. They are not involved in teaching programmes.
Contact us at: research@eslsca.edu.eg
– To learn the key elements of case writing
– To learn interactive methods of case teaching
Moderated by Dr. Hélène Syed Zwick, Executive Director, ESLSCA University Egypt Research Center.
Presented by Dr. Marina Apaydin, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, American University in Beirut and Director of Middle East and North Africa Regional Case Initiative.
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Bekhit, K., Leithy, W., and Mahmoud, A. (2023) “The Impact of Green Human Resource Management Practices on Employee Retention and Environmental Sustainability: A Conceptual Model”. YMER. 22(01).
The Impact of Green Human Resource Management Practices on Employee Retention and Environmental Sustainability: A Conceptual Model
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Abdou, D., Ehab, H., and Amer, S. (2022) “Water, Wheat, and War Nexus“. MSA – Management Sciences Journal. 1(2): 118-158.
Water, Wheat, and War Nexus
Mohamed, A., and Abdelaziz, S. (2022) “Driving Market Forces for Covid-19 Vaccines Industry: The Case of The Comirnaty Vaccine”. MSA – Management Sciences Journal. 1(1): 129-144.
Driving Market Forces for Covid-19 Vaccines Industry: The Case of The Comirnaty Vaccine
Elsafty, A., and Mahmoud, I. (2022) “The Consequences of Ukraine-Russia Crisis: The Case of International Trade and Prices’ Behavior in Egypt. Business and Management Studies”. 8(2): 37-60.
The Consequences of Ukraine-Russia Crisis: The Case of International Trade and Prices’ Behavior in Egypt. Business and Management Studies
Bekhit, K., and leithy, W. (2022) “Factors Affecting Online Banking Usage in Kuwait: An Empirical Analysis. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research”. 13(12): 677-699.
Factors Affecting Online Banking Usage in Kuwait: An Empirical Analysis. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research
Abdallah, R., Gomaa, I. and Ramadan, M. (2022). “The Effect of Litigation Risk and Task Complexity on the Auditors’ Reliance on Decision Aids. An Experimental Study”. Alexandria Journal of Accounting Research, Second Issue, May 2022, Vol. 6
The Effect of Litigation Risk and Task Complexity on the Auditors’ Reliance on Decision Aids. An Experimental Study
Ali, B.H., Elaref, N., and Yacout, O.M. (2022). “The effect of charity brand experience on donors’ behavioral intentions: The mediating role of charity brand personality and donors’ satisfaction”, International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing.
Mesbah, S. and Ramadan, M. (2022). “The Effect of Audit Quality on Financial Reporting Quality”, Alexandria Journal of Accounting Research, Second Issue, May 2022, Vol. 6.
The Effect of Audit Quality on Financial Reporting Quality
Measuring Popularity of Nogoum FM Radio Station among Teenagers in Egypt
Elsafty, A. and Seddek, A. (2022). “Quantitative validation of the critical success factors. The case of excellence model implementation in public sector Egypt government excellence award”, The International Journal of Public Policies in Egypt, 1(2): 12-60.
Elsafty, A. and Oraby, M. (2022). “The impact of training on employee retention: an empirical research on the private sector in Egypt”, International Journal of Business and Management, 17(5).
The impact of training on employee retention: an empirical research on the private sector in Egypt
Syed Zwick, H. (2022). “Onward migration aspirations and destination preferences of refugees and migrants in Libya: the role of persecution and protection incidents”, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.
Elsafty, A. and Seddek, A. (2022). “Investigating the Critical Success Factors of Excellence Model Implementation in the Public Sector “Egypt Government Excellence Award””, International Journal of Social Science Studies, 10: 24-45.
Elsafty, A. and Shaarawy, M. (2022). “Enhancing Performance of Mwasalat Misr Company in Greater Cairo-Egypt during COVID-19 Pandemic”, International Business Research, 15(3).Enhancing Performance of Mwasalat Misr Company in Greater Cairo-Egypt during COVID-19 Pandemic
ElSafty, A. and Shafik, L. (2022). “Private Banks in Egypt during COVID 19 Pandemic”, International Business Research, 15(2).
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Elsafty, A., & Osman, M. (2021). The Impact of COVID-19 on the Efficiency of Packing Lines in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Sites in Egypt. International Journal of Business and Management, 16(7), 57-72.
Elsafty, A. & Ragheb, M. (2021) “The Role of Human Resources Management Towards Healthcare Providers Retention during Covid-19 Pandemic in Egypt” Internation Business Research. 14(8) 67-76
ElAgamy, R. F. (2021) “Investigating the Impact of Brand Authenticity on Brand Emotional Attachment for Cosmeceutical Products in Egypt“, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR). 10 (9) 1351-1363
Elshafty, A. and Elshahed, M. (2021). “The changes in online buying intention as a determinant of behavior during COVID-19 pandemic in the ready-made garments industry in Egypt’, International Journal of Business and Management, 16(5). The changes in online buying intention as a determinant of behavior during COVID-19 pandemic in the ready-made garments industry in Egypt
Syed Zwick, H. & Morrar, R.(2021). “Determinants and wage penalty of qualification mismatches: the case of Palestine”, Journal of Education and Work, 1-14,
Determinants and wage penalty of qualification mismatches: the case of Palestine
Salman, D., Kamal, M. and El Basyoni, O. (2021). “An assessment to the COVID-19 impact on the current production glut in the construction sector: Egyptian case”, Economics & Law, III (I): 53-63.
Gaber Ali, M. and Tarek, A. (2021). “Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the hotels industry”, Research Journali’s Journal of Hospitality Tourism, 8(1).
Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the hotels industry
Morrar, R., Amara, M. and Syed Zwick, H. (2021), “The determinants of self-employment entry of Palestinian youth”, Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies. Volume ahead-of-print.
The determinants of self-employment entry of Palestinian youth
Tarek Mohsen and Alaa Tarek (2021). “Factors that influence over-the-counter (OTC) medicines’ purchasing decision”, The International Journal of Business and Management, 8(12): 22-28.
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Fouad, K. A. A. and Tarek, A. (2020). “Assessing resistance to accept electronic wallets in Egypt”, Journal of Economic, Administrative and Legal Sciences, 5(18): 204-224.
Assessing resistance to accept electronic wallets in Egypt
Hanna, K. G. (2020) “Literature Review on the Factors Influencing the Decision to Participate in Freelancing Platforms: A Prespective to Egyptian University Graduates” Research Gate. 115-126
Elsafty, A., Elsayad, H., & Shaaban, I. (2020). “A business analysis perspective for engineering education in Egypt“. Journal of Education
and Training Studies, 8(5), 30-42. A business analysis perspective for engineering education in Egypt
Ashraf ElSafty and Mohammad Ragheb (2020), “The Role of Human Resource Management Towards Employees Retention During Covid-19 Pandemic in Medical Supplies Sector -Egypt”, Business and Management Studies, 6(2).
Dina Darwish (2020). “Developing and Implementing Big Data Analytics in Marketing”, International Journal of Data Science and Analysis. 6(6): 183-203. doi: 10.11648/j.ijdsa.20200606
International Journal of Data Science and Analysis
Elsafty, A., Elsayad, H. I. and Shaaban, I. (2020). “Educating engineering students in Egypt: recommendations for improvement”, International Journal of Higher Education, 9(3): 1-14.
International Journal of Higher Education
Elsafty, A., ElSayad, H. and Shaaban, I. (2020). “Educating Engineering Students in Egypt: A stakeholders’ perspective, using narrative qualitative approach”, Journal of Education and Training Studies, 8(8).
Journal of Education and Training Studies
Elsafty, A. and AlNawaly, A. (2020). “Role of co-working spaces’ services in entrepreneurs growth in Upper Egypt: The case of step co-working space”, Business and Management Studies, 6(2): 1-14.
Business and Management Studies
Syed Zwick, H. (2020). “Narrative analysis of Syrians, South Sudanese, and Libyans transiting in Egypt: A Motivation – Opportunity – Ability approach”, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 1-22.
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.
SYED ZWICK, H. (2019). “France’s identity crisis: Is migration to blame? A review of three recent French books”, Migration Studies.
SYED ZWICK, H. (2019). Review of Blanchflower, D., “Not working? Where have all the good jobs gone?”, London School of Economics (LSE) Review of books.
London School of Economics (LSE) Review of books.
SYED ZWICK, H. (2019). Review of Blanchflower, D., “Not working? Where have all the good jobs gone?”, GLO news, October, 10. 2019.
SYED ZWICK, H. (2019). Review of Oubrouk, T. [Appel à la réconciliation : foi musulmane et valeurs de la République française], “Call for reconciliation: Muslim faith and French Republic’s values”, Migration Letters. 16(4): 641-642.
SYED ZWICK, H. (2019). “Disintegration of the European asylum systems: A featuring attempt”, Migration Letters, 16(4): 563-573.
SYED ZWICK, H. and SYED, S. A. S. (2019). “BitCoin and gold prices: a fledging long-term relationship”, Theoretical Economic Letters, 9(7): 2516-2525.
MOKHTAR, A. I. (2016). “An Empirical Examination of the Behavioural CAPM”, Journal of Finance and Investment Analysis, 5(3): 15-57.
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SYED ZWICK, H. (2019). “France’s identity crisis: Is migration to blame? A review of three recent French books”, Migration Studies.
SYED ZWICK, H. (2019). Review of Blanchflower, D., “Not working? Where have all the good jobs gone?”, London School of Economics (LSE) Review of books.
London School of Economics (LSE) Review of books.
SYED ZWICK, H. (2019). Review of Blanchflower, D., “Not working? Where have all the good jobs gone?”, GLO news, October, 10. 2019.
SYED ZWICK, H. (2019). Review of Oubrouk, T. [Appel à la réconciliation : foi musulmane et valeurs de la République française], “Call for reconciliation: Muslim faith and French Republic’s values”, Migration Letters. 16(4): 641-642.
SYED ZWICK, H. (2019). “Disintegration of the European asylum systems: A featuring attempt”, Migration Letters, 16(4): 563-573.
SYED ZWICK, H. and SYED, S. A. S. (2019). “BitCoin and gold prices: a fledging long-term relationship”, Theoretical Economic Letters, 9(7): 2516-2525.
MOKHTAR, A. I. (2016). “An Empirical Examination of the Behavioural CAPM”, Journal of Finance and Investment Analysis, 5(3): 15-57.
The purpose of
the publication award is to encourage faculty and postgraduate students to
contribute to add to the existing knowledge in their respective fields or
discipline and to improve the research culture in ESLSCA University Egypt by
publishing in respected journals.
All current ESLSCA
faculty and postgraduate students are eligible for the publication award. The
applicant submits a single published paper that she/he authored or co-authored
and shows ESLSCA University Egypt affiliation.
Applications for
the publication award must be submitted within one year of the publication date
or issuance of a DOI.
The publication award shall be granted for all journal articles published in:
– SCOPUS listed journals
– Web of Science (WoS) indexed journals formerly ISI (Thomson Reuters) including:
§ Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
§ Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
§ Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)
§ Conference Proceedings Citation Index
– On a case-to-case basis, journals that are not indexed in the above but are evaluated by the publication committee to be of high quality may be considered eligible for the publication award. This may include case studies, white papers, position papers, policy papers or book reviews.
Articles published in predatory journals are not eligible to receive the publication award.
The award has a monetary reward and a certificate.
If the paper submitted for the award is co-authored, all qualified co-authors are considered applicants and the paper is submitted by one co-author on behalf of all others. If the paper is selected for the award, all qualified co-authors will be recognized as winners and will share the monetary reward.
Articles will be given the following publication award monetary reward:
Quartile | Amount (maximum, in Egyptian Pounds) Only authors with ESLSCA affiliation will be rewarded |
Not ranked (white paper, case study, position paper for instance) | 2,000 |
Q4 | 5,000 |
Q3 | 10,000 |
Q2 | 15,000 |
Q1 | 20,000 |
In the case of co-authored papers, the amount is given to each author who mentioned ESLSCA University affiliation.
The article must fall within the discipline or related field of the applicant.
Two rewards per year maximum are awarded per faculty member or postgraduate student. Besides, an article may be awarded only once. The author’s rank has no impact on the bonus amount.
Communications at conferences are encouraged and supported (see ESLSCA ICF policy) but do not give access to awards as they are conceived as the possibility to test, publicize, and improve papers that will be subsequently published in journals.
The purpose of the international conference fund (ICF) is to support research staff and postgraduate students (MBA and DBA levels) to attend and present at international conferences.
All current ESLSCA research staff and postgraduate students (MBA and DBA levels) who have a paper accepted for presentation at an international conference are eligible for the ICF.
Applicants can apply for a contribution to the conference fee, accommodation at the conference and travel to and from the conference. The standing, reputation and international nature of the conference will be also considered.
The ICF has two elements: (i) a per-diem allowance of 150EUR for the duration of the conference plus one day that covers lodge, meals and incidental expenses, and (ii) air tickets.
The applicant(s) must clearly be identified as a current ESLSCA University Egypt research staff or postgraduate student.
The paper accepted for presentation must clearly show an ESLSCA University affiliation.
Funding is provisional until evidence is provided of acceptance of an oral presentation at the stated conference.
The applicant must:
If you have any concerns or questions, contact Dr. Hélène Syed Zwick, Executive Director, ESLSCA University Egypt Research Center at research@eslsca.edu.eg
To the extent possible, individual faculty and postgraduate students are expected to fund publication costs via external grants. However, ESLSCA university Egypt recognizes that such funding may not be available or sufficient in all cases. The purpose of the journal publication fund (JPF) of ESLSCA University Egypt is to support the publication of outputs which haven’t received any funding and are going to be accepted or have been accepted in born open access journals. A born open access journal does not charge any subscription fees and makes all their content freely available to readers. Most of them charge an Article Processing Charge (APC) to the author/institution.
All current full-time faculty members and registered postgraduate students (DBA and MBA levels) at ESLSCA University Egypt are eligible for the JPF.
The JPF can only be used for publishing articles in full open access journals which offer a professional-standard quality assurance process (peer-review). Articles published in predatory journals are not eligible to receive the JPF.
The JPF request form must be completed and emailed to ESLSCA University Research Center (research@eslsca.edu.eg) as soon as possible after acceptance by the publisher. It the article is eligible for funding and funds are still available, the applicant will receive a confirmation email from ESLSCA University Research Center’s team. Invoices should not be forwarded for payment to the team unless this approval has been received.
Only the minimum fee required for publication is covered. Additional fees for fast online posting, colour figures, off-prints among others are excluded.
The applicant must meet all of the following criteria:
1. The applicant is an ESLSCA University Egypt staff member or registered postgraduate student.
2. The applicant is the main author of the paper and enters into the contract with the publisher (corresponding author).
3. The article has been accepted for publication.
4. The applicant applies within 2 months of publication.
5. The ESLSCA University Egypt is given as the institutional affiliation.
If you have any concerns or questions, contact Dr. Hélène Syed Zwick, Executive Director, ESLSCA University Egypt Research Center at research@eslsca.edu.eg
Find here all the Webinars of our community under the affiliation of ESLSCA
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ERCE Sports Management Webinar Series: Harnessing Technology in Football.
ChatGPT: Challenges and Opportunities
Find here all the Webinars of our community under the affiliation of ESLSCA
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Global and local macroeconomic challenges in Egypt
Second ERCE Sports Management Webinar on Sports Ecosystem
ERCE Sports Management Seminar: Sport Finance
Non-monetary incentives for sustainable biomass harvest: An experimental approach
Academic Writing Skills: Avoiding Plagiarism
Macroeconomic situation of GCC countries Webinar
Faculty Research Seminar: Quasi-maximum Likelihood Estimating Structural Models.
The purpose of the publication award is to encourage faculty and postgraduate students to contribute to add to the existing knowledge in their respective fields or discipline and to improve the research culture in ESLSCA University Egypt by publishing in respected journals.
All current ESLSCA faculty and postgraduate students are eligible for the publication award. The applicant submits a single published paper which she/he authored or co-authored and showing ESLSCA University Egypt affiliation.
Applications for the publication award must be submitted within one year of the publication date or issuance of a DOI.
The publication award shall be granted for all journal articles published in:
– SCOPUS listed journals
– Web of Science (WoS) indexed journals formerly ISI (Thomson Reuters) including:
– On a case-to-case basis, journals that are not indexed in the above but are evaluated by the publication committee to be of high quality may be considered eligible for the publication award. This may include case studies, white papers, position papers, policy papers or book reviews.
Articles published in predatory journals are not eligible to receive the publication award.
The award has a monetary reward and a certificate.
If the paper submitted for the award is co-authored by current or past ESLSCA DBA students, all qualified co-authors are considered applicants and the paper is submitted by one co-author on behalf of all others. If the paper is selected for the award, all qualified co-authors will be recognized as winners and will share the monetary reward.
Articles will be given the following publication award monetary reward:
No impact factor (white paper, case study, position
paper for instance) = 2,000
Below 2.0 = 5,000
Between 2.0 and 4.0 = 8,000
Above 4.0 = 15,000
Section V: Requirements
The applicant(s) must clearly be identified as a current or former ESLSCA University Egypt DBA student.
The article must fall within the discipline or related field of the applicant.
Two rewards per year maximum are awarded per faculty member or postgraduate student. Besides, an article may be awarded only once. The author’s rank has no impact on the bonus’ amount.
Communications in conferences are encouraged and supported (see ESLSCA ICF policy), but do not give access to awards as they are conceived as the possibility to test, to publicize and to improve papers that will be subsequently published in journals.
Section VI: Contact
If you have any concerns or questions, contact Dr. Hélène Syed Zwick, Executive Director, ESLSCA University Egypt Research Center at research@eslsca.edu.eg
The purpose of the international conference fund (ICF) is to support research staff and postgraduate students (MBA and DBA levels) to attend and present at international conferences.
All current ESLSCA research staff and postgraduate students (MBA and DBA levels) who have a paper accepted for presentation at an international conference are eligible for the ICF.
Applicants can apply for a contribution to the conference fee, accommodation at the conference and travel to and from the conference. The standing, reputation and international nature of the conference will be also considered.
The ICF has two elements: (i) a per-diem allowance of 150EUR for the duration of the conference plus one day that covers lodge, meals and incidental expenses, and (ii) air tickets.
The applicant(s) must clearly be identified as a current ESLSCA University Egypt research staff or postgraduate student.
The paper accepted for presentation must clearly show an ESLSCA University affiliation.
Funding is provisional until evidence is provided of acceptance of an oral presentation at the stated conference.
The applicant must:
If you have any concerns or questions, contact Dr. Hélène Syed Zwick, Executive Director, ESLSCA University Egypt Research Center at research@eslsca.edu.eg
To the extent possible, individual faculty and postgraduate students are expected to fund publication costs via external grants. However, ESLSCA university Egypt recognizes that such funding may not be available or sufficient in all cases. The purpose of the journal publication fund (JPF) of ESLSCA University Egypt is to support the publication of outputs which haven’t received any funding and are going to be accepted or have been accepted in born open access journals. A born open access journal does not charge any subscription fees and makes all their content freely available to readers. Most of them charge an Article Processing Charge (APC) to the author/institution.
All current full-time faculty members and registered postgraduate students (DBA and MBA levels) at ESLSCA University Egypt are eligible for the JPF.
The JPF can only be used for publishing articles in full open access journals which offer a professional-standard quality assurance process (peer-review). Articles published in predatory journals are not eligible to receive the JPF.
The JPF request form must be completed and emailed to ESLSCA University Research Center (research@eslsca.edu.eg) as soon as possible after acceptance by the publisher. It the article is eligible for funding and funds are still available, the applicant will receive a confirmation email from ESLSCA University Research Center’s team. Invoices should not be forwarded for payment to the team unless this approval has been received.
Only the minimum fee required for publication is covered. Additional fees for fast online posting, colour figures, off-prints among others are excluded.
The applicant must meet all of the following criteria:
1. The applicant is an ESLSCA University Egypt staff member or registered postgraduate student.
2. The applicant is the main author of the paper and enters into the contract with the publisher (corresponding author).
3. The article has been accepted for publication.
4. The applicant applies within 2 months of publication.
5. The ESLSCA University Egypt is given as the institutional affiliation.
If you have any concerns or questions, contact Dr. Hélène Syed Zwick, Executive Director, ESLSCA University Egypt Research Center at research@eslsca.edu.eg
If you have any publications under the affiliation of ESLSCA that do not appear in the above list, please send us an email along with your pdf published article. Also if you wish to collaborate or contact the research center regarding anything please email us at: research@eslsca.edu.eg
