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Teaching:

• Corporate Management in Action
• Negotiation Skills
• Leadership & Change Management
• Strategic Planning
• Entrepreneurship
• Critical Thinking

Current research topics:

• “The Impact of CIP Leadership Style on Student Performance within College Student Teams”
• “The CIP Leadership Theory: A Temporal Model Development” (2024) — Best Research Paper Award, SSLS Leading Change Conference, James Madison University (Feb. 2025)
• “The Influence of Charismatic, Ideological, and Pragmatic Sales Leadership on Sales Performance in For-Profit Organizations” 
• “Entrepreneurship in Higher Education as a Driver of Success” (2023)
• “Pragmatic Leadership in Times of Crisis” (2022) Public Scholarship

Majzoub, F., Selznick, B., Tichenor, K., & Zaini, R. (2026). “Navigating (and Hopefully Avoiding) The College Closure.” Forbes, April 20, 2026.

• Ph.D., Strategic Leadership Studies, James Madison University, Virginia, U.S., 2026
• M.B.A., Strategic Management, Univesiry of Wales, Cardiff, U.K., 2012
• B.E., Civil Engineering, American University of Beirut, 1997

• Lecturer, James Madison University, 2023-Present
• Chief Executive Officer, Westford Lebanon, 2015-present
• MBA Instructor, Westford School of Management, 2012-2014
• Managing Partner, Fast & Associates, 2011-2019
• Director - Sales & Marketing, Profiles RH LLC, 2004-2015
• Projects Manager, OTEC, 1997-2004

• Best Research Paper Award, SSLS Leading Change Conference, James Madison University (2025)
• Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Club (2022-2023)

• Advisor MSA, JMU, 2024 - present
• Advisor, Global Commerce Club, JMU, 2023 - present
• Rotary Club of Harrisonburg, 2024 - present
• Board member, Rotary Club of Harrisonburg, 2026 - present
• Board member, NewBridges Immgrants Resource Center, 2024 - present
• Board member, Tripoli Entrepreneurs Club / Jadwa 06, 2023 - present