Dr. Ohad Ref

Head of MBA Programs, Faculty of Business Administration

About

Head of MBA Programs, Researcher, Lecturer, and Strategic Consultant to leading Israeli and multinational firms. Formerly Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of leading Israeli industrial and commercial firms.

Education

Postdoctoral Fellow
2014 New York University, Stern School of Business
Ph.D
2013 Business Administration. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Business Administration
Visiting Ph.D. Student
2009 University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School
M.B.A
1996 Marketing. Tel Aviv University, Recanati School of Management
B.A
1988 Economics and Management. Tel Aviv University

Teaching Areas

Growth Strategy, Corporate Strategy, International Business Strategy, and Strategic Management.

Research interests

My main research interests encompass the behavioral theory of the firm, performance feedback, adaptive aspirations, firm risk-taking, the theory of the growth of the firm, and product and geographic diversification.