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Education

Ph.d., Faculty of Management, Tel Aviv University, 2002;
M.B.A., Faculty of Management, Tel Aviv University, 1994;
B.Sc., Computer Sciences Department, Technion, 1990.

Research Areas

Theory of the Multinational Corporation, The impact of knowledge intensity and firm size on internationalization patterns and entry modes, The relationship between geographic diversification, product diversification and performance, technological Innovation and internationalization, knowledge transfer costs, R&D internationalization and growth patterns of small high technology firms.

Academic Positions Held

The Hebrew University, School of Business,
Lecturer (2002-2008). 
Senior Lecturer, tenured (2008-2012). 
Associate Professor,  (2012-present).

John H. Dunning Centre for International Business, Henley Business School, University of Reading,
John H. Dunning Visiting Fellow (2011-2012)

Arison School of Business, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya,
Visiting Scholar (2011-2012).

Management and Organizations Dep., Stern School of Business, New York University,
Visiting Associate Professor, (Summers of 2011 and 2013)

Bradford University School of Management,
Lecturer (2001-2002).

College of Management, School of Business Administration, Lecturer to Associate Professor (1998-present),

Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Management and Industrial Engineering Department, Instructor (1997-2001).

Main academic positions within the Hebrew University:

• Academic Director, Executive MBA+ program (2014-present)
• Academic Director, Asper Center for Entrepreneurship (2013- present)
• Head, Business School Alumni Association (2012-2014)
• Head, Strategy and Entrepreneurship area at the School of Business (2003-present).
• Academic Director, Executive MBA program in Integrative Management (2005-2010, 2014- present)

Honors and Fellowships

• Finalist, SMS Best Conference Paper Prize, the Strategic Management Society Special conference, St. Gallen (2015).
• Outstanding Teacher Recognition, Arison School of Business, The Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya (2015).
• Outstanding Teacher Award, School of Business Administration, The Hebrew University (2014).
• Excellent Reviewer Recognition, Journal of International Management (2014)
• Best Paper Award, SMS Annual Conference, Nominee, Prague (2012).
• John H. Dunning Visiting Fellow, John H. Dunning Centre for International Business, Henley Business School, University of Reading (2011-2012)
• Best Reviewer Award, AIB 2008, Milan.
• Best Paper Award, Israel Strategy Conference, Finalist , Tel Aviv (2008).
• The Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies, Ph.D. fellowship (1999-2001);
• Armand Hammer Center for Economic Cooperation in the Middle East, Ph.D. fellowship (1998);
• Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Management, Ph.D. fellowship (1997-2000); Armand Hammer Center for Economic Cooperation in the Middle East, MA Thesis fellowship(1993);
• Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, MA Thesis fellowship (1992);
• Dean's List, Computer Science Dept., Technion (1990).

Journal Publications

• Hashai, N., (2016), Focusing the high technology firm - how outsourcing affects technological knowledge exploration. Journal of Management, (forthcoming).
• Hashai, N., Kafouros M. & Buckley P.J. (2016), The performance implications of speed, regularity and duration in alliance portfolio expansion. Journal of Management, (forthcoming).
• Adler, N. & Hashai, N. (2015), The Impact of Competition and Consumer Preferences on the Location Choices of Multinational Enterprises, Global Strategy Journal, 5(4), 278-302.
• Hashai, N. (2015), Within-Industry Diversification and Firm Performance-An S-shaped Hypothesis. Strategic Management Journal, 36(9), pp. 1378-1400.
• Buckley, P.J. & Hashai, N. (2014), The role of technological catch up and domestic market growth in the genesis of emerging country based multinationals, Research Policy, 43, pp. 423-437.
• Hashai, N. & Buckley P.J., (2014) Is competitive advantage a necessary condition for the emergence of the multinational enterprise?, Global Strategy Journal, 4(1), pp. 35-48.
• Hashai, N. & Andrew Delios (2012), Balancing growth across the geographic and product diversification domains – A constringency approach, International Business Review 21, pp. 1052-1064.  
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• Hashai, N., (2011) Sequencing the expansion of geographic scope and foreign operations of 'Born Global' firms. Journal of International Business Studies42(8), pp. 994-1015Download  
• Hashai, N.,C. G. Asmussen, G.R.G. Benito & B Petersen (2010), Technological Knowledge Intensity and Entry Mode Diversity, Management International Review, 50(6): 659-681. Lead Article.Download  
• Buckley, P.J. & Hashai, N. (2009), Formalizing Internationalization in the Eclectic Paradigm. Journal of International Business Studies, 40(1): 58-70. Download
• Hashai, N. (2009), Knowledge Transfer Considerations and the Future of the Internalization Hypothesis.  International Business Review 18(3): 257-264.Download
• Hashai, N. & Almor T., (2008), R&D Intensity, Value Appropriation and within Organizational Boundaries Integration Patterns, Research Policy, 37(6-7):1022-1034.Download
• Adler, N. & Hashai, N. (2007), Knowledge flows and the modeling of the multinational enterprise, Journal of International Business Studies, 38(4): 639-657.Download
• Almor, T., Hashai, N. & Hirsch, S. (2006), The product cycle revisited - knowledge intensity and firm internationalization, Management International Review, 46(5), pp. 507-528. Lead article. Download
• Buckley, P.J. & Hashai, N. (2005), Firm Configuration and Internationalisation: a Model, International Business Review, 14(6), p.655-675. Lead article.
  Ranked 2nd at the top 25 hottest articles of the journal.Download
  Reprinted in Buckley P.J. (Ed.), 2010, Foreign Direct Investment, China and the World Economy, Palgrave Macmillan.
• Adler, N. & Hashai, N. (2005), Effect of Open Skies in the Middle East Region, Transportation Research - Part A: Policy and Practice, 39(10), pp. 878-894.
Reprinted (in Hebrew) in Shamir S. (Ed.), 2005, Academic Research on Regional Cooperation, Israel: Ramot Publishing, Tel Aviv University.Download
• Buckley, P.J. & Hashai, N. (2004), A Global System View of Firm Boundaries. Journal of International Business Studies, 35(1), pp 33-45.
  Reprinted in Buckley P.J. (Ed.), 2007, Multinational Enterprise and the Globalization of Knowledge, Palgrave. Lead Article.Download
• Hashai, N. & Almor, T. (2004), Gradually Internationalizing Born Global Firms - An Oxymoron?. International Business Review, 13(4), pp. 465-483. Download
• Almor T. & Hashai, N. (2004), Competitive Advantage and Strategic Configuration of Knowledge-Intensive Small and Medium Sized Multinationals: A Modified Resource Based View. Journal of International Management, 10, pp. 479-500.
  
  Ranked 5th at the top 25 hottest articles of the journal.Download
• Hashai, N. (2004), Forecasting Trade Potential between Former Non-Trading Neighbors-The Israeli-Arab Case. Journal of World Trade, 38(2), pp. 267-284.Download
• Hashai, N. (2003), Industry Competitiveness - The Role of Regional Distance-Sensitive Input Sharing (The Israeli - Arab Case). The International Trade Journal, 17(4), pp. 321-351.Download
• Hirsch, S. & Hashai, N., (2000), Arab Israeli Potential Trade: The Role of Distance Sensitive Products. The International Trade Journal, 14(1), pp. 1- 35. Lead article.
  Reprinted (in Hebrew) in Nossek H. (Ed.), 2001, Israel at the Beginning of the 21st Century- Society, Law, Economics and Communication, Israel: Gomeh Scientific Publications, Tcherikover Publishers Ltd.
• Rivlin, P. & Hashai, N., (2000), The Potential for Trade between Israel and Member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council: an Analysis of Input Sharing. Journal of World Trade, 34(6), pp. 143-158.
• Hirsch, S., Ayal, I., Hashai, N. & Gal-Yam, R., (1999), Arab Israeli Potential Trade: The Role of Input Sharing. The International Trade Journal, 13 (2), pp. 211-248.

Books and Monographs

• Ramamurti, R. & Hashai N. (Eds.), (2011), The Future of Foreign Direct Investment and the Multinational Enterprise, Emerald (452 pages).
• Hashai N. & Menuhin Y. (2010), Growth Profiles of High Technology Firms – The case of the Israeli Hi-Tech Sector.Lambert Academic Press (91 pages).
• Hashai N., (2003), Israeli-Palestinian Cross-Border industrial Parks - Insights from the International Experience, The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Tel Aviv University (99 pages).
• Almor T. & Hashai N. (Eds.), (2000), FDI, International Trade and the Economics of Peacemaking, Rishon Lezion, Israel: The College of Management, Academic Studies Division (286 pages).

Book Chapters

• Hashai, N., (2013), The costs of creating network relations and the implications for firm performance – the case of high technology firms, in B. S. Aharonson, U. Stettner, T. L. Amburgey, S. Ellis, & I. Drori (Eds.), Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitive Strategy, Emerald, Volume 13, pp. 199-227.
• Hashai, N., Almor T., Papanastassiou, M, Filippaios, F. & Rama R. (2011), Unraveling the Relationships between Internationalization and Product Diversification among the World Largest Food and Beverage Enterprises in Ramamurti, R. & Hashai N. (Eds.), The Future of Foreign Direct Investment and the Multinational Enterprise, Emerald.
• Hashai, N. (2011), Global Service Multinationals from a Small Open Economy–The Case of Israeli Hi Tech Services Providers in Ramamurti, R. & Hashai N. (Eds.), (2011), The Future of Foreign Direct Investment and the Multinational Enterprise, Emerald.
• Almor, T. & Hashai, N. (2004), Configurations of International Knowledge-Intensive SMEs: Can the Eclectic Paradigm provide a sufficient theoretical framework?, in During, W., Oakey R. & Kauser S.(Eds.), New Technology-Based Firms in the New Millennium, Volume III, Elsevier.
• Hashai N. (2002), The Morning After: Implications for the Business and Economic Environment in Israel, in Benvenisti, M. (Ed.), The Morning After, The Era of Peace - No Utopia, Jerusalem, Israel: The Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, The Hebrew University (in Hebrew).
• Hashai N. (2000), The Impact of Distance, Economies of Scale and Input Sharing on Output and Exports in Israel and its Arab Neighbors - an Empirical Analysis, in Almor T. and Hashai N. (Eds.), FDI, International Trade and the Economics of Peacemaking, Rishon Lezion, Israel: The College of Management, Academic Studies Division.

Invited Talks

• Hashai, N. Global Service Multinationals from a Small Open Economy–The Case of Israeli Hi Tech Services Providers, session in honor of Prof. Yair Aharoni, European International Business Association Annual Conference, 2011, Bucharest.
• Hashai, N. Empirical Considerations in Entry Mode Research, 2008,  Copenhagen Business School.
• Hashai, N., Is the Death of the Firm Greatly Exaggerated?, Four decades of International Business at Reading: Looking to the future, 2007, Reading.
• Hashai, N., The Future of "The Future of the Multinational Enterprise", Special Session in the Honor of Peter Buckley & Mark Casson 1976 book, EIBA 2006, Fribourg.
• Hashai, N., Advancing the Modeling of the MNE, JIBS/AIB/CIBER conference on Emerging Research Frontiers in International Business, 2004, Lansing, Michigan.

Professional Service

Editorial Board membership:

Reviewer for the following journals: