Biography
Dr. Ofra Bazel-Shoham is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Finance and the Academic Director of Part-Time MBA Conshohocken
Her research explores the impact of gender on businesses risky activities such as capital structure, M&A, and R&D. She brings a wealth of professional experience in management and finance. She was a sales and contract manager at Israel Aerospace Industries and a director of operations and finance at a successful Israeli Strat-Up company.
Ofra earned her Executive Doctorate in Business Administration from the Fox School of Business, where she also attained a Master of Science in Finance. She received a LL.M. in Commercial Law from Israel’s Bar Ilan University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|
FIN 3101 | Financial Management | Undergraduate |
FIN 5001 | Financial Analysis and Strategy | Graduate |
FIN 5411 | Financial Management | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
Bazel-Shoham, O., Lee, S.M., Ahammad, M.F., Tarba, S.Y., & Alon, I. (2023). IP protection and ownership in cross-border acquisitions. International Business Review, 32(3), 102101-102101. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2023.102101.
Lee, S.M., Bazel-Shoham, O., Tarba, S.Y., & Shoham, A. (2022). The effect of economic freedom on board diversity. Journal of Business Research, 149, 833-849. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.05.076.
Arslan, A., Ahokangas, P., Haapanen, L., Golgeci, I., Tarba, S.Y., & Bazel-Shoham, O. (2022). Generational differences in organizational leaders: an interpretive phenomenological analysis of work meaningfulness in the Nordic high-tech organizations. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 180, 121717-121717. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121717.
PELZMAN, J. & BAZEL-SHOHAM, O. (2022). WEAPONIZING THE COVID-19 VACCINE: THE GEOPOLITICAL STRUGGLE. Global Economy Journal, 22(02). World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd. doi: 10.1142/s2194565922500099.
PELZMAN, J. & BAZEL-SHOHAM, O. (2021). THE GLOBALIZATION CONUNDRUM POST COVID-19: INTERNALIZING THE RISKS OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN. Global Economy Journal, 21(04). World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd. doi: 10.1142/s2194565922500075.
IMES, M. & BAZEL-SHOHAM, O. (2021). GENDER, BOARD, AND WORKING CAPITAL. Global Economy Journal, 21(03). World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd. doi: 10.1142/s2194565921500147.
Ahammad, M., Basu, S., Munjal, S., Clegg, J., & Shoham, O. (2021). Strategic agility, environmental uncertainties and international performance: The perspective of Indian firms. Journal of World Business, 56(4). doi: 10.1016/j.jwb.2021.101218.
Bazel-Shoham, O. & Shoham, A. (2020). Rethinking Overseas Production: The Case of COVID-19 and Negative Externality. AIB Insights. doi: 10.46697/001c.17690.
Bazel-Shoham, O., Lee, S., Rivera, M., & Shoham, A. (2020). Impact of the female board members and gaps in linguistic gender marking on cross-border M&A. Journal of World Business, 55(2). doi: 10.1016/j.jwb.2017.10.005.
Almor, T., Bazel-Shoham, O., & Lee, S. (2020). The dual effect of board gender diversity on R&D investments. Long Range Planning. doi: 10.1016/j.lrp.2019.05.004.