Rachel Calipha

Personal Details

Address                        Derch Yatir  8

Metar

E-mail                           azurel@bgu.ac.il

Birth Date                    17 November 1975

Status                            Married +3

Education

1997–2000                  B.A.                  Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

1999–2001      Teacher certification  Department of Education, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

2001–2004                  MBA                Standard track, Department of Business Administration, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

2004–2006                  MBA                Research track, Department of Business Administration, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

                                                                Thesis: The pre-stage of the international Mergers and Acquisitions process: An exploratory study of the phases and the success factors.

2007–Present                                      PhD. Student, Department of Business Administration, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Dissertation subject: The relation between knowledge transfer and wealth creation in Mergers and Acquisitions.

Occupational experience

2004–present             Lecturer                     “Principles of Finance”, “Business Writing”; Department of Management, "Principles in International Business", Department of Business Administration, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

                                                                        "Strategic management and business policy", College of Management in Rishon Le Zion.

                                      Teaching assistant      Dr. Ilanit Gavious, "Earnings management",

                                                                        Department of Business Administration, Ben-Gurion University.

                                    Teaching assistant       Dr. David Brock, Courses: "Strategic management and business policy" and "Principles in International Business", Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Teaching assistant      Dr. Ahron Rosenfeld, “Principles of Finance", Honors MBA Program (in English) and, Department of Management, Ben-Gurion University, Teaching frontal classes.

2001–2004                  Manager                       Havyeda Ben-Gurion (science center) under Perach – Weizmann Institute of Science.

Military Service

1995-1997                    Medic                         Medical Corps     

Other activities:

2005                             Case Competition at Tel-Aviv University.

Publications

Calipha, R., Tarba, S.Y., and Brock, D.M., "Mergers and acquisitions: a review of phases, motives, and success factors", Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, 2010, volume 009, forthcoming.

Under Revise & Resubmit:

Calipha, R., Tarba, S.Y., and Brock, D.M, 2010, What should be done before signing an M&A deal? Thunderbird International Business.

Refereed Conference Presentations

Calipha, R., Tarba, S.Y., and Brock, D.M, 2010. Mergers and acquisitions: A review of phases,motives, and success factors., European Academy of Management (EURAM) Annual Meeting, Liverpool, England, May.

Doctoral consortium:

2009 Financial Management Association (FMA) European Conference, Italy.

2008 EuroMed Annual conference, France.