Yossi Dashti, yossi.dashti@gmail.com    mobile: 050-6948491

Education:

Ph.D. Candidate - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel                               

MA Thesis - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel                                                       2007

Guilford Glazer School of Business and Management

Supervisors: Prof.  Ayala Malach-Pines & Prof. Dafna Schwartz

Thesis title: Entrepreneurs, Their Social Networks and the Success

                    of Israeli High Technology Ventures in the US

MBA   University of California, Irvine, CA, Graduate School of Management                  1993

BS        University of San Francisco, Dean's list, Management Information Systems        1991

Doctoral dissertation research:

Network alliances and the success of technology ventures: The role and contribution of       foreign networks to M&A exit outcome of Israeli high-tech companies

Supervisors: Prof.  Ayala Malach-Pines & Prof. Dafna Schwartz

Research Abstract:

Among the factors contributing to the success of Israeli technology startup companies are effective business networks utilized by Israeli ventures. While the value creation and the positive contribution of networks to business success are documented in various studies and theories, recent studies have argued that not all networks provide positive contribution. Furthermore, some studies have argued that networks impact can be negative and can impair performance. The controversies surrounding the role of foreign networks and their contribution to venture success provide the framework for this research. Network alliances will be examined while trying to determine what characterizes networks of successful ventures. While examining network attributes, approach to networks, and network utilization, emphasis will be given to network alliances with domestic and foreign actors and the role and contribution of foreign networks (networks affluent with foreign actors) will be evaluated.

   The expected contribution of this work is in several folds. The embedded knowledge and experience of a unique community of Israeli entrepreneurs that have demonstrated outstanding success will be captured and light will be shed on the ways networks are built, maintained, and utilized. Findings related to strategic approach and foreign networks are likely to have theoretical implications on networks, management, and business strategy theories. Identifying networks and networking aspects that positively contribute to success can provide practical implications and guidance to stakeholders such as entrepreneurs, management, investors, and policy makers in their endeavor to improve entrepreneurial and regional development activities.

Work experience & involvement

Prior to joining BGU Yossi held executive positions in both large multi-national corporations and start-up companies (Introtech, Western Digital, AST Computers, DEC) with responsibilities over strategic planning, business development, mergers & acquisitions, IT, and software development. A member of Broadcom Corporation management team that led a Nasdaq record-setting IPO in 1998 (NASDAQ:BRCM). Advisory and investment boards' involvement in Israel and in the US includes: Merage Foundation for US-Israel Trade, NATAL, IVN, American Technion Society, and AIPAC.

List of  Publications

Dashti, Y. (2009). Social networks and high tech entrepreneurs: The power of networks            and how to put it to use. In A. M. Pines and M. F. Ozbilgin (Eds.) Handbook of Research on High-Technology Entrepreneurs. Cheltenham UK:  Edward Elgar Ch. 20.

Dashti, Y., Schwartz, D., & Pines, A. (2008) High technology entrepreneurs, their social networks and success in global markets: The case of Israelis in the U.S. market. Current Topics in Management, 13, 8, 131-144.

Dashti, Y., Schwartz, D., & Pines, A.M. (2008, May 18-24). Exploring social networks
of Israeli high tech entrepreneurs in the Silicon Valley. Paper presented at the Smart Business Networks Initiative (SBNi), Beijing, China.

Dashti, Y., Schwartz, D., & Pines, A.M. (2007, July 18-21). The relationships between social networks and the success of Israeli high tech ventures. Paper presented at the International Conference on Advances in Management  (ICAM), Niagara Falls, Canada.