Aviad A. Israeli, Ph.D
Hospitality and Event Management
Professor
Campus:
Kent
Biography
Aviad A. Israeli is a Professor of service management and hospitality management. His studies focus on identifying firm assets and their impact of firm performance in the hospitality industry, on evaluation of crisis management practices in the hospitality and tourism industries and on studying the dynamics of service encounters. He is ranked among the 100 most prolific researchers in hospitality and tourism research by the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research. His research appeared in leading journals such as International Journal of Hospitality Management, Tourism Management, Service Industries Journal and Journal of Travel Research.
Education
Ph.D. Kent State University – Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
MBA Kent State University – Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
BA Haifa University, Israel – Department of Political Science
MBA Kent State University – Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
BA Haifa University, Israel – Department of Political Science
Expertise
Identifying firm assets and their impact of firm performance in the hospitality industry
on evaluation of crisis management practices in the hospitality and tourism industries
Awards/Achievements
- Faculty Recognition Award – Making a Difference in the Life of a Student at Kent State University – Kent State University, 2015, 2016
- Ranked among the top 129 authors in hospitality research (at the 18 ranking level)
- Ranked among the 100 most prolific researchers in hospitality and tourism research
- University Teaching Excellence Award – Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, 2004, 2005, 2007
- Tourism Economics Journal Article Excellence Award for 2002
