Professor Ariel Eytan

Dean of Business School and Vise President

Professor Ariel Eytan (פרופסור אריאל איתן) is the President of the Israel-Far East Chamber of Commerce and Vice-Chairman of the Zionist Billionaires Forum. He serves as an associate and senior lecturer for International Management, Business Management, Strategic Management, Human Resources Management, and International Economics at Melbourne University in Australia, Florida International University in the United States, and China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing, China.

Professor Eytan completed a Bachelor’s degree in Hotel & Tourism Management at Florida International University in the United States, where he also completed his Master’s studies in the Department for International Business Management, in 1994.In 1998, he completed his doctorate with the Department of Strategic Management at Colombia University in the United States.
In 2008 he received the title of Professor from Peking University.

In 2009-2010, he was named the Best Foreign Professor in China by the Chinese Ministry of Education.

Political and Public Activity

Since he is fluent in Chinese, Professor Ariel Eytan appears regularly in interviews and panels in Chinese media as an expert and commentator on economic and governmental issues.

He serves as director for foreign companies and previously held the position of economic advisor for three Israeli Prime Ministers

Benjamin Netanyahu, Ariel Sharon, and Ehud Olmert.

Professor Ariel Eytan works with American and Chinese politicians and promotes technological, agricultural, and educational cooperation between Israel and the United States as well as with China, among his efforts is the creation of sister city agreements, and the development of educational links between Hebrew University in Israel and universities in China.

Professor Ariel Eytan serves as the vice-chairman of the Zionist Billionaires Forum, a non-profit organization led by businessman Nissan Khakshouri. The forum’s goal is to support pro-Israel political representatives around the world in their political endeavors. The forum, based in Herzliya, is composed of dozens of members living in Israel and other countries around the world, such as South Korea, India, Australia, and Canada.

Between 2003-2006, Professor Eytan served as the deputy mayor of Ramla under Yoel Lavi and as director general of the municipality.

Research Topics:

International Management
International Economics
Strategic Management
Marketing Management
Business Management
Human Resources Management
Public Speaking
Leadership and Negotiation Management
Organizational Management
Communication Management
Business English

Books

Business Management, published by Keter, Jerusalem
International Management in the Global World, published by Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva

Articles

Personnel Management: The Tenor of Today. Personnel Journal, June 2006.
Challenging Management. IL Magazine, May 2005.
Coming to a new awareness of organization al culture. Globes Magazine, 2005
Executive Leadership. The Marker Magazine (the economic magazine of Israel), June 2004.
Create an Empowerment. Business Quarterly, March 2004.
In search of excellence. Globes Magazine (the primary management magazine of Israel), July 2003.
10 Keys to Successful Change. Wall Street Journal, December 2002.
Organizational Learning: The keys to success in the new century prism. Fourth Quarter, 2001
Models for successful change. Training, February 2000.
Leaders of Corporate change. Hebrew University Jerusalem Press, April 1999.

External Links

Professor Ariel Eytan’s Website
Professor Ariel Eytan, from Chinese television, on youtube