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Raphael ("Raffi") Amit | |
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| Education | BA., Economics MA., Economics PhD., Managerial Economics and Decision Science |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem Northwestern University |
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| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania |
Raphael ("Raffi") Amit is an economist,author,and academic. He is the Marie and Joseph Melone Professor and professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School.
Amit's research focuses on family firms and family offices and on business model innovation strategy. He received the 2007 Thought Leader Award from the Academy of Management and is an elected fellow of the Strategic Management Society.
As of July 2025,Amit's work has received 25,753 citations as per Scopus.
Amit earned a BA and MA in Economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem followed by a PhD in Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management,Northwestern University. [1] [2]
Following the completion of his PhD,Amit began his professional career as a senior energy economist at Data Resources. He then worked on the faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management of the Technion,Israel Institute of Technology. [1] Between 1984 and 1990,he was on the faculty at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management,Northwestern University,and from 1990 to 1999,he taught at the Faculty of Commerce,University of British Columbia in Vancouver,Canada. He founded and worked as director of the Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Research Center in 1992,and was appointed the Peter Wall Distinguished Professor in 1994. [1] In 1999,he joined the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania as the Robert B. Goergen Professor of entrepreneurship and Professor of Management,a role he held until 2016. In 2016,he became the Marie and Joseph Melone Professor and professor of management at Wharton. [1]
Amit was the chair of the board of directors of Creo Products for six years from 1996 to 2001. [1]
Amit's studies on family enterprises have centered on the performance and governance of family-controlled public firms,examining their sales growth,returns on assets,and executive compensation practices. [3] He has advised families on matters such as the establishment of family offices by hosting gatherings. [4]
Amit's research on business model innovation addresses the content and process of designing and implementing business model innovation. [5] His book,co-authored with Christoph Zott,entitled Business Model Innovation Strategy:Transformational Concepts and Tools for Entrepreneurial Leaders,was called a "must-read for anyone interested in the business model field,and much beyond" by Robin Roselender. [6] In a review for R&D Management,Irina Saur-Amaral described the book as "useful" and "relevant";however,she also stated that it "could have included more tools." [7]
As of July 2025,Amit's work has received 25,753 citations as per Scopus. [8]
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