Peres Academic Center | Israel
Dr. Eliran Solodoha is a distinguished scholar and lecturer in entrepreneurship, innovation, and strategic management at the Department of Business Administration, Peres Academic Center, Israel. He holds a Ph.D. in Management from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, where his doctoral work explored the dynamics of IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, and business failure in technology start-ups with a focus on gender-based differences. With an h-index of 5, 10 peer-reviewed publications, and 66 citations from 43 documents, Dr. Solodoha has established himself as a promising academic voice in entrepreneurial finance and start-up ecosystems. His research spans entrepreneurship under uncertainty, investment behavior, crowdfunding, and gender disparities in innovation, with publications in high-quality journals such as Psychology & Marketing, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Journal of Business Venturing Insights, and Administrative Sciences. His work bridges behavioral economics and strategic management, offering novel insights into how entrepreneurs and investors interact under high-risk conditions. Dr. Solodoha has been recognized with multiple honors, including the Faculty Distinction Award, Outstanding Lecturer Awards from Peres Academic Center, and the Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Alternative Finance Research. As a visiting scholar at the University of Toronto, University of Agder, and Ben-Gurion University, he has collaborated internationally to advance the study of entrepreneurial behavior in extreme environments. In addition to his research, Dr. Solodoha serves as a reviewer for leading journals such as Research Policy and Journal of Small Business Management and contributes actively to entrepreneurship education by coordinating academic programs and mentoring emerging scholars. His combination of academic excellence, research productivity, and cross-disciplinary collaboration positions him as a rising leader in the global field of entrepreneurship and innovation studies.
Featured Publications
Maymoni, L., & Solodoha, E. (2025). Crowdfunding beyond borders: Geographic disparities in crowdfunding success. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 23, e00520.
Solodoha, E. (2022). Improving the matching process between entrepreneurs and investors. Annals of Social Sciences & Management Studies, 7(5), 1–2.
Solodoha, E., & Mosi, R. (2025). Entrepreneurship in extremes: The mediating role of risk-taking on entrepreneurial intentions during war. Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 14(1), 111.
Friedmann, E., Solodoha, E., & Treister, D. E. (2020). Does it pay to offend? Short- and long-term responses to offensive ads.
Solodoha, E., Lev-Koren, S., & Erez, M. (2025). Science mapping on business angels: Emerging trends and future directions. In Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business.