Dr. Daphna Shwartz Asher

Ph.D., Management, Tel Aviv University (2010).
M.Sc., Management, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (2000).
B.A., Economics and Communications, Haifa University (1997).

• Communication Technologies
• Human behavior in communication and network technologies
• Social media user behavior
• Virtual team members' behavior and team work in a virtual environment
• Teaching and assessment in hybrid course
• Career in the new work world
• Professional and academic career choices
• Career empowerment

• Organizational Behavior
• Introduction to Management
• Organizational Theories
• Human Resource Management
• Management skills
• Leadership Communication
• Organizational Communication in a Global Era
• Management Seminar

Journal Publications

Shwartz-Asher, D., Ben-Zion, U., Gabbay, S., Yagil, J. (2006). Launching a corporate website and market efficiency, Applied Financial Economics, 16(7), 551-559.

Shwartz-Asher, D., Ahituv, N. & Etzion, D. (2009). Modeling the characteristics of virtual teams' structure, The International Journal of Business Intelligence and Data Mining, Special Issue on Advances in Intelligent Information Management Systems and Applications, 4(2), 195-212.

Shwartz-Asher, D., Chun, S. A., Adam, R. N. (2017). Knowledge behavior model of e-government social media users, Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, 11(3) 456-475.

Shwartz-Asher, D. & Ahituv, N. (2019). Comparison between face-to-face teams and virtual teams with respect to compliance with directives, The Journal of Service Science and Management (JSSM), 12(4), 549-571.

Rocker Yoel, S., Shwartz Asher, D., Schohet, M., & Dori, Y. J. (Online first 2020). The effect of the FIRST Robotics Program on its graduates. Robotics, 9(4), 84, https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics9040084.

Shwartz-Asher, D., Chun, S. A., & Adam, R. N. (Accepted Oct. 2020). Knowledge Sharing Behaviors in Social Media. Technology in Society.

Submitted

Avargil, S., Shwartz-Asher, D., Reiss, S. R., & Dori, Y. J. & (2021). Professors’ Retrospective Views of Choosing a Career in Chemistry: Gender and Career Stage Aspects. Submitted to: International Journal of Science Education.

Work in progress

Shwartz-Asher, D., Raviv, A. & Herscu-Kluska, R. Teaching and assessment in hybrid course.

Shwartz-Asher, D., Raviv, A. & Herscu-Kluska, R. Active Learning.

Shwartz-Asher, D., Grabarski, M. & Tziner, A. The Era of “Me”: Individuals as Career Managers.

Tziner, A. & Shwartz-Asher, D., Career Development.

Shwartz-Asher, D., Career Empowerment. 

Book Chapters

Shwartz-Asher, D., Ahituv, N. & Etzion, D. (2008). Improving virtual teams through swift structure. In T. Torres & M. Arias (Eds.) Encyclopedia of HRIS: Challenges in e-HRM, Rovira i Virgili University, 2(I-Z), 510-517.

Shwartz-Asher, D. (2009). Improving the performance of virtual teams through team dynamics. In Angel A. Juan (Ed.) Monitoring and Assessment in Online Collaborative Environments: Emergent Computational Technologies for E-learning Support, IGI Global, 97-110.

Shwarts-Asher, D. (2012). Social communication behaviors of virtual leaders. In M. Hadjiantonis & B. Stiller (Eds.) Telecommunication Economics, Selected Results of the COST Action ISO605 Econ@Tel, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 7216, Springer, 67-77.

Shwartz-Asher, D., Reiss, S. R., Abu-Younis, A. A., & Dori, Y. J. (2020). Engineering teachers’ assessment knowledge in active and project-based learning. In Mintzes, J. J. & Walter E. M. (Eds.) Active Learning in College Science: The Case for Evidence-Based Practice, Section V. Restructuring Whole Class Interactions, chapter 53.

Teacher Guides and Educational Reports (In Hebrew)

Swirski, H. & Shwartz-Asher, D. & Dori, Y. (2018). Assessment of the digital projects of high school science and technology (MUTAL) students. A report submitted to The Ministry of Education. The Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion IIT, Haifa, Israel.  58 pages.

Shwartz-Asher, D., Schohet, M., Zaaroura, N. & Dori, Y. (2019). Assessment of the digital projects of high school science and technology (MUTAL) students. A report submitted to The Ministry of Education. The Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion IIT, Haifa, Israel. 60 pages.

Shwartz-Asher, D., Catz, B., Abu-Younis, A. A. & Dori, Y. (2019). Improving final projects in the technology education. The Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion IIT, Haifa, Israel. 350 pages. 

Shwartz-Asher, D., Herscu-Kluska, R., Schohet, M., Zaaroura, N. & Dori, Y. (2020). Assessment of the digital projects of high school science and technology (MUTAL) students. A report submitted to The Ministry of Education. The Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion IIT, Haifa, Israel. 60 pages.

Herscu-Kluska, R., Shwartz-Asher, D. & Dori, Y. (2020). Science and Technology (MUTAL) Digital Activities Guideline. A report submitted to The Ministry of Education. The Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion IIT, Haifa, Israel. 60 pages.

Refereed Conferences:

Shwartz-Asher, D., Ahituv, N. & Etzion, D. (2007). Improving the performance of virtual teams through team structure. Paper presented at The 3rd International e-Social Science Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, US.

Shwartz-Asher, D. Ahituv, N. & Etzion, D. (2009). Computer-mediated group interaction processes. Paper presented at The 3rd International Conference on Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan.

Shwartz-Asher, D. (2010). The impact of team structure on virtual team output mediated by task and social processes. Paper presented at The 3rd COST 2102 international training school on "Toward Autonomous, Adaptive, and Context-Aware Multimodal Interfaces: Theoretical and Practical Issues", Polo Scientifico University, Caserta, Italy.

Shwartz-Asher, D. (2010). Virtual teams’ leadership. Paper presented at The 5th Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (MCIS), Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Shwartz-Asher, D. (2012). Social aspects of virtual teams. Paper presented at Collective Intelligence 2012, MIT, MA, US.

Shwartz-Asher, D. (2014). Are virtual team members compliant? Paper presented at 2014 International Conference on E-commerce and Contemporary Economic Development, HongKong, China.

Shwartz-Asher, D., Chun, S. A., & Adam, N. (2016). Understanding social media user behavior in e-government context. Paper presented at The 17th International Digital Government Research Conference, Fudan University, China.

Shwartz-Asher, D., Chun, S. A., & Adam, N. (2017). Evaluation on social media user's knowledge behavior model. Paper presented at The 18th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research, City University of New York, NY.

Shwartz-Asher, D., Avargil, S., Kohen, Z. & Dori, Y. J. (2018). The processes of choosing academic career in sciences: Science education and gender perspectives. Paper presented at The 2018 Gender Equity Conference of the Future: Redesigning the Tomorrow, The national council for the advancement of women in science and technology, Tel Aviv, Israel. 

Avargil S., Kohen Z., Shwartz-Asher, D., Shwartz, G., Shav-Artza, O., Strimbaum G., Vincent-Ruz, P., Sevian, H., Schunn, C.D., & Dori, Y.J. (2019). Choosing a science career: Self-efficacy and identity perspectives. Symposium presented at The 92nd NARST international conference, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Avargil S., Shwartz-Asher, D., Reiss, S. & Dori, Y.J. (2021). Scientists’ Perspectives: Choosing an Academic Career in Chemistry. Presented at The 94nd NARST international conference.

Shwartz-Asher, D., Raviv, A. & Herscu-Kluska, R. (2021). Teaching and Assessing Active Learning in Hybrid Academic Courses. Presented at Higher Education in the Post Corona Era International Conference, Tel-Hai College.