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The History and Impact of Unit 8200 on Israeli Hi-Tech Entrepreneurship--Rousseau Final Thesis.pdf (979.96 KB)
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The History and Impact of Unit 8200 on Israeli Hi-Tech Entrepreneurship
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Rousseau, John Peter
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1492781541344253
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Year and Degree
2017, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Ohio University, Business Administration.
Abstract
This thesis examines the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) military intelligence Unit 8200 and its propensity for producing successful high-tech entrepreneurs. The paper begins with a historical background of Unit 8200 and a description of its current state. It then introduces Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) as a conceptual framework for analysis. To assess the EO of Unit 8200 alumni, three methods are utilized: semi-structured interviews with members of Israel’s startup community supplemented by relevant media reports, computer-aided-textual-analysis (CATA) of Initial Public Offering (IPO) prospectuses from firms founded by Unit alumni, and financial ratio analysis of those same firms. The results show that these companies have a higher propensity for autonomy, risk-taking, and innovativeness than industry peers. It also showed a negative propensity for proactiveness.
Committee
Ikenna Uzuegbunam (Advisor)
Pages
61 p.
Subject Headings
Entrepreneurship
Keywords
Israel
;
Entrepreneurship
;
Entrepreneurial Orientation
;
IDF
;
Unit 8200
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Rousseau, J. P. (2017).
The History and Impact of Unit 8200 on Israeli Hi-Tech Entrepreneurship
[Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1492781541344253
APA Style (7th edition)
Rousseau, John.
The History and Impact of Unit 8200 on Israeli Hi-Tech Entrepreneurship.
2017. Ohio University, Undergraduate thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1492781541344253.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Rousseau, John. "The History and Impact of Unit 8200 on Israeli Hi-Tech Entrepreneurship." Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1492781541344253
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