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Prof. Holzmann Vered
Fields of Research
Prof. Holzmann Vered
School of Management & Economics

Veredhz@mta.ac.il

  • Project management

  • Strategy

  • Innovation and entrepreneurship

  • Internationalization in higher education

  • Impact management

Short Bio

Prof. Vered Holzmann is the Dean of the School of Management & Economics at The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo. She is also the Head of the MBA program and the Head of the International Relations Office. 

Vered received her M.B.A. and Ph.D. in management from the School of Business, Tel-Aviv University, Israel. Her fields of interest include project management, strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship, and impact management.

Prof. Holzmann participated in and coordinated several international projects, including the Erasmus+ CBHE project on Innovative Finance Inclusion (IFI) in Academia and Field and the Erasmus+ CBHE project on Internationalization by Innovative Technologies (IN2IT). 

She is a member in the Israeli Higher Education Reform Experts (HERE) Committee, and serves as a board member The Israeli Forum of Impact Economy (IFIE). 

Selected Publications

1. Müller, R., Locatelli, G., Holzmann, V., Nilsson, M., Sagay, T. (2024) “Artificial Intelligence and project management: Empirical overview, state of the art, and guidelines for future research”, Project Management Journal, 55(1), 9–15.


2. Holzmann V., Zitter D., Peshkess S., (2021) “What are the Expectations of Project Managers from Artificial Intelligence: A Delphi study”, Project management Journal 14(2), 300–328


3. Holzmann, V., Rousso H. (2021) “Co-creation of Innovation by Corporates and Start-Ups”, in Fernandes, G., Dooley, L., O'Sullivan, D., Rolstadås, A. (Eds.) in Managing Collaborative R&D Projects: Leveraging Open Innovation Knowledge-Flows for Co-Creation, Springer Natur


4. Holzmann V. (2021) “Sustainable Smart Cities Challenges in Project Management Curriculum”, Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 21(7)


5. Holzmann, V., Mazzini, L. (2020) “Applying project management to creative industries: the relationship between leadership style and project success”, Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications and Conflicts, 24(1), 132


6. Shenhar, A., Holzmann, V. (2017) “The Three Secrets of Megaprojects Success: Clear Strategic Vision, Total Alignment, and Adapting to Complexity”, Project Management Journal (special issue on megaprojects), 48(6), 29-46


7. Shenhar A., Holzmann V., Zhao Y., Melamed B., (2016) “The Challenge of Innovation in Highly Complex Projects: What can we Learn from Boeing’s Dreamliner Experience?”, Project Management Journal, Special issue on project management and innovation, 47(2), 62-78


8. Holzmann V., Shenhar A., Stefanovic J., (2016) “Strategic OPM: Why Companies Need to Adopt a Strategic Approach to Project Management”, in Sankaran S., Muller R., Drouin N., (Eds.) Cambridge Handbook of Organizational Project Management, Cambridge University Press


9. Yemini, M., Holzmann, V., de Wit, H., Sadeh, E., Stavans, A., Fadila, D. (2015). “The drive to internationalize: Perceptions and motivations of Israeli college directors”. Higher Education Policy, 28 (3), 259-276


10. Holzmann V., (2014) “Market, Technological & Process Management knowledge in NPD Projects and the Value of New Products”, in Rowe, F., & Te’eni, D., (Eds.) Innovation and IT in an International Context: R&D strategy and operations, Palgrave Macmillan


11. Holzmann V. (2013) “A meta-analysis of brokering knowledge in project management”, International Journal of Project Management, Vol.31, No.1, p. 2-13


12. Holzmann V., Spiegler I., (2011) “Developing Risk Breakdown Structure for Information Technology Organizations”, International Journal of Project Management, Vol.29, Iss.5, p. 537-546



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