Yossi Maaravi

Dr. Yossi Maaravi

Yossi Maaravi (Hebrew: יוסי מערבי‎, born 1973) is an Israeli lecturer and author.

Biography

Maaravi was born and raised in Holon. After graduating from high school, he served in the military in a unit that aims to assist high school students & soldiers alike in improving their Arabic. After his military service, he completed a double-major B.A. (psychology and the "Amirim" interdisciplinary honors program) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. During his studies, he traveled numerous times to the Far East and worked as a tour guide in China, Nepal and Tibet.

Maaravi received his Ph.D. in business administration from the Tel Aviv University, his final work dealing with the psychological aspects of business negotiation. Maaravi is a faculty member at the Adelson School of Entrepreneurship in the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya. In addition, he consults in various fields of business and organizational psychology.[1]

Writing

Maaravi's first book "The Juice Tree", is a children's book illustrated by the illustrator Shahar Kober[2] and published in 2010 by "Hakibbutz Hameuchad - Sifriat Poalim Publishing Group".[3] The book depicts a "social dilemma" and teaches important insights on correct community conduct.[4] "The Juice Tree" has received warm critique in Israel and was included in the Israeli education ministry's recommended books for 2010-2011. Following the success in Israel, the book was translated to Korean in 2011.

His second book "Friendship and Magic", which was also illustrated by Shahar Kober, was published in 2011 by the same publishing house. The book describes a tale in which a creative solution is needed in order to solve a conflict and demonstrates the meaning of an integrative negotiation.[5][6]

These two books are part of a continuing project that aims to expose children and their parents through simple children's books to basic insights in social science thus helping them be better members in their community.

A short story written by Maaravi called "Every Great Forest Begins with One Small Tree" was published in the children's Anthology "Klompopo Island and more stories", 2010 by "Hakibbutz Hameuchad - Sifriat Poalim Publishing Group".

During 2015 Maaravi's book "You Deserve Better – how to succeed in the negotiation of your life" was published by "Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir" publishing group. This book takes a wide view on negotiation in different aspects of life, and suggests a practical toolbox to improve in these fields, based on research from the fields of social and behavioral studies.

Moreover, Dr. Maaravi continues to publish opinion pieces in the daily Israeli press.

Research

Dr. Maaravi is an active researcher in the fields of decision making, negotiation creativity and innovation. His papers were published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and the Judgment and Decision Making journal.

Published works

Books

The Juice Tree cover
The Juice Tree
You Deserve Better cover
You Deserve Better
Book Covers

Academic Articles

Opinion Pieces

References

  1. ↑ "...לצייר את המציאות: על "שני חברים" (in Hebrew). Nrg.co.il. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  2. ↑ "Shahar Kober: January 2011". S-kober.blogspot.com. 2011-01-19. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  3. ↑ "ynet פי אלף מאווטאר: מדף ספרי הנוער בזינוק - בריאות" (in Hebrew). ynet.co.il. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "עץ המיץ - יוסי מערבי (ספר ילדים)" (in Hebrew). Nuritha.co.il. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  5. ↑ "שני חברים וקסם - יוסי מערבי" (in Hebrew). Bookwatch.022.co.il. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  6. ↑ "שני חברים וקסם - יוסי מערבי (ספר ילדים)" (in Hebrew). Nuritha.co.il. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

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