The hypothesis that managers believe risk to be a major component of strategy formulation, with a corresponding effect on the strategic decision‐making process, was subjected to empirical examination. A total of 93 top executives of Israel's largest industrial companies, representing various...

Two alternative models were proposed to test whether the relationship between dimensions of professionalism (profession as referent, sense of calling, autonomy) and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) was direct or mediated by variables representing justice perceptions (distributive...

Purpose – According to the universalistic perspective, organizations from different sectors, across industries, and through different time periods should use a series of select human resource management practices (HRMP). The main purpose of this paper is to investigates whether there is any...

Purpose – The question of how to strike a balance between work and life is attracting increasing attention from both scholars and practitioners. This paper aims to examine the relationship between individual level values, using Schwartz's basic human values theory, and the work‐family...

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine whether individual values are related to perceptions of psychological contracts and psychological contract breach when justice perceptions are taken into account. Design/methodology/approach – The study sample comprised staff employees of one of the...

Purpose – The paper's aim is to show three different styles local managers around the world use to hybridize global corporations' and local management practices and values. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is qualitative research based on managers' stories. Findings – The paper...

Aims to understand the managerial implications of the perceptions hospital physicians and nurses hold toward the introduction of electronic medical records (EMRS). In‐depth interviews were used with 18 hospital physicians and eight nurses from several different hospital wards at a large...

Purpose – This paper aims to analyze the development of “pay‐for‐performance” (P4P) programs implemented by Israel's two largest sick funds, insuring 78 percent of the population. Design/methodology/approach – Analysis of the main features and their evolution over time, the observed...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue that the Jewish religious concept “ Tikkun Olam ” is a source of practical management wisdom. “ Tikkun Olam ” combines with the diaspora and the state of Israel's specific political and economic contexts to provide Jewish people with an...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for analyzing preference for innovation of different groups of hi‐tech workers according to their culture of origin and gender. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative survey was conducted online among veteran Israelis,...