Purpose – Executive coaching is gaining in popularity as a management developmental activity which facilitates organisational change for sustainability. The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationships among coachee feedback receptivity, pre‐training motivation, learning goal...

Analyses the developmental needs of Israeli managers from four perspectives. First, examines the ideal of the competent Israeli manager and identifies areas of weaknesses as perceived by top executives. Second, discusses geographical segmentation and industry life cycles. Analyses the three main...

This case study, of an intervention in a region of the Israeli water supply company, demonstrates that the application of well known management techniques such as MBO, performance appraisal and bonus schemes, affect not only the technical but also the cultural and political subsystems of the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine organizational perceptions regarding the coaching process as an evaluation tool. Methodology – The research method used is a multiple case study based on the author’s work with coached executives in eight organizations in Israel. Texts of...

Purpose – The purpose of the current exploratory study is to examine whether place status (ordinary or prestigious) and place loyalty can be related to personal well being (measured by happiness and self‐esteem). Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected through a field survey with...

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the gap between the declarations regarding participatory planning and its actual implementation in practice within the Israeli spatial planning context. Design/methodology/approach The paper explores the gap between theory of participatory spatial planning...

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to develop and test a mathematical method of deriving zero yield curve from market prices of government bonds. Design/methodology/approach – The method is based on a forward curve approximated by a linear (or piecewise constant) spline and should be...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a growing research field on the subject of intra-organizational social capital (IOSC) and its effects on employee job performance. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from a sample of 209 employees in community centers. The...

Purpose – Despite the emphasis on contemporary historical case studies in groupthink research, Janis believed that examining decision‐making processes recorded in antiquity was also relevant. However, neither Janis nor other groupthink researchers have adequately explored the model among...

Describes the background to the Prohibition on Money Laundering Law, 5760‐2000, which criminalises money laundering and reflects the fact that Israel had become a haven for money launderers in the preceding decade. Lists offences under this law, obligations imposed on providers of financial...