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CURRICULUM VITAE
1. PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: YITZHAK SAMUEL
Place and Date of Birth: Haifa, Israel. January 28, 1939.
Marital Status: Married (1963), one daughter, two grandchildren.
Citizenship and Identity Card Number: Israel 005947460
Permanent Home Address: Ha’Sachlav Street 15, Haifa 3479015, ISRAEL.
Home Telephone Number: 972-4-811 0937
Home Fax Number: 972-4-811 1558
Office Address: Faculty of Management, University of Haifa, Haifa 31905 ISRAEL.
Office Telephone Number: 972-4-824 192
Office Fax Number: 972-4-8249 194
E-Mail: ysamuel@univ.haifa.ac.il
2. HIGHER EDUCATION
B.A. (1965). Social Sciences. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of
Sociology and Department of Political Science (1960-1964).
M.Sc. (1968). Management Sciences. The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology,
Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management (1965-1968).
Ph.D. (1972). Sociology. The University of Michigan, Department Sociology
(1969-1972).
CERTIFICATION
1998 Specialist in the Sociology of Work and Organizations. Granted by the Israeli
Sociological Society (ISS).
Advanced Studies
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UNESCO International Summer Seminar: "The Use of Mathematical Models in
the Social Sciences" (July 1-27, 1968), Köln, Germany.
M.I.T. Summer Seminar: "Management of Research and Development &
Technology-Based Innovation" (June 1-15, 1981), School of
Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.
STANFORD Visiting Scholar, participation in advanced seminars, Stanford
University, Department of Sociology (August-December 1983),
Palo Alto, CA.
BERKELEY Visiting Scholar, participation in advanced seminars, University of
California, Berkeley School of Business Administration (August 1987
Through September 1988), Berkeley, CA.
CHICAGO Visiting Scholar, independent study, University of Chicago, Department
of Sociology (July-September 1998), Chicago, IL.
OTTAWA Adjunct Visiting Professor, independent study, Carleton
University, Ottawa, Canada (July-September 2000).
SYDNEY Visiting Scholar, University of Technology Sydney, School of Business, Department of Management (September 2006-February 2007).
3. ACADEMIC RANKS IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
DATES NAME OF INSTITUTION AND DEPARTMENT RANK
1968-1969 Technion, Industrial& Management Engineering Instructor
1972-1979 Tel Aviv University, Sociology & Anthropology Lecturer
1976-1979 Ruppin Academic Center, Social Sciences Senior
Lecturer
1979-1984 Bar Ilan University, Sociology Senior
Lecturer
1981-1984 Technion, Industrial Management Senior
Teaching Fellow
1985-1987 University of Haifa, Sociology Adjunct
Lecturer
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1989-1991 Technion, Industrial Management Senior Teaching
Associate
1992-1993 University of Haifa, Sociology & Political Science Adjunct Senior
Lecturer
1994-1995 University of Haifa, Sociology & Political Science Associate
Professor
(Specialist)
1996-2000 University of Haifa, Sociology & Anthropology Associate
Professor
(Specialist)
2001-2005 University of Haifa, Sociology & Anthropology Full Professor
(Specialist)
4. OFFICES IN UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION
1973-1976 Director, Social Research Institute, Tel Aviv University.
1976-1977 Undergraduate Students’ Adviser, Tel Aviv University.
1974-1977 Chairman, Scholarship Committee, Tel Aviv University.
1981-1984 Member, Steering Committee, Graduate Program in the Sociology of
Organizations, Department of Sociology, Bar Ilan University.
1993-2005 Head, Graduate Program in Organizational & Applied Sociology,
Department of Sociology & Anthropology, University of Haifa.
1995-1997 Member, Departmental Graduate Studies Committee, Department
of Sociology & Anthropology, the University of Haifa.
1996-2005 Member, Executive Board, the Institute for Research of the
Kibbutz & the Cooperative Idea.
1997-1999 Member, Steering Committee of Interdisciplinary Graduate Program
in Quality Sciences. Faculty of Social Sciences, the University of Haifa.
1997-1998 Member, Review Committees (Promotions), the University of Haifa.
1998-2001 Chairperson, Department of Sociology & Anthropology,
University of Haifa (three year term).
1999-2000 Member, the Rector’s Task Force on Recruitment of New Students.
1999-2000 Member, Committee on Rules and Procedures for the Employment of
Teaching Fellows by the University of Haifa.
1999-2005 Member, Board of Governors, University of Haifa.
1999-2005 Member, Executive Board, Center for the Study of Organizations &
Management of the Human Resource, the University of Haifa.
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2001-2004 Senate Member, University of Haifa.
2005-2006 Member, Executive Board Control Committee, University of Haifa.
2006-2007 Head, Officer-in-charge, Disciplinary Authority, University of Haifa.
2007-2008 Associate Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Haifa.
2014-2017 Dean, Faculty of Management, University of Haifa.
5. SCHOLARLY POSITIONS & ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
1963-1964 Research Assistant, Institute for Applied Social Research, Jerusalem.
Participation in data collection and analysis for a study on relationships
between governmental bureaucracy and the public.
1964-1966 Research Assistant, the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.
Participation in data collection and analysis for a study on workers’
participation in management.
1969-1972 Senior Assistant Project Director, Center for Utilization of Scientific
Knowledge, Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Development of Organizational Assessment Measures, analysis of
change progress in client organizations, preparation of diagnostic reports.
1975-1978 Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research, New York.
Conduct of a social study on labor market mobility of Israeli workers.
1979-1984 Head, Unit of Organization and Personnel Research,
RAFAEL, Haifa, Israel.
Initiation and supervision of various applied studies, such as assessment
of the sabbatical system for Rafael’s human capital; the status and role of
Technicians in R&D organization; the impact of the employees’
Organizational behavior patterns on Rafael’s competitive position.
2012-2014 Vice President and Head of Sir Harry Solomon School of Management,
Western Galilee College.
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
1982-1984 Deputy Vice-President, Human Resources Development, RAFAEL.
Initiation, design, and implementation of various HRD programs such as
Employees’ Performance Appraisal, Dual Career Ladder for Engineers,
and promotion system of Technicians. Technical re-training.
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1984-1987 Director, Organizational Design and Development, RAFAEL.
Leading professional role, as Staff Specialist in Organization, in
the design, implementation, and follow-up of Matrix Type Structure of
Rafael’s major Divisions. Leading professional role in the design and
implementation of Rafael’s new International Marketing Setup, Quality
Assurance Setting, and Product Lines Units within in the main Divisions.
1991-1993 Director, Management Training and Development, RAFAEL.
Chairperson, Task Force for Preparation of Rafael’s Managerial Reserve
(i.e., design of tools and procedures aimed at selection, training, practice,
and placement of candidates). Initiation, planning, and implementation of
in-house Management Training Programs for both junior and senior
managers (including Project Management, Strategic Planning, Marketing,
Budgeting, Financing, Pricing, and Human Resources Management, etc.)
1991-1993 Officer, Planning and Organization, RAFAEL.
Annual inspection and approval of all Rafael’s organizational charts of
divisions and all other units,. Approval of all upervisory, managerial and
executive positions. Professional consent of all organizational change
programs (e.g., merging, separation, and redeployment of various units,
reorganization and relocation groups of specialists).
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION
1974 Professional Advisor. Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of
International Cooperation, Jerusalem.
Conduct of Evaluation Research of the Israeli Technical Assistance
Program in Ecuador in setting-up new forms of agricultural settlements.
1975-1976 Methodological Consultant. Yisum - Applied Social Research, Inc.
Data Analysis of a large-scale applied social study on the National
Uprising of Jews in the former USSR, for their absorption as immigrants.
1977-1979 Managerial Consultant. Moriah Hotels Chain, Inc.
Conduct of organizational diagnosis, design of turnaround program,
implementation and follow-up of organizational change in upscale hotel.
1977-1990 Academic Consultant. Israel Air Force.
Mentoring of applied sociologists, induction of research tools, review of
research reports, initiation of new applied studies and programs.
1986-1987 Managerial Consultant. Packer Plada Group, Inc.
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Training and guiding of 25 executives in strategic planning and strategy
implementation; preparation of tools and design of planning procedures.
1994-2009 Scientific Advisor. Human Resources Monthly (Hebrew Journal).
Consulting the journal’s editors on publication policy, quality standards,
access to international scientific information, and evaluation of selected
articles.
1994-2012 Academic Advisor. External Studies Unit, Division of Business
Administration & Management Programs of study, University of Haifa.
Academic evaluation of curricula, critical review syllabi, professional
examination of new study programs, certification of diplomas.
1996-1998 Professional Consultant. Israeli Governmental Agency.
Advising to Management Training staff, selection of teachers and trainers,
teaching of the core course on organization theory and practice.
1994-2005 Professional Coach. Graduate Program in Applied Organizational
Sociology Department of Sociology, University of Haifa.
Supervision of over 120 graduate students' one year length Internship in
organizational consulting.
2004-2005 Chairperson. Inspection Committee of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra.
Diagnosis of the Orchestra's structure, function, and performance.
Recommendation for Turnaround Program to the Mayor of Haifa.
SERVICE TO SOCIETY AND COMMUNITY
1999-2002 Member, Steering Committee, “Shatil”, The New Israel Fund’s
Capacity-Building Center for Development of Advocacy NGOs.
Jerusalem.
2008-2010 Chair, Public Council for the legislation of the Organizational Consultants Law
by Israeli Knesset.
2010-2014 Member, the Executives Board of the Haifa Symphony Friendship Association.
AFFILIATION WITH PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Israel Sociological Society (ISS)
- International Sociological Association (ISA)
- Academy of Management (AOM) - International Academy of Management & Business
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- International Academy of Business & Economics
POSITIONS IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
1978-1981 Secretary, Israel Sociological Society (ISS).
1985-1986 Chair, Professional Committee, ISS.
1994-1995 Member, Committee on Applied Sociology, ISS.
1994-1996 Member, Executive Board, Israeli Sociological Society.
1997-2005 Member, Executive Board, Research Committee on the
Sociology of Organizations, International Sociological Association.
1997-2005 Member, Executive Board, Research Committee on Sociotecnics -
Sociological Practice, International Sociological Association.
1996-1997 Chair, Professional Certification Committee, ISS.
1997-1998 Member, Organizing Committee, RC17 Sessions, 14th World
Congress, International Sociological Association, Montreal, 1998.
1997-2000 President, Israel Sociological Society (3 year term).
1998 Session Organizer, Organizational Change & Transformation, 14th
World Congress, International Sociological Association, Montreal.
1998-2000 Delegate, Council of National Associations, International
Sociological Association.
1998-2000 Member, Assembly of Councils, International Sociological Association.
1998 Chair, Organizing Committee, 29th Annual Meeting, Israeli Sociological
Society, Haifa, Israel.
1998-2005 Member, Editorial Board, Schnitzer Studies of Israeli Society Series.
1998-1999 Member, Honorary Committee, 34th World Congress,
International Institute of Sociology, Tel Aviv, July 1999.
1999 Session Organizer, “Organizational Adaptation to Globalization”,
34th World Congress, International Institute of Sociology, Tel Aviv,
July 1999.
2004 Chair, Organizing Committee, the 1st Annual Meeting on Applied
Sociology, Haifa, May 2004.
2005-2006 Chair, Organizing Committee, the 2nd and 3rd Annual Meetings on
Applied Sociology, Haifa, March 2005, and February 2006.
TRAINING OF MANAGERS AND COMMANDERS
1975 College of National Security.
1976 Israel Management Center (M.I.L.).
1977 I.D.F. School of Command and Staff.
1990-93 RAFAEL School of Management Training.
1993-98 Israel Ministry of Defense, Management Training Program.
1995 Israel Ministry of Internal Security.
1996 College of National Security.
1995-97 Haifa Municipality, Management Training for Senior Social Workers.
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6. PARTICIPATION IN SCHOLARLY CONFERENCES
"Occupational Aspirations of Youth". Paper presented at the Israeli Sociological
Society Annual Meeting, Tel Aviv, 1972.
"Attractiveness Scale of Occupations". Paper presented at the International
Sociological Association Meeting, Jerusalem, 1976.
"The Work Situs as a Predictor of Work Values”. Paper presented at the American
Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 1978.
"A Dynamic Model of Organizational Planned Change”. Paper presented at the Israeli
Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Haifa, April 1988.
"Organizational Change: Theory, Data, and Simulation". Paper presented at the
System Dynamics Society Annual Meeting, Stuttgart, Germany, 1989.
"Development of Managerial Human Resources”. Paper presented at the Human
Resources Management of Israel Annual Meeting, Tel Aviv, December, 1994.
“Socio-Technical Realigning to Environmental Change: Defense Industries in
Transition”. Paper presented at the International Sociological Association Meeting,
RC#26: Sociotecnics - Sociological Practice, Crete, Greece, May, 1997.
“Quo Vadis Organizational Sociology”? Paper presented at the Society for the
Advancement of Socio-Economics, 9th International Conference, Montreal, Canada,
July, 1997.
“A System Dynamics Model of Planned Organizational Change”. Paper presented at the
Academy of Management, 57th Annual Meeting, Boston, USA, August, 1997.
“Simulation Models as Decision Support Systems in Applied Sociology”. Paper
presented at the Society of Applied Sociology, 15th Annual Meeting, Oak Brook,
Illinois, USA, October, 1997.
“The Defense Industries in Transition from Institutional to Competitive
Environment”. Haifa, Israel, February, 1998.
“Entrepreneurship in the Kibbutz Setting: Toward A Classification of New
Business Ventures”. Paper presented at the 54th Annual Meeting, American
Sociological Association, Chicago, IL. USA, August, 1999.
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“Task Environmental Impact on Downsizing Intensity in Israeli Firms: 1985-1995.”
Paper presented at the 34th World Congress of Sociology, The International Institute of
Sociology, Tel Aviv, July 1999.
“Toward a New Organizational Reality: Change and Adaptation”. Concluding Paper
presented at the 1st National Conference of the Center for the Study of Organizations
and
Human Resource Management, March 2000, Haifa, Israel.
"Schools in Transition: From an Institutional to an Economic-Competitive
Environment". Paper presented at the Israeli Sociological Society Annual Meeting,
Jerusalem, February, 2001.
"Isomorphism as an Expression of competition between Colleges and Universities in
Israel". Paper presented at the Israeli Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Jerusalem,
February 2001.
"The Political Game in Organizations". Paper presented at the Meeting of the
International Sociological Association, Brisbane, Australia, July, 2003.
"Working with Students on Internship in Applied Sociology". Paper presented at the
Society for Applied Sociology Annual Meeting, Bethesda, Washington DC, USA,
November, 2004.
"Mangers' Politics: The Good, the Bad, and Ugly". Paper presented at the Center for the
Study of Organizations and the Human Resource Management Annual Meeting, Haifa,
Israel, May, 2005.
"The Use of Organizational Learning Mechanisms: Environmental, Managerial &
Cultural Correlates." (Co-authored with Idan Barkai). Paper presented at the Academy of
Management Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, August, 2005). Best Papers
Proceedings.
Chair, Plenary Session, “Power and Politics in Organizations”. Human Resources
Management 9Th Annual Meeting, December 1997, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Chair, Plenary Session, “Israel after 50 years: Social, Political, and Cultural Changes".
Israeli Sociological Society, 29th Annual Meeting, Haifa, Israel, February, 1998.
Chair, Session on “Organizational Change and Transformation.” 14th World
Congress of the International Sociological Association, Montreal, Canada, July, 1998.
Chair, Session on “Organizational Adaptation to Globalization”, 34th World Congress,
the International Institute of Sociology, July 1999, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Chair, 12th Annual Meeting of Human Resources in Israel, Ramat Gan, Israel. December
2000,
Chair, "Change in Organizations: Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation." 1st
Annual Meeting on Applied Sociology, Haifa, May 2004.
Chair, "Leadership in the 3rd Millennium: Theory and Practice." 2nd Annual Meeting
on Applied Sociology, Haifa, March 2005.
Chair, "Organization Culture – Leverage to Organizational Success?" 3rd Annual
Meeting on Applied Sociology, Haifa, February 2006.
"Organizational Downsizing of Israeli Business Firms: A Multidimensional
Analysis”. Paper presented at the Israel Sociological Society Annual Meeting,
Ramat Gan, Israel, February, 2006 (with Avi Elbaz).
"Relationships between Organizational Learning and structural-cultural features of
knowledge-based organizations: The Case of a Medical Center". Paper presented at
the Israeli Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Ramat Gan, Israel, February 2006
(Co-authored with Orit Shamir).
"The Use of Organizational Learning Mechanisms: Environmental, Managerial, and
Cultural Correlates". Paper presented at the Israel Sociological Society Annual
Meeting, Ramat Gan, Israel, February 2006 (Co-authored with Idan Barkai).
"Organizational Culture: A research Viewpoint". 3rd Annual Meeting on Applied
Sociology, Haifa, February 2006.
"The Organizational Life-Cycle Paradigm and High-Technology Ventures: The
Case of Israel". World Congress of Sociology, Durban, South Africa, July 2006 (Co-
authored with Ariella Harel).
"Inter-organizational Coalitions of Advocacy NGOs in Times of Globalization". World
Congress of Sociology, Durban South Africa, July 2006 (Co-authored with Sibylle
Heilbrunn).
"A Predictive Model of Business organizations' life Chances." The International
Academy of Management and Economics, Verona, Italy, 2014 (Co-authored with Zvi
Winer).
"Coping of Business organizations with environmental Threats". International Academy
of Management and Business, Rome, Italy, 2014 (Co-authored with Zvi Winer).
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"Myopic Managements and Life Chances of Business Organizations". The Global
Academic Institute, Amsterdam, Nederland, 2016.
"Shaping of Internal Research Collaborations." PDR. Academy of Management, Atlanta,
Georgia, USA, 2017.
7. COLLOQUIA AND OTHER INVITED ADDRESSES
Place Nature and Date Topic
Tel Aviv University Department of Labor Studies Uses of Organizational of
Departmental Seminar 1981 Research & Development.
Bar Ilan University Department of Sociology Applied Sociology in
Departmental Seminar 1982 Everyday Practice.
Stanford University Department Sociology the Use of Sabbatical
Departmental Seminar 1983 System for R&D Org.
UC Berkeley Business School Business Strategy and
Departmental Seminar 1987 Organizational Culture.
UC Berkeley School of Business Administration Organizational Change.
Graduate Seminar 1988
University of Haifa Department of Political Science Dynamics of Change:
Departmental Seminar 1993 Theory and Simulation
Hebrew University Department of Sociology Perspectives and
Graduate Seminar 1996 Methods in Applied
Sociology.
University of Haifa Board of Governors Managing Conflicts in
Annual Meeting 1999 the Academic Setting
University of Haifa Center for the Study of
Organizations and Management of
The Human Resource. Seminar 2001 the Political Game
in Organizations
Emek Izrael College Advanced Faculty Seminar 2010 Organizational Failure
Causes, consequences
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University of Haifa Center for the Study of
Organizations and Management of
The Human Resource. Seminar 2010 Organizational Failure:
Causes, consequences
The Technion Faculty of Industrial & Management 2010 Organizational Failure:
Causes, consequences
Ruppin Academic College, Business Administration 2010 Organizational Failure:
Causes, consequences
University of Haifa Center for the Study of
Organizations and Management of
The Human Resource. Seminar 2014 A Predictive Model
of Business
Organizations' Life
Chances
8. SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
SCHOLARSHIPS
1969-1970 Rothschild (AVI) Fund Scholarship for Advanced Studies.
1969-1970 Hebrew Technical Institute Scholarship, New York.
1971-1972 U.S. Office of Naval Research Fund, for Ph.D. Dissertation.
AWARDS
1971 Runner-up Award, Graduate Student Paper Competition,
Ohio Valley Sociological Society.
1991 Haifa Municipality’s Arthur Ruppin Award in Social Sciences for the
book: Organizations: Features, Structures, Processes, 1990.
1995-1998 Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Haifa (7 years).
2005 Honorary Membership. The Israeli Association of Organizational
Development.
9. TEACHING
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A. COURSES TAUGHT IN RECENT YEARS
Topic Year Type
Complex Organizations 1986-1987 Undergrad. Course
Applied Sociology 1986-1987 Graduate Seminar
Organizational Change 1989-1991 Graduate Course
Theories of Organizations 1993-2005 Graduate Course
Organizational Politics 1993-2005 Graduate Seminar
High-Tech Organizations 1996 Graduate Seminar
Applied Sociology 1997-1999 Graduate Seminar
Power & Influence in Social Life 1997-1998 Graduate Seminar
Organizational Politics 2004-2005 Graduate Seminar
Methods in Applied Sociology 2004-2005 Graduate Seminar
B. SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS (M.A. Theses & Ph.D. Dissertations)
Yaffa Singer Determinants of Turnover among Professional Officers". M.A. 1977.
Elliette Orchan "The Effects of the Kibbutz Attractiveness on Recruitment and Retaining
of New Members". M.A. 1977.
Noah Lewin-Epstein "The Work Situs as a Predictor of Workers' Values." M.A. 1978.
Rachel Liel "Realism in Occupational Aspirations of Israeli Youth". M.A. 1979.
Michael Sherry "The Effects of Organizational Structure on Employees Orientations".
1984.
Bracha Simon “Task Environment Impact on Downsizing Intensity in Israeli
Firms (1985-1995)." M.A. 1998.
Sharon Raz. “Transformational and Transactional Organizational Cultures of
Military Corps in the Israeli Defense Forces”. M.A. 1998.
Michal Yitzhak “Organizational Image of an Academic Institute: The Case of the
University of Haifa”. M.A. 1999.
Smadar Tadmor “Employees’ Survival Through a Process of Organizational
Downsizing”. M.A. 1999.
Sibylle Heilbrunn. “Corporate Entrepreneurship in the Kibbutz Movement." Ph.D. 1999.
Baruch Marzan “Isomorphism as an Expression of Competition between Colleges
and Universities”. M.A. 2000.
Zvi Yami. “Educational Institutions in the State of Flux: Schools in Transition
from an Institutional Environment to a Competitive Market
Environment”. Ph.D. 2000.
Shlomit Linhart "Organizational Mergers: Cultural Dominance or a New Culture?"
M.A. 2003.
Orit Shamir "Factors affecting Organizational Learning in Knowledge-Based
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Organizations: A Case Study of a Hospital". M.A. 2003.
Idan Barkai "The Connection between Organizational Culture, Leadership Style,
Characteristics of the Organizational Environment and the Use of
Organizational Learning Mechanisms". M.A. 2003.
Yael Resh "Employees Reactions to Planned Organizational Change: Case Study".
M.A. 2003.
Meital Drory "Political Behavior Patterns of Workers in Industrial Factories".
M.A. 2004.
Yom-Tov Samia “The Organizational Climate in the Field Units of the Israel
Defense Forces” Ph.D. 2004.
Inbar Pizanti "Trust vs. Control in Franchising Chains: The Case of Israel in
the era of Globalization". Ph.D. 2005.
Avi Elbaz
Eitan Shushan
Ariela Harel
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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Ph.D. DISSERTATION
Social Consensus and Social Change: A Study of Groups in Complex Organizations
187 pages, University of Michigan, 1972
Doctoral Committee: Edward O. Laumann (Chairman), Robert L. Kahn,
Theodore M. Newcomb, Stanley E. Seashore, Paul M. Siegel.
BOOKS
Yitzhak Samuel 1990. Organizations: Features, Structures, and Processes.
(Hebrew), 272 pp., University of Haifa Press.
Yitzhak Samuel 1996. Organizations: Features, Structures, and Processes.
(Hebrew), 404 pp., University of Haifa / Zmora-Bitan Press.
Revised, expanded, and updated 2nd edition.
Yitzhak Samuel 2002. The Political Game: Power and Influence in
Organizations. (Hebrew), University of Haifa / Zmora-
Bitan Press.
Yitzhak Samuel & Itzhak Harpaz (Eds.). 2004. Work and Organizations in Israel:
Studies of Israeli Society. Publication Series of the Israel
Sociological Society. New Brunswick (USA): Transaction.
Yitzhak Samuel (2005). The Political Agenda of Organizations. New Brunswick
(USA) & London (UK): Transaction Publishers.
ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS
Yitzhak Samuel & Bilha F. Mannheim (1970). "A Multidimensional Approach toward
a Typology of Bureaucracy", Administrative Science Quarterly, 15, 216-
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Ephraim Yuchtman & Yitzhak Samuel (1975). "Determinants of Career Plans:
Institutional versus Interpersonal Effects", American Sociological Review,
40, 521-531.
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Yitzhak Samuel & Ephraim Yuchtman (1976). "Occupational Attractiveness: Toward a
New Scale of Occupations", Sociological Microjournal, 10, Fiche No. 50.
Yitzhak Samuel & Noah Lewin-Epstein (1979). "The Occupational Situs as a Predictor
of Work Values", American Journal of Sociology, 85, 625-639.
Yitzhak Samuel & Ephraim Yaar (1979). "The Status and Situs Determinants of
Occupational Attractiveness", Quality and Quantity, 13, 485-505.
Elliette Orchan & Yitzhak Samuel (1981). "The Effects of the Kibbutz Attractiveness
on Recruitment and Retaining of New Members", Megamot: Behavioral
Science Quarterly, 26, 389-404 (Hebrew).
Yitzhak Samuel & Chanoch Jacobsen (1997). “A System Dynamics Model of Planned
Organizational Change”, Computational & Mathematical Organization
Theory, 3, 151-171.
Yitzhak Samuel (2000). “On Context and Content: The Study of Organizations in Two
Academic Settings”, International Journal of Organization Theory and
Behavior, 3, 115-133.
Yitzhak Samuel & Sibylle Heilbrunn (2000). “Entrepreneurship in the Kibbutz
Setting: Toward a Classification of New Business Ventures.”, Journal of
Rural Cooperation, 29, 47-62.
Zvi Yami & Yitzhak Samuel (2004). “Educational Institutions in the State of Flux:
Schools in Transition from an Institutional Environment to a Competitive
Market Environment”. Megamot: Behavioral Science Quarterly, 43 (2),
347-373 (Hebrew).
Yitzhak Samuel (2016). "Organizational Politics: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly",
Study of Organizations & Management of the Human Resource Quarterly,
Vol. 1 (3).
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
Yitzhak Samuel (1972). "The Measurement of Organizational Climate", pp. 61-
74, in J. C. Taylor and D. G. Bowers, Survey of Organizations, Ann
Arbor, MI: Institute for Social Research.
Yitzhak Samuel & Morris B. Zelditch (1989). "Expectations, Shared Awareness, and
Power", pp. 288-312, in J. Berger, M. B. Zelditch and B. Anderson (eds.),
Sociological Theories in Progress, Vol. 3, The Effects of the Kibbutz
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Attractiveness on Recruitment and Retaining of New Newbury Park, CA:
Sage Publications. Reprinted with revisions in J. Berger & M. Zelditch, Jr.
(Eds.), (1998). Status, Power and Legitimacy. New Brunswick, NJ:
Transaction, 273-297.
ARTICLES IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Chanoch Jacobsen & Yitzhak Samuel (1989). "Planned Organizational Change:
Theory, Model, Data, and Simulation." In P.M. Milling and E.O.K.
Zahn (eds.), Computer-Based Management of Complex Systems.
Berlin: Spring-Verlag, pp. 104-110.
Idan Barkai & Yitzhak Samuel. 2005. "The Use of Organizational Learning
Mechanisms: Environmental, Managerial, and Cultural Correlates". In K.
Mark Weaver (Ed.), Proceedings of the Sixty-fifth Annual Meeting of the
Academy of Management (CD), ISSN 1543-8643.
OTHER SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH REPORTS
Yitzhak Samuel (1974). "Effectiveness of the Israeli Technical Assistance to Ecuador:
Evaluation Study." (Hebrew). Israel Foreign Ministry, Department of
International Cooperation, Jerusalem.
Yitzhak Samuel & Ephraim Yaar (1977). "The National Uprising of the Jews in the
Soviet Union" (Hebrew), Ministry of Immigration and the Hebrew
University Center for Contemporary Jewry Research, Jerusalem.
Yitzhak Samuel (1980). "The Sabbatical System at RAFAEL: Uses, Patterns and
Lessons" (Hebrew), RAFAEL (80/001).
Yitzhak Samuel & Chanoch Jacobsen (1990). "The Process of Directed Organizational
Change: A System Dynamics Model", RAFAEL (89/80).
APPLIED PROFESSIONAL REPORTS
Yitzhak Samuel (1981). "Alternative Career Ladders at RAFAEL". (Hebrew),
RAFAEL (81/010).
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Yitzhak Samuel (1982). "Task Force Report on the Structure and Function of R&D
Division". (Hebrew), RAFAEL (82/015).
Yitzhak Samuel (1983). "Task Force Report on Management Training and
Development", Program". (Hebrew), RAFAEL (83/O35).
Yitzhak Samuel (1983). "Task Force Report on the Organization and Function of R&D
Electronics Division". (Hebrew), RAFAEL (83/045)
Yitzhak Samuel (1984). "The Structure and Function of Product-Line Units: A Task
Force Proposal". (Hebrew), RAFAEL (84/010).
Yitzhak Samuel (1985). "Planning Committee Report on the Design of a New
Marketing Layout". (Hebrew), RAFAEL (85/048).
Yitzhak Samuel (1985). "Task Force Report on the Organization of R&D and Production
of Innovative Hi-tech systems". (Hebrew), RAFAEL (85/011).
Yitzhak Samuel (2004). "Inspection Committee Report on a Restructuring and New
Managing of Haifa Symphony Orchestra: Change Proposal". Report
Submitted to the Mayor of Haifa.
SUPERVISION OF APPLIED STUDIES
Dahlia Pat (1981). "A study of Experimental Application of New Performance
Appraisal Program", (Hebrew), RAFAEL (82/024).
Dahlia Pat (1982). "Job Analysis of Managerial Positions at Rafael", (Hebrew),
RAFAEL (82/024).
Yehouda Shenhav (1982). "Measures of the Human Resource Vitality in R & D
Organizations", (Hebrew), RAFAEL (82/022).
Dahlia Pat and Abraham Glaser (1982). "Organizational Diagnosis of R & D
Division”, (Hebrew), RAFAEL
Abraham Glaser (1983). "The Sabbatical at Rafael: Follow-up Study", (Hebrew),
RAFAEL (82/031).
Dahlia Pat (1984). "Evaluation Research of Organizational Change in R & D
Division", (Hebrew), RAFAEL (84/1486).
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Abraham Glaser (1984). "Qualifications, Status, and Functioning of Technicians
at Rafael", (Hebrew), RAFAEL (84/050).
Abraham Glaser (1984). "Survey of Housing Options for Rafael's Employees in
the City of Carmiel", (Hebrew), RAFAEL (84/053).
Moshe Stillerman (1984). "Advantages and Disadvantages of Various Space Layouts
for R & D Organizations", (Hebrew), RAFAEL (84/O48)
Dahlia Pat and Moshe Stillerman (1984). "Diagnosis of the Matrix Structure in R&D
Division", (Hebrew), RAFAEL (84/1422).
Moshe Stillerman (1985). "Organizational diagnosis of Electronics Division
during the Transition Process to Matrix Structure", (Hebrew),
RAFAEL (85/080).
Moshe Stillerman (1985). "The Effects of Social, Behavioral, and Organizational
Aspects on Rafael's Competitive Edge", (Hebrew), RAFAEL
(84/1494).
Dahlia Pat (1986). "Evaluation Research of Organizational Change in R & D
Division: Second Phase", (Hebrew), RAFAEL (86/088).
CURRENT INTERESTS
The Advancement of Applied Sociology
Applications of Organizational Sociology
The Third Sector and the Civil Society
Connections between Academia and Practice
May 2005
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