Ron B Meier

Biographic Data

ID6186412
NAMERon B Meier
GIVEN NAMESRon B
FAMILY NAMEMeier
SIGNATUREMEIER R B
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Haifa
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS51
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1983
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1988
H-INDEX2

  • Local Action on Behalf of Local Collectives in the U.S. and Israel

    Open AccessFriedmann Robert R, Paul Florin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Voluntary Action…1988

    While leadership in voluntary organizations is important to the understanding of voluntary action, not enough is known about differences between leaders and members in voluntary organizations. This study explored the differences between leaders and members in local voluntary organizations in the U.S. and Israel. Using discriminant function analysis on demographic characteristics, social psychological variables, and cost-benefit relationships it w…

  • Local Action on Behalf of Local Collectives in the U.S. and Israel

    Open AccessRobert R Friedmann, Paul Florin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Voluntary Action…1988

    While leadership in voluntary organizations is important to the understanding of voluntary action, not enough is known about differences between leaders and members in voluntary organizations. This study explored the differences between leaders and members in local voluntary organizations in the U.S. and Israel. Using discriminant function analysis on demographic characteristics, social psychological variables, and cost-benefit relationships it w…

  • Who participates, who does not, and why? An analysis of voluntary neighborhood organizations in the United States and Israel

    Open AccessAbraham Wandersman, Paul Florin et al.ARTICLESociological Forum1987Cited by: 49References: 16

  • Supervision in Ecological Context

    Zvi Eisikovits, Ron B Meier et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Service Research1985Cited by: 2

    The present study measured the interaction between the work and treatment environments and social work supervision in public welfare agencies in Israel. Moos' scales for measuring work and treatment environments, and Munson's instrument for measuring worker's evaluation of supervision were culturally adjusted and then used. Supervisory variables such as the worker's professional development and the supervisor's administrative skills were positive…

  • Code Enforcement and Housing Quality Revisited

    Open AccessRon B MeierARTICLEUrban Affairs Quarterly1983

    Given the current emphasis on urban conservation efforts, accompanied by significant reductions in urban redevelopment spending, housing programs that successfully preserve existing housing stock are of critical importance to urban policymakers and planners. Previous studies of code enforcement impact on housing quality have examined cyclical enforcement programs in urban slums with findings of uniformly negative effects. The current housing lite…

  • The Impact of the Structural Organization of Public Welfare Offices on the Psychosocial Work and the Treatment Environments

    Ron B MeierARTICLEJournal of Social Service Research1983

    The perceived work and treatment environments of four different public welfare offices were compared utilizing a revised version of Rudolf Moos' social climate scales. It was found that a team, multi-method office implied an environment high in support, autonomy, innovation and pressure. Two non-team, multipopulation offices operated as moderate support, low or moderate innovation, low-moderate pressure climates. A non-team, functional office sup…