Nurit Zaidman
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 653860 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Nurit Zaidman |
| PRENOMES | Nurit |
| SOBRENOME | Zaidman |
| ASSINATURA | ZAIDMAN N |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3768-6582 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 52 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1996 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
The Paradoxes of the Spiritual Self
This study examines how practitioners of self‐spirituality conceptualize their spiritual identity. On the basis of 62 in‐depth interviews with secular Jewish Israelis engaged in various spiritual practices, we find that spiritual identity is constructed through a distinctive cultural logic we term disidentification—a systematic resistance to conventional markers of identity. Although participants affirm spirituality as central to “who I am,” they…
Listening in team meetings – what is the team leader’s influence
Purpose (1) To identify and evaluate the types of listening at team meetings and (2) to identify the specific listening behaviors of team leaders and to assess the influence of their behavior on the team listening climate. Design/methodology/approach We conducted 29 observations in face-to-face team meetings, 18 face-to-face interviews and ten face-to-face focus groups with team members and team leaders of eight teams from two high-tech organizat…
Where is the best location to conduct scrum meetings? A quantitative and qualitative analysis of developers’ perspectives
Meetings are an integral part of the everyday workplace experiences. This is especially pertinent for developers working in the dynamic environment that characterises the high-tech software industry. This study focuses on a specific type of meeting, the Scrum meeting which is associated with agile software development. The objectives of this paper are (a) to assess the best location for Scrum meetings in the hybrid mode of work; (b) to assess the…
How do high-tech industry remote team employees learn to manage their emotions
High-tech employees, need to manage their emotions on a daily basis, given their interactions with culturally different colleagues; nonetheless, they are not given much direction about such issues. Based on interviews with 75 Israeli workers employed by 25 high-tech companies, this study explains the display rules in high-tech organizations and the ways employees learn to manage their emotions. The results indicate that high-tech, global team emp…
Resolving or living with conflicts at work? The case of high-tech Jewish Ultra-Orthodox employees
The objectives of this article are to describe and analyze the perceptions and experiences of Ultra-Orthodox men working in the high-tech industry: the identity conflict that they might experience and how they live with, or resolve, this conflict. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 self-identified Jewish Ultra-Orthodox men. The study shows that employees from segregated religious backgrounds face four specific challenges, relating to thei…
The translation of self-spirituality into organizations
This study provides an analysis of rich field-based data regarding the translation of self-spirituality into Israeli public schools. The study also draws from research conducted in other Western for-profit and health organizations. While the analysis supports existing assertions from research regarding the increasing market orientation of the culture of self-spirituality, it also identifies the specific methods used by brokers to translate self-s…
The incorporation of self-spirituality into Western organizations
Based on a review of existing qualitative research, this study proposes a gender-based interpretation and critique of the incorporation of self-spirituality into mainstream organizations. The article’s findings show that the enactment of self-spirituality in organizations often evokes experiences of tension or objection. The basic premises of self-spirituality culture are concerned with the authentic self and the emphasis on the individual’s awar…
When context trumps culture
Persuasion plays an important role in international business interactions. Within this domain, it is often argued that persuasion is a form of communication and as such embedded in cultural norms. It is also argued that forms of persuasion differ across cultures. The data described in this study of persuasive tactics deployed by Israeli and Indian business professionals in their attempts to resolve disputes with their partners suggest otherwise. …
What generates the violation of psychological contracts at multinational corporations? A contextual exploratory study
The violation of a psychological contract may have negative effects on employees such as mistrust, lower job performance, and reduced job satisfaction and organizational commitment. We demonstrate that the probability of these negative occurrences is prevenient at multinational corporations. This study adopts an exploratory approach based on data collected at four Israeli companies operating in the high-tech industry that outsource or have establ…
Business Consulting vs. Channeling
This article focuses on the intriguing question how channeling, essentially a religious activity, is practised and constructed within the modern Western business culture. Two major aspects emerged from the analysis of observations and interviews with clients and channels: the essence of client–channel relationships and the nature of the exchange between them. These aspects are compared to one-to-one management consultancy situations. The results …
Stereotypes in bicultural global teams
Everything starts within”
This article focuses on the appropriation of New Age values, images, and language by different sectors of the mainstream in a Western society—in Israel. The findings support earlier research about the shift in values in the mainstream of Western societies. Specifically, this is a shift towards the admiration of nature, Far Eastern lore, a search for a ‘balanced’ way of life, and so on, in accordance with New Age values. This article analyzes how,…
From Temples to Organizations
This article is based on a research of Israeli spiritual consultants and their interaction with local organizations. The incorporation of ideas of spirituality into the world of efficient management and organizations seem on the outset to be `unnatural'. We show that while this inherent contradiction does not disappear, spiritual consultants employ various ways to overcome the anticipated resistance and to make an impact. These ways include not o…
Business communication as cultural text
New Age Products in Local and Global Contexts
Based on empirical investigation of New Age goods in two different countries, I challenge the notion of a ‘global spiritual marketplace’. Similar markets of New Age goods do indeed exist in Israel and New Zealand, but these markets are not identical. In Israel, Judaism is a force that restricts trade in certain types of objects and at the same time expands the scope of the market to include others. Other factors that affect the market of New Age …
The New Age Shop—Church or Marketplace
The present study analyzes the relationship between the sacred and profane as domains manifested within the context of New Age thought and practice. The attempt to analyze these relationships is based on observations and interviews in 22 New Age shops in New Zealand and Israel. Unlike earlier research that emphasized the New Age sub-culture as a 'spiritual market place', the results of this study show that New Age shops are not entirely perceived…
Commercialization of Religious Objects
The present study is an attempt to understand the differences between modern and traditional religions regarding trade in religious goods. It presents an analysis of the world of goods and participants' cultural worlds, as well as the transformation of meaning in objects. The study focuses on members of two different subcultures in Israel: New Agers and Jews of North African origin who are involved in pilgrimage to local saints' tombs. The result…
Gender, Culture, and Social Support
Israeli Jews and Arabs
Israeli Jews and Arabs live in one country with surprisingly little knowledge of each other. Representative samples of the Israeli Jewish ( n = 485) and Arab ( n = 384) populations responded to a questionnaire regarding the importance and availability of different social support functions, the quality of different social relationships, and to whom they would turn with different problems. Results show that despite similarity in the value attribute…
An empirical assessment of the loose–tight leadership model
Using questionnaire and interview data, this study attempted to find out whether the organizational loose (participative) and tight (directive) practices are compatible with or contradict each other. Using the theoretical framework of Sagie's ( 1997 ) loose–tight leadership approach, our hypotheses concerned the effects of both practices on the employee's work‐related attitudes, and the mediating role of two variables, cognitive (information shar…
Upward impression management in the work place cross-cultural analysis
The Integration of Indian Immigrants to Temples Run by North Americans
The author of this article analyses the integration of Indian immigrants in an ISKCON temple in the USA. Perceptions of Indian immigrants and temple residents, as well as attempts to negotiate new definitions, are discussed within the context of three major areas of temple life: ideology, religion and social structure. Data for this paper were gathered between 1990 and 1994, when the author was a participant observer in the ISKCON Philadelphia te…
When the deities are asleep
The paper provides an analysis of the consequences of the relatively new policy adopted by ISKCON toward active Indian congregations in the United States. Primary data is set within the theoretical framework of Globalisation and the relationship between religious innovation and forms of power is highlighted. The paper provides data regarding the religious and non‐religious interests of ISKCON Indian followers and ISKCON temple residents. A descri…
Variations of Jewish Feminism
Journal Article VARIATIONS OF JEWISH FEMINISM: THE TRADITIONAL, MODERN, AND POSTMODERN APPROACHES Get access Nurit Zaidman Nurit Zaidman Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Modern Judaism - A Journal of Jewish Ideas and Experience, Volume 16, Issue 1, February 1996, Pages 47–65, https://doi.org/10.1093/mj/16.1.47 Published: 01 February 1996
Gender, Culture, and Social Support
Israeli Jews and Arabs
Israeli Jews and Arabs live in one country with surprisingly little knowledge of each other. Representative samples of the Israeli Jewish ( n = 485) and Arab ( n = 384) populations responded to a questionnaire regarding the importance and availability of different social support functions, the quality of different social relationships, and to whom they would turn with different problems. Results show that despite similarity in the value attribute…
An empirical assessment of the loose–tight leadership model
Using questionnaire and interview data, this study attempted to find out whether the organizational loose (participative) and tight (directive) practices are compatible with or contradict each other. Using the theoretical framework of Sagie's ( 1997 ) loose–tight leadership approach, our hypotheses concerned the effects of both practices on the employee's work‐related attitudes, and the mediating role of two variables, cognitive (information shar…
Everything starts within”
This article focuses on the appropriation of New Age values, images, and language by different sectors of the mainstream in a Western society—in Israel. The findings support earlier research about the shift in values in the mainstream of Western societies. Specifically, this is a shift towards the admiration of nature, Far Eastern lore, a search for a ‘balanced’ way of life, and so on, in accordance with New Age values. This article analyzes how,…
The New Age Shop—Church or Marketplace
The present study analyzes the relationship between the sacred and profane as domains manifested within the context of New Age thought and practice. The attempt to analyze these relationships is based on observations and interviews in 22 New Age shops in New Zealand and Israel. Unlike earlier research that emphasized the New Age sub-culture as a 'spiritual market place', the results of this study show that New Age shops are not entirely perceived…
Upward impression management in the work place cross-cultural analysis
Resolving or living with conflicts at work? The case of high-tech Jewish Ultra-Orthodox employees
The objectives of this article are to describe and analyze the perceptions and experiences of Ultra-Orthodox men working in the high-tech industry: the identity conflict that they might experience and how they live with, or resolve, this conflict. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 self-identified Jewish Ultra-Orthodox men. The study shows that employees from segregated religious backgrounds face four specific challenges, relating to thei…
What generates the violation of psychological contracts at multinational corporations? A contextual exploratory study
The violation of a psychological contract may have negative effects on employees such as mistrust, lower job performance, and reduced job satisfaction and organizational commitment. We demonstrate that the probability of these negative occurrences is prevenient at multinational corporations. This study adopts an exploratory approach based on data collected at four Israeli companies operating in the high-tech industry that outsource or have establ…
Stereotypes in bicultural global teams
New Age Products in Local and Global Contexts
Based on empirical investigation of New Age goods in two different countries, I challenge the notion of a ‘global spiritual marketplace’. Similar markets of New Age goods do indeed exist in Israel and New Zealand, but these markets are not identical. In Israel, Judaism is a force that restricts trade in certain types of objects and at the same time expands the scope of the market to include others. Other factors that affect the market of New Age …
When the deities are asleep
The paper provides an analysis of the consequences of the relatively new policy adopted by ISKCON toward active Indian congregations in the United States. Primary data is set within the theoretical framework of Globalisation and the relationship between religious innovation and forms of power is highlighted. The paper provides data regarding the religious and non‐religious interests of ISKCON Indian followers and ISKCON temple residents. A descri…
Variations of Jewish Feminism
Journal Article VARIATIONS OF JEWISH FEMINISM: THE TRADITIONAL, MODERN, AND POSTMODERN APPROACHES Get access Nurit Zaidman Nurit Zaidman Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Modern Judaism - A Journal of Jewish Ideas and Experience, Volume 16, Issue 1, February 1996, Pages 47–65, https://doi.org/10.1093/mj/16.1.47 Published: 01 February 1996
Variations of Jewish Feminism
Journal Article VARIATIONS OF JEWISH FEMINISM: THE TRADITIONAL, MODERN, AND POSTMODERN APPROACHES Get access Nurit Zaidman Nurit Zaidman Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Modern Judaism - A Journal of Jewish Ideas and Experience, Volume 16, Issue 1, February 1996, Pages 47–65, https://doi.org/10.1093/mj/16.1.47 Published: 01 February 1996
When the deities are asleep
The paper provides an analysis of the consequences of the relatively new policy adopted by ISKCON toward active Indian congregations in the United States. Primary data is set within the theoretical framework of Globalisation and the relationship between religious innovation and forms of power is highlighted. The paper provides data regarding the religious and non‐religious interests of ISKCON Indian followers and ISKCON temple residents. A descri…
The Integration of Indian Immigrants to Temples Run by North Americans
The author of this article analyses the integration of Indian immigrants in an ISKCON temple in the USA. Perceptions of Indian immigrants and temple residents, as well as attempts to negotiate new definitions, are discussed within the context of three major areas of temple life: ideology, religion and social structure. Data for this paper were gathered between 1990 and 1994, when the author was a participant observer in the ISKCON Philadelphia te…
Upward impression management in the work place cross-cultural analysis
An empirical assessment of the loose–tight leadership model
Using questionnaire and interview data, this study attempted to find out whether the organizational loose (participative) and tight (directive) practices are compatible with or contradict each other. Using the theoretical framework of Sagie's ( 1997 ) loose–tight leadership approach, our hypotheses concerned the effects of both practices on the employee's work‐related attitudes, and the mediating role of two variables, cognitive (information shar…
Commercialization of Religious Objects
The present study is an attempt to understand the differences between modern and traditional religions regarding trade in religious goods. It presents an analysis of the world of goods and participants' cultural worlds, as well as the transformation of meaning in objects. The study focuses on members of two different subcultures in Israel: New Agers and Jews of North African origin who are involved in pilgrimage to local saints' tombs. The result…
Gender, Culture, and Social Support
Israeli Jews and Arabs
Israeli Jews and Arabs live in one country with surprisingly little knowledge of each other. Representative samples of the Israeli Jewish ( n = 485) and Arab ( n = 384) populations responded to a questionnaire regarding the importance and availability of different social support functions, the quality of different social relationships, and to whom they would turn with different problems. Results show that despite similarity in the value attribute…
New Age Products in Local and Global Contexts
Based on empirical investigation of New Age goods in two different countries, I challenge the notion of a ‘global spiritual marketplace’. Similar markets of New Age goods do indeed exist in Israel and New Zealand, but these markets are not identical. In Israel, Judaism is a force that restricts trade in certain types of objects and at the same time expands the scope of the market to include others. Other factors that affect the market of New Age …
The New Age Shop—Church or Marketplace
The present study analyzes the relationship between the sacred and profane as domains manifested within the context of New Age thought and practice. The attempt to analyze these relationships is based on observations and interviews in 22 New Age shops in New Zealand and Israel. Unlike earlier research that emphasized the New Age sub-culture as a 'spiritual market place', the results of this study show that New Age shops are not entirely perceived…
From Temples to Organizations
This article is based on a research of Israeli spiritual consultants and their interaction with local organizations. The incorporation of ideas of spirituality into the world of efficient management and organizations seem on the outset to be `unnatural'. We show that while this inherent contradiction does not disappear, spiritual consultants employ various ways to overcome the anticipated resistance and to make an impact. These ways include not o…
Business communication as cultural text
Everything starts within”
This article focuses on the appropriation of New Age values, images, and language by different sectors of the mainstream in a Western society—in Israel. The findings support earlier research about the shift in values in the mainstream of Western societies. Specifically, this is a shift towards the admiration of nature, Far Eastern lore, a search for a ‘balanced’ way of life, and so on, in accordance with New Age values. This article analyzes how,…
Business Consulting vs. Channeling
This article focuses on the intriguing question how channeling, essentially a religious activity, is practised and constructed within the modern Western business culture. Two major aspects emerged from the analysis of observations and interviews with clients and channels: the essence of client–channel relationships and the nature of the exchange between them. These aspects are compared to one-to-one management consultancy situations. The results …
Stereotypes in bicultural global teams
What generates the violation of psychological contracts at multinational corporations? A contextual exploratory study
The violation of a psychological contract may have negative effects on employees such as mistrust, lower job performance, and reduced job satisfaction and organizational commitment. We demonstrate that the probability of these negative occurrences is prevenient at multinational corporations. This study adopts an exploratory approach based on data collected at four Israeli companies operating in the high-tech industry that outsource or have establ…
When context trumps culture
Persuasion plays an important role in international business interactions. Within this domain, it is often argued that persuasion is a form of communication and as such embedded in cultural norms. It is also argued that forms of persuasion differ across cultures. The data described in this study of persuasive tactics deployed by Israeli and Indian business professionals in their attempts to resolve disputes with their partners suggest otherwise. …
The incorporation of self-spirituality into Western organizations
Based on a review of existing qualitative research, this study proposes a gender-based interpretation and critique of the incorporation of self-spirituality into mainstream organizations. The article’s findings show that the enactment of self-spirituality in organizations often evokes experiences of tension or objection. The basic premises of self-spirituality culture are concerned with the authentic self and the emphasis on the individual’s awar…
The translation of self-spirituality into organizations
This study provides an analysis of rich field-based data regarding the translation of self-spirituality into Israeli public schools. The study also draws from research conducted in other Western for-profit and health organizations. While the analysis supports existing assertions from research regarding the increasing market orientation of the culture of self-spirituality, it also identifies the specific methods used by brokers to translate self-s…
How do high-tech industry remote team employees learn to manage their emotions
High-tech employees, need to manage their emotions on a daily basis, given their interactions with culturally different colleagues; nonetheless, they are not given much direction about such issues. Based on interviews with 75 Israeli workers employed by 25 high-tech companies, this study explains the display rules in high-tech organizations and the ways employees learn to manage their emotions. The results indicate that high-tech, global team emp…
Resolving or living with conflicts at work? The case of high-tech Jewish Ultra-Orthodox employees
The objectives of this article are to describe and analyze the perceptions and experiences of Ultra-Orthodox men working in the high-tech industry: the identity conflict that they might experience and how they live with, or resolve, this conflict. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 self-identified Jewish Ultra-Orthodox men. The study shows that employees from segregated religious backgrounds face four specific challenges, relating to thei…
Listening in team meetings – what is the team leader’s influence
Purpose (1) To identify and evaluate the types of listening at team meetings and (2) to identify the specific listening behaviors of team leaders and to assess the influence of their behavior on the team listening climate. Design/methodology/approach We conducted 29 observations in face-to-face team meetings, 18 face-to-face interviews and ten face-to-face focus groups with team members and team leaders of eight teams from two high-tech organizat…
Where is the best location to conduct scrum meetings? A quantitative and qualitative analysis of developers’ perspectives
Meetings are an integral part of the everyday workplace experiences. This is especially pertinent for developers working in the dynamic environment that characterises the high-tech software industry. This study focuses on a specific type of meeting, the Scrum meeting which is associated with agile software development. The objectives of this paper are (a) to assess the best location for Scrum meetings in the hybrid mode of work; (b) to assess the…
The Paradoxes of the Spiritual Self
This study examines how practitioners of self‐spirituality conceptualize their spiritual identity. On the basis of 62 in‐depth interviews with secular Jewish Israelis engaged in various spiritual practices, we find that spiritual identity is constructed through a distinctive cultural logic we term disidentification—a systematic resistance to conventional markers of identity. Although participants affirm spirituality as central to “who I am,” they…
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