The Kibbutz Industry

This book examines the changes in many kibbutz factories which have recently transformed from socialist entities, with egalitarian and cooperative relationships, to hierarchical and market-driven structures.

Autorentext

Yaffa Moskovich is Professor in the School of Management and Behavioral Science at Zefat Academic College, Israel, where she was also heads the Department of Behavioral Sciences. She is also a member of the Institute for Kibbutz Research and the Cooperative Idea at Haifa University. Her expertise is in the field of organizational sociology and her research interests cover organizational change, the kibbutz industry, business strategy, leadership in political parties, unions, NGOs, and multi-cultural group relationships. She is the author of Disunity in Unity: Power Struggle in the Likud Party.

Inhalt

List of tables

Acknowledgment

Introduction

1. Historical Background of Kibbutz Movement and Kibbutz Industry

2. Research DesignMethod

3. Cultural Analysis of the Case Studies

4. Cultural Attributes of Kibbutz Industry as Family Businesses

5. Business Strategy in Kibbutz Industries

6. Hybrid Structure in Kibbutz Industry

Epilogue

Index