Dov Elizur

• Doctor of Psychology
• Bar Ilan University

Despite the prominence of organizational culture (OC), this concept is controversial and its structure has yet to be systematically analyzed. This study develops a three-pronged formal definitional framework on the basis of facet theory (FT) and explores behavior modality, referent, and object. This facet analysis (FA) of OC accounts successfully f...

This study assessed the role of individualism and collectivism in the shaping of personal values of Canadians, Israelis, and Palestinians. Based on Sagie and Elizur's (1996) multifaceted approach, we distinguished personal values that are individual centered (i.e., associated with one's home, family, or work) from collective-centered values (i.e.,...

On a essayé, dans le cadre de cette recherche, ďidentifier, de mesurer et de renforcer ľamabilité des employés de banque envers leurs clients. Le comporte-ment ďaccueil comprend quatre dimensions: les deux premières sont des conduites verbales (formules de salutations et depolitesse) et les deux autres des réponses non verbales (le sourire et le co...

Purpose This study attempts to analyze the structure of work commitment by delineating and classifying the content areas that constitute the conceptual space of the work commitment domain. Design/methodology/approach Building on the work commitment literature, the present study considers the identified forms of work commitment, but goes beyond the...

Organizations recognize the importance of creative employees and constantly explore ways to enhance their employees’ creative behavior. Creativity research has directed substantial efforts to understanding how work environment fosters creativity. Yet, this research has paid little attention to the importance of specific characteristics of the work...

The aim of the present study was to assess the personal values of Israeli and Palestinian students in light of the individualism-collectivism cultural dimension (Hofstede, 1980). Based on Sagie and Elizur's (1996) multifaceted approach, personal values that are individual-centered (i.e., associated with one's home, family, or work) were distinguish...

The major objective of the study was to analyze the structure of the Quality Management (QM) domain, as it is perceived by rank and file employees and middle management. A definitional framework for the QM domain was suggested based on two facets: behavior modality and organizational referents. Subjects were 208 employees in three industrial organi...

The major objective of the study was to analyze the structure and relative strength of the achievement motive of managers from various cultural environments. The Achievement Motive Questionnaire (AMQ), devised to assess achievement tendencies of subjects from various cultural backgrounds, was applied. It was hypothesized that although the basic str...

The main objective of the present study was to examine the relationship between work values, gender, and organizational commitment. Research on the relationship between work values, in general, and commitment, in particular, has not identified clear trends. As recent work has shown that gender may be a moderator in predicting outcomes from work val...

Through re-analysis of a database aggregated in two previous studies [1,2], we aimed to assess achievement motive of individuals varying in entrepreneurial orientation (small business students versus students of business and economics) or in cultural environment (US versus Japanese). Based on a multifaceted definition of achievement motive, we hypo...

The major objective of the study was to analyze the effects of total quality management (TQM) on improvement efforts and individual performance. Employee response to quality management (QM) and the perceived degree of participation in decision-making (PDM) were considered the major factors affecting employee improvement efforts. The improvement eff...

In this study we have attempted to assess the achievement motive of students of small business, considered as having high entrepreneurial orientations, and students of business and economics, considered as having lower entrepreneurial orientations. Based on a facet definition of achievement motive we analyzed the structure of achievement motive for...

General life values and work values have traditionally been investigated independently. The objective of the present study was to suggest a multifaceted definition of personal values incorporating both life and work values, and to test it empirically. Data obtained from a sample of 165 Israeli managers and workers supported the structural hypothese...

The objective of the present study was to analyze the structure of personal values. Based on previous investigations, we proposed a multifaceted definition of values from various life areas (or domains). Structural hypotheses concerning the relationships between the definitional framework and empirical observations were formulated. Using data obtai...

Three main streams of research were identified in the field of work values. Based on a series of analyses using multidimensional techniques, the first set of studies attempted to identify the underlying factors or facets of the work values domain. A second group of investigations examined correlates of work values including antecedent and consequen...

An intercultural research project on achievement motivation was originated based on a multifaceted approach. The objective of this study was to analyze the structure of the achievement motive domain for samples from five countries: the United States, the Netherlands, Israel, Hungary, and Japan. We hypothesized that data collected from the various s...

The main objective of the present study was to examine the relationship between work values and commitment. Suggests at the first stage a systematic definition of the work values domain based on two content facets: modality of outcome and system-performance contingency. Based on this definitional framework, the 24-item Work Values Questionnaire, co...

The present study tested hypotheses derived from the path‐goal theory of leadership concerning attitudes and behavior in an organizational change situation. Using an experimental simulation, the method of payment for 199 coding workers was changed from hourly to piece‐rate, either by participation or initiating structure (i.e., direction). Results...

The results of recent investigations on work values suggest that the contradictory findings in regard to gender differences may be rooted in variations in the underlying structure of the work-values domain. In the present study a definitional framework for work values was proposed and tested. Smallest space analysis (SSA; Guttman, 1968) was perform...

We devised an achievement motive questionnaire (Elizur 1979, 1986; Shye 1978a) based on a facet definition of achievement motive. We then administered it to 165 women and 362 men employed by a large industrial corporation in Hungary in order to examine achievement motivation. Although we found significant differences in the frequency of responses t...

Through the use of detailed examples, Shye introduces readers to the use of facet theory as a method for integrating content design with data analysis. He shows how facet theory provides a strategy for conceptualizing a study, for formulating the study's variables in terms of its purposes, for systematic sampling of the variables, and for formulati...

Examines the relations between feelings of job insecurity (JI) and various attitudes and opinions of employees towards their work and the organization. Analyses survey data from 11 European high-tech organizations with a total of 8,483 respondents. Shows that JI is associated with more negative evaluations of all aspects of the company and the job,...

The major objective of the present study was to analyze the structure of work-nonwork relations. A definitional framework of the work-nonwork domain was first suggested, based on the extant literature. The definition was then empirically tested by applying Similarity Structure Analysis to analyze the data, collected from a sample of 106 Israeli wor...

Several years ago a research project on work values was originated. The study strived to examine the relative importance of work value items and to analyze the structure of the domain for samples from various cultural environments. A facet definition of work values was suggested that provided guidelines for constructing the Work Values Questionnair...

Participation of workers or clients in decision-making has been suggested as a critical method for achieving acceptance and effectiveness of planned change (Blumberg, 1976). The literature does not provide full support for this suggestion (Locke & Schweiger, 1979; Wagner & Gooding, 1987). The present study investigated the type of change decision a...

Cette étude s'est donné pour objectifs de parvenir à une définition d'ensemble du concept “Qualité de la vie au travail” (QVT) et d‘éprouver empiriquement sa structure. On propose une définition multiple de la QVT et de ses relations avec la qualité de la vie en général basée sur la théorie systémique de l'action, ce qui fournit des critères pour l...

This study was conducted to examine whether the same underlying structure of occupational reinforcers (denoted the structure of work values) turns out when three different data analysis methods are used. A questionnaire requesting a respondent to indicate the importance of each of 21 occupational reinforcers was administered to 546 subjects, drawn...

L'evaluation des taches est la base de l'établissement du salaire de millions d'employes. Des objectifs secondaires la relient a d'autres secteurs de la direction de personnel, tels la selection, la planification de carrieres et dans quelques pays, (elaboration de politiques nationales. L'evaluation des taches est en plein developpement dans les ca...

A definitional framework of the work/nonwork domain was suggested, based on the extant literature. The definition was tested empirically by applying Guttman's Smallest Space Analysis to a reanalysis of Rousseau's (1978) data. An empirical double-ordered conceptual system, a radex structure, was obtained, reflecting the two facets of the definition:...

A questionnaire based on a facet definition of achievement motive was devised to assess achievement tendencies amongst managers. The facet definition provided guidelines for the creation of items and the formulation of hypotheses concerning the structural relations among components of achievement motive. The questionnaire was then administered to a...

An attempt was made to define the facets of ethnic identity and to analyze its structure. Based on analysis of previous studies a systematic definition of ethnic identity in terms of its component facets was proposed, which facilitated the systematic construction of questionnaire items and the formulation of hypotheses regarding the relationship be...

Attempted to analyze contents of work value items and to construct an explicit definition of the work values domain. A facet definition of work values is suggested that provides guidelines for selection items and the formulation of hypotheses about the structure of interrelationships among components of work values. Interview data were obtained fro...

The aim of this study is to analyze the values of juvenile delinquents in Israel as compared with those of non-delinquent high school youth and to see whether there are basic differences between them as may be expected according to the subculture of delinquency approach. Analysis of the frequency distributions of responses as well as structural ana...

A questionnaire to assess the presence of achieve ment motive in various populations was developed and its structure analyzed. A facet definition of achievement motive was suggested which provided guidelines for the creation of items and the formu lation of hypotheses. The Achievement Motive Questionnaire was administered to 132 U.S. and 114 Israel...

The present study examines the effects of vocational needs and job rewards correspondence on job satisfaction based on the work adjustment theory of Dawis, Weiss, and Lofquist (Minnesota Studies in Vocational Rehabilitation, 23, 1968). The study attempts to examine the hypothesis that the greater the correspondence between vocational needs and job...

The attitudes of 340 Israeli government employees toward their work and the introduction of the computer are investigated. Three behavior modalities-affective, cognitive, and instrumental-of 5 referents-computer staff, management, supervisors, colleagues, and the employees themselves-generate 15 varieties of items for both work and computer introdu...

The introduction of a major change in an organization, like computerization, may be expected to raise some worries on the part of affected employees. Four sources of worries experienced by the employees of accounting departments are discussed: job security, job stability, job proficiency, and job interest. An empirical structure of these worries, b...

This study analyzes the structure of the relations between experiences in Israel and abroad, and expectations for the future in Israel as reported by Israelis residing in the U.S. and France. A facet definition of the inclination to reimmigrate to Israel is presented, and, on its basis, hypotheses are formulated regarding the relations between the...

Thesis (doctoral)--Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht, 1969.

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