Cultural change in a kibbutz factory as an outcome of the privatization process: an Israeli case study. Issue 2 (4th March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Moskovich, Yaffa; Achouch, Yuval
• Is Part Of: Israel affairs. Volume 23:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 427
• Page End: 446
• Publication Date: 2017-03-04
• Subjects: Privatization -- kibbutz factory -- organizational culture; Israel -- History -- 1933- -- Periodicals; 956.94054
• DOI: 10.1080/13537121.2016.1274513
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1353-7121

Abstract

Abstract: The privatization process that engulfed most Israeli kibbutzim influenced cultural changes in the Newplast factory. Following organizational difficulties and economic losses, the kibbutz management appointed a factory manager from outside to oversee changes. This management change accelerated inevitable transformations: the collectivist culture, which had previously favoured kibbutz members, became far more capitalistic. Today, the factory operates commercially without obligations towards individuals. Nevertheless, the new management has a dual value system: supporting a capitalistic approach to the worker while fostering the factory's 'homelike' image, preserving some classic collectivist values and expecting its workers to feel a familial obligation to Newplast.