Ronit Kark, Ph.D

The Department of Psychology, and
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Bar-Ilan University

Ramat Gan, 52900, Israel
Phone: 972-3-5318539

Fax: 972-3-535-0267
E-mail: karkro@mail.biu.ac.il

 

Education and Degrees

2000/1

 

Postdoctoral studies, Visiting Scholar, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Michigan, USA.

2001

Ph.D.

Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

 

Dissertation: Gender Differences in Transformational Leadership, Followers’ Identifications, and Effects On Followers’ Perceptions. 

 

Supervisor: Prof. Boas Shamir, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

1995

 

Registered as a Psychologist, Ministry of Health, Israel.

1995

M.A.

Majoring in Social and Organizational Psychology, Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (with distinction, magna Cum laude).

1994

 

Acceptance to “Direct Ph.D.” track (for excellent students), Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

 

B.Sc.

In Biology and Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (with distinction, magna cum laude).

 

Academic Affiliations

2001-

Madrich Doctor, Department of Psychology and Department of Sociology, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.

2000-2001 

Visiting Scholar, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

1. Department of Psychology 

2. Institute for Research on Women and Gender 

1998-2001

Teaching Fellow, Graduate School of Public Policy and Public Administration, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

1996-2000

Teaching Fellow, School of Business Administration, Hebrew University of 

Jerusalem. 

1991-1994

Teaching Assistant, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

1. Department of Communication. 

2. Department of Psychology. 

1990-1993

Research Assistant, Psycho-oncology unit, Sharet Institute, Hadassah University Hospital, Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem.

1990-1991

Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

 

Research Grants and Awards
 

2002

Women’s Worlds 2002 Travel Award, for participation in the Women’s Worlds 2002 International Conference in Kampala, Uganda.

2001

The Center for Gender in Organizations Travel Award, for invited participation in a CGO Workshop.

2000-2001

Lady Davis Grant for Postdoctoral Studies Abroad.

2000

L’Oreal-Rekanati Prize for Leading Research on Women in Management in Israel, (Tel-Aviv University School of Business) (received for my dissertation study).

1999

The British Chevening Scholarship for postdoctoral studies, The British Council, Israel.

2000/1999

Distinguished Teaching Award, Graduate School of Public Policy and Administration, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (received twice).

2000/1999

Distinguished Teaching Award, School of Business Administration, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Society (received twice).

1999

Friends of the Hebrew University in Norway Travel Award for participation in the Women’s Worlds, 1999 International Conference in Tromso, Norway.

1998

The Hebrew University Doctoral Student Grant for presentation in International Scientific meetings and workshops.

1998/1996

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC Israel), Division for Development of Human Resources research grant for promotion of research on Women in Leadership positions in the Israeli society (received twice).

1998/1996

Rosita and Esteban Herczeg Program on Sex Differences in Society research Award, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (received twice).

1997-1998

Israel Foundation Trustees grant for dissertation writing.

1996-1997

Israel Foundation Trustees research grant.

1997/1995

Levi Eshkol Institute for Economic, Social and Political Research Fund (received twice).

1995

Shaine Center for Research in Social Sciences research grant.

1994-1996

Doctoral Fellowship, The Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University.

1994

The Israel Association of University Women award for research achievements.

1990

Dean’s list for academic excellence, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

1989

Rector’s list and Dean’s list for academic excellence, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 

 

Previous Employment
 

1996-2002

Practicing organizational consultant and psychologist.

2002--

Group Facilitator, Training and Development Company, Bar-Ilan University (part time).

1998-1999

Lecturer, Buber Institute for the Division for External Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

1996-1999

Research, evaluation and organizational consultancy, the Division for Development of Human Resources of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC Israel) (part time employment).

1995-1996 

Organizational Consultant, Zofnat: Institute for Research and Organizational Consulting, Jerusalem (part time employment). 

1994-1996

Organizational Consultant and Group Facilitator, The School for Leadership Development (Bislam), Israel Defence Forces (part-time employment).

1993-1995

Group Facilitator, The Military Educational Academy, Har-Gilo, I.D.F. (part-time Employment).

1992-1993

Practical experience in organizational consulting in G.R. Consulting Firm, Tel-Aviv; under the supervision of the Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University.

1991-1996

Lecturer, “Heart to Heart” Israel (on topics of psychological stress, burnout and heart disease), (part time employment).

 

Professional Activities

 

Organizational consultancy: Worked with organizations in the public, private and third sector as well as with the I.D.F., specializing mostly in leadership development, organizational change, gender relations in organizations, promoting women and diversity related issues. (Work with organizations such as: Prime minister consultant for gender issues, Municipality of Jerusalem, Municipality of Upper Nazarath , Tadiran Tikshoret, Kristal systems, JDC Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Bituach Leumi, Israeli Police, The Kibbutz Movement, Youth in Distress Organization).

 

Leadership development: Consulting to officers and I.D.F. units, as well as other organizations, on leadership development issues including: leadership training workshops, personal consultancy to managers and officers and providing assistance in constructing leadership developing systems within organizations.

 

Promoting diversity in organizations: Took part as a consultant, researcher and evaluator in a program called “Breaking the Glass Ceiling”, aimed to promote women in public-sector organizations (project initiated by the Division for Development of Human Resources of the American Jewish Joint). Also assisted several private and public firms in preparing to meet the requirements of the legislation against sexual harassment in organizations, focusing on creating a corporate climate that supports diversity and limits harassment.

 

Group facilitation: Participated in a group facilitation training course (A 16 month training course, meeting one full day a week), The Military Educational Academy, Israel Defence Forces. Facilitated groups on various topics (e.g., communication, family-work conflict, management skills, preparation for retirement, sexual harassment, stress in the workplace, etc.)

 

Courses Taught
    

2002

Gender: Social and Organizational Aspects (M.A.).

2001

Organizations as Systems of Diversity (B.A.).

2001

Emotions and Relational Practices in Organizations (B.A.).

1998/1997/2002

Leaders, Followers and the Space Between Them. (M.A.).

1999/2002

Leadership and Followership in Organizations (M.A.).

1998/1999

Management of Human Resource and Organizational Behavior (M.A.).

1998/1999

The Other and Otherness In Organizations (University External Studies).

1996/1998

Introduction to Organizational Behavior (B.A.).

1997

Learning to Lead (I.D.F. Command and Staff College, high ranking officer).

1997

Introduction to Human Behavior (B.A.).

1991/1993

Introduction to Social Psychology (as a GSI) (B.A.).

1990/

Theories in Personality (as a GSI) (B.A.). 

 

Fields of Expertise

 

·                     Leadership and followership in organizations

·                     Organizational identity and identification

·                     Diversity and gender in organizations

·                     Mentoring in organizations

 

 

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

 

Chapters in Books

 

Kark, R. & Shamir, B. (in press). The Dual Effect of Transformational Leadership: Priming Relational and Collective Selves and Further Effects on Followers. In B. Avolio & F. Yammarino, Transformational/Charismatic Leadership: The Road Ahead. (pp. 1-36).

 

Elron, E. & Kark R. (2000). Women as Expatriate Managers. In: M. Mendenhall & G. Oddou (Eds.), Readings and Cases in International Human Resource Management, Third edition, pp. 144-154. New York: South Western College Publishing.

 

Articles in Refereed Journals

 

Kark, R., Shamir, B. & Chen, G. (in press). The Two Faces of Transformational Leadership: Dependence and Empowerment". Journal of Applied Psychology. (pp. 1-37).

 

Proceedings (Best Paper Proceedings)

 

Kark, R. & Shamir, B. (in press). "The Influence of Transformational Leadership on Followers’ Relational Versus Collective Self-Concept. Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings (selected for publication as a best paper in the Organizational Behavior Division). (pp. 1-15).

 

Others (Refereed Working Paper)

 

Kark, R. & Manor, R. (2002). Unveiling the Gendered Nature of Organizational Citizenship Behavior. Ithaca, NY: The Career Institute, Cornell University, (pp. 1-35).

 

Articles in Non-Refereed Journals

 

Kark, R. (2000). On women and men as leaders and the differences between them. Status: The Magazine for Managerial Thought, 110, 26-32. (In Hebrew).

 

Kark, R. (1999). Diversity as an organizational advantage: How to break the glass ceiling, Human Resources, 133, 5-15. (In Hebrew).

 

Kark, R. & Bloom, D. (1998). A Unique attempt to break the Glass-Ceiling in Organizations. Status: The Magazine for Managerial Thought, 89, 29-34. (In Hebrew).

 

Kark, R. (1996). Innovative Ideas and Variations for Lessons and Experiential Activities in Leadership Development Workshops. The School for Leadership Development, I.D.F. The Military Educational Corps Publishing. (pp. 1-50).

 

Kark, R. (1990). The Jewish settlement in Motza in the years of 1929-1860. In, E. Shiler &. G. Biger, Jerusalem and The Land of Israel: Papers and studies in geography. Ariel, 70-68, pp. 83-98.

 

Review of Books in Periodicals

 

Kark, R. (in press). London, M. (2002). Leadership Development: Paths to self-insight and rofessional growth. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers. An invited book Review by Contemporary Psychology: The APA Review of Books.

 

Reviewing for Journals

 

Review for Applied Psychology: An International Review.

Megamot: Journal of Behavioral Studies

 

Work in Progress

 

Kark, R. (in prep). Human or Hero: A qualitative study of Leadership and Identification.

 

Kark, R. & Shih M. (in prep). A Laboratory Study of Mentoring in Diversified relationships.

 

Kark, R. (in prep). Self and Other Perception of Mangers’ Femininity and Masculinity: A Test of Competing Models.

 

Ayal, O. & Kark, R. (in prep). Transformational leaders as Entrepreneurs: A study of the relationship between leadership and innovation.

 

Kark, R. (in prep). Does Charisma lead to Personal Identification? Testing the model of Transformational Leaders Influence of followers’ Relational Vs. Collective Self-Concept.

 

Elron, E. & Kark, R. (in prep). The sky is the limit? A look at women's career motivations and aspirations in Israel’s Defence Forces.

 

Kark, R. (in prep). The Transformational Leader: Who is (s)he? Applying Feminist Approaches to the Study of Gender and Transformational Leadership

 

Papers Presented at Scientific Conferences

 

Kark, R. & Shamir, B. (2002, August). The Influence of Transformational Leadership on Followers’ Relational Versus Collective Self-Concept. Chosen as ‘Best Paper’ for the Organizational Behavior Division. Academy of Management Conference, Denver, U.S.A.

Invited participant (2002, August 1-11). International Women’s Studies Institute: Theories and Practices of Difference and Commonality, University of Maryland, College Park, USA.

 

Kark, R. & Manor, R. (2002, July). Unveiling the Gendered Nature of Organizational Citizenship Behavior. Women’s Worlds 2002 Conference, Kampala, Uganda.

 

Kark, R. (2002, February). Women as Mentors, Women as Protégé. Invited speaker for “Women Teaching, Women Learning: Women as role-models and mentors”. A Conference of the Ministry of Science, Culture and Sports. Bar-Ilan University, Israel.

 

Kark, R. & Shamir, B. (2001, June). The Relationships between Transformational Leadership and Followers’ Identification, Dependence And Empowerment: A Field Study, Invited paper for the Bernard M. Bass Leadership Conference, Center for Leadership Studies, School of management, SUNY Binghamton, U.S.A.

 

Invited participant (2001, June). Working with Our Differences: Chasms, Bridges, Alliances? A

Center for Gender in Organizations Conference/Workshop, SIMMONS Graduate School of Management, Boston.

 

Kark, R. & Shamir, B. (2001, June). The Dual Effect of Transformational Leadership: Empowerment and Dependency. Festschrift for Dr. Bernard M. Bass. Center for Leadership Studies, Binghamton University, USA.

 

Kark, R. & Shamir, B. (2001,April). The Acceptance of Femininity: Sex, Gender, Identification and Leadership. Social Industrial Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Conference, San Diego, USA.

 

Kark, R. (2000, November). An Organization-Based Attempt to Shatter the Glass Ceiling. Feminist Utopias: An International Feminist Conference. Toronto, Canada.

 

Kark, R. (2000, November). Ties that Bind Transformational Leaders and Their Followers: The Relationships between Different Transformational Leadership Behaviors and Personal and Social Identification. The International Leadership Association Second Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada.

 

Kark, R. (2000, October). Invited participant in a Panel on Micro Perspectives: Theories of identity and individuals in organizations. Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies (ICOS) Seminar Series, University of Michigan, USA.

 

Kark, R. (2000, September). The Feminization of Management: A study of Leadership, Identification and Gender. Organizational Behavior Faculty and Doctoral Students Seminar, School of Business Administration, University of Michigan, USA.

 

Elron, E. & Kark, R.(2000, September). The sky is the limit? A look at women’s career motivations and aspirations. Presented at the 8th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Justice Research (ISJR), Rishon LeZion, Israel.

 

Kark, R. (2000, March). Followers’ and Leaders’ Attachment: What can be learned from narratives on Personal Identifications. Invited presentation at the Study Group for Narratives, Institute for research on Women and Gender, University of Michigan, USA.

 

Kark, R. (1999, June). Gendering Identification Processes: The Deconstruction of Boundaries between the Private and Public Sphere. Presented at the 7th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women – Women’s Worlds 99, Tromso, Norway.

 

Kark, R. & Shamir, B. (1998, August). Gender Differences in Transformational Leadership and Follower`s Identification Processes. Presented at the 24th International Congress of Applied Psychology (IAAP), San-Francisco, USA.

 

Active participation (1998, August). The Academy of Management Doctoral Consortium and pre-conference workshops of thGender and Diversity in Organizations Division, San Diego, USA.

 

Active participation (June, 1998) in a workshop, The Organization and its L: A Psychoanalytic Perspective, Prof. M. F.R. Kets de Vries (Presenter/facilitator). The International Society for Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations Jerusalem.

 

Kark, R., Dvir T. & Lapidot Y. (1997, June). Organizing committee and Introductory lecture on Followership, at a conference on Followership Annual Meeting of Leadership Research Center for Qualitative Leadership, Zichron-Yaakov, Israel.

 

Kark, R. (1997, March). The Glass Ceiling: Analysis of the Phenomenon and its Effects on Various Organizational Levels. Presented at a conference on the Glass Ceiling in the Public Sector, organized by The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC Israel), Division for Development of Human Resources, Jerusalem.

 

Kark, R..(Febuary, 1997). Women as Charismatic Leaders. Presented at the Leadership Conference in The School for Leadership, I.D.F., Beit-Goldmintz, Israel.

 

Active participation (1996, June) in a workshop Transformational and transactional leadership: Using the full range theory of leadership in leadership development processes.

 

Prof. Bruce Avolio (Presenter/facilitator), The School for Leadership Development, I.D.F. Netanya, Israel.

 

Kark, R. (1996, July). Gender, Leadership and Identification Processes. Presented at the Center for Leadership Studies, State University of NY, Binghamton, NY, USA.

 

Kark, R. (1996, January). Gender Differences in Referent Power, Identification and Organizational Outcomes. Presented at the Annual Meeting of Leadership Researchers in collaboration with at the Center for Leadership Studies, State University of NY, Binghamton. Center for Qualitative Leadership, Zichron Yaakov, Israel.