Professor (Emerita) Mina Westman
Professor Emerita of Organizational Behavior, Coller School of Management, Tel Aviv University
Academic Background; Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior, Faculty of Management, Tel Aviv University
Non-academic Chairperson, Council of Women Organizations in Israel; Representing Israel in the UN, Status of Women sessions. Member of Boards of Directors.
Research agenda: Crossover in the family and in the organization; The impact of respite from work; Global Mobility-International business travelers
ACADEMIC JOURNEY
Ph.D
Organizational Behavior, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Title of doctoral dissertation: “Effects of acute stress and
resistance resources on anxiety and performance”
1987
Masters 1976 Labor Studies (cum laude) Tel Aviv University Israel
Bachelors 1967 Sociology & Political Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Non-Academic Journey
2011-2017 Member of Board of Directors: Engel – Resources & Development.
2007-2010 Member of the Board of Directors: The Geophysical Institute of Israel
2002-2004 Member of the Board of Directors: The National Coal Supply
2002 Head of Israeli delegation to the 46th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, United Nations, New York, March
1999-2007 Member of the Advisory Committee of the Authority for the Advancement of the Status of Women in the Prime Minister’s Office
1996-2006 Chairperson of the committee for women entrepreneurs at ISMEA (Israel Small and Medium Enterprises Authority).
1992-1995 Chairperson of the Council of Women’s Organizations in Israel.
1992-1995 Vice President, International Council of Women
1992-1995 Vice president, International Council of Jewish Women
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Expert Review Series, International business travels: a review
2023 Paper written by Westman M, Chen S, & Eden D for Journal of Global Mobility
2023 Paper Written by Reich, S., Dimitrova, M., Westman, M., Chen, S., Lazarova, M., Wurtz E., & Shaffer, M. for Human Relations Journal
2021 Paper written by Chen S, Davidson O, Westman M, & Eden D for Journal of Organizational Pscychology
2021 Paper Written by Li A, Cropanzano R, Butler A, Shao P.T & Westman M for the International Journal of Stress Management