ארכיון תגית: research

Achieving Impact: Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in Horizon 2020 EU Project – Athens Meeting, February 26-27, 2014

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Project idea: Positive Psychology, Personal & Social Resilience Projects in Education or in the Organizational & Business Environment
http://www.b2match.eu/horizon2020-ssh/pages/home

Contact details:
Prof. Oren Kaplan, The College of Management, Israel
+972-548181849; email: okaplan@colman.ac.il

Main areas of expertise
1. Positive Psychology, Interventions, Positive Organizational Behavior, Positive Leadership & Management
2. Resilience, Trauma, PTSD, Stress, Self-Help, Engagement, Community-Cohesion
3. Sustainability, CSR, Social Entrepreneurship
4. Consumer Behavior, Marketing, Innovation, Marketing Research

Target partner: Universities, researchers, corporates, consulting firms in Europe

Some potential Horizon2020 calls:

Early job insecurity, Lifelong-learning for young adults, Encouraging girls to study science: H2020-YOUNG-SOCIETY-2014; YOUNG-3-2015; H2020-GERI-2014-1

Disaster-resilience: safeguarding, securing society; Fight against crime and Terrorism; Urban security topic; Innovative solutions etc. H2020-DRS-2014; H2020-FCT-2014

An idea about our research (Accepted to the Journal of Traumatic Stress): High positive emotions shortly after missile attacks and the heightened risk of PTSD symptoms among Israeli adolescents.

An example for a project in Positive Psychology and social impact

Research and Projects that would enhance the resilience and strengths of individuals, communities, and organizations in order to build resilience & sustainability for confronting crisis and to foster wellbeing and performance in changing environments.

Suggested project: From fighting the trauma of terror to organizational resilience and flourishing: A sustainable-preventative approach for education, business, and society

Background: At the Positive Psychology & Resilience Center in the College of Management in Israel, we have developed research and intervention protocols for confronting the challenges Israeli civilians face living in a society which is under constant security threats. The problem of how to deal with trauma in the aftermath of terror has become a global issue. One need only consider that as a result of 9/11, an estimated 422,000 New Yorkers alone suffer from PTSD to realize the widespread repercussions of terrorism on the functioning of a community.

The suggested project seeks to create interventions and programming that would provide a sustainable-preventative approach to buffer against the psychological effects of terror, crime and disasters. Over the past three years, our center has led a program working with teachers from a larges school networks. Our findings, as well as those of other institutes, suggest that the decline in quality of life and in cognitive resources due to PTSD and other anxiety and depression disorders could be reduced significantly by relatively simple interventions based on principles of Positive Psychology and CBT. Unique to our approach is its reliance on trauma prevention, rather than post trauma treatment, and its ability to reach out to large populations in the most vulnerable regions. The program would assist in reducing the debilitating and costly effects of wide spread post-traumatic stress.

Proposal idea: We believe that the above Positive Psychology & Resilience project could have a broaden impact beyond trauma prevention and beyond school settings. Organizational and managerial life today is filled with stress and anxieties and implementing stress reduction interventions in these settings before the onset of crisis, may help individuals both deal with their day to day stress as well as enlisting them to be part of the wider network of preventative action in the face of threats to the community. The goal of the program would be to create “ambassadors of resilience” in various settings.

An illustration for the process:

Teams of employees from a vast number and types of organizations could be trained in methods fostering resilience in their corporations and organizations.

  1. Corporations and organizations have more resources to invest in such projects, relatively to public sector bodies and NGOs.
  2. Corporations and organizations "host" the citizens of their societies, and therefore by strengthening the employees within the organization, they also generate byproducts strengthening the society and the community (while gain CSR reputation).
  3. Resilient employees and management can cope better with stress, communicate more and express more generosity to each other and to different stakeholders. They have more tolerance to diversity, and remain with more resources not only to fight against stress but also to receive better decisions and invest in activities that foster development and flourish.

We expect, therefore, that developing "ambassadors of resilience" within organizations could be "good business". It would create resilient workers, resilient community, and resilient-sustainable business.

Call for applicants: Postdoctoral fellowship for the research

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Call for applicants: Postdoctoral fellowship for the research of

trends, changes and new directions in the insurance and finance sector

Personal 100,000 NIS postdoctoral scholarship for one calendar year, with an additional 50,000 NIS stipend for direct research costs

 Provision of the scholarship is conditional upon the researcher working full time during the postdoctoral track.

 We invite candidates with a PhD to apply for a postdoctoral fellowship consisting of a one year project (from March 2013-February 2014) that will be carried out in the research unit of the School of Business Administration at the College of Management – Academic Studies in cooperation with the Long-Term Savings Division of Migdal.

 As part of the postdoctoral track, the fellow will conduct comprehensive scientific and applied research on trends, changes and new directions in the insurance and finance sector in Israel generally, with a specific emphasis on long term savings (such as: financial and insurance needs among disadvantaged populations in Israel; the effectiveness and distribution models of insurance and long term savings products). These subjects will be part of interdisciplinary research in the areas of finance, social sciences, behavioural science, and the field of corporate-social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability.

 Scientific guidance for the fellow and project will be provided by Professor Tal Shavit, Associate Dean of the School of Business Administration and senior research staff of the School’s research unit. Professional guidance in the field of sustainability and corporate responsibility will be provided by the staff of the Center for Corporate Responsibility at the School of Business Administration under the direction of Brigadier General (Res.) Amira Dotan. Professional guidance in the field of long-term savings will be provided by experts from Migdal, led by the manager of the long-term savings division.

 The 150,000 NIS scholarship, which includes a 100,000 NIS stipend for living expenses for one calendar year and a 50,000 NIS research budget, is intended for researchers who have completed a PhD from a recognized academic institution in the last 7 years. The expertise of the researcher can be from a wide range of fields, but the applicant must have a deep background in research, which will serve as the basis for research in this field. Additionally the applicant must be proficient in the English language and be able to write research in English in order to be published in international scientific journals.

 Applications for the scholarship must be sent, along with a CV and references, to Anat (Nati) Rotstein anatro@hdq.colman.ac at the Center for Corporate Responsibility of the School of Business Administration at the College of Management – Academic Studies, no later than January 27, 2013.

 Note: in the event that suitable applicants are found before the aforementioned date, the position may be filled, and conversely, there is no obligation to fill the position by this date.

Call for Post-Doctoral Scholarship Applications in Positive Psychology & Resilience

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Call for Post-Doctoral Scholarship Applications in

Positive Psychology & Resilience

Applications are invited from post-doctoral candidates for year-long research projects in which research tools from the field of positive psychology will be developed and applied with the aim of increasing resilience, social functioning and academic achievement among high-school students and other target populations

The recipient will conduct extensive research under the guidance of Professor Oren Kaplan of The College of Management and Mrs. Hagit Navarro of ORT

The post-doctoral scholarship is for the sum of NIS 100,000 a year (subject to authorization by the sponsoring institutions). Receipt of the scholarship is subject to the recipient working full time on the research project from November 2001 to October 2012

The scholarship is aimed at researchers who have a doctorate in a relevant field of research at an accredited academic institute. Applications will be considered from candidates from a wide range of fields: the various disciplines of psychology, behavioral and social sciences, education etc. A research specialty in positive psychology is not required, but a well-based research background that can serve as a foundation for this field of research is required

Fluent English and proven ability in research writing in English is required

Candidates should submit Curriculum Vitae and referees to Professor Oren Kaplan at okaplan@colman.ac.il and to Mrs. Hagit Navarro at hnavaro@mapa.ort.org.il

by October 2, 2011

In the event that a suitable candidate is found before the above mentioned date, the invitation may be withdrawn prior to the said date; nor is there any obligation to accept any candidate by the said date