Managers’ Perspectives During Crisis and Turbulent Times: Values Under Attack

Both personal and professional values are influenced by the standards to which a society accords significance and events and developments therein. This study examines changes in the values and perceptions of managers and business owners in Israel in light of the political and public developments that occurred in Israel during the years 2019‒2024. This short period was characterized by various significant, each of which individually, and together as a cluster, contributed to changes in perceptions of society and therefore affected values. The research found that during this period the attitudes of managers and business owners changed significantly, as is also reflected in how they manage the teams for which they are responsible and to what extent they feel that they can depend upon the state or their superiors. Likewise, it appears that these events affected the way they perceive Israeli society, of which they are a part, which in turn also affected the change in values.