Ephrat Livne-Ofer

Ephrat Livne-Ofer is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Management and Organizations at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, a position she has held since January 2017. She teaches courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels, including Leadership and Management and Organizations.

Education:

• PhD in Management, The London School of Economics and Political Science, 2015
• MSc in Employment Relations and Organizational Behavior, The London School of Economics and Political Science, 2008
• MBA, Tel-Aviv University, 2005
• BA and BSc, Tel-Aviv University, 2002

Her research focuses on the employee-organization relationship, particularly on perceptions of workplace exploitation and their consequences. She has developed a validated scale to measure employee perceptions of exploitation and has demonstrated its negative impact on organizational outcomes and individual well-being. Her work also explores how personality traits influence helping behaviors in organizations. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, her research contributes to organizational behavior, human resource management, and business ethics.

The 15 most recent articles reflect a strong focus on organizational behavior, with recurring themes in workplace exploitation, employee trust, personality influences, and leadership ethics. The keywords span management, psychology, human resources, and ethics, while sub-fields include psychological contracts, organizational justice, prosocial behavior, and ethical leadership. Her publications appear in top-tier journals such as the Academy of Management Journal and Journal of Organizational Behavior.

Scientific Service and Engagement:

• Reviewer, Journal of Organizational Behavior
• Reviewer, Journal of Business Ethics
• Reviewer, European Management Review

She advises on organizational behavior topics and contributes to academic discourse through peer review and publication. Though no formal grants or student advisees are listed, her scholarly contributions indicate active engagement in research and teaching. She is affiliated with NYU Stern’s academic community and contributes to leadership and management education.

Professor Livne-Ofer is involved in research teams focused on organizational behavior and ethics. Her work is often collaborative, involving interdisciplinary approaches to understanding workplace dynamics. She is likely part of research groups examining psychological contracts, employee well-being, and ethical leadership within academic and applied settings.