Debbie Haski-Leventhal is an author and public speaker and professor of Management at

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. She is a scholar of

corporate social responsibility Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a form of international private business self-regulation which aims to contribute to societal goals of a philanthropic, activist, or charitable nature by engaging in or supporting volunteering or ethicall ...

(CSR), responsible management education (RME) and

volunteerism Volunteering is a voluntary act of an individual or group freely giving time and labor for community service. Many volunteers are specifically trained in the areas they work, such as medicine, education, or emergency rescue. Others serve ...

and is the editor-in-chief of ''Society and Business Review'' (

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Early life and career

Debbie Haski-Leventhal was born in

Tel-Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

. She grew up in an

ultra-orthodox Haredi Judaism ( he, ', ; also spelled ''Charedi'' in English; plural ''Haredim'' or ''Charedim'') consists of groups within Orthodox Judaism that are characterized by their strict adherence to ''halakha'' (Jewish law) and traditions, in oppos ...

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

family but became secular at the age of 19. She then moved to

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

to study philosophy at the Hebrew University where she also studied a Master’s in Management of not-for-profits and a PhD. She migrated to

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

in 2008, worked at

the Centre for Social Impact The Centre for Social Impact is an Australian research and education body created in 2008. It assesses and promotes integrated social change across a range of issues including health, children and young people, ageing and disability, financia ...

and in 2011 moved to

Research work

Haski-Leventhal has published over 60 academic papers on CSR, RME, volunteering and social entrepreneurship in Human Relations,

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, MIT Sloan Management Review, NVSQ and other journals. Her work was covered many times by the media, including the New York Times and Financial Review. She is a

TED TED may refer to: Economics and finance * TED spread between U.S. Treasuries and Eurodollar Education * ''Türk Eğitim Derneği'', the Turkish Education Association ** TED Ankara College Foundation Schools, Turkey ** Transvaal Education Depa ...

speaker.

Publications

Books

* Haski-Leventhal, D. (2023). ''Make it Meaningful: How to find purpose in life and work.'' Sydney: Simon & Schuster. * Haski-Leventhal, D. (2020). ''The Purpose Driven University''. London: Emerald Publishing. * Haski-Leventhal, D., Roza, L., & Brammer, S. (2020). ''CSR and Employee Engagement. Edited book''. London: SAGE Publications. * Haski-Leventhal, D. (2018). ''Strategic corporate social responsibility: tools & theories for responsible management''. London: SAGE Publications.

Most-cited publications

* Haski-Leventhal, D., & Bargal, D. (2008). The volunteer stages and transitions model: organizational socialization of volunteers. ''Human Relations, 61 (1)'', 67-102. *Handy F, Cnaan RA, Hustinx L, Kang C, Brudney JL, Haski-Leventhal D, Holmes K, Meijs LC, Pessi AB, Ranade B, Yamauchi N. A cross-cultural examination of student volunteering: Is it all about résumé building?. ''Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly''. 2010 Jun;39(3):498-523. * Haski-Leventhal, D. (2009). Altruism and volunteerism: The perceptions of altruism in four disciplines and their impact on the study of volunteerism. ''Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 39 (3)'', 271-299. * Haski-Leventhal, D., Meijs, L., & Hustinx, L. (2010). The third-party model: Enhancing volunteering through governments, corporations and educational institutes. ''Journal of Social Policy, 39 (1)'', 139-158.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haski-Leventhal, Debbie Australian writers Academic staff of Macquarie University Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni