TY - JOUR
T1 - The cross-cultural transferability of a peer-based employee assistance program (EAP)
T2 - A case study
AU - Golan, Maya
AU - Bamberger, Peter
PY - 2009/10
Y1 - 2009/10
N2 - Member Assistance Programs (MAPs) are peer-based Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) that originated in the United States and have been transferred to other countries. The current case study aims at exploring the cross-cultural transferability of MAPs by comparing the first MAP established in Israel with the prototypical American program. The observed differences are explained on the basis of cross-cultural organizational theory. In addition, empirically-testable hypotheses regarding the cross-cultural variations of MAPs are developed. The implications for EAP and MAP research and practice are discussed.
AB - Member Assistance Programs (MAPs) are peer-based Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) that originated in the United States and have been transferred to other countries. The current case study aims at exploring the cross-cultural transferability of MAPs by comparing the first MAP established in Israel with the prototypical American program. The observed differences are explained on the basis of cross-cultural organizational theory. In addition, empirically-testable hypotheses regarding the cross-cultural variations of MAPs are developed. The implications for EAP and MAP research and practice are discussed.
KW - Cross cultural transferability
KW - Employee assistance
KW - Member assistance
KW - Peer assistance
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77949360606&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15555240903358637
DO - 10.1080/15555240903358637
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AN - SCOPUS:77949360606
SN - 1555-5240
VL - 24
SP - 399
EP - 418
JO - Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health
JF - Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health
IS - 4
ER -
