Lior Naamati-Schneider, PhD

Lior Naamati-Schneider, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Health Systems Management, Jerusalem Multidisciplinary College

Dr. Naamati-Schneider is a senior lecturer at the Health System Management Department at Jerusalem Multidisciplinary College.  She holds a Ph.D. in Health Systems Management from Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2014), an M.Sc in Business and Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Business School, and a B.Sc. in Medical Sciences from Ein Kerem Medical School.

Research Areas

Dr. Naamati-Schneider's research primarily centers on health policy, healthcare management, strategic change, and adaptation processes across all levels of the healthcare system. She examines individual and organizational aspects, as well as broader system-wide considerations. Her interests extend to studying organizational and systemic change, workforce and leadership adaptation, digital transformation, and medical and management education. Her focus is on adapting to the changing needs and demands of the healthcare market. She has extensive experience in researching and developing innovative (technology-based) learning environments and methodologies aimed at nurturing students’ (cognitive, personal, and interpersonal) lifelong learning skills to enhance 21st-century skills.

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A.        Scientific Books (Refereed)
Authored Books – Published
1.        *Naamati-Schneider, L., & Alt, D. (2024). Technology and competency-oriented learning in healthcare management: Training the next cohort of health managers.  Springer. 330 pages. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5771-8 
           B.    Articles in Refereed Journals
Published - English
1.        *Naamati-Schneider, L. (2026). Soft skills as mediation competencies in digitally mediated healthcare. Social Science & Medicine, 405, 119618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119618
 
2.        *Naamati-Schneider, L. (2026) Soft Skills Between Professional Ideals and Organizational Reality: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Practice Under Constraint. BMC Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-026-04769-8  

3.        *Naamati-Schneider, L., Binoun-Chaki, H., Daphna-Tekoah, S. (2026) On the frontlines of healthcare: experiences, challenges, and ethical dilemmas during war. Nursing Ethics 0 (0) https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330261449307) 

4.        *Naamati-Schneider, L., Binoun-Chaki H., Feder-Bubis P., and Daphna-Tekoah, S. (2026) Moral injury in a VUCA healthcare environment: ethical complexities and professional challenges for medical teams. BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14664-2
  
5.        *Naamati-Schneider, L., & Salvatore, F. P. (2026) Leveraging the VUCA paradigm: A SWOT-based strategy for sustainable healthcare. Administration & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/00953997261435970 

6.        *Naamati-Schneider, L., & Alt, D. (2025). Developing AI literacy in medical and health professions education: Exploring ChatGPT, chatbots development, and simulation-based learning. Nurse Education in Practice, 88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2025.104572 

7.        *Naamati-Schneider, L. (2025). From inquiry to simulation: Leveraging ChatGPT and chatbots for dilemma-based learning in healthcare education. Medical Science Educator,  https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-025-02486-6

8.        *Naamati-Schneider, L. & Alt, D.  (2025).  Health Management students’ soft skills acquisition and university commitment. BMC Medical Education, 25, 521. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07127-5 

9.        *Naamati-Schneider, L. (2024). Strategic changes and challenges of private dental clinics and practitioners in Israel: Adapting to a competitive environment. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 13, 55. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-024-00645-5  
10.        *Naamati-Schneider, L. (2024). Enhancing AI competence in health management: Students’ experiences with ChatGPT as a learning tool. BMC Medical Education, 24, 598. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05595-9 

11.        *Naamati-Schneider, L., Arazi-Fadlon, M., & Daphna-Tekoah, S. (2024). Navigating moral and ethical dilemmas in digital transformation processes within healthcare organizations. Digital Health, 10. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076241260416‏ 
12.        *Naamati-Schneider L, Arazi-Fadlon, M., & Daphna-Tekoah, S. (2024). Strategic technological processes in hospitals: Conflicts and personal experiences of healthcare teams. Nursing Ethics, 32(1), 236-252. https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330241252876           

13.        *Naamati-Schneider, L., & Alt, D. (2024). Beyond digital literacy: The era of AI-powered assistants and evolving user skills. Education and Information Technologies, 29, 21263–21293 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-024-12694-z  #1-6, EDUCATION 

14.        *Naamati-Schneider, L., & Alt, D. (2023). Enhancing collaborative learning in health management education: An investigation of Padlet-mediated interventions and the influence of flexible thinking. BMC Medical Education, 23, 846. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04796-y  

15.        *Naamati-Schneider, L. (2023). The effect of digitalization on service orientation and service perception among Israeli healthcare professionals: A qualitative study. Digital Health, 9, https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076231191892‏ 
16.        *Alt, D., Naamati-Schneider, L., & Weishut, D. J. N. (2023). Competency-based learning and formative assessment feedback as precursors of college students’ soft skills acquisition. Studies In Higher Education, 48(12), 1901–1917. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2023.2217203 
17.        *Naamati-Schneider, L., & Alt, D. (2023). Online collaborative Padlet-mediated learning in health management studies. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1157621 
18.        *Alt, D., Boniel-Nissim, M., Naamati-Schneider, L., & Meirovich, A. (2022). Precursors of openness to provide online counseling: The role of future thinking, creativity, and innovative behavior of future online therapists. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.848235 
19.        *Alt, D., Itzkovich, Y., & Naamati-Schneider, L. (2022). Students’ emotional well-being, and perceived faculty incivility and just behavior before and during COVID-19. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.849489 

20.        *Alt, D., Naamati-Schneider, L. & Meirovich, A. (2022). Future problem-solving practiced during COVID-19: Implications for health management students' E-health literacy identity. Frontiers in Psychology,13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.829243 

21.        *Alt, D., Weinberger, A., Heinrichs, K. & Naamati-Schneider, L. (2022). The role of goal orientations and learning approaches in explaining digital concept mapping utilization in problem-based learning. Current Psychology, 10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02613-7 

22.        *Gabay, G., Naamati-Schneider, L., & Pikkel, D. (2022). Cultivating psychological resilience of Israeli medical directors of COVID-19 divisions: The dynamic spheres model of salutogenics. Frontiers in Public Health, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.801297  

23.        *Naamati-Schneider, L., & Gabay, G. (2022). Metaphors of war in effective and ineffective coping of medical directors of COVID-19 wards in public hospitals. Frontiers in Public Health, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.830266 

24.        *Alt, D., Raichel, N. & Naamati-Schneider, L. (2021). Higher education students’ reflective journal writing and lifelong learning skills: Insights from an exploratory sequential study. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.707168  

25.        Alt, D., & *Naamati Schneider, L. (2021). Online argumentation-based learning aided by digital concept mapping during COVID-19: Implications for health management teaching and learning. Health Education, 122(1), 18-36. https://doi.org/10.1108/HE-12-2020-0125 

26.        *Gabay, G., Gere, A., Naamati-Schneider, L., Moskowitz, H., & Tarabieh, M. (2021). Improving compliance with physical distancing across religious cultures in Israel. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 10, 65. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-021-00501-w  

27.        *Naamati-Schneider, L. (2021). Intra-organization conflicts of interest in hospitals adapting to a changing ecosystem. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 36 (3), 265-278. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-09-2021-0325 

28.        Alt, D., & Naamati Schneider, L. (2021). Health management students’ self-regulation and digital concept mapping in online learning environments. BMC Medical Education 21, 110. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02542-w 

29.        Naamati Schneider, L. (2021), Public-private: Unequal competition Israeli public hospitals vs. the private healthcare system following government reforms. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 29(6), 1381-1394. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-06-2020-2237 

30.        Meirovich, A., Nahum, S., Keselman, R., & Naamati-Schneider, L. (2020). Impact of cultural differences on expatriates couples’ adjustment to relocation. Cross-Cultural Management Journal, 22(1), 41–46. 

31.        Naamati Schneider, L. (2020). Strategic management as an adaptation to changes in the ecosystems of public hospitals in Israel. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 9(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-020-00424-y 

32.        Naamati Schneider, L. (2020). Underfunding of public health and health promotion in Israel: The paradox of success. The Economics and Finance Journal. 

33.        Naamati Schneider, L., & Meirovich, A. (2020). Student guided learning: From teaching to e-learning. Revista Românească pentru Educaţie Multidimensională, 12, 115–122. https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/12.1sup2/254 

34.        Naamati Schneider, L., Meirovich, A., & Dolev, N. (2020). Soft skills On-Line development in times of crisis. Revista Românească pentru Educaţie Multidimensională, 12, 122–129. https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/12.1sup2/255  

Published  - Hebrew

35.        Alt D. & *Naamati-Schneider L. (2022) Problem-based learning combined with a digital concept map and the effect on students' motivation and online self-learning. Gilui Daat, (Manifesto) vol. 20, 113-142. [Hebrew] 

36.        *Naamati-Schneider, & L., Alt, D. (2022) Implications of dilemma-based learning and the use of argumentation aided by digital concept mapping during COVID-19, for health management students’ epistemological and ontological perceptions and thinking levels. Zman Hinuch (Time for Education),7, 21-42. [Hebrew]

37.        *Naamati Schneider, L. (2021) Private and public hospitals competition in Israel's healthcare market. Haachot in Israel (The Israeli nurse's association(, 26, 36-40. [Hebrew]

D. Articles or Chapters in Scientific Books 
Published
1.        *Naamati-Schneider, L. (2026). Ethical leadership in healthcare’s VUCA reality: Navigating change, complexity, and moral challenges. In K. Lasthuizen & A. Lawton (Eds.), Handbook on ethical leadership. De Gruyter. (ACCEPTED) 
2.         *Naamati-Schneider, L. & Uziel V. (2026) Fostering digital innovation in healthcare organizations: managerial approaches to overcoming behavioral and psychological challenges. In A. Thrassou, D. Vrontis, L. Efthymiou, Y. Weber, S.M.R. Shams, & E. Tsoukatos, (Eds.), Social, Behavioural and Psychological Considerations in Business. Palgrave Macmillan. (ACCEPTED). 
3.        *Naamati-Schneider, L., & Salvatore, F.P. (2026). The Implications of Advanced Technology Adoption in Healthcare Organizations on Workforce Dynamics. In: Akter, S., Hossain, M.A., Yildiz, H., Vrontis, D., Thrassou, A. (eds) Advanced Technologies in Business, Volume I. Palgrave Intersections of Business and the Sciences, in association with Gnosis Mediterranean Institute for Management Science. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-03480-9_13) 
4.        *Naamati-Schneider, L., & Salvatore, F.P. (2024). Seizing the opportunity: Leveraging digital transformation in non-profit healthcare organisations. In: A. Thrassou, D. Vrontis, L. Efthymiou, Y. Weber, S.M.R. Shams, & E. Tsoukatos, (Eds.), Non-Profit Organisations, Volume II. Palgrave Studies in Cross-disciplinary Business Research, In Association with EuroMed Academy of Business. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62530-5_10. 
5.        *Naamati-Schneider, L., & Salvatore, F.P. (2023). Sustainability for healthcare organisations and systems: Cultivating Strategy and governance processes for a better future. In: D. Vrontis, A. Thrassou, L. Efthymiou, Y. Weber, S.M.R. Shams, E. Tsoukatos, (Eds.), Business for Sustainability, Volume I. Palgrave Studies in Cross-disciplinary Business Research, In Association with EuroMed Academy of Business. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37361-9_11.
6.        *Naamati- Schneider, L., & Salvatore, F. P. (2022). Digital transformation in private dental clinics. In: D. Vrontis, A. Thrassou, Y. Weber, S.M.R. Shams, E.Tsoukatos, L. Efthymiou, (Eds.), Business Under Crisis, Volume I. Palgrave Studies in Cross-disciplinary Business Research, In Association with EuroMed Academy of Business. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07769-2_10). 
7.        *Naamati-Schneider, L., & Zaks, O. (2022). Public hospitals in crisis: Managerial and strategic adaptation. In: D. Vrontis, A. Thrassou, Y. Weber, S.M.R. Shams, E. Tsoukatos, L. Efthymiou, (Eds.), Business Under Crisis, Volume II. Palgrave Studies in Cross-disciplinary Business Research, In Association with EuroMed Academy of Business. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76575-0_3 .
8.        *Naamati-Schneider, L., & Meirovich, A. (2021). Students guided learning for medical students - novel teaching for the 21st century. In M. S. Firstenberg, & S. P. Stawicki (Eds.), Medical Education for the 21st Century. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.98823. 
9.        Dolev, N., Naamati-Schneider, L., & Meirovich, A. (2021). Making soft skills a part of the curriculum of healthcare studies. In M. S. Firstenberg, & S. P. Stawicki (Eds.), Medical Education for the 21st Century. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.98671

E.   Articles/Extended Abstract  in Conference Proceedings
Published
1.        *Naamati Schneider, L.,  Binoun-Chaki H. Salvatore F. P & Daphna-Tekoah S. (2025). Strategic workforce adaptation in healthcare: Digital competencies, ethical AI, and burnout prevention. Proceedings of the EuroMed Academy of Business, 18th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business. 
2.        *Naamati Schneider, L., Salvatore F. P & Michele M. (2024). Healthcare practitioners' perspectives and service orientation in the age of digitalization. Proceedings of the EuroMed Academy of Business, 17th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business.
3.        *Naamati Schneider, L., Salvatore F. P & & Milone M. (2024). Advancing non-profit healthcare through digital innovation.  Proceedings of the EuroMed Academy of Business, 17th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business.
4.        *Naamati-Schneider L., & Salvatore F. P, (2023). Agency theory and the new normal in healthcare system and organization.  Proceedings of the 2nd Conference in Business Research and Management, University of New York, Tirana, Kodra e Diellit, Tirana.
5.        *Naamati-Schneider L., & Salvatore F. P. (2022). Digital Transformation, Business Models, and Strategies in Management of Public Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations. European Health Management Association (EHMA) 2022 Annual Conference.
6.        *Naamati-Schneider L., Salvatore F. P & Milone M. (2022). Healthcare organizations and public hospitals: emerging issues during and after the covid-19 pandemic.  In Conference Proceedings of the 1st Conference in Business Research and Management , 1, 279-284. 
7.        *Salvatore F. P., Naamati-Schneider L., & Milone M. (2022). Covid-19 Experienced by small and medium-sized family businesses and future growth prospects: Results from a pilot study. In Conference Proceedings of the 1st Conference in Business Research and Management, 1, 109-116. 
8.        Naamati Schneider, L., & Zaks, O. (2019). Adopting business models and strategies in management of healthcare organizations: Are Israeli hospitals becoming business enterprises? Proceedings of the EuroMed Academy of Business, 12th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business.
9.        Zaks O., & Naamati Schneider, L. (2019). Does it take two to tango? Acquirer’s management behaviour and acquired employees’ attitudes in explaining start-up acquisition performance. Proceedings of the EuroMed Academy of Business, 13th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business.
10.        Naamati-Schneider L., Meirovich A., & Dolev N. (2019).  Shattering student perceptions and resistance: Adopting new novel student-centered learning method. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologie. IATED 10.21125/edulearn.2019

F.  Other Works Connected with My Scholarly Field
Published
1.        Guidebook on successful health management on successful health management practices in Southpractices in SouthEastern Europe Eastern Europe. European Health Management Association. https://ehma.org/app/uploads/2024/12/SIG-SEE-2024-Guidebook.pdf
2.        Papp, R. E., Cviticanin, D., Kerschbaumer, L., Fouda, A., Naamati-Schneider, L., Ferrinho, P., Teixeira, D., De Raeve, P., Frassini, J., Buttigieg, S. C., & Jevtic, M. (2024). Introducing One Health Management: The pathway to improving sustainability, optimising resource use, and unifying approaches within global healthcare systems. European Health Management Association.Introducing-One-Health-Management-Oct-2024.pdf
3.        Dolev N., Shahar H., Naamati-Schneider L., Meirovich &   A., Sztrigler O. (2018). Social-Emotional Intelligence [SEI] Reflective Journey Soft Skills Development Tool for the 21st century ASSET Assessment tools for HE learning environments Project number 585587-EPP-1-2017-1-IL-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP Including manuals for teachers and best practices
4.        Business Administration and Economics for High School. (2006).
A five-unit study program: Member of the appointed steering committee, Ministry of Education, Curriculum Development Division. 
5.        Naamati Schneider, L. (2005). Business in Jerusalem: Administration and Economics. A five-unit study program in business administration and economics: Director of education for Jerusalem, Jerusalem Municipality, Ministry of Education 
G. Other Publications
Opinion Articles in the Popular Press (Hebrew)
1.        Naamati Schneider, L. (2020, June 8). Medical education as part of a mutual guarantee: Flatten the ignorance curve. Doctors Only. https://doctorsonly.co.il/blogs/ליאור-שניידר/4271/
2.        Naamati Schneider, L. (2020, January 1). This time choose health. Maariv.
3.        Naamati Schneider, L. (May 28, 2018). The damage caused by the competition between the health funds in Israel. The Marker. https://www.themarker.com/opinion/1.6118478
4.        Naamati Schneider, L. (2018, February 7). Patient satisfaction is not everything. The Marker. https://www.themarker.com/opinion/1.5792578
5.        Naamati Schneider, L. (2018 December 28). Health system on the verge of collapse: Who gets the money to cover the old corridor? Calcalist. https://www.calcalist.co.il/local/articles/0,7340,L-3753025,00.html