This chapter proposes to the discussion a set of principles for a design-oriented analysis of technico-organisational systems as dynamic, living, social and cultural systems, through eleven questions. After developing an ontological notion of complexity adequate to technico-organisational systems, these questions deal with the different theoretical, epistemological and methodological (data coll...

one of the most popular measures of ecological worldview, predicting environmental attitudes and behaviors is the new ecological paradigm (nep) scale developed by dunlap and van liere has been applied to measure children’s environmental attitudes across cultures. there is however some controversy about the cross-cultural applicability and the relevance of the nep scale items. this article refl...

This paper analyses the expansion of the world’s largest food and beverage multinational enterprises (hereafter, F&B MNEs) over 1996-2002 using a database that provides detailed information on the location and activities of more than 8,000 affiliates. The research provides abundant empirical support to the view that F&B MNEs operate on a worldwide scale and although their share of foreign to to...

Many cultural assets unearthed in archaeological excavations, elements that make up the culture of settled communities such as technology, art, economy and, if any, can be revealed through written sources. However, case nomadic communities, there is a prejudice temporary shelters made lightweight materials are “invisible communities” defined by only small number material items available for tra...

BACKGROUND Mozambique has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The main influences on maternal health encompass social, economic, political, environmental and cultural determinants of health. To effectively address maternal mortality in the post-2015 agenda, interventions need to consider the determinants of health so that their delivery is not limited to the he...

Chiao, Cheon, Pornpattananangkul, Mrazek, and Blizinsky offer a comprehensive review of cultural neuroscience research. For such a young field, cultural neuroscience has made great strides in the effort to understand the neural and genetic mechanisms underlying cultural differences in psychology. Here, we pose a set of questions that, if addressed in the future, may help develop the field. Firs...