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Attitudes towards abortion and contraception in rural and urban Burkina Faso

Rossier, Clémentine - In: Demographic Research 17 (2007) 2, pp. 23-58

Using results from the ethnographic literature and two qualitative studies on peopleâ€™s representations of different means of birth control (abstinence, contraception, abortion) in two populations in Burkina Faso (one rural and one urban), we designed a multi-dimensional quantitative scale...

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Institutional change as cultural change: An illustration by Chinese postsocialist transformation

Karouni, Ilyess El - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) June, pp. 762-772

Purpose – Through Chinese experience, the purpose of this paper is to underpin the hypothesis of institutional change as cultural change. Design/methodology/approach – The paper compares Chinese postsocialist transformation to a chemical change reaction. So, the paper discerns initial...

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Islamic perspectives on leadership: a model

Ali, Abbas J. - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 2 (2009) June, pp. 160-180

a model for understanding leadership in Islamic culture and discusses the factors which give rise to two types of … relevant to Islamic culture. Findings – Two types of leadership were identified. Furthermore, the paper addresses the conflict … and researchers various avenues on how to address the issue of leadership in an Islamic culture and presents a theoretical …

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Religion and Economic Growth: Was Weber Right?

Blum, U.; Dudley, L. - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Économie … - 2001

Ethic, Weber suggested an alternative explanation based on culture. Here, a theoretical model confirms that a small change …

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Religion and Economic Growth: Was Weber Right?

BLUM, Ulrich; DUDLEY, Leonard - Département de Sciences Économiques, Université de … - 2001

Ethic, Weber suggested an alternative explanation based on culture. Here, a theoretical model confirms that a small change …

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An introduction to anthropological demography

Bernardi, Laura - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2007

. The main theoretical concepts in anthropological demography are culture, gender, and political economy; its empirical …

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Working or stay-at-home mum? The influence of family benefits and religiosity

Jäger, Ulrike - ifo Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der … - 2010

It is a well-established fact that mothers' labour force participation reacts differently todifferent types of family benefits. It is also already well-known that cultural and religiousfactors have an impact on their labour force participation. But does the labour forcereaction to family...

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Accountability in Governance: The Challenge of Implementing the Aarhus Convention in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Zaharchenko, Tatiana; Goldenman, Gretta - In: International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law … 4 (2004) 3, pp. 229-251

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The construction site as a multicultural workplace: a perspective of minority migrant workers in Brunei

Santoso, Djoen San - In: Construction Management and Economics 27 (2009) 6, pp. 529-537

and trust, scapegoatism, and belief and religion are the important aspects needing to be carefully taken into account to …

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An investigation of the impact of cross-cultural communication on the management of construction projects in Samoa

Tone, Konelio; Skitmore, Martin; Wong, Johnny Kwok Wai - In: Construction Management and Economics 27 (2009) 4, pp. 343-361

Communication problems have emerged as one of the most significant contemporary challenges facing construction project managers in an increasingly international construction market. However, little research has investigated the impact of cross-cultural communication (CCC) on management systems...

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