"A group of multidisciplinary and international researchers and scholars deliver their summary and analysis of current research and their views on how gender and work intersect along a variety of societal, economic, interpersonal, and organizational paradigms."--Jacket.
"Why do so few women occupy positions of power and prestige? Virginia Valian uses concepts and data from psychology, sociology, economics, and biology to explain the disparity in the professional advancement of men and women. According to Valian, men and women alike have implici…
This work aims to bring the multifarious field of risk studies sharply into focus in a readable way for a wide readership throughout the social sciences and beyond.
In this new volume from the International Food Policy Research Institute, economists, demographers, sociologists, and anthropologists collaborate in the study of how resources are allocated within households in developing countries and why it matters from a policy perspective. S…
Examines the concept and the components of institutions, how they affect human behaviour in society, and the working rules that individuals use in making decisions. Provides a method for undertaking analysis of social, economic and political institutions and considers their role…
La conducción bajo los efectos de las drogas, sean legales o no, se ha convertido en un elemento importante para la seguridad vial. En este informe se ofrece el estado del arte de la importancia y el impacto de las drogas en el riesgo de sufrir accidentes de tráfico. Se revisa l…
Abstract: Este libro recoge los once balances de investigación presentados en la conferencia Avances Recientes en la Investigación y Políticas para el Desarrollo, organizada en el marco del 35 aniversario del Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE). Los textos de esta publi…
"This Report aims to inspire and guide the researchers and practitioners who can help advance a new set of development approaches based on a fuller consideration of psychological and social influences."--Page 2.
En la toma de decisiones de marketing, la información es un elemento crucial.Conocer al máximo al consumidor es clave para poder identificar las oportunidades que el mercado plantea a la empresa. Pero conocer al consumidor no es suficiente: hay que saber también cómo reacciona a…
