This research examines the role of different cultural orientations (horizontal and vertical individualism and collectivism) in women's attitudes toward breastfeeding promotional campaigns, and the effects of culturally customized advertisements on the intention to breastfeed amo…
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Nigerian mothers have long taught their children collectivism values that emphasize interdependence and prioritizing the needs of others over those of oneself. However, some researchers have hypothesized that the past two decades' dramatic social changes in Africa may have led t…
Innovation has been positively linked to the economic growth of nations, regions, and organizations. Making employee creativity and innovation actionable at the organization level has become a core challenge for leaders. Understanding the influence of culture and leadership prac…
This study examined cultural variations in mothers' attitudes toward the use of daycare for children aged birth to two years old between Israel and the United States. Based on Hofstede's (1980) individualism/collectivism model, Israel was assumed to be a collectivist culture and…
With increasing globalization, researchers are beginning to document the changing patterns of family life in collectivistic societies undergoing rapid economic development, such as India. With these changes, expectations of romantic relationships are also shifting as individuals…
The purpose of this study was to investigate the nature and impact of cultural conflicts and crises in marriages among the Igbo ethnic group of Nigerians living in metropolitan New York. Review of related literature revealed the conflict between the Igbo and the American cultura…
The moderating roles of: (1) individualism-collectivism; and (2) work locus of control on the organizational stress-psychological strain relationship and the relationship between psychological strain and the organizationally valued outcomes of job satisfaction, job involvement, …
A review of recent research data reflects a lack of general interest in world literature on the emigration of highly educated individuals from less developed countries to developed countries. The bulk of the information on this immigration pattern, which has become known as brai…
My dissertation constitutes a contribution to the study of religion and political economy. It consists of four essays. My first essay argues that religious norms matter for the economic nature and modernization of political regimes. Religion is defined as a commitment device bet…
This dissertation examines the national-democratic movements in Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan before and after the collapse of the USSR. It looks at the question of why the movements that began from similar points ended up with different outcomes. The selection of cases relies on th…
Research regarding attachment with God and differentiation of self has a robust foundation in the literature, however, cross-cultural studies are limited. This study examines attachment with God, individualism, collectivism, and differentiation of self in second generation Chris…
As the over-arching culture of North America becomes ever more post-Christian, the church in North America continues to decline. Nearly 75 percent of Southern Baptist Churches are plateaued or are in decline. Some have responded by planting new churches while others emphasize re…
The underlying motivation for this thesis is the position that colonialism, or coloniality, continues to thrive as an ideological and institutional framework all over the world, to the detriment of the majority of the population of the earth, and particularly of indigenous peopl…