we had the opportunity to examine the cranium of a young woman found at the well-known neolithic site of ali koshon the deh luran plain in southwestern iran. it has previously been claimed that her head shows traces of modification,a practice which can be termed as either cultural or artificial cranial modification. here, we describe several macroscopiccharacteristics of the modified crania and...

Leadership is commonly seen as an important variable affecting organizational performance. While the concept has been extensively studied, there is still much to be discovered regarding how leadership affects variables such as organizational culture, climate, and performance. Most of the research on leadership has been in for-profit organizations. While research on leadership in human services ...

Renovation and modernization can lead to changes in various fields, including material and immaterial values of the family. The process of cultural modernization has also brought about changes in the socio-cultural context of societies that have led to changes in family values. Therefore, the present study was aimed at the effect of cultural modernization on family values among high school stud...

Introducing requirements engineering appears to involve a cultural change in organizations. Such a cultural change requires that requirements are defined and managed systematically, not only from a technical point of view, but also from the customers’ and users’ points of view. This paper describes experiences gained from four Finnish organizations that have started to introduce requirements en...

Personality traits can predict how well-sojourners and expatriates adjust to new cultures, but the adjustment process remains largely unexamined. Based on recent findings that reveal personality traits predict as well as respond to life events and experiences, this research focuses on within-person change in contextualized extraversion and its predictive validity for cross-cultural adjustment i...