Cyber-security in smart cities: the case of Dubai

The city of Dubai emerges as a leading partner in not only technology innovation but also designed infrastructure and strategic security. There is a strategy, which will globally add the city and leadership to the leading smart cities of the world. Considering current and future challenges, the strategic aim is to "smart" wire the city of Dubai by 2020. Dubai is a city of strategic technology, innovation and management. It is a global, vibrant and emerging economy among others, that can become an economic hub of the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. The aim of this paper is to explore, analyze, and discuss elements of strategic management, innovation, development. It is also the aim to discuss elements of strategic security, in making the city is cyber-secure in a smart networked infrastructural and service provider, environment

Parental mental health and child anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America

This study examined parents’ (N = 10,141, 64% women) reports of their and their childrens’ depression, anxiety, and stress in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina. The data come from the COVID-19 Family Life Study (Ben Brik, 2020) and cohort recruited between April and December 2020. Participants completed online surveys that included the DASS-21 and the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale. Our findings indicate that socio-economically disadvantaged families fared worse in mental health during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with families with more social and economic resources. Mothers reported higher anxiety, depression, and stress compared with fathers. Parents of adolescents and adolescents fared worse than did families with younger children. Parental physical activity was associated with better parent and child mental health of anxiety symptoms. We discuss the need to address the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in families in Latin America via coordinated mental health and psychosocial support services that are integrated into the pandemic response currently and after the pandemic subsides.Fil: Ben Brik, Anis. Khalifa University; QatarFil: Williams, Natalie. Universidad de Nebraska - Lincoln; Estados UnidosFil: Esteinou, Rosario. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores En Antropología Social; MéxicoFil: Moreno Acero, Iván Darío. Universidad de la Sabana; ColombiaFil: Mesurado, Maria Belen. Universidad Austral; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Debeliuh, Patricia. Universidad Austral; ArgentinaFil: Storopoli, Jose Eduardo. Universidade Nove de Julho; BrasilFil: Nuñez Orellana, Olivia. Observatorio Regional de America Latina y El Caribe; MéxicoFil: James, Spencer L.. University Brigham Young; Estados Unido

Researching corporate social responsibility in the Middle East - the current state and future directions

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has the potential to yield economic and social value in the Middle East (ME), especially given the current high environmental flux in the region. Although much scholarly has been paid to CSR issues, a key question remains about how to operate responsibly in the ME, particularly since institutional environments and stakeholders’ needs vary across ME states. The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic review of the current state of CSR in the ME. We identify thirty-eight articles that are most pertinent to CSR in the ME and examine the main theoretical frameworks, methodologies, trajectories for further conceptual development, gaps where new research pathways need to be created and also future research questions. From the systematic review, we reveal how attention on CSR in the ME is slowly gaining traction. A snapshot of the gaps identified include the collaboration between business and NGOs, the impact of stakeholders and institutions on CSR, the impact of political and economic crisis on CSR and the influence of individualistic characteristics shaping managers’ CSR behaviour. In addition to such gaps, we present an agenda for future research

Determinants of Nigerian managers’ environmental attitude: Africa's Ubuntu ethics versus global capitalism

We investigate the impact of economic, institutional, and ethical pressures on African managers' corporate social and environmental attitude based on a survey involving 377 Nigerian executives in the extractive industry. We find that environmental orientation and behavior are mostly induced by instrumental economic motives, while ethical considerations exert a weak impact. This finding is significant because it contradicts mainstream corporate social responsibility (CSR) literature in Africa, which suggests the dominance of the culturally based, altruistic African Ubuntu philosophy. Based on this research finding, we suggest that economic globalization has spurned a transnational capitalist cadre of managers whose values are shaped far more by global capitalist instincts than any putative cultural philosophy. The findings also undercut the fundamental logic underpinning the numerous global initiatives to promote environmental responsibility by multinational corporations in developing countries, which assumes that managers will pursue environmental sustainability voluntarily in the absence of robust regulations and strict enforcement

COVID 19 FAMILY LIFE STUDY

The COVID-19 Family Life Study is a research study that explores the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on family life across cultures. The data was collected via snowball sampling starting May 30, 2020 through a survey instrument that was translated by volunteers into 18 languages. The study provides robust and reliable data to inform the design and delivery of cutting-edge services for families across cultures

« Tunis Hiroshima », bonnes feuilles extraites de La Balade du Raïs

Ben Brik Taoufik. « Tunis Hiroshima », bonnes feuilles extraites de La Balade du Raïs. In: Horizons Maghrébins - Le droit à la mémoire, N°46, 2002. Réalites tunisiennes : l'état de manque ; politique, économie, société, culture. Le haut-atlas marocain : vie sociale et cultures en terrasse. pp. 119-124

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COVID 19 Family Life Study

The COVID-19 Family Life Study is a research study that explores the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on family life across cultures. The results from this study will inform policies, programs, and supports for families across cultures. Please cite as: Brik, A. B. (2020, June 25). COVID 19 Family Life Study. Retrieved from osf.io/7hujk For questions, please refer to our paper (https://psyarxiv.com/gcqhp) and feel free to contact [email protected] For more information on this ongoing data collection effort, see: https://www.covidfamilystudy.or