Early Purchaser Involvement in Open Innovation- the case of an advanced purchasing function triggering the absorption of external knowledge in the French automotive industry

International audienceThis paper investigates the mechanisms that trigger the absorption of external knowledge in an innovative French automotive firm. An ethnographic-inspired study conducted by an academic embedded within the Innovation Purchasing Department has enable us to present a rare and new function of Purchasing that plays an important role between potential new suppliers and Research and Development personnel

Attitudes towards Intimate Partner Violence against Women among Women and Men in 39 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

<div><p>Background</p><p>Violence against women perpetrated by an intimate partner (IPV) is prevalent in low- and middle-income countries (LAMIC). The aim was to describe the attitudes of women and men towards perpetration of physical violence to women by an intimate partner, in a large group of low- and middle-income countries.</p><p>Methods and Findings</p><p>We used data from Round Four of the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Attitudes towards IPV against women were assessed by a study-specific scale asking if ‘wife beating’ is justified in any of five circumstances.</p><p>Overall, data from 39 countries (all had data from women and 13 countries also had data from men) were included in the analyses. The proportions of women who held attitudes that ‘wife-beating’ was justified in any of the five circumstances varied widely among countries from 2.0% (95% CI 1.7;2.3) in Argentina to 90.2% (95% CI 88.9;91.5) in Afghanistan. Similarly, among men it varied from 5.0% (95% CI 4.0;6.0) in Belarus to 74.5% (95% CI 72.5;76.4) in the Central African Republic. The belief that ‘wife-beating’ is acceptable was most common in Africa and South Asia, and least common in Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean. In general this belief was more common among people in disadvantaged circumstances, including being a member of a family in the lowest household wealth quintile, living in a rural area and having limited formal education. Young adults were more likely to accept physical abuse by a man of his intimate partner than those who were older, but people who had never partnered were less likely to have these attitudes.</p><p>Conclusions</p><p>Violence against women is an international priority and requires a multicomponent response. These data provide evidence that strategies should include major public education programs to change attitudes about the acceptability of IPV against women, and that these should be addressed to women and girls as well as to boys and men.</p></div

Percentages of women having attitudes accepting of a ‘husband beating his wife’ in any of five circumstances by country.

<p>Percentages of women having attitudes accepting of a ‘husband beating his wife’ in any of five circumstances by country.</p

Adjusted odds ratios of having positive attitudes toward intimate partner violence against women among men (reference group: women) by country.

<p>Adjusted odds ratios of having positive attitudes toward intimate partner violence against women among men (reference group: women) by country.</p

Medians and ranges of the proportions of women having attitudes accepting of a husband ‘beating his wife’ among 39 countries by HDI, GII and region.

<p>Medians and ranges of the proportions of women having attitudes accepting of a husband ‘beating his wife’ among 39 countries by HDI, GII and region.</p

Associations between socio-demographic characteristics and attitudes accepting of a ‘husband beating his wife’ among women in 39 countries.

<p>Associations between socio-demographic characteristics and attitudes accepting of a ‘husband beating his wife’ among women in 39 countries.</p

Data_Sheet_1_School-based mental health promotion: A global policy review.PDF

ObjectivesSchools are increasingly recognized as important settings for mental health promotion, but it is unclear what actions schools should prioritize to promote student mental health and wellbeing. We undertook a policy review of global school-based mental health promotion policy documents from United Nations (UN) agencies to understand the frameworks they use and the actions they recommend for schools.MethodsWe searched for guidelines and manuals from UN agencies through the World Health Organization (WHO) library, the National Library of Australia and Google Scholar, from 2000 to 2021, using various combinations of search terms (e.g., mental health, wellbeing, psychosocial, health, school, framework, manual, and guidelines). Textual data synthesis was undertaken.ResultsSixteen documents met inclusion criteria. UN policy documents commonly recommended a comprehensive school-health framework aimed at integrating actions to prevent, promote, and support mental health problems within the school community. The primary role of schools was framed around building enabling contexts for mental health and wellbeing. Terminology was relatively inconsistent across different guidelines and manuals, particularly around how comprehensive school health was conceptualized, which included aspects of scope, focus, and approach.ConclusionUnited Nations policy documents are oriented toward comprehensive school-health frameworks for student mental health and wellbeing that include mental health within wider health-promoting approaches. There are expectations that schools have the capabilities to deliver actions to prevent, promote and support mental health problems.ImplicationEffective implementation of school-based mental health promotion requires investments that facilitate specific actions from governments, schools, families, and communities.</p

Additional file 2: of Reliability and validity of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) for detecting perinatal common mental disorders (PCMDs) among women in low-and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review

PRISMA (2009) checklist for studies included for this systematic review. (DOCX 25 kb

Additional file 3: Table S3. of Victimisation, poly-victimisation and health-related quality of life among high school students in Vietnam: a cross-sectional survey

Correlations between eight forms of victimisation examined. (DOCX 16 kb

Additional file 1: of Male partner attendance at antenatal care and adherence to antenatal care guidelines: secondary analysis of 2011 Ethiopian demographic and health survey data

pdf contains a supplementary table listing original survey items, response categories and coding for analysis. (PDF 367 kb