This book reports on the latest advances in understanding human cognition and its interplay
with various cultural constructs such as geographical historical sociological and
organizational cultures. It addresses researchers scholars and industry practitioners from
diverse backgrounds including sociology linguistics business military science psychology
human factors neuroscience and education. The book covers a wealth of topics such as the
analyses of historical events and intercultural competence commercial applications of
social-cultural science the study of decision-making similarities (and differences) across
cultures Human Social Cultural Behavioral (HSCB) modeling and simulation technology as well
as social networks and studies on group communication. It also reports on real-world case
studies relevant to cross-cultural decision making. The book aims at combining neurocognitive
studies with studies from other relevant disciplines to develop a more holistic understanding
of the decisions that people groups and societies make to improve the ability to forecast and
plan for the future. The book is based on the AHFE 2016 International Conference on
Cross-Cultural Decision Making (CCDM) held on July 27-31 2016 in Walt Disney World® Florida
USA.
