Professor at Fundacao Getulio Vargas (FGV). Pos-doctoral studies at the Risk Institute of Liverpool University. Phd in Organizational Sociology at Sophia University, Japan. Visiting professor at Otto Von Guerick University, Germany, and Georgetown University, USA. Consultant at Symballein. Author of several books and articles on management. Science and Technology advisor for the Brazilian Embassy in Tokyo. Research field: Intangible factors of human reliability and risk management. Culture, institutions and economic performance. Culture and performance in organizations.