the $7.3 trillion in total assets‚ $6.8 trillion were invested assets. Insurers in the United States rank among the largest purchasers of corporate‚ sovereign‚ state‚ and local bonds. Insurer investment portfolios also include short-term commercial paper‚ asset backed securities‚ and other financial instruments. Some U.S. insurers are significant participants in other institutional markets‚ such as the derivatives and securities lending markets. Framework It is worthwhile considering four extreme
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improve relations among groups that are in conflict? Introduction: University of Cape Town wants to enforce Integration of students from different “ races” through the use of the “contact hypothesis” which has an underlying idea that interpersonal contact can effectively reduce prejudice between groups like these(Allport‚ 1954). This paper argues that while it has been proven that interpersonal contact can improve relations among groups in conflicts through the reduction
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Group Research Paper- As a group you must review 5 online platforms of your choice (e.g. Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Ideascale‚ etc.) that could be used by a virtual team in a company to communicate with their worldwide divisions. Your group must use your readings to research and create a “grading platform” to create criteria to “grade” each platform. For example‚ you could create a matrix that has ease of communication as measuring item. After your group has “graded” these platforms‚ each person in
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ETHNIC IDENTITY IS AN INTERACTIONAL IDENTITY. The word “ethnic” that we use in our daily life sometimes can be related to foreign origins‚ unusual‚ different‚ unique‚ traditional‚ and has cultural relation. Actually‚ the word of ethnic came from the Greek word “ethnos” used by Homer in Iliad on 7-8th BC which indicates a group of people that is different from “us”. However‚ as the time move forward‚ the word “ethnic” has been understood as stated above (foreign‚ unusual‚ different‚ unique‚ traditional
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American Academy of Political and Social ScienceReligion‚ Legitimacy‚ and Conflict in NigeriaAuthor(s): Henry BienenSource: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science‚ Vol. 483‚ Religion andthe State: The Struggle for Legitimacy and Power (Jan.‚ 1986)‚ pp. 50-60Published by: Sage Publications‚ Inc. in association with the American Academy of Political and SocialScienceStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1045539 .Accessed: 02/10/2013 11:21Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates
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Ethnic Identity and African Americans Ethnic Identity Ethnic identity is the sum total of group member feelings about those values‚ symbols‚ and common histories that identify them as a distinct group (Smith 1991). Development of ethnic identity is important because it helps one to come to terms with their ethnic membership as a prominent reference group and significant part of an individuals overall identity. Ethnic reference group refers to an individuals psychological relatedness to groups
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Group Roles Tiye Jackson and Alexandra Monserez will serve as the harmonizers of Group 10. They will mediate group conflicts and reduce any tension between members. Ann Lorrayne Bzoch will serve as the gatekeeper by encouraging other members to participate and serve their role. Kelsey Harris will serve as the summarizer by keeping track of what occurs at group meetings. Sarah Hawkins will serve as the encourager by praising and supporting the thoughts and actions of other group members. Lastly‚ Caroline
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INDIVIDUALS A group can range in size from two members to thousands of members. Very small collectives‚ such as dyads (two members) and triads (three members) are groups‚ but so are very large collections of people‚ such as mobs‚ crowds‚ and congregations (Simmel‚ 1902). On average‚ however‚ most groups tend to be relatively small in size‚ ranging from two to seven members. One researcher ( J. James‚ 1953)‚ after counting the number of people in 7405 informal‚ spontaneously formed groups found in
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Managing Conflict and Change Introduction Philip Crosby‚ a quality guru once said that “Change should be a friend. It should happen by plan‚ not by accident.” in his book Reflections on Quality. We all experience change in our lives over time. Change can be by choice or it can be brought upon us when least expected. Knowing how to react to change effectively is very important. Although with change comes conflicts. “This chapter addresses conflict management by examining the nature of
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Section A (Biographical Questionnaire) Table 1 Biographical information of elderly persons |Research participant |Age |Gender |Marital status |Occupation before |Health | | | | | |retirement | | |2 |3 |3 |Yes |5
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