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    nonviolent alternative national defense strategies. Let us look at conflict processes that are self-regulating in nature‚ i.e.‚ that have built-in devices to keep the conflict within acceptable bounds and to inhibit violent extremism and unbridled escalation. Socialization is an important determinant of the style and effectiveness of conflict regulation in any society. If Tolley (1973) is correct in placing the formative period for attitudinal and behavioral patterns concerning peace/war issues and

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    Unjustified loss of civilian life and other forms of assault by police officers can be explained by the following reasons: a fear of harm that causes knee-jerk negative fight or flight reactions‚ an invalid fear based on racism‚ and a lack of proper de-escalation training. All three of these causes have led to past and present cases of police officers overusing their power despite the lack of harm to the officers or public. Political cartoons‚ statistics‚ news articles‚ and real live footage of police officers

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    CHAPTER ONE The Nature of Negotiation 4-2 Introduction Negotiation is something that everyone does‚ almost daily 4-3 Negotiations Negotiations occur for several reasons: • To agree on how to share or divide a limited resource • To create something new that neither party could attain on his or her own • To resolve a problem or dispute between the parties 4-4 Approach to the Subject Most people think bargaining and negotiation mean the same thing; however‚ we will

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    Case Study: “Estonian Air’s Big Buy” Case Study Information: Karen Popovich‚ Diane Lander‚ and Robert Letovsky (2011). Estonian Air’s Big Buy. Case Research Journal‚ 31(1)‚ Pages 67-82. Executive Summary Estonian Air is a regional airline carrier headquartered in Estonia in the Baltic region of Europe. The airline’s hub of operations is located in Estonia’s capital city of Tallinn at Tallinn Airport. This airport is the largest in the country. With the state government of Estonia

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    Module One Shedding the Light on Decision Making 1. According to Pearl‚ one of the most important factors in critical decision making is setting goals‚ both short and long term and staying focused on them. This principle applies to managing my life in that years ago I set the long term goal of becoming a CPA. Through setting short term goals of completing my Associates degree I changed my long term goal to teaching business. To do this I had to re-structure my short term goals to include taking

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    Kennedy was killed; and Lyndon B. Johnson became president‚ thus placing the war policy in his hands. Rather than pulling back American forces from Vietnam as it seemed the Kennedy Administration may have intended‚ Johnson escalated the American commitment to this war transforming it from an internal Vietnamese civil war to America’s fight against communism. Perhaps‚ however‚ the Kennedy Administration intended to secure South Vietnam’s status as a democratic state. If America had backed out of

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    Program Management Office (PMO) Project Control Guideline Revision Date: July 1‚ 2002 Revision: 2.1 Product Code: GTA-PMO-GLI-208 Table of Contents Table of Contents i List of Figures ii Figure1: Nine-Step Change Control Process 9 ii Figure2: Issues Management 10 ii Revision History iii 1.0 Project Control Guideline 1 List of Figures Figure1: Nine-Step Change Control Process 9 Figure2: Issues Management 10 Revision History 2.1 July 1‚ 2002 Wording change

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    Amy has identity issues‚ lacks empathy and has a complete disregard for other people’s feelings. Amy is very irrational impulsive‚ and have abandonment issues. Amy felt abandoned when her husband grew distant from her. Amy felt empty and rationalized that her husband needed to pay for his wrong doings. Amy went to extreme measures to stage a murder case in order

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    Chapter 5 Perception is a process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment. • People’s behavior is based on their perception of what reality is‚ not on reality itself. • The world as it is perceived is the world that is behaviorally important. Attribution Theory: Judging Others Our perception and judgment of others are significantly influenced by our assumptions of the other people’s internal states. When individuals

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    violence and know how to do it. Juveniles in certain communities are committed to conventional norms and values that inhibit their use of violent behavior and they are embedded in social networks‚ like gangs. In these cases‚ violent behavior becomes irrational. From experience in working with juveniles violence has been a way of achieving status‚ respect‚ and other social and personal needs. According to Polsky’s Diamond‚ his hierarchy of needs is based on leaders‚ lieutenants‚ status seekers and scapegoats;

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