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Conflict may be defined as the contest or struggle among people who have needs, opposing ideas, beliefs, values and even goals. The purpose of this essay will be to discuss the idea of conflict management and strategies of resolving conflicts.

When professional peers form teams, disagreement and conflicts are likely to occur and there is a need to find ways to express their divergent views (Cartwright, 2003). Conflicts may occur from short tempers, tight deadlines and other factors, but most team peers may not be acquainted with what to do; hence these conflicts may be destructive. "Regardless of the ...

Civic engagement in the public information tax bill 1041 in Colorado

Abstract This paper considers civic engagement issues in the public information tax bill 1041 proposed by senator Kefalas and his colleagues in Colorado. Civic engagement ensures public engagement through open ongoing dialogues which ensures transparency and mutual trustworthy relationships. It requires community engagement in discussions of relevant issues and policy proposals so as to ensure the public opinions, ideas and decisions need be factored into account before taking actions. Civic engagement in the formulation of tax bills ensures a strong sense of responsibility which avoids opposition from the public and empowers citizens and state as agents of positive change. If ...

Importance of Civic Engagement in the Long Term Plan

Civic Engagement refers to activities and philosophies connecting society with social beliefs and actions. They include single or group actions manifested in public service, civil undertaking advocacy and crusading that aim to address issues of public concern. There should exist organized participations of all like-minded individuals in order to capture all positive contributions in the long term plan (Booher and Innes, 2004). Civic engagement increases civic participation through such activities as volunteering and discussions of community issues in order to ensure that these issues reflects on the long term plans. Civic engagement creates open and ongoing dialogues that ensure ...