Essays on Common Ground

Bergstrom, J., Dahlstrom, N., Henriqson, E., AND Dekker, S. (2010). Team Coordination In Escalating Situations: An Empirical Study Using Mid-Fidelity Simulation. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. This article provides a study regarding the various aspects of team coordination in situations that are unexpected and which seem to increase. In this regard, the authors look at teams that are able to exercise a high level of control in the escalating situations by ensuring that they diminish the effects of the overload of information through the use of clear goals that the members have already agreed upon instead of wasting time by embarking ...

Précis The topic of team coordination and control in escalating situations makes the subject of the study conducted by Bergström, Dahlström, Henrikson and Dekker (2010), presented in their article “Team Coordination in Escalating Situations: An Empirical Study Using Mid-Fidelity Simulation”. As the title indicates, a simulation methodology is used for testing teams’ ability to coordinate in situations that aggravate, threatening the general organizational operations. Structurally, the article includes five mains sections, respectively introduction, methods, results, discussions and conclusions. The introduction section presents the goal of the study, but also the definitions of main concepts, such as ...

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In their paper named ‘Team Coordination in Escalating Situations: An Empirical Study using Mid-Fidelity Simulation, the authors Bergstrom et al., talk about the different aspects of how teams coordinate in escalating crisis situations, such as Tsunamis or Hurricane Katrina. The definition of an escalating situation is given as – a highly unpredictable, deteriorating and spreading crisis. In the event of such events, there is a marked increase in the range of cognitive and coordination skills needed to control the situation. Since the problem ...

Franklin Roosevelt

According to Franklin Roosevelt, the main cause of the problems experienced in the United States during that period was a lack of a firm belief in the American ideology leading to a situation where most people abandoned the need for empowerment in the country. To help deal with the issue of unemployment, Roosevelt (1933) suggested the need for commitment towards direct employment from the government itself. In addition, he suggested the requirement for a reorganization and stimulation of projects focusing on the country’s natural resources to help drive some form of economic empowerment. On the other hand, Roosevelt ...

Question One

The case study in this situation and for this question shows a store manager that is obviously acting in an improper way. Indeed, sales are down at one of the stores and the store manager has reacted to this, at least in part, by berating and yelling at people that do not have the leverage or latitude to raise sales on their own. Indeed, it is conceded as part of the run-up to this question that the marketing and other high-level operations of the firm are what really get people into the store. Instead of going about things the ...

Introduction – Background to the case

Negotiations are always a critical aspect related to the operations and management of an organization which is essentially of a non-profit character. Being the Chairperson of the Board at Midwestern Contemporary Art (MCA) it is important to have a balanced approach to the resolution of a conflict with the MCA and Peter and Catherine Smith. While it is indeed out of character to coerce the Smiths into payment of the pledge especially after being able to meet them and understanding their present predicament, it is also crucial to ensure that the best interests of the MCA are upheld especially ...

The strategic nature of employee training and development

Training is a company activity, facilitating the employees to require necessary skills in order to cope with the task, that they were hired for (Ekot, 2010). While speaking about the nature of employee training and development, we must first indicate its reasons and benefits (Shaw). Companies often organize training in case of changes in personnel, when they integrate advanced technology or new equipment. Besides, employee training and development can be helpful in creating an effective team. It is also possible to train about a specific issue, peculiar in a definite field. Moreover, an individual professional development program can be ...

ABSTRACT

Capital punishment is the most serious sentence that can be assigned to any criminal offender. Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is one of the most controversial, social, ethical and legal topics of debate in the modern era. Many American states allow the death penalty and others do not. There are many people who are opposed to the death penalty claiming it is morally, ethically questionable and unjust. At the same time, there are many who fully support the death penalty, at least in the severest of cases; like murder. That said, finding common ground between the two antithetical ...

Abstract

Negotiation is a means of getting something that you want or need from another person. It is a two way communication that seeks to strike a deal or coming to common ground on an issue that both you and the other negotiating party have opposing interests in (Fisher & Ury, 1991). Negotiation is clouded with myths that stretch from how negotiators carry out negotiations to the kind of attitude they bring to the negotiation table. There are misconceptions that good negotiators are born, but the real truth is that negotiation is a skill; and like any other skill, it is ...

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The worldview of a person is their view and understanding of their entire existence, including the world they live in. Religious beliefs reflectcolor a person’s worldview very strongly. In a comparative look, Christianity and Sikhism have some commonality as monotheistic approaches to the world, in the necessity for moral and ethical behavior that is good, in seeking truth, and in serving an all-knowing God Wwho imparts some of that knowledge to mankind. However, there are noticeable differences in beliefs about death and afterlife, human definition, and the meaning of human history. These beliefs structure their worldviews ...

Scenario Planning

The concept of scenario planning involves deriving a probable future situation, usually achieved through consistent description of one possible future outcome. Many researchers and other professionals attribute the process of scenario planning with a number of advantages, and highlight different approaches that can be utilized in deriving future scenarios. This paper seeks to evaluate the existing literature regarding scenario planning, the process of undertaking scenario planning, and the associated advantages.Specifically, the paper will evaluate the effects of communication technological advancements on the process of management. The development of future scenarios helps an organization to focus on how the process ...

Introduction

Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are a matter of frequent and divisive public debate. On one side of the argument are those who believe that people, especially those with terminal illnesses, should legally be able to determine the time and manner of their death. On the other side of the argument are those who believe that euthanasia is immoral and should never be legally available, even for those who are terminally ill. To get an idea of what doctors think about this subject, Radbruch et al. (2016) reviewed a 2003 EAPC position paper on assisted suicide and wrote 21 statements ...

English 1B

Original Thesis Thus, (1) as technology continues to move forward, (2) so will the field of medicine as these two go hand in hand, (3) as shown in the way modern medicine for both hospital and laboratory were developed through laboratory science (Worboys 109), (3) the development of important medical products through macromolecularization developed during World War II (Lowy 119), (3) the apparent link established among medicine, technology, and science as shown in history.

Rogerian Thesis

Neutral The field of medicine will continue to move forward (Worboys 117), and this has been indicated by the products produced by laboratory sciences, as ...

McKenzie-Mohr, D., & Schultz, P. W. (2014). Choosing effective behavior change tools. Social Marketing Quarterly, 20(1), 35-46.

Summary

The paper presents that most of the tools that healthcare professionals need to utilize in improving performance derive from the community-based social marketing (CBSM) approach (McKenzie-Mohr & Schultz, 2014). That approach involves five steps for consideration to improve the level of effectiveness. The process begins with the selection of the behaviors that the program will target. The objective is to select those that present a high impact to increase the probability of adoption. The next step is the identification of barriers and benefits ...

At its heart what were the basic public policy issues Obama faced in regard to the matter of deporting illegal aliens? With the message from the President of the United States from November 2014, the administration with Obama in head of it, wanted to work on the immigration system of the country and wanted to fix the emerged issues, because the number of illegal immigrants on the territory of USA is quite big. Pew Research Center reports that in the year 2014 the number of aliens who stay on the territory of the United States on illegal basis is ...

Introduction

The ongoing "refugee crisis" remains one of the troubling issues and increasing problem in the European integration. Over the last few years, the European Union (EU) has experienced crises resulting from Russia and Ukraine conflict and economic instability in Greece. However, these issues cannot be compared to the current unprecedented influx. The communities in the EU are now struggling to cope with the unanticipated increase of the migrants and asylum-seekers, which started few years ago but considered to reach a climax in 2015. In this year, it is estimated that more than one million refugees and migrants entered into ...

Personal Situations and Basic Human Needs

Through years, every individual faces different experiences that challenge strict personal morals and principles and put under consideration the rules, which we have formulated for ourselves and promised never to break. Every situation is extremely specific, but if the conditions put us in the position of making a decision, in the position of whether a conflict with somebody else or an internal personality conflict, it is crucial to stick to the established values and principles. Every individual is a subject to the basic human needs that touch the most important aspects of personality, emotions, and spiritual and personal development. ...

Dehumanization is a concept by which two or more parties view each other as less of human beings and thereby do not deserve to be treated with moral consideration. The opponents tend to view each other as though the other party to not possess human rights. A good example is the Rwandan genocide. Dehumanization is brought about by unbearable differences that lead to major conflicts that make it difficult for the opponents to recognize that they all belong to the same species. The parties experience intense hatred and alienation and this widens the psychological distance between them. Eventually, this ...