Essays on Mediator

Question & Answer

Question & Answer

Resolving or managing conflict is the process where an individual controls and channels a disagreement with an organization. The following are five basic strategies for resolving conflict: Accommodating, competing, collaborating, avoiding, and compromising. Competing is an uncooperative and assertive strategy of resolving a conflict. This strategy can be important when unpopular decisions need has to be made or when one has to stand up for his or her rights. However, since it often creates situations of quietness and it makes others feel inferior, competition needs to be cautiously applied. Accommodating is another appropriate strategy; however, accommodating is ...

Personal Theology of Discipleship

Personal Theology of Discipleship

Introduction

Disciple making is the pinnacle responsibility of any prosperity minded church. The whole aspect starts with attraction of new Christians to a church. The new Christians are then taught and cultivated to be all rounded disciples in the ministry of Christ. There are various theological, philosophical and methodological considerations in this practice to ensure the path to discipleship maturity is conducive and effective. This paper aims at exploring the themes, components and methods applied in discipleship through reviewing various secondary literatures on the issue of personal theology of discipleship. A review of three significant pieces ...

Examination of Performance Review Conflict

Examination of Performance Review Conflict Performance review conflict can create serious problems in the public sector. In reviewing an employee’s performance, the supervisor considers self-reported performance assessment, his/her observations of an employee’s work, and feedback from other supervisors and peers who had the opportunity to oversee or observe the work of the employee. However, ratings for each criterion depends, in part, on the subjective interpretation of the supervisor. Rater bias and favoritism based on gender, race, age, physical appearance or attractiveness, personality, and personal relations or interests may influence supervisor ratings. Evaluation results become the basis of ...

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS AND MORAL DISENGAGEMENT

Abstract New intuitions into the genesis and impacts of entrepreneurs’ immoral measures can be obtained through observation to moral disconnection, a cognitive system that disables the self-regulatory process that prevents humans from actions, which are variable with their personal moral values (Gladston, 2016, p. 102). Outcomes that are acquired with a specimen of Chinese enterprises indicate that the trader’s motivation for monetary victory is linked positively to moral disconnection and that similar disengagement, alternately, is linked positively to unethical resolutions. However, enthusiasm to attain self-realization is not connected to either unethical decisions or moral disengagement (Siltaoja & Lähdesmä ...

Introduction

Restorative justice occurs when the offender accepts accountability, and the victim agrees to enter into a reconciliation process. This research paper analyzes the efficiency of restorative justice in Canada.

Values and principles in the society

The restorative justice in Canada is based on four primary principles. The Encounter is the first value, which aims at creating an opportunity for the victim, offender, and the society to meet and discuss the crime (Restorative Justice, 2011). The encounter also aims at creating a forum whereby the parties can examine the consequences of the offense. The second one is Amends, and offers a chance to the offender to ...

Discussion Analysis

The intent of the discussion was not very clear because not all of the group members were prepared for it. Most of them manifested that even if they read about what the topic, they did not think about it, nor about what they agreed or disagreed. They simply "prepared" themselves by knowing about it, but they did not analyse it. Two members who were very well prepared and enthusiastic about it were the ones taking a leading attitude in the discussion. The rest seemed that they just knew about it, but they were hoping the rest would do the ...

Introduction

Evaluating an argument is crucial if we are to come up with a good judgment about the validity of certain statements. There is a need to critically examine the fairness, reliability and relevance of a given premise to establish if they are valid enough to support the conclusion. This paper aims to examine the given dialogues and provide a critical analysis of the arguments by evaluating the statements, on whether they provided a clear argument or not. Specifically, the statements will be examined against the ARG conditions to determine their acceptability, relevance and sufficiency of grounds in support of ...

The Great War was the bloodiest war in world history up to that point. Many historians claim that the buildup to the war was caused my militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism (MAIN). This might be the composite indicator, but special importance should be placed on the Dual-Alliance between Austria-Hungary and the German Empire. The two came together for a myriad of reasons, most importantly a shared fear of Russian aggression, and remained together for over thirty years. Thus, an entire generation grew up recognizing that the two Germanic empires were closely allied, and the knowledge pervaded the culture of ...

Executive Summary

The Georges Hotel is an upscale European-style boutique hotel located along the Oriental Bay in Wellington. Most of the staff is friends and relatives of Jeff and Chad, who are brothers. The hotel has many advantages that a family business has as well as the disadvantages. Some of the supervisors are not aware of the laws against discrimination. They are not aware of what sexual harassment means and what the appropriate and inappropriate behavior towards their subordinates is. This has resulted in situations where a couple of EEO complaints were raised against the hotel. However, as things stand, the ...

The purpose of mediation is to help parties that are in a disagreement come to a solution that minimizes the potential harm from that disagreement. Without mediation processes, many disagreements can lead to hostility or other outcomes that are undesirable for both parties (Winslade & Monk, 2008). As such, understanding the mediation process is an important part of understanding the psychology of conflict, and is useful in a number of different scenarios. In law, mediation is particularly useful as part of the spectrum of alternative dispute resolution, and is used to negotiate various forms of settlements without harming either party ...

In Tissenbaum and Guarente's research study, they concluded that increasing the dosage of a SIR2 gene is associated with extended lifespan of roundworms, Caenorhabditis elegans (Tissenbaum & Guarente 228). To easily understand their research study, let us discuss a little background abound longevity of C. elegans. In 1997, a research study headed by Kimura, Tissenbaum, Liu and Ruvkun found the gene that potentially regulates the longevity and diapause in Caenorhabditis elegans. In C. elegans, their life cycle after the initial larval stage can proceed to two different stages: either the reproductive stage, or the dauer diapause stage (Hu). In their ...

Abstract

The different forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution or ADR are interesting topics that were discussed in this class. There were five chapters that we consider the most interesting parts of the reading as they provide information that not only increase our awareness about dispute or conflict resolution, but they can serve as guidelines on how to come up with better ideas in providing solutions to various issues. The different chapters of the reading, such as chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 provided insights on cases, which these ADRs can be used. One may think that conflict resolution is ...

Abstract

Mini-Trial may not be totally the same as the other Alternative Dispute Resolution or ADR. It holds its own characteristics of providing resolution to the disputed issue. However, some of the processes involve in the mini-trial may resemble the methods in the mediation process. In the discussion of the article about the mini-trial’s process, one can be similar to how the mediation is being done. It was stated in the article that both disputants will have the opportunity to present their own version of the case, to which they are being presented to panel in order to come ...

11th of May 2016

Chinese Contemporary Art. Art Galleries.

Introduction

The emergence of art galleries of contemporary art in China of the XX century, and their rapid growth was due to strong public interest in the arts, new creative trends and evidence of qualitative changes in the perception of contemporary art by the audience. This modern audience with its subtle psychological systems and the pursuit of individual forms of creative empathy brought to life and established art galleries in the cultural space of China. There were no fundamental theoretical developments in the history of the gallery business and the organization of art galleries in ...

The Australian Worker’s Union is the oldest and largest trade union of the country. The Australian Trade Union was founded in the year 1886 due the revolution of the Australian Mining Industry. It is estimated that the Union has around 100,000 members all across the country. The trade union works as a mediator between the employees and employers to solve all problems related to employment. Another function of the Australian Worker’s Union is to maintain a healthy relationship between the employers and staffs. The Australian Trade Union grew with the popularity that becomes a regulating body, ...

Introduction

Conflict is a discord between two or more parties. The causes of the conflict differ depending on the situation or environment. Conflict is bound to occur when people are working or living in the same environment. The key is to approach and solve the disagreement in a sound manner that leaves both parties satisfied with the resolutions made. The process of resolving conflicts is known as reconciliation. Reconciliation is the methods of facilitating peaceful ending of conflict and retribution. The conflict resolution process is facilitated by a mediator (Barsky & Allan., 2014). In the world that we are living in ...

As a tenant, I have a roommate who lives in the bottom part of the dwelling. We have a small lawn that comprises both the front and backyard. When I signed the lease, the landlord informed me that, as part of our contract, it was my responsibility to mow the lawn during the spring and summer, whereas it was the other tenant’s responsibility to shovel the snow during the winter. On the very first winter of living in the dwelling, the tenant hardly ever shoveled her sidewalk, despite my imploring that she do so, per the landlord-tenant lease ...

Symbolic communication can be defined as the things that we have given a special meaning and as such represent a particular idea. Further symbolic communication can be interpreted as a language that is dependent upon the use of symbols created for the sole purpose of achieving exactitude. A look at the use of symbolic language in the text “How Language Shapes Thought” by Lera Boroditsky. Lera progress idea of symbolic communication in her article based on the arguments that the language of thought is mostly the same type of language used by humans or the instance as form of ...

Businesses today tend to extend it businesses beyond domestic borders. For the businesses to be successful there should be negotiations. The biggest problem with the negotiations is that the parties involved are often from different countries with different culture and beliefs. For there to be common ground and for all parties to come to an agreement there must be strategies in place to ensure the success of the negotiation (Moran, Harris, & Moran, 2011). Negotiation is the process where parties come together to try to reach an agreement on the unresolved situation and to arrive at a common goal. It ...

According to the current business environment, law does not have an exact definition. However, it is a set of rules, principles, and standards that summarize the behavioral practices in business (Gibson & Fraser, 2013). Therefore, it is this legal system that helps us in defining the acceptable social behavior. Laws acts as a boundary to some activities that are not in the best interest of the members of the public. Therefore, in today’s business environment, laws and courts have several roles to play. For instance, it protects the consumers, employees, the environment, and taxation. The role of the government ...

Introduction

Alternate Dispute Resolution is a method of settling disputes without the intervention of the civil courts. This application of the mediation process is especially successful in conflicts of family, minor injuries, home negligence issues and most other disputes in which the settlement is relatively fixed and lowers than a jury trial would assess. There are three basic types of Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR): arbitration, reconciliation and mediation . A mediator is a neutral third person who adjudicates the proceedings and is agreeable to both parties before entering into the negotiations. The parties have to additionally agree upon accepting the ...

Introduction

A labor relationship between parties is regulated by the contract. Any disputes regarding the terms of the contract may be settled in the Court. The Courts established common law rules determining the rights and duties of the employer and employee. Nevertheless, the employment conditions were often unsafe and harmful, hours of work long and wages low. The government started passing laws to combat exploitation of employees by employers. In 1900s government started establishing minimum employment standards, which became the basis for modern labor standards legislation. While the government was taking legislative actions, employees started forming trade associations to increase ...

Executive summary

The research paper analyzed the disputes in the Dwight Babcock Condominium with the aim of identifying the sources of disputes and amplifying of the proper conflict resolution processes. It identified self-interests and laxity to enforce the Window Replacement Policy as the cause of the disputes. Nonetheless, the study indicates that applied the processes such as voting, emails exchange and annual general meeting after the dispute employed mediation, arbitration and negotiation to solve the disputed matter in the Condo Association.

General outline

The research paper will analyze the causes, methods of resolution and conclusions based on the findings of the study. In ...

Introduction

In contemporary world the spread of the globalization influences the behavior of the people within the business units and different organizations. With that, the style of the conduction of the negotiations is faced the numerous amendments as well. In other words, it is highly important for the leaders of the organizations to have the appropriate corporate and leadership skills in order to pursue the realization of the goals and objectives of the organization for protection of the rights and values of the humans. This paper focuses on the consideration of leadership skills of Kofi Annan as one of the ...