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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"hostages"”.
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"Translation or adaptation? authors writing in a second language: an analysis of Stefan Heym's ""Hostages"" and ""Der Fall Glasenapp"""
… the self-translation of a particular novel, Hostages (1942) / Der Fall Glasenapp (1958), by Stefan Heym and seeks to answer the question whether or not the translation truly is a translation or an adaptation of the original novel.
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The Impact of Structure on Cooperation and Performance in Joint Ventures: An Empirical Investigation of International Joint Ventures
… performance in joint ventures. The use of mutual hostages and protection mechanisms enhances partner cooperation, while performance ambiguity and organizational differences between partners impact cooperation negatively. The use of mutual hostages also improved joint venture performance, while …
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Toward Successful Negotiation Strategies in Hostage-Ttaking Situations: Case Study Approach and Future Recommendations
… intervention in hostage situations to recover hostages without bloodshed or loss of life. Success in this endeavor is based on effective negotiation. The purposes of this study are to analyze the major actors and their roles in hostage situations, to identify effective negotiation strategies …
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No Way Out: A Historical Documentary
… of various points of view ranging from former hostages, members of the press, and law enforcement. The written companion for this piece discusses the three phases of the production for this film. These chapters are designed to share with the reader the various intricacies of documentary …
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Braving the swarm : lowering anticipated group bias in integrated fire/police units facing paramilitary terrorism
… smoke conditions, further endangering victims or hostages. To continue its position as a lead innovator in the national fire service, the FDNY must create new strategies and collaborations to frame its participation in swarm-like terrorist attacks, requiring a plurality of expertise from the …
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Terrorist Kidnappings for Ransom: Explaining Hostage Outcomes
… American psyche. In an effort to understand why hostages are released or killed in situations where a ransom is asked, we attempt to isolate and test key variables using a binary logistic regression. Our results show that paying a ransom significantly decreases the likelihood that a hostage will …
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The Bioterrorist Threat to the United States and Israel
… Television has brought hijackings and hostages crises into our homes, while terrorism analysts have churned out volumes of treatises. With the rampant proliferation of biological weapons and the presistance of terrorism, it may not be long before the two phenomena unite to form a deadly …
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Sir Stafford Northcote: A Political Study to 1874
… destitute children; in the rescue of European hostages in Abyssinia (and the care of that fallen emperor's orphaned son); in the transformation of the Hudson's Bay Company from territorial to retail power; and perhaps most important, in the settling of Anglo-American differences growing out of …
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An Elaboration and Analysis of Two Policy Implementation Frameworks to Better Understand Project Exile
… law-abiding citizens that many of them became hostages in their own homes. In response to this horrific social problem, Project Exile was developed in late 1997. Project Exile is a multi-level (federal, state, and local) law enforcement effort aimed at the amelioration of Richmond's high …