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Showing 1 to 20 of 65 for “"power imbalance"”.
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Extreme power imbalance in mediated negotiation
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1986.
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‘Snitches get stitches’: A qualitative exploration of childhood bullying amongst individuals with early psychosis experiences
… ‘overcoming systemic mistrust’, ‘negotiating power imbalance’ and ‘a process of evolving identity’. ‘Facing daily threat’ conveyed how participants experienced bullying as traumatic. Bullying experiences were considered highly relevant to current experiences of paranoia. ‘Overcoming systemic …
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Microrid operation strategy for improved recovery and inertial response after large disturbances
… commonly encountered in the grid and disrupt the power balance that is required for a reliable operation. If the imbalance is large enough and the proper actions are not taken, then a blackout will occur, affecting millions of people and creating a severe economic impact. To demonstrate the …
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Analysis of a Two-Branch Maximal Ratio and Selection Diversity System with Unequal Branch Powers and Correlated Inputs for a Rayleigh Fading Channel
… greatly on the envelope correlation, average power imbalance and the combining scheme used on both branches. An analytical expression for the probability density function of the signal-to-noise ratio at the output of a two-branch maximal ratio and selection diversity system is developed in …
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The Nature of Customer Entitlement in Fine-Dining Restaurants: A Qualitative Study of Waitstaff Perspectives
… of fine-dining waitstaff in South Africa. A power imbalance between customers and waitstaff is especially likely in restaurant environments because of the expectations of customer acquiescence and the notion that “customers are always right” (Fisk & Neville, 2011). Semi-structured interviews …
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Surrendering supremacy in the Western Hemisphere Anglo-American relations, 1895-1905
… extremely favorable agreements. The relative power imbalance enabled American leaders like Theodore Roosevelt to bargain from a superior position. Britain, thus, had no choice except yielding to American demands.
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Using Discourse Opportunity as a Measure of Potential Power in Zoning Amendments
… deemed zoning to be one of the most essential powers of local governments (Cooper, Knotts, and Brennan, 2008) (Albemarle County, 2018). This paper examines the zoning amendment, one of the many processes that comprise local government in the United States. I explore a phenomenon of public …
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Studies of Bounded Rationality and Overconfidence in Dynamic Games
… additional contexts including risk aversion, power imbalance, and opponent arrogance. The results across all analyses are summarized by fifteen propositions which show that, when effort is at all costly, underestimation will provide the best net expected payoff when games are above some …
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Power, Relationships and the Influence of Community Development in Alberta Community Housing
Canadian social housing exists in a web of power dynamics that creates a complex relationship between housing provider landlords and tenants. Housing providers have control over a significant aspect of tenants’ life through the approval and administration of their home. Community development, as a …
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New modeling and control solutions for integrated microgrid system with respect to thermodynamics properties of generation and demand
… This model consists of a combined cycle power plant, a building with air-conditioning system and a renewable source. This integrated model allows researchers to study microgrid stability while considering the physical behaviors of the generation and demand. Specifically, the model takes …
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… officials' disposal reinforce an inherent power imbalance between authorities and passengers, and set the space for abuse of power. To date, the only tool at a target's disposal is a verbal or written account of their experience that may or may not be taken seriously. Moreover, existing …
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Therapist's construction of trauma work and negotiating the therapeutic relationship
… ‘pathologising’ discourses of trauma exacerbate power imbalance in the therapeutic relationship through the way the therapist and client are positioned, and that a more fluid, aligned relationship may be allowed from the ‘non-pathologising’ discourses. The way the ‘pathologising’ discourses …
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Evaluating the effectiveness of school- and cyber-bullying intervention and prevention programmes: Two systematic and meta-analytical reviews
… and adolescents between whom there is a distinct power imbalance. Cyberbullying is the manifestation of these behaviours through information and communications technologies (e.g., mobile phones, social media, online environments). Evaluations of school-based anti-bullying programmes designed to …
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Goodwill Indemnity in Franchising: The European Goodwill Recoupment Doctrine as a Framework for American Franchise Relationships
… name, in practice, the franchisors' contractual power can lead to franchisor-opportunism, in particular through wrongful terminations and nonrenewal, onerous transfer restrictions, and so on. Accordingly, federal government and some state legislatures have enacted specific franchise laws in order …
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Quality and continuity of medication management when people with dementia transition between the care home and hospital setting
… This sustained, rather than challenged, the power imbalance between residents and staff. Better defined roles and integrated processes which take account of the needs of this transition may help residents, relatives and care home staff to feel valued and empowered to provide information which …
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Online Community Response to YouTube Abuse
… and degendered violations of rights and power imbalances. Postfeminist literature informs this study in understanding how a feminist issue has been disassociated with gender inequality and individualized. Drawing on this literature, I conducted a content analysis of YouTube videos and the …
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Four Branch Diversity Combining and Adaptive Beamforming Measurements Using Mobile Arrays at 2.05 GHz
… illustrating the dependence of diversity gain on power imbalance, envelope correlation and diversity-combining scheme are presented. Measurements were performed at 2.05 GHz using the handheld antenna array testbed (HAAT). Low profile linear arrays are shown to provide diversity gain values of 5 to …
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Urban Sustainability in Transformation: A Case Study of Seoul
… planning challenges or reproduces existing power imbalance in the growth politics in cities. Given the current trend that the concept of sustainability has become embedded in our culture, little is known about the urban politics around urban sustainability plans and their effectiveness in …
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Teaching Strategies for Reducing Bullying in Middle School Physical Education
… by one or more individuals who hold an inherent power imbalance. (Greco, 2021; Montero-Carretero et al., 2019). In physical education (PE), poor motor skills and performance can make students especially vulnerable to bullying, as their abilities are highly visible and subject to judgment from …
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