Research

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Leadership
Social Psychology

Mental models at work: Cognitive causes and consequences of conflict in organizations

Authors: Eileen Chou, Nir Halevy, Taya R. Cohen, James J. Katz, A. T. Panter

This research investigated the reciprocal relationship between mental models of conflict and various forms of dysfunctional social relations in organizations, including experiences of task and relationship conflicts, interpersonal hostility, workplace ostracism, and abusive supervision.

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The Struggle to Remake Politics: Liberal Reform and the Limits of Policy Feedback in the Contemporary American State

Authors: Eric M. Patashnik, Julian E. Zelizer

President Barack Obama’s two signature first-term legislative victories—the Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank Act—are the law of the land, but the political battle over their entrenchment continues. The question now is whether these landmark reforms will be consolidated and create a new politics going forward. 

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Education

Head Start Origins and Impacts

Authors: Chloe Gibbs, Jens Ludwig, Douglas L. Miller ed., Martha J. Bailey, Sheldon Danziger

Many believe that the War on Poverty, launched by President Johnson in 1964, ended in failure. In 2010, the official poverty rate was 15 percent, almost as high as when the War on Poverty was declared. Historical and contemporary accounts often portray the War on Poverty as a costly experiment that created doubts about the ability of public policies to address complex social problems.

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