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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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