Stress and International Crises: The Effect of Decision-maker Stress on Crises

Greg Cowan

ISBN 10: 3639074882 / ISBN 13: 9783639074888

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. M�ller 2009-01-07, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stress and International Crises: The Effect of Decision-maker Stress on Crises
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. M�ller 2009-01-07
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639074882
• ISBN 13: 9783639074888
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In the field of foreign policy analysis, there is a long history of research examining factors that impact decision making in conflicts and crises. This book examines factors affecting leaders¿ decision making during international crises. A statistical analysis was conducted using data from the International Crisis Behavior Project. The key variable examined was decision- maker stress. Analyses were performed in order to determine the relationship between decision-maker stress and various crises attributes and outcomes related to decision making. The crisis attributes and outcomes examined were the amount of time between crisis trigger and crisis response, the size of the decision-making unit in a crisis, the type of crisis management response, the likelihood of definitive outcomes, and the tension level among crisis actors following a crisis. The statistical analyses were conducted separately on non-protracted conflict crises and protracted conflict crises. Results indicate that increases in decision-maker stress do impact crises, and stress affects crises differently in protracted conflict and non- protracted conflict crises.

About the Author

Greg Cowan completed his PhD in Organizational Leadership from the University Of Oklahoma in 2007. That same year, he began working as a Presidential Management Fellow for the Social Security Administration in Baltimore, Maryland. He also works as an adjunct Assistant Professor for the College of Liberal Studies, University of Oklahoma.