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Think tank A think tank is an organization, institute, corporation, or group that conducts research, typically funded by governmental and commercial clients, in the areas of social or political strategy, technology, and armament.  Etymology and usage Until the 1940s, most think tanks were known only by the name of the …

Kitchen Cabinet   The Kitchen Cabinet was an informal group of unofficial advisers that U.S. Presiden Andrew Jackson consulted along with his official Cabinet . After most of Jackson’s cabinet resigned in the wake of the Eaton Affair the role of the Kitchen Cabinet was much diminished. A kitchen cabinent …

GROUPTHINK Groupthink is a type of thought exhibited by group members who try to minimize conflict and reach consensus without critically testing, analyzing, and evaluating ideas. During Groupthink, members of the group avoid promoting viewpoints outside the comfort zone of consensus thinking. A variety of motives for this may exist …

 Group behaviour Group behaviour in sociology refers to the situations where people interact inside small groups , for example to reach or not a consensus and act in a coordinated way. This is the field of group dynamics. large number of people in a given area behave simultaneously in similar …

Ghost A ghost is usually defined as the apparition of a deceased person, frequently similar in appearance to that person, and encountered in places he or she frequented, or in association with the person’s former belongings. The word “ghost” may also refer to the spirit or soul of a deceased …

Brain Trust The “Brain Trust” or “Brains Trust” was the name given to a diverse group of economists, professors, and others who served as advisors to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the early period of his tenure. These men played a key role in shaping the policies . Although …

BANDWAGON EFFECT The bandwagon effect is the observation that people often do (or believe) things because many other people do (or believe) the same. The effect is often pejoratively referred to as herding instinct , particularly as applied to adolescents. Without examining the merits of the particular thing, people tend …

ABILENE PARADOX The Abilene paradox is a paradox in which a group of people collectively decide on a course of action that is counter to the preferences of any of the individuals in the group. It involves a common breakdown of group communication in which each member mistakenly believes that …

“WE DON’T HAVE CAPITALISM…WE HAVE KINSHIP”: THE STATE, THE FAMILY, AND THE EXPRESSION OF ARMENIAN   Approaches to kinship and the extended family in the former Soviet Union sometimes have been functional, emphasizing the utility of private connections in an otherwise harsh and bureaucratic environment. The family and the home …

Information Technology & Communications (How could IT and Communications be used to create a common Prepared for the Armenia Diaspora Conference Yerevan, September 22-23, 1999   A. Preamble and Objectives The objective of this paper is to identify how recent technological advances, i.e., information technology and satellite broadcast technology could …