Do you pull out, or pay up?Most businessmen in such situations find that their scruples are soon swallowed.
Some people in some situations find that the responsibilities of caregiving (a.k.a. "caregiver burden") take a toll on their own health and well-being.
A recent poll asking about people's personal financial situation found that Republicans and Democrats with similar incomes gave sharply different answers.
Last month, large aid agencies meeting to analyse the food security situation found that one in five households faces food shortages categorised as "severe" in northern Mali, and "extreme" in the Tessalit and Abeibara districts in the Kidal region.
A city study — undertaken after media reports revealed the situation — found that more than 900 of 2,758 students who graduated from a D.C. public school last year either failed to attend enough classes or improperly took makeup classes.
A CEO client in this situation found that contemplating the teachings of an ancient philosopher (Socrates) and a 20th century philosopher (Habermas) empowered him to implement an enhanced process of dialogue, consensus building, and "communicative rationality" with his leadership team.
American documentarian Oppenheimer, who wanted to make a film about the situation, found that while the families of the victims were still too traumatized to speak, the killers themselves had been turned into national heroes and were delighted to boast about what they had done.
In other situations, we find that noise and noise in reward signals may paradoxically improve performance by encouraging exploration.
Green (International Journal of Forecasting, 18, 321 344) considers one method of testing the predictive value of game theory for conflict situations, and finds that role-playing does better.
For instance, in the mountain situation you find that almost every individual and every household is doing more than one kind of job.
