Conflict Analysis

Ethical rules arise from problems of the past (see www.evolutionaryethics.com) The purpose of ethical guidelines is to maximize peace, prosperity, and productivity while minimizing pain, suffering and loss. Rules moves the civility of the world in a positive direction by avoiding repeated social problems. An analysis of human conflicts describes how a conflict arises, the motives of the parties involved, the consequences of the conflict, and its relation to human weakness. Human actions inspire certain reactions and overreactions that lead to conflict. This extends to inactions as well (example: passive/aggressive behavior)

IP=Initial Point of Conflict. Conflicts start somewhere. Weaknesses of personality, greed, emotions, immaturity and the like, are sources of conflict. When a client or business person begins to leverage more than their fair share of a business agreement an initial point of conflict arises. When terms of an agreement are violated their is an initial point. When an client or business person becomes aggressive or overly assertive there is an IP. Once an initial point is established, how the two parties subsequently react to the establishment of an IP depends on their emotional, social and intellectual reactivity. For example

R_o=Over reactive,
R_us=Over reactive, escalating towards unstable
R_u=Violent overreaction, unstable escalating
R_s=Controlled reaction, some destructive blowback,
R_m=Maximally controlled reaction necessary without destructive blowback, maximum effects a response.
Natural Selection, N_s Natural favors stable systems, efficient systems, productive systems. B_f determined by factors such as Reactivity R_o. is filtered out as the unfit, unstable. Reactivity stabilizers, education, discipline, ethical training, religious training, etiquette, legal statutes, customs, traditions.
Reactivity.
R= Reactivity in general,
R_e=Emotional Reactivity,
R_g=Social Grouping reactivity,
R_i=Intellectual or educational reactivity,
Rl_rel=Moral reactivity based on religious belief,
R_x=Reactivity to imagery, mental over sensitivity and various anomalies of the mind.
R_eh=Reactivity enhancer, drugs, stress, manipulation, struggle, sleep etc
These and many others form a framework of response to social stimuli.
Blowback Term used instead of feedback relating to social phenomenon
B_e=Emotional response
B_ee=Escalated emotional response
B_ev=Unstable, violent response

Analyzing conflicts is complex but a significant part of it comes back to exploitation and overreaction.

R_d = Reaction Delay Time

Reaction delay time can be seen as a function of education, emotional discipline, social wisdom (i.e. knowing how emotional interactions work) professional and legal codes and the like. There is a mathematical relationship between escalating conflicts and a fast reaction time. Etiquette, customs, professional codes, traditions and religious training all encourage thoughtful responses to tense confrontations inspiring the creation of stable business enterprises and social systems.

Cycles of violence, retribution, and exploitation.

When somebody is trying to cheat somebody there is likely to be blowback that starts a cycle of conflict. In the business world human actions inspire consequent reactions and sometimes over reactions. A mathematical escalation of emotions and actions can inspire violence and economic loss. This is why business people  must be professional in order to avoid the pit falls of escalating emotions. See protocol & decorum

The naive buyer

Doing business in a business like way. Analyzing each problem to see how it could have been avoided. This includes a through search for clues prior to the problem that should have alerted the business person.

• Protocol & Decorum the guiding principle of a stable and enduring business.
• Pernicious Behavior