Decision control is measured by the degree to which any one of the participants may unilaterally determine the outcome of the dispute. For example, w… - John Thibaut

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Decision control is measured by the degree to which any one of the participants may unilaterally determine the outcome of the dispute. For example, where a third-party decisionmaker alone may order a resolution to be imposed, the decision-maker has total decision control. Control over the process refers to control over the development and selection of information that win constitute the basis for resolving the dispute.

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About John Thibaut

John Walter Thibaut (1917 - Feb. 19, 1986) was an American social psychologist, and Professor of Psychology at the . He was one of the last graduate students of Kurt Lewin, and the first editor of the .

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Alternative Names: John Walter Thibaut

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The initial step in stating a theory of procedure is to recognize the fundamental dichotomy between the potential dispute resolution objectives of "truth" and "justice." This dichotomy, we suggest, is the necessary result of differences in the type of conflict involved in the dispute.

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The search for the most effective conflict resolution procedure requires identification of the primary objective in resolving different kinds of disputes. This article focuses on the kind of disputes considered in the legal system and draws on the results of the authors' empirical studies to develop a general theory of procedure for attaining the objectives of "truth" and "justice" in situations of cognitive conflict, conflict of interest, and in "mixed" disputes.

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