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Escalation
Escalation is the phenomenon of something getting more intense step by step, for example a quarrel, or, notably, military presence and nuclear armament during the Cold War. (Compare to escalator, a device that lifts something to a higher level.) The term is often said to be originally coined by Herman Kahn in his 1965 work On Escalation. While the OED records escalatory first used in that work, escalation is recorded as early as 1938.

In psychology it is a change in behavior, usually from stable or acceptable towards unstable or unacceptable.

In early 2007, the term "escalation" was used to describe a troop increase mandated by president George W. Bush during the War in Iraq. The term was under contention for implying an increase in violence.

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De-escalation Techniques
Verbal Deescalation Key to Averting Crisis in Your Organization—Article
CrisisPrevention.com
Therapeutic Options
Positive approaches to preventing and managing crises and aggression
Sponsored Results www.therops.com
Economics of escalation: when is escalation of commitment rational for managers and for firms?
Sep 01, 2007; ABSTRACT Escalation of commitment involves continuation of an investment project after receiving negative feedback about its...
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Helping parents deal with children's acute: Disciplinary problems without escalation: The principle of nonviolent resistance
Apr 01, 2001; Helping Parents Deal With Children's Acute Disciplinary Problems Without Escalation: The Principle of Nonviolent Resistance*...
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DART Study Results Demonstrate Dose Escalation With Enbrel(R)(etanercept) is Significantly Lower Than Other Commonly Used Anti-TNF Agents in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis(1).
Apr 24, 2008; LIVERPOOL, England, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- - Irrespective of Budgetary Restrictions, etanercept Dose Escalation Remains Low...
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Pulling the plug: software project management and the problem of project escalation.
Dec 01, 1995; Keywords: Software project management, IS failure, escalation, escalating commitment, implementation ISRL Categories: EE, EE06,...
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Making IT Project De-Escalation Happen: An Exploration into Key Roles *
Aug 01, 2008; Abstract Given the persistent and costly problem of escalating IT projects, it is important to understand how projects can be...
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