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'''Survival''' can refer to the process of staying [[life|alive]], not [[death|dying]], continuing to [[existence|exist]] despite serious threats to existence. The word comes from the [[French (language)|French]] ''sur'' (on) ''vivre'' (life). | |||
==International relations== | |||
''Survival'' is the journal of the [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]. <ref>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.iiss.org/publications/survival/ | |||
| publisher = [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]] | |||
| title = Survival: Global Politics and Strategy}}</ref> | |||
==Evolutionary context== | |||
==Business ethics== | |||
It can be argued that the fiduciary obligation of corporate directors is for the corporation to survive, regardless of ethical duty. <ref>{{citation | |||
| title = Survival ethics. | |||
| journal = Business Quarterly | |||
| date = 22 September 1990 | author = Finlay, J. Richard | |||
| url = http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-9669573/survival-ethics.html}}</ref> | |||
==Military and emergency== | |||
The U.S. [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] define it within the context of [[SERE|survival, evasion, resistance and escape]] ([[SERE]]): "Actions performed by isolated personnel designed to ensure their health, mobility, safety, and honor in anticipation of or preparation for their return to friendly control." Techniques for the "S" component cover a wide range of environments. <ref name=FM3-05.70-2002>{{citation | |||
| title = FM 3-05.70. Survival | |||
| date = May 2002 | |||
| publisher = U.S. Army | |||
| url = http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-05-70.pdf}}</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist|2}} | |||
Latest revision as of 23:24, 24 April 2010
Survival can refer to the process of staying alive, not dying, continuing to exist despite serious threats to existence. The word comes from the French sur (on) vivre (life).
International relations
Survival is the journal of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. [1]
Evolutionary context
Business ethics
It can be argued that the fiduciary obligation of corporate directors is for the corporation to survive, regardless of ethical duty. [2]
Military and emergency
The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff define it within the context of survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE): "Actions performed by isolated personnel designed to ensure their health, mobility, safety, and honor in anticipation of or preparation for their return to friendly control." Techniques for the "S" component cover a wide range of environments. [3]
References
- ↑ Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- ↑ Finlay, J. Richard (22 September 1990), "Survival ethics.", Business Quarterly
- ↑ FM 3-05.70. Survival, U.S. Army, May 2002