A moderate level of conflict sparks debate, which energizes people to evaluate alternatives more thoroughly by testing the logic of arguments and reexamining basic assumptions about the decision maker's preferences . By generating active thinking , conflict potentially also improves creativity.
With reciprocal interdependence, employees are highly dependent on each other and, consequently, have a higher probability of interfering with each other's work and personal goals. Resource scarcity is a potential source of conflict in organizations. true.
Constructive conflict refers to conflict between departments and their organizations. false. Constructive conflict occurs when people focus their discussion around the issue while showing respect for people with other points of view. Conflicts between departments may not be referred to as constructive conflicts.
Relationship conflict is apparent when the conflict is explained in terms of interpersonal incompatibilities or "personality clashes" rather than differences of opinion regarding tasks or decisions. When people experience relationship conflict, they tend to increase their reliance on communication with the other party.
a grocery store places all produce in one area and all dry goods in another. categorization. even though joe had never seen that unusual breed of cat before, he can quickly identify it as a cat - as opposed to a dog- since it most closely matches other instances of cats in his memory. exemplar model.
prototype model. a grocery store places all produce in one area and all dry goods in another. categorization. even though joe had never seen that unusual breed of cat before, he can quickly identify it as a cat - as opposed to a dog- since it most closely matches other instances of cats in his memory. exemplar model.