Compare and contrast mediation with arbitration.
The worst possible consequence of conflict is ______.
What is the difference between a conflict based on a power struggle and a conflict based on a personality difference?
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of “agreeing to disagree” over a conflict.
Agreeing to disagree can allow parties to practice tolerance and move on from their disagreement without further conflict, but it can leave the two parties with a hurt relationship and the issue is never solved to anyone’s satisfaction.
Frank is unwilling to work with women, because he feels they cannot work at a high enough level and are not held to the same standards. There is tension between him and many of his fellow workers. This is an example of a conflict based on ______.
Racism and sexism are both types of ______.
Which of these is not a way of maintaining open communication?
The third party which is authorized to make a final decision in a dispute is called the ______.
Explain how can you avoid conflict by adjusting your own behavior?
Since conflict is caused by a difference of opinion and the struggle between two views for dominance, if one person simply adjusts to the alternate view and plans accordingly, they eliminate the conflict. For example, if Bill and Karen share office space, and Bill is neat and Karen is slovenly, Bill might clean up just enough to avoid annoying Karen, and Karen might clean only the area that comes close to her workspace.
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