At First Blush,it Would Appear That Integrative Solutions (In Which

question 102

Multiple Choice

At first blush,it would appear that integrative solutions (in which each side in a conflict agrees to cede something to the other) would be relatively easy to achieve.However,Leigh Thompson (1995) has discovered that these kinds of solutions are difficult to achieve because

• A)rarely does one adversary want what the other adversary offers to give up.
• B)when involved parties negotiate,they often tend to be too trustworthy and can end up feeling cheated.
• C)when involved parties negotiate,they often wield threats.
• D)involved parties are bad at discovering their adversaries' true interests,so mistrust them.
• E)adversaries would rather experience a stalemate than cede a point to their opponents.

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