Suppose That a Manager Responds to a Disagreement Between Subordinates

question 5

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a manager responds to a disagreement between subordinates by saying "I do not want to get in the middle of your personal disputes." Which of the following conflict management styles is the manager using?

• A) Avoidance
• B) Authoritative command
• C) Accommodation
• D) Collaboration
• E) Unassertiveness

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Definitions:

Houses

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Diminishing Marginal Product

The principle stating that as additional units of a variable input are added to a fixed input, the additional output from each new unit of input will eventually decrease.

Fixed Cost

A cost that does not change with an increase or decrease in the amount of goods or services produced.

Variable Cost

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