Identify Which Conflict Style Would Be the Most Appropriate to Use

question 63

Essay

Identify which conflict style would be the most appropriate to use in each of the following situations:
-John and Mary are arguing about who should take the day off from work to take care of their sick child.John just said "I have an important meeting today and I'm sure my meeting is more important than anything you would do at work." Instead of responding to John's comment,Mary decides to walk away and let John cool down and regain his perspective.
-Susan is a member of the sales department at XYZ Co.and has been called to a monthly meeting to decide the department's sales strategy for 5 new product launches.Susan has a personal interest in 1 of the 5 new products and would like to see her sales strategy be implemented for this product's launch.Even though she does not agree with the strategies being discussed for the other 4 products,Susan has decided to agree with the majority on these product strategies to build social credits for the upcoming discussion of her product.
-Ted and Dan have been tasked with preparing a proposal for a new advertising client and must pitch their top three ideas to their boss in one hour.They have not been able to agree on which ideas to pitch,and they need time to prepare their remarks for each idea.As time is the most crucial factor,they must come to an agreement on the three ideas to pitch now.

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Definitions:

Marginal Social Cost

The total cost incurred by society when the production of a good or service is increased by one additional unit, including both private and external costs.

Common Resources

Goods that are non-excludable and rivalrous, meaning they are available to all but can be depleted by overuse.

Marginal Social Cost

This refers to the entire cost society bears for the production of an additional unit of a good, including both private costs borne by producers and external costs absorbed by others.

Common Resource

A resource like air or water that is non-excludable and rivalrous, meaning it's difficult to prevent anyone from using it, and one person's use diminishes others' use.