The Accommodating Conflict Management Style Is One Where You Are

question 13

Multiple Choice

The accommodating conflict management style is one where you are concerned that the other party's goals be met but relatively unconcerned with getting your own way. Research has shown that individuals will sometimes overestimate the importance of the relationship and focus too heavily on the overuse of accommodating at the expense of the actual outcomes. The overuse of accommodating has been shown to be more prevalent when:

• A)two females are involved in the conflict
• B)two males are involved in the conflict
• C)one female and one male are involved in the conflict
• D)none of these or there was no difference between any of the groups

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