Which of the Following Statements Best Describes Smoothing Over the Conflict

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes smoothing over the conflict?

• A) It refers to corporate downsizing and tightening of expenses.
• B) It involves managers pretending "we are all one big happy family," and acting like the conflict does not exist.
• C) It refers to actions such as firing, transferring, or having an employee quit.
• D) It involves a manager, observing a conflict between two employees, stepping up and saying, "this is the way it is going to be, and that ends it."
• E) It involves a manager discussing the cause of the conflict.

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Definitions:

Experiment

A scientific procedure undertaken to test a hypothesis by systematically manipulating variables.

Experimental Study

A study involving manipulation of variables to determine cause and effect relationships.

Correlational Study

A research method used to determine the relationship between two variables, without implying causation.

Cause-and-Effect

Cause-and-effect refers to the relationship between events or things, where one is the result of the other or others, typically serving as the reason something happens.