Mini-Case: the In-Box Is Full

question 73

Essay

Mini-Case: The In-Box Is Full. Returning from a wonderful vacation at Disney World, "It's a small world after all," you go through the memos that have been stuffed in your box. A short scenario of each memo is provided. Situation 1: The workers down in the yard are refusing to wear their hard hats. OSHA visits tomorrow.
Situation 2: The people in the back room would like to play their radios while they work. Their supervisor has no problem with it. The issue appears whether it is rock or country.
Situation 3: Your boss must leave town and will be unable to give a speech to his daughter's fourth-grade class on "What I do for a living." He has asked you to take his place.
Situation 4: Production has informed your salespeople that they don't think they can meet the orders requested. They must know tomorrow what the priority should be. You have a meeting with your sales force at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow.
Situation 5: You have a performance review scheduled for George tomorrow. His performance has slipped but he says he needs to talk to you.
-Indicate the conflict approach that would work best for each of the five situations described in The In-Box Is Full. Provide support for your answer.

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Definitions:

Proximity

The physical or psychological closeness between individuals, influencing their interactions and relationships.

Figure-Ground Perception

The ability to distinguish an object (the figure) from its surroundings (the ground).

Visual Afterimage

An optical illusion where an image continues to appear in one's vision after the exposure to the original image has ended.

Retinal Disparity

The slight difference in visual perception that comes from the images projected on the retinae of the eyes, which is a cue to depth perception.