A Useful Strategy for Encouraging Collaboration When There Is Conflict

question 77

Multiple Choice

A useful strategy for encouraging collaboration when there is conflict in groups is to

• A)attempt to force the superior group's position.
• B)deemphasize the disagreement between the groups involved.
• C)invoke superordinate goals.
• D)ignore the problem by doing nothing at all.
• E)address it by merely smoothing over the situation.

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