Which of the Five Conflict Handling Styles Is Used as the 'Smoothing

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the five conflict handling styles is used as the 'smoothing' style, which involves playing down differences while emphasizing commonalities?

• A)integrating
• B)problem solving
• C)accommodating
• D)dominating
• E)obliging

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