It Seems That Your Work Group Is in Conflict Much

question 56

Multiple Choice

It seems that your work group is in conflict much of the time. One colleague has suggested that you, as the supervisor, are responsible for eliminating the conflict so that your work group can function harmoniously. Another colleague has suggested that conflict is good for stimulating creativity and productivity within the work environment. You are unsure about whether you should try to eliminate the conflict within your group or learn to deal with it positively.
-If you support the idea that conflict should be eliminated, you are supporting which of the following views of conflict?

• A) the traditional view
• B) the human relations view
• C) the interactionist view
• D) the moderated acceptance view
• E) the positivistic view

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Definitions:

Fermentation

Anaerobic breakdown of glucose that results in a gain of two ATP and end products such as alcohol and lactate; occurs in the cytoplasm of cells.

Muscles

Tissues in the body that can contract, enabling movement and force generation.

Oxygen

A chemical element (O) essential for most life forms on Earth; it participates in respiration and forms part of water molecules.

Pyruvate

A key intermediate compound in the cellular metabolic pathways, formed from the breakdown of glucose through glycolysis.