Ned and Michael Are Managers of Two Different Departments at Beckett

question 74

Multiple Choice

Ned and Michael are managers of two different departments at Beckett Corporation.The two have not gotten along well over the years.Yesterday the two attended a budget meeting for the new fiscal year.Both wanted more funding for their departments.When the finance vice president suggested an increase for Ned's department,Michael became quite agitated and made a number of accusations about the nature of the numbers that Ned had used to support his position.After the meeting,Michael cornered the finance vice president in his office and continued his spiel on why his department deserved the extra funding but Ned's did not.What style of conflict handling does Michael exhibit?

• A)compromise
• B)accommodation
• C)competition
• D)avoidance

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