Some club members want to increase membership dues by $7.00. Other club members want to increase them by $3.00. They have reached an impasse on the issue, so they decide to split the difference and raise the dues by $5.00. What type of conflict style did the group use?

a) Accommodating
b) Collaborating
c) Competing
d) Avoiding
e) Compromising


ANS: e

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