Susan is an interior designer with an engineering consultancy. She was appointed to work on a new project. As the project had a strict deadline, total dedication was expected from all members of the group

In spite of differences in opinion, all members agreed to work together. However, right from the beginning, Susan was careless. She postponed meetings and when there were proposals to make changes in designs, she ignored the issues. What kind of a conflict style is illustrated by Susan's behavior and why?
a) Avoiding, because Susan had low concern for both the content and the relational goals of the project
b) Compromising, because Susan had low concern for the content goal, but high concern for the relational goal of the project.
c) Accommodating, because Susan had high concern for the content goal, but low concern for the relational goal of the project.
d) Competing, because Susan had moderate concern for the content and the relational goal of the project.


A

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