Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. When job boundaries are ambiguous, employees are less possessive, and conflict is likely to be minimized. 
2. Avoiding it is never an appropriate response to conflict. 
3. The weakness of accommodating as a method for handling conflict is that it is only a temporary fix that fails to address the underlying problem. 
4. The conflict-handling style of compromising is appropriate when both parties to a conflict have equal power. 

Answer 1

1. FALSE
Ambiguous jurisdictions are problematic. When job boundaries or task responsibilities are unclear, that can often lead to conflict.
2. FALSE
Avoiding involves ignoring or suppressing a conflict. Avoidance is appropriate for trivial issues, when emotions are high and a cooling-off period is needed, or when the cost of confrontation outweighs the benefits of resolving the conflict. It is not appropriate for difficult or worsening problems.
3. TRUE
Accommodating is allowing the desires of the other party to prevail. The advantage of accommodating is that it encourages cooperation. The weakness is that once again it's only a temporary fix that fails to confront the underlying problem.
4. TRUE
In compromising, both parties give up something in order to gain something. Compromise is appropriate when both sides have opposite goals or possess equal power.