Consistency of behavior is an asset to an organization when the ...

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Consistency of behavior is an asset to an organization when the organization ________.
 
  A) has an aggressive culture
  B) encourages innovation and risk taking
  C) is highly departmentalized
  D) has an employee oriented culture
  E) operates in a stable environment

Question 2

What are the various functional outcomes of conflict?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

E
Explanation: E) Consistency of behavior is an asset to an organization when the organization operates in a stable environment. But in a dynamic environment, it becomes a burden and makes it difficult for the organization to respond to changes.

Answer to Question 2

Conflict is functional when it improves the quality of decisions, stimulates creativity and innovation, encourages interest and curiosity among group members, provides the medium through which problems can be aired and tensions released, and fosters an environment of self-evaluation and change. Conflict can improve the quality of decision making by allowing all points, particularly the ones that are unusual or held by a minority, to be weighed in important decisions. Conflict is an antidote for groupthink. It doesn't allow the group passively to rubber stamp decisions that may be based on weak assumptions, inadequate consideration of relevant alternatives, or other debilities. Conflict challenges the status quo and therefore furthers the creation of new ideas, promotes reassessment of group goals and activities, and increases the probability that the group will respond to change.