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Beheh

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An organization must eliminate conflicts to be successful. Do you agree with this statement? Justify your answer.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Groupthink has the ability to undermine critical thinking in the group and harm the quality of decision making.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: Not all conflicts are bad. Some conflicts, functional conflicts, are constructive and support the goals of the work group and improve its performance. Other conflicts, dysfunctional conflicts, are destructive and prevent a group from achieving its goals. Hence, an ideal strategy for a manager would be to eliminate dysfunctional conflicts and to promote functional conflicts.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: TRUE



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