Question

A local political group is divided on how to present their candidate. The debate is getting heated. Finally, the head of the group focuses the team on defending their idea based on facts, rather than personal preference. This is an example of ______ conflict.

* dysfunctional *programmed *escalating *integrative

Many former executives of Eastern Health Insurance and Green Bay Healthcare have become high-level government employees in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The goal of this ______ has been questioned by a number of people.

* network *alliance *political *aggregation *project team

Sam is a manager for a large dry cleaning establishment. He supervises 23 people who perform relatively routine jobs that require minimal training. The shop is unionized, so Sam has little latitude when it comes to dismissing poor performers. However, he does have the authority to transfer employees and has been known to reassign poor performers to less desirable jobs on the line. Sam has a reputation for only transferring employees with just cause, and generally is viewed as a fair supervisor by his employees. Although he would like greater autonomy to determine salaries, Sam generally divides bonuses and raises equally among his employees. To do otherwise would likely create conflict with union members and representatives. According to Fiedler’s model, how would Sam’s position power be described?

* expert *political *moderate *weak

Answer 1

A- Dysfunctional conflict
Explanation- As the head of the group described the facts and focused on the main guidelines it is the dysfunctional conflict.

B- Aggregation

Explanation - As many of the employees from the same organization have been promoted to better postes , Aggrigation has been questioned,

C- Expert

Explanation- As sam focuses on creating a better operating structure and operates fairly to its employees its ocmes under expert power for the organizaton,