Thursday, April 28, 2011
Week 14, Question 2
Looking back on the past group work I have done during my time at San Jose State There are many examples I could think of where I have experienced a collaborative conflict. Collaborative conflict is a style that seeks to maximize the gain for all participants. Collaborative conflicts value the relationship between group members and the task. I have had many group experiences where we all worked together to get along and complete the task in a timely manner and do a good job. Competition conflict is the style dedicated to winning. This style can become destructive to a group because it can mean winning at any cost. Competition conflict is low on the relationship and high on the task. I have never personally been involved in competition conflict. I have been very lucky and I've gotten good group members who participate and do their work. Yes there have been some problems, but none where the relationship between me and my group members was compromised. Since I have never been involved in a competition conflict I would have to say that a collaborative conflict resolution is more satisfying to me. It is better for everyone in the long run because it doesn't compromise relationships and it gets your tasks done.
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hey I like how you mention collaborative conflict seeks to maximive the gains of each side and that the group members value to relationship of the group. Competition conflict is dedicated to winning, which is why it's called competitive. I too have been in pretty productive groups, probably because there havent been strong opinions either voiced or felt. I think when people have really strong emotions behind something thats when it's inevitable to get into a competitive conflict. If one person is competitive the other might go into avoidance, which Ive done at work because Id rather avoid the conflict rather than deal with the other side of the conflict. thanks for the post
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