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Which type of conflict has been found to actually have a positive effect on team performance because it can stimulate critical thinking?

A follower’s ability to set high but attainable task-related goals and a willingness to accept responsibility for reaching them is termed

John feels that the employees should listen to everything he has to say because of his position of authority. He was recently promoted and feels that his position is very important and everyone should acknowledge that. Which of the interpersonal sources of power is John abusing?

CEO Charlotte Murphy told stockholders that she would forgo her personal salary for the next 12 months to demonstrate that she truly regretted hiring personal friends as contractors for the construction project. Which type of substantive response is this?

Melody’s tendency to evaluate others based on her favorable or unfavorable impression of them is a barrier to good interpersonal communication. What perceptual error is Melody exhibiting?

Phil and Nico hired a lawyer to draft a contract for the two of them to enter into a partnership agreement. When they received the contract, Phil and Nico had difficulty understanding it because their lawyer used so much legal language, and they couldn’t decipher all the legal terms that were used. Phil and Nico are having an issue with which element of communication?

When an employer is concerned with the well-being of employees and not just the company’s financial prowess, employees are likely to perceive this employee as having high _____.

What were the three main ethnic groups that Spain’s colonial caste system identified and organized?

According to the readings, which distribution(s) allow for stable peace? (Select all that apply)

Which of these factors would be considered an individual-level explanation for why states may change their foreign policy?