Taking Advantage of Conflicts in Group Decision Making

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In past research it was often argued that group decision making (GDM) improves if task-conflicts are present. Task-conflicts are different opinions about the content and outcomes of the task being performed. Why this positive effect? Because task-conflicts prevent premature consensus and encourage critical thinking. It seems obvious. But other studies found no such relationship or even a negative one. The relationship between tasks conflicts and good GDM is thus ambiguous. De Wit, Jehn and Scheepers have recently discovered that another factor is playing an important role when we're analyzing the extent to which task-conflicts are beneficial for GDM: the presence (or absence) of a relationship conflict. According to the authors, task conflicts are more likely to have a positive effect on GDM if relationship conflicts are absent in the company. They suggest 2 possibilities in which a relationship conflict negatively affects the relationship between task conflict and GDM: 1. (...) Read more? Sign up for free

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		How to Benefit from Conflicts in Group Decision Making? Jaap de Jonge, Editor, Netherlands
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		Quality of Decision Making Depends on the Intent of the Individuals in the Group srinivas, Lecturer, India, Member
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		How to Measure Relationship Conflict? Ben Smith, Manager, United Kingdom, Member
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		Conflict can be a Source of Inspiration Ruwan Bandara, Manager, Sri Lanka, Member
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		How Relationship Conflict can Be Reduced for Better Decision Making Leena Bissoonauth, Student (University), Mauritius, Member
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		Group Bonding and Tenure is Important DANNY SUSIKWANA, Accountant, Zambia, Member
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		The 3rd Alternative in Conflicts: 'Our Way' Purna Chandra, Business Consultant, India, Member
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		Our Way, Because we are not Alone Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco, Entrepreneur, Portugal, Member
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		Conflicts in GDM Willie Odemwingie, Lecturer, Nigeria, Member
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		How to Benefit from Group Decision Making? Satya Narayan, Strategy Consultant, India, Member
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		Selfless Group Decision Making kvssiyer, Consultant, India, Member
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		Applying the Six Thinking Hats Method to Group Conflict Gary Wong, Consultant, Canada, SIG Leader
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		Six Thinking Hats and the Covey's 3rd Alternative: 'Our Way' Gary Wong, Consultant, Canada, SIG Leader
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		Most Important in GDM: Dealing with Self-Interest. What Conflict Models can Resolve that? Ken Sylvester
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		GDM Outcome Depends on 23 Aspects of Human System srinivas, Lecturer, India, Member
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		Group Conflict Management NVDS.RAJU, Professor, India, Member
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		The Emotional Bank Account (EBA) versus Conflicts Tan Poh Lip, Manager, Malaysia, Member
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		How to Benefit from Conflicts in a Group Ruwan Bandara, Manager, Sri Lanka, Member
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		23 Aspects of the Human System DANNY SUSIKWANA, Accountant, Zambia, Member
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		ASPECTS IN HUMAN SYSTEM srinivas, Lecturer, India, Member
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		The Emotional Bank Account and 6TH Gary Wong, Consultant, Canada, SIG Leader
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		The Purpose of Group Decision Making kvssiyer, Consultant, India, Member
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		Role of Impressions in Subconscious Mind in Decision Making srinivas, Lecturer, India, Member
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		Avoiding Emotional Conflicts in Group Decision Making melchiorre calabrese, Manager, Italy, Member
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		Preconceived Notions in Group Decision Making srinivas, Lecturer, India, Member
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		Preconceived Notions in Group Decision Making melchiorre calabrese, Manager, Italy, Member
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		Revisiting the Purpose of the Six Thinking Hats Gary Wong, Consultant, Canada, SIG Leader
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		Black & White Hat Together Ruwan Bandara, Manager, Sri Lanka, Member
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		Colours Can Have Different Meanings Gary Wong, Consultant, Canada, SIG Leader
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		Conflict Resolution at the Level of Consciousness in Decision Making in Groups srinivas, Lecturer, India, Member
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