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