Question

a team member approaches a project manager with an insistence on completing tasks in a different way than prescribed in the project plan. even though the manager knows that the project plan contains the fastest way to complete these tasks, he acquiesces with the team member. which conflict management strategy has been employed? withdraw/avoid force/direct compromise/reconcile smooth/accommodate

Explanation:

1. Analyze each option:

• Withdraw/avoid: Involves ignoring or postponing the conflict. Not the case here as the manager responded.
• Force/direct: Imposes one's will, but the manager agreed with the team member, not forcing.
• Compromise/reconcile: Both parties give up something, but here the manager fully acquiesced, not a partial give - and - take.
• Smooth/accommodate: Involves satisfying the other party's concerns at the expense of one's own. The manager knew the project plan was best but agreed with the team member, which fits this strategy.

Answer:

D. Smooth/accommodate (assuming the options are labeled A - D with D being Smooth/accommodate. If the original options had different labels, adjust accordingly. Based on the given options, the correct one is Smooth/accommodate)