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Give three examples of a “personal problem/ decision” that you have experienced: one that involved the condition of certainty, one that involved risk (subjective probability), and one that involved uncertainty.

In the Learning from Experience feature, David Hoover comments: “We’ve got lots of challenges ahead of us. I spend about 75% of my time solving problems. . . .” Go to the Ball Corporation’s website at www.ball.com. Click on “Sustainability” and review Ball’s most recent annual “Sustainability Report” and read […]

Provide examples of (a) intrasender role conflict, (b) intersender role conflict, (c) interrole conflict, and (d) person–role conflict that you have experienced.

Reread the Self Competency feature entitled “Reflections on Conflict Avoiding Managers.” Think of a manager you have worked for (or currently work for). What patterns of conflict-handling styles were (are) used by this manager? Were (are) they effective?

What conflict-handling styles appear to have been used by Cathy McBroom in the Learning from Experience feature? Explain.

What levels of conflict may be present when individuals embrace the attributes of the diversity competency but those attributes are not shared by coworkers? Explain.