Toward Theory-based Measures of Conflict Management
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چکیده
The theory of the managerial grid, a model of interrelations among styles of management, was used as the criterion for validating the two best-known self-report measures of conflict management styles. We reanalyzed six studies that used those measures and found thai both appeared to be moderately valid. However, the measures failed to reflect the underlying tbeory in a few respects, which suggested specific areas for improving tbem.
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