Cultural Assessment
The Intercultural Conflict Style (ICS) inventory seeks to explain intercultural communication style along two dimensions. One is direct/indirect and the other is emotional expressiveness/emotional restraint. The theory is that the items in the questionnaire are mutually exclusive, such that one can evenly distribute the points. That was not my experience, but that is the working theory. The results of my quiz showed a score of 16 along the indirect/direct line, which is said to indicate a tendency towards indirectness. That's an interesting finding. Along the emotional expressiveness/restraint axis, I scored a 30, indicating a tendency towards emotional expressiveness. That makes more sense. This puts me in the dynamic style of conflict resolution.
Hammer (2005) notes that the dynamic style is oriented towards indirect strategies. Traits include hyperbole, associative arguments, ambiguity, repetition and use of third party intermediaries. These are not good traits for debate,...
Conflict How do I react to conflict? I took the Conflict Style Questionnaire and for the rating on person "A," I had 4 out of five between 15 and 20, which is representative of a "strong style." That is a dear female friend of mine and I tend to say away from strong arguments, hence several number "4's" in that part of the questionnaire. The second person ("B") I included in
Personal Reflection Paper Introduction When it comes to my relationship with my friend Joey, we all seem to end up arguing no matter what the situation is. I have a very dominant personality as does he, and our conflict styles butt heads. In this paper, I will explore my conflict communication with Joey and analyze TRIP goals, power and conflict styles and how they apply to my relationship. Then I will explain
Personal Conflict Style Assessment Using the conflict management style survey to determine my conflict management style was an insightful experience. The scores from the analysis show the role of collaborator (45), compromiser (30), controller (21), accommodator (19) and avoider (13) are the order of conflict management styles must relied on in work-related conflict situations. Conflict-handling styles are predicated on the aggregation of experiences, perceptions, successful and unsuccessful interactions, and outcomes over
Conflict Resolution India is a diverse country in terms of religion. The Hindu population constitutes 828 million people (80%), the Muslim population constitutes million (13.5%), the Christian population constitutes 24 million (2.5%), the Sikh population constitutes 19 million (2%), while other religious groupings including Jains and Buddhists constitute 19.5 million. Religion is an important aspect of Indian political scene. Although India maintains that it is a secular nation, Indian politics has
The communication style used in avoiding is passive, which means neither to communicate personal concerns nor to listen to other party's concerns. 2. Competing This conflicting style requires high assertiveness and low cooperation. This style is helpful when quick, vital and uncommon decisions are to be taken. Competing style involves worrying about own concern's and keeping aside other party's goals. The skills used for competing management style include debating, arguing, asserting
Conflict Based on the results of the Conflict Style Survey I have undertaken, my conflict style is 'compete.' It is represented by color blue. From quite an early age, through to college, I have always strived to be the best. Many of my friends have in the past claimed that I tend to be rather aggressive in seeking to attain that which I desire. Personally, I do not see any problem
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