Conflict Management Approaches are (Forcing, Avoiding, Compromising, Accommodating, and Collaborating)

Mini-Case: You are the general manager of a large manufacturing plant. You have been on vacation for two weeks. You return from your wonderful vacation in the Bahamas, to find your in-box is stuffed with memos. You begin to go through the memos that have been stuffed in your box. A short scenario of each memo is provided. In the space provided indicate which conflict approach you would use to resolve the issue. Support your answer -Use each conflict management approach only once). Situation 1): At 3PM, the production department has just informed your sales department that they don't think they can meet the requests for all of the orders that have been promised for next week. The production department must know by tomorrow at noon what the priority for the orders should be. You have a meeting with the sales people at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. Situation 2: You have a performance review scheduled for George next week. George has always been a valued employee but recently his performance has slipped and he has mentioned in passing that he is looking forward to talking to you about some things that are bugging him about his job responsibilities and his pay. What conflict management approach will you use when you meet with George next week. Situation 3: Your boss must leave town unexpectedly and will be unable to give a speech to his daughter's fourth-grade class on "What I do for a living." He has asked you to take his place. You have scheduled a lunch with an old friend that you haven't seen for a few years for the same time that your boss wants you to stand in for him. How do you solve this scheduling conflict. Situation 4: The workers down in the material yard are refusing to wear their hard hats when operating heavy equipment. OSHA is visiting your plant tomorrow morning for a safety inspection. Situation 5: The people in the shipping department would like to play their radio while they work. Their supervisor has no problem with it, however they are arguing over whether they play R&B or a Country radio station. Apparently the black employees in the shipping department don't like country music