Students should immediately note that these business units have pooled interdependence with respect to the training facilities . This is a relatively low level of interdependence , but it does require interdependence just the same . Scarce resources are clearly a source of conflict here because both groups want the same resource at the same time . Conflict also seems to occur because of ambiguous rules regarding the allocation of this resource . Some students might suggest that the two business units have incompatible goals - each wants to train its own employees - but this is a somewhat weaker source of conflict here compared with scarce resources and task interdependence . Differentiation is also a weak factor here . One solution to this conflict is to increase resources . Specifically , the organization might justify developing more space to accommodate both business units . Another solution is to clarify rules regarding use of the existing resource . In this situation , the organization might specify the times that each business unit may use the training facilities or it might develop a sign - up system with rules that prevent each unit from taking too much of the facility .