Thomas and Cora experienced conflict regarding who should give the presentation

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Thomas and Cora experienced conflict regarding who should give the presentation for their group project in front of their job's board. Thomas wanted to give the presentation because it would look good for his upcoming promotion meeting. On the other hand, Cora wanted to give the presentation because it would give her practice for future presentations. Cora believed that Thomas needed the presentation more than herself so she sacrificed her wants to allow him to give the presentation. Which conflict style did Cora have?

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Cora used Accomodating style of conflict managment.The Accommodating mode is characterized as low assertiveness and high cooperativeness. That is to say that when a person chooses this approach to managing conflict, they are willing to forego their own concerns to satisfy the concerns of others. The accommodating style is one of sacrifice, selflessness and low assertiveness. An individual is willing to give up just about everything in order to preserve the relationship with the other party. Accommodating or harmonizing, is viewed as the "peacekeeper" mode as it focuses more on preserving relationships than on achieving a personal goal or result. The key to success for people who prefer to maintain harmony through accommodating is to have the awareness to know when and how they need to move out of the accommodating position and take on a role that will enable them to be more successful when in a dispute.

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