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¶ … traditionally accustomed to associating conflicts with negative feelings, conflicts can actually have positive effects on individuals and on groups as a whole in particular circumstances. Some groups experience trouble in progressing in certain directions that they express interest in. Simply sticking to the same thinking that they had when the group was formed can reflect negatively on a group's accomplishments. By focusing on strategies that it is accustomed to adopting in some situations, the group is unlikely to experience success in every mission that it is interested to complete. Even with the fact that conflict is in many cases bad for a group's functionality, it can also influence individuals in becoming more creative as a result of experiencing intense feelings.
It would be wrong to adopt a criticizing attitude in regard to any member of a particular group simply because he or she is unable to keep up with the rest. However, as long as...
Criticism does not necessarily need to be associated with the idea of a fight or with the concept of insult. Instead, it is more effective when the person being criticizes acknowledges the fact that he or she is wrong and gets actively involved in putting across more effective thinking. He or she can also take on contradiction as a method to motivate his or her thinking and can be successful in influencing others to become a part of a debate, as this is probable to eventually solve differences between the group's members (The Liberating Role of Conflict in Group Creativity: A Cross Cultural Study).
A group's bonds can also be strengthened as a result of a conflict, taking into account that members develop more intimate relationships as they become a part of an intense argument.…
Works cited:
K.W. De Dreu, Carsten and Van De Vliert Evert "Using Conflict in Organizations," (SAGE, 24.11.1997)
Nemeth, Charlan Jeanne, Personnaz, Marie, Personnaz, Bernard, and Goncalo, Jack A., "The liberating role of conflict in group creativity: A cross cultural study," Retrieved July 25, 2012, from the university of California Website: http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4k70n7v8#page-1
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