Marsha Conflict Management Style

Marsha conflict management style is collaboration and problem solving (p. 223). This style influenced events when Fred informed Marsha that she and fellow faculty members will be evaluated based on performance standards. Marsha is satisfied with the criteria and believes that all faculty members should be responsible and accountable for their work. Once Marsha learned the performance standards, this gave her incentive to work harder. Marsha goals were to make a positive impact by giving maximum effort doing her job. Her adjustment to Central University is going well where she received positive feedback from students and presented two papers at a professional meeting. The two papers Marsha presented will be published in a journal (Uhl-Bien,
I would say he has an authoritative command and accommodation (smoothing) style (p. 223). Even though Fred is in a position of power, he can’t satisfy the entire staff since some people will not be happy with the raise they receive. Fred figured he’ll disperse the raises based on seniority and didn’t take into consideration the overall performance of all faculty members. Fred should have spoken to each staff member individually and given a thorough evaluation so there’s a better understanding of why everybody received a certain pay raise. In addition, Fred should know better not to share faculty member raises with other staff members. Informal conversations were happening between faculty members wondering who received the various pay increments. The inappropriateness for an employee to inquire about another employee pay raise and disclose that information can cause conflict between Fred and the faculty
Marsha can reiterate to Fred his assessment on her evaluation where he praised her for doing an outstanding job which merits an A grade. She can state her work productivity and past accomplishments during the school year where she received positive reviews. In addition, Marsha can mention the two papers that will be published in a journal. The accolades Marsha earned should let Fred know he has an extraordinary employee who is achieving many goals on and off campus. He needs to realize he can lose a valuable employee due to the school inconsistencies on the performance standard policy. According to a Times Union article, no matter anybody place of employment, for the most part everybody will experience some type of conflict (Mackay,