KINE 3240 : Ch 6 - Conflict Handling Style Case.pdf

• School: York University
• Department: Kinesiology & Health Science
• Course: KINE 3240
• Professor: Michael Simmons

Document Summary

You are the current york university athletic director. For years, a conflict has festered and surged between your badminton, basketball and volleyball over scheduling of the gym. Who gets what time for practices, games and special events. The issue has been getting volatile and out of hand with shouting matches and other subversive tactics becoming common place. As ad, you feel you have to resolve this conflict. Using the five styles for conflict handling strategies, discussed how each would work in. Some thoughts: this situation, choose the style that you feel would work the best and explain why. In most instances forcing is seen as the least desirable approach to managing conflict. However this need s to followed with either a compromising or problem- solving approach.