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	<title>Comments on: Participation, Group Decision Making, Virtual Teams</title>
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		<title>By: Joan DiMicco</title>
		<link>http://www.joandimicco.com/blog/2009/01/08/participation-group-decision-making-virtual-teams/comment-page-1/#comment-42710</link>
		<dc:creator>Joan DiMicco</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Michael, 
The paper is focusing on task-related conflict, not interpersonal conflict. Here&#039;s an excerpt from the paper: 

&quot;The relationship conflict, which is based on 
emotional or interpersonal issues is detrimental to the 
functioning of a team.  But task conflict is actually 
beneficial to the team effectiveness (Van de Vilert 
and De Dreu, 1994).  Task conflict is the 
disagreement on task content or process.  A moderate 
level of task conflict is positively associated with 
team performance because it causes team members to 
consider more alternatives.  Considering diverse 
opinions and strategies enable a group to arrive at a 
better solution (Pelled et al., 1999).  Jehn (1997) 
found that type of task group members perform 
shapes whether conflict helps, hinders, or has no 
significant impact on individual and group 
performance.  Rahim (2002) mentioned that one of 
the problems of conflict management is that the two 
dimensions of conflict are positively correlated.&quot;

I&#039;ll send you the paper by email....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Michael,<br />
The paper is focusing on task-related conflict, not interpersonal conflict. Here&#8217;s an excerpt from the paper: </p>
<p>&#8220;The relationship conflict, which is based on<br />
emotional or interpersonal issues is detrimental to the<br />
functioning of a team.  But task conflict is actually<br />
beneficial to the team effectiveness (Van de Vilert<br />
and De Dreu, 1994).  Task conflict is the<br />
disagreement on task content or process.  A moderate<br />
level of task conflict is positively associated with<br />
team performance because it causes team members to<br />
consider more alternatives.  Considering diverse<br />
opinions and strategies enable a group to arrive at a<br />
better solution (Pelled et al., 1999).  Jehn (1997)<br />
found that type of task group members perform<br />
shapes whether conflict helps, hinders, or has no<br />
significant impact on individual and group<br />
performance.  Rahim (2002) mentioned that one of<br />
the problems of conflict management is that the two<br />
dimensions of conflict are positively correlated.&#8221;</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll send you the paper by email&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: Macker</title>
		<link>http://www.joandimicco.com/blog/2009/01/08/participation-group-decision-making-virtual-teams/comment-page-1/#comment-42562</link>
		<dc:creator>Macker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What kind of conflict in teams, specifically?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What kind of conflict in teams, specifically?</p>
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