The Constructive Controversy style in non-Western conflict styles approaches appears to be more closely aligned with the Collaborating style described in this book. Please use the dimensions used in the corresponding sets of Western and non-Western theories to draw a comparison.
What will be an ideal response?
Students need to point to the two dimensions in the Western cultures—assertiveness and cooperativeness—and then discuss the main characteristics that relate with the collaborating style—high assertiveness and high concern for the relationship. They should also discuss other characteristics, like being a time-consuming style. Students also need to draw the same analysis for the two dimensions in the non-Western cultures—disintegration avoidance and harmony enhancement, in addition to the existence of the element of whether the personal problem is important or not.
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