In which of the following conditions should constructive conflict be stimulated?
A) Managers want to achieve work objectives.
B) The group seems to be afflicted with inertia and apathy.
C) The group is adapting to change.
D) Managers are in charge of self-managed teams.
E) There is a lot of internal competition.

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Constructive conflict, if carefully monitored, can be very productive under a number of circumstances: when your work group seems afflicted with inertia and apathy resulting in low performance; when there's a lack of new ideas and resistance to change; when there seems to be a lot of yes-men and yes-women (expressing groupthink) in the work unit; when there's high employee turnover; or when managers seem unduly concerned with peace, cooperation, compromise, consensus, and their own popularity rather than in achieving work objectives.

In Which of the Following Conditions Should Constructive Conflict Be