George has a habit of disrupting meetings by asking irrelevant questions and daydreaming. He does not listen to his colleagues' ideas and presentations during meetings. His colleagues are getting irritated with his behavior. This implies that George is stimulating:
A)programmed conflict.
B)devil's advocacy.
C)functional conflict.
D)workplace incivility.
E)the dialectic method.

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Chronic personality conflicts often begin with seemingly insignificant irritations. Incivility, or employees' lack of regard for one another, is costly to organizations in subtle and pervasive ways. Although uncivil behaviors occur commonly, many organizations fail to recognize them, few understand their harmful effects. Here, George is stimulating workplace incivility by disrupting meetings.

George Has a Habit of Disrupting Meetings by Asking Irrelevant