As a cause of conflict, ___ involve poorly set objectives or poorly designed reward systems.
A) role ambiguities
B) task interdependencies
C) competing objectives
D) structural differentiation
E) unresolved prior conflicts

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Competing objectives can create conflict when different individuals or teams have conflicting goals or when reward systems incentivize different behaviors. This can result in individuals or teams competing with each other rather than working collaboratively towards a shared goal. Role ambiguities (A) refer to unclear job responsibilities, task interdependencies (B) refer to situations where tasks are interdependent and require coordination between multiple individuals or teams, structural differentiation (D) refers to the division of an organization into specialized parts, and unresolved prior conflicts (E) refer to previous disagreements that have not been adequately resolved. While these other factors may also contribute to conflict, neither is specifically related to poorly set objectives or reward systems.

As a Cause of Conflict, ___ Involve Poorly Set Objectives