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Personal effectiveness and communication in businessSection BSyllabus ETime ManagementCommunication

ACCA · Question 51 · Personal effectiveness and communication in business

SECTION B - SCENARIO 5 (Syllabus E)

'GlobalMedi' is a telemedicine NGO operating in conflict zones.
Task 1: The Director is dealing with a sudden server crash that has taken all doctors offline.
Task 2: To explain a complex new surgical protocol, the Chief Medical Officer uses a live video call rather than an email.
Task 3: Two doctors disagree on a treatment plan; one doctor simply gives in to the other to keep the peace.
Task 4: An administrator is overwhelmed by contradictory instructions from two different managers.

Which of the following correctly identifies the concepts in Tasks 1 to 4?

Answer options:

A.

1: Eisenhower (Urgent & Important), 2: High channel richness, 3: Accommodating conflict style, 4: Role conflict

B.

1: Eisenhower (Important but Not Urgent), 2: Low channel richness, 3: Avoiding conflict style, 4: Role ambiguity

C.

1: Eisenhower (Urgent & Important), 2: High channel richness, 3: Compromising conflict style, 4: Role conflict

D.

1: Eisenhower (Urgent but Not Important), 2: Semantic noise, 3: Accommodating conflict style, 4: Work overload

How to approach this question

Task 1: Crash = Urgent/Important. Task 2: Video = Rich channel. Task 3: Giving in = Accommodating. Task 4: Opposing orders = Role conflict.

Full Answer

A.1: Eisenhower (Urgent & Important), 2: High channel richness, 3: Accommodating conflict style, 4: Role conflict✓ Correct
Task 1: A critical system failure is both Urgent and Important. Task 2: Video calls have high channel richness (visual + audio cues) compared to email. Task 3: Giving in to the other party to maintain harmony is the Accommodating conflict resolution style. Task 4: Receiving incompatible demands from multiple managers is Role Conflict.

Common mistakes

Confusing Accommodating with Avoiding. Confusing Role Conflict with Role Ambiguity.

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