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RELEVANT EMPIRICAL 1) The potential for conflicts CDW is greater than culturally
EVIDENCE SUPPORTING homogeneous workgroups because of the operation of culture
THE RELATIONSHIP Prejudices, biases and stereotypes.
BETWEEN INDEPENDENT
2) According to Zenger and Lawrence, group members will be tend to
VARIABLE AND
communicate with people who those similar to avoid negative
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
communication.
RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS H1a: Conflict events will be positively linked with group’s productive
(INTERPRET THE MEANING reactions to conflict in culturally diverse workgroups
OF CONCEPTUAL H1b: Communication openness will be associated with fewer conflict
FRAMEWORK) events
H2a. Productive reactions to conflict will be positively related to
group’s task and social outcomes in culturally diverse workgroups.
H2b. Destructive reactions to conflict will be negatively linked with
group’s task and social outcomes in culturally diverse workgroups
H3. Communication openness will be associated with fewer conflict
events.
H4. Communication openness will be associated with productive
reactions to conflict.
H5a. Communication openness will be positively associated with
group’s task performance.
H5b. Communication openness will moderate the relationship between
destructive reactions to conflict and group’s task performance.
H6a. Communication openness will be associated with decreased
bullying behaviors.
H6b. Communication openness will moderate the relationship between
destructive reactions to conflict and bullying behaviors.
H6c. Communication openness will be associated with decreased
emotional reactions to bullying.
H6d. Communication openness will moderate the relationship between
destructive reactions to conflict and emotional reactions to bullying.
OUTCOMES OF TESTING H 1a- there is a evidence to support the link
between conflict event variable and
productive reaction to conflict.