k or in their personal life. In other words, compromising appears to be most beneficial when the parties involved in the dispute recognize that their relationship must transcend a specific conflict and endure. For example, in working with a close friend who is also a classmate, I encountered a situation in which my friend and I were in total disagreement as to how the project should be structured. We both recognized that this disagreement had nothing to do with our friendship and that both of us had viable ideas as to what should be done with our project. Ultimately, we reached a compromise as to how the project should be structured in which each of us gave up some of our own ideas. The end result was a better product than we could have anticipated.
Most people establish a conflict management style early on without even realizing that they have done so (Trenholm & Jenson, 353). Many people are accommodating. Accommodators exhibit concern for the relationship and have a limited need to achieve personal goals. People who fit this style try to smooth over all disagree
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