Conflict aversion: preference for ambiguity vs conflict in sources and evidence

Article Abstract:

Source conflict and ambiguity are two vital factors which determine the preference of individuals when responding to certain messages. Results derived from an analysis involving 40 psychology students suggest that individuals tend to prefer ambiguous sources with the same message content over conflicting messages from two equally reliable sources. Although the existence of framing effects in source credibility judgements was not established, it was shown that conflicting sources may be perceived as less credible than ambiguous sources.

Conflict of Interest, Conflict management, Organizational behavior, Conflicts of interest

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Coping with uncertainty: A naturalistic decision-making analysis

Article Abstract:

Decision-makers divide uncertainty into three types: undifferentiated alternatives, incomplete information and inadequate understanding. The strategies that decision-makers apply for various uncertainty types in naturalistic environments include reduction, assumption-based reasoning, weighing pros and cons, suppression and hedging. Weighing pros and cons manage conflicts between various options, while assumption-based reasoning handles incomplete information. Reduction primarily manages inadequate understanding.

Group Dynamics, Human resource management, Interpersonal relations, Uncertainty (Information theory)

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