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Ashford UniversitySOCIAL SCI SSC 330Conflict Resolution Unit 2 Challenge

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Sarah had been working as a sales representative in a small, regional office of a big, national company for several years and was very successful. Her boss, Robert, repeatedly told her that she was ... next in line for a promotion to sales manager when the current manager, Anthony, retired. Robert was a very trustworthy boss, and had assured Sarah that her future with the company was bright. A week ago, Anthony told his coworkers that he was retiring. Today, Robert asked Sarah to meet him in his office at 11 AM. Before going to the meeting, Sarah said to her friend Dana, “Get ready to celebrate tonight. When I come out of Robert’s office, we’re going to have a good reason to!” Sarah has a belief system about promotions at her company, which has led to an assumption. Select the true statement about belief systems or assumptions.  The beliefs within an individual's belief system are non-contradictory.  An assumption is an individual's mental sense of right and wrong.  An assumption is a combination of beliefs that forms an individual's worldview.  It's easier to change one's belief system than to add new beliefs to the existing system. In his meeting with Sarah, Robert said, “Sarah, I have some bad news. I know I basically promised you the sales manager position when Anthony retired, but last month the company completely revised the requirements for promotions. I do think that you’re the best person for the job, but according to the company’s new requirements, you would need to have either three more years of work experience or the best sales record next year. So a transfer from another office is taking the job.” Sarah looked crestfallen. When she'd stepped into the office, she'd been ready to celebrate, but now she was crushed. "Isn't there anything we can do to change this?" she asked. "I really thought I deserved the promotion." Robert paused and thought about what to say before replying, “Sarah, I want to make something clear. I spent the whole weekend trying to decide if I could challenge the new policy. I reviewed your sales figures [Show More]

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