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    PracticeACCAACCA BT — Business & Technology Practice Exam 5Question 51
    Hard4 marksMultiple Choice
    Syllabus E: Personal effectiveness and communication in businessSyllabus ETime ManagementConflictCommunication

    ACCA · Question 51 · Syllabus E: Personal effectiveness and communication in business

    Scenario: CareFirst NGO staff are dealing with tasks that are important but not urgent. During a recent dispute, both parties gave up something to reach an agreement. Staff complain about feedback being delayed and distorted through management levels. Many staff suffer stress from having too much work to do in the available time.

    Identify the correct classifications for the following four tasks:
    Task 1: Covey's Time Management matrix quadrant action
    Task 2: Conflict resolution strategy used
    Task 3: Communication barrier experienced
    Task 4: Type of stress overload

    Which of the following combinations is correct?

    Answer options:

    A.

    1-Plan/Schedule, 2-Compromise, 3-Filtering, 4-Quantitative overload

    B.

    1-Do immediately, 2-Collaboration, 3-Semantic, 4-Qualitative overload

    C.

    1-Delegate, 2-Accommodation, 3-Physical noise, 4-Role ambiguity

    D.

    1-Drop/Avoid, 2-Compromise, 3-Filtering, 4-Role conflict

    How to approach this question

    Important but not urgent = Quadrant 2 (Plan). Both giving up = Compromise. Distortion up the chain = Filtering. Too much volume = Quantitative.

    Full Answer

    A.1-Plan/Schedule, 2-Compromise, 3-Filtering, 4-Quantitative overload✓ Correct
    Task 1: Important but not urgent tasks should be Planned/Scheduled. Task 2: When both parties make concessions, it is Compromise. Task 3: Information distorted as it passes through hierarchy is Filtering. Task 4: Having too much work for the time available is Quantitative overload (Qualitative would mean the work is too difficult).

    Common mistakes

    Confusing Compromise with Collaboration. Collaboration finds a new solution where neither gives up anything (win-win). Compromise is a partial win/partial lose.
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