Assignment
Introduction to Conflict Management - Objective Criteria
What types of "objective" criteria might you use in these cases, and where would you find the information? (Come up with at least one for each situation.)
Note: The first one has been done for you as an example.
A. You are buying a used car. How do you determine what is a fair price?
Blue book value. (Found online at kbb.com)
B. You are buying a house. How do you determine what is a fair price?
C. You feel you are underpaid and want a raise. How do you determine what pay rate you deserve?
D. You feel your rent is too high. How do you determine what is an appropriate amount to pay for rent?
E. You and your neighbor are having a dispute over where your property line is. How do you determine objectively where the property line should be?
F. Your boss thinks you're not being productive enough. How do you determine objectively what your productivity level is?
G. Your credit card carries an interest rate that you think is too high. How do you determine what a fair interest rate is?
H. You just had some body work done on your car, and you don't think they did a very good job. How might you objectively determine if the work they did was good enough?
I. You and your spouse or roommate disagree on how many of the household chores each should do. What standard or process might you use to come up with a fair division of labor?