A popular theoretical assumption holds that task-related disagreements stimulate critical thinking and, thus, may facilitate superior group decision-making. Two recent meta-analyses showed, however, that the relationship between task conflict and decision-making quality is not uniformly positive...

In this article, we demonstrate that physiological reactions to a conflict affect the way individuals manage their conflicts and, in effect, how the conflict affects decision making. Instead of a uniform positive or negative conflict-performance relationship, we show that a task-related team...

A popular theoretical assumption holds that task-related disagreements stimulate critical thinking, and thus may improve group decision making. Two recent meta-analyses showed, however, that task conflict can have a positive effect, a negative effect, or no effect at all on decision-making...

We present two studies demonstrating the implications of having different values (vs. instrumental concerns) in a situation where people take conflicting positions. Study 1 (N=266) examined how people respond to a range of conflict issues that were framed either as referring to conflicting...