of suspension" (Wright, 1979, p. 54).
GM's top management responded to this dispute by suppressing it. Wright says the "vice president of engineering along with his staff, took a very strong stand against the Corvair as an unsafe car," but he was "told in effect, 'you're not a member of the team. Shut up or go looking for another job'" (Wright, 1979, p. 5). Because of the declining influence of the engineering function, GM lost for a long time technological leadership and its reputation for safety in the industry.
The avoidance of all inter-group rivalry is neither feasible nor necessarily healthy. A certain amount of conflict, may indicate the need for fundamental change. However, "ignoring, yielding to, accommodating or suppressing conflict are prevalent dysfunctional act
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