“…Studies have found that cooperative styles of conflict handling, in which more concern is shown for others, generally yield beneficial outcomes in the workplace, whereas uncooperative styles generally produce negative outcomes (e.g., Meyer, 2004;Ohbuchi & Kitanaka, 1991;Rahim & Buntzman, 1989;WeiderHatfield & Hatfield, 1996). Other studies show that CMS of managers is related to various outcomes of subordinates, such as job satisfaction, supervision satisfaction, supervisor-subordinate relationships, long-term cooperation, and attitudinal and behavioral compliance (Alexander, 1995;Blake & Mouton, 1964;Follett, 1940;Rahim, 1986;Thomas & Kilmann, 1974;Weider-Hatfield & Hatfield, 1996). While the importance of managers' CMS has been demonstrated repeatedly, little is known about the mechanism through which the CMS of superiors influence the work attitudes of subordinates.…”