(4) Avoiding (low concern for self and others) style describes behavior that serves to minimize addressing the conflict explicitly, either ignoring it or quickly shifting conversation to a different issue. It has been associated with withdrawal, buck-passing, or sidestepping situations (Rahim, 2002).
(5) Compromising is in the middle of the dimension across concern for self and concern for the other. Compromise shows modest interest to pursue a mutually acceptable outcome but without making a concerted effort to reach it. Thus, both parties may have some gains and some losses by allowing give-and-take whereby both parties give up some important needs or goals because they found that some suboptimal outcome must be accepted (Poole et al., 1991). Individuals often use this style when willingness to solve the problem is not sufficiently high or when pressures involving time limitations or high costs present themselves. Compromising involves such tactics as appealing to fairness, suggestion of a trade-off, maximizing wins and minimizing losses, and offering a quick, short-term solution.