Answer:
Stage I: Potential opposition or Incompatibility
Explanation:
There are five stage of conflict process, the stages are:
1. Potential opposition or incompatibility.
2. Cognition and personalization.
3. Intentions.
4. Behavior.
5. Outcomes.
Potential opposition or incompatibility: this is usually the first stage in a conflict process. This is the presence of factors that can make conflict to occur/rise.
Cognition and personalization: this is based on the perception of the individuals involved. If the individuals perceived/agreed that there is no conflict then there is no conflict. Conflict issues are generally defined in this stage.
Intentions: this is the stage of conflict I'm which decisions to act in a given way occur.
Behavior: this is the stage of conflict process where the conflict is visible in an individual attitude/action.
Outcomes; this is usually the last stage in a conflict process. This is usually the reactive action that occur as a result of the conflict.
So, the presence of the new Boss (David) has given room for conflict to rise and this is the first stage of conflict process which is the answer (Potential opposition or Incompatibility)
Muster typically means to gather, he says muster his courage which inj turn would mean to gather it so the most closest word i can see would be rally for me to rally the courage to do it
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