Beckie Cmar It's because we are taught to value grades - we are criticized and ridiculed for trying something new and failing, and praised for succeeding at what is already known. How is that going to lead to productive society? management. There are subtler forms of conflict involving rivalries, jealousies, personality clashes, role definitions, and struggles for power and favor. There is also conflict within individuals between competing needs and demands to which individuals respond in different ways. Some conflicts are functional as they support the goals of the group and improves the performance of an organization while some obstructs the performance, acting solely as a dysfunction.
Traditional view of conflict is the belief that all conflict is harmful and must be avioded.
According to Robbins and Judge in the , Organizational Behavior,2009 states that “ The view that all conflict is bad certainly offers a simple approach to looking at the behavior of people who create conflict”. Human relations view of conflict is the belief that conflict is a natural and inevitable outcome in any group. According to Robbins and Judge in the Organizational Behavior , 2009 states that “ Proponents rationalized its existence: It cannot be eliminated, and there are even times when conflict may benefit a group’s performance”. Interactionist view of conflict is the belief that conflict is not only a positive force in a group but that it is also an absolute necessity for a group to perform