C H A P T E R 1 Introduction to Conflict Resolution: Concepts and Definitions I N this second edition of our book we bring the survey of the conflict resolution field up to date at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Conflict resolution as a defined specialist field has come of age in the post-Cold War era. It has also come face to face with fundamental new challenges‚ some of which have come into even sharper focus since the first edition of this book. Why a Second Edition? As
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Introduction “Conflict itself is not a destructive force‚ but conflict left unaddressed is. Unaddressed conflicts create mistrust‚ suspicion‚ dishonesty‚ defensiveness‚ conspiracy‚ and barriers.” (Roth p. 36) Conflict can be perceived as negative or positive. Observing conflict as negative can produce inappropriate behavior or destroy the morale or pursuit of the team’s mission‚ and the negativity can divert energy from important team activities and issues that require energy to resolve. When conflict is viewed
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Intergroup Conflict Heather Arana 9/01/2014 Abstract Intergroup conflict can occur when a group of individuals from different backgrounds work and live together. These conflicts can be caused by concepts such as prejudice‚ stereotypes‚ and discrimination. In order to combat these conflicts‚ a diverse group of people should be formed with a diverse set of leaders‚ the group members should be given positive labeling to help encourage positive behavior‚ and members
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CHAPTER 10 Conflict Theory A. Oberschall This essay covers three broad topics. First‚ there has been renewed debate about human nature and the roots of intergroup violence and warfare in evolutionary biology‚ in psychology‚ and in anthropology. The “ordinary man” hypothesis explains why and how humans justify and participate in violence and atrocities. Second‚ in addition to interstate wars‚ political scientists have been studying insurgencies‚ ethnic cleansing‚ civil wars‚ genocide‚ ethnic
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INTRODUCTION TO LIT REVIEW This section of the study analyses literature on conflict‚ conflict system‚ and conflict management‚ mediation of internal conflicts‚ various peace process (Rwanda‚ Somalia‚ and Sudan‚ DRC‚ Uganda and Mozambique). Uganda and Mozambique will be the case studies. CONFLICT In his book‚ Stagner[1] presents conflict as a situation in which two or more parties desire goals which they perceive as being obtainable by one or the other but not both. The parties
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Conflict is a process that begins when one party perceives that another party has negatively affected‚ or is about to be negatively affect‚ something that the first party cares about. It also encompasses a wide range of conflicts that people experience in organizations. Conflicts are usually caused by poor communication‚ lack of openness and failure to respond to employee needs. Human Relations View Conflict as the belief that conflict is a natural and inevitable
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Organizational Conflict – Constructive Collaboration SPCH 426 Conflict is a natural phenomenon where interaction between individuals or groups occurs. According to Scott (2000)‚ “They happen because people have different interests‚ goals‚ and priorities‚ or because resources are limited‚ or because there are communication problems‚ power struggles‚ mistaken perceptions and assumptions‚ and personality clashes” (p. XV). Even as a common occurrence‚ individuals generally view conflict as negative;
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Conflicts in an organization * A study of conflicts in 5 organizations Organizational conflict is a state of discord caused by the actual or perceived opposition of needs‚ values and interests between people working together. Conflict takes many forms in organizations. There is the inevitable clash between formal authority and power and those individuals and groups affected. There are disputes over how revenues should be divided‚ how the work should be done and how long and hard people should
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every working organization is having its own conflicts and the way of managing that conflicts are also differ from others. Conflicts can become cause of stress for organization and for individual. There are different types of conflicts and several ways of resolving the conflicts. In this report‚ the conflicts of one working organization can be shown and the recommendations according to the “Blake and Mouton’s model of handling conflicts” to solve the conflicts of the organization. BACKGROUND OF ORGANIZATION:
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Conflict theory sees social life as a competition‚ and focuses on the distribution of resources‚ power‚ and inequality. Unlike functionalist theory‚ conflict theory is better at explaining social change‚ and weaker at explaining social stability. Conflict theory has been critiqued for its inability to explain social stability and incremental change. Conflict theory derives from the ideas of Karl Marx. TERMS conflict theory A social science perspective that holds that stratification is dysfunctional
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