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    - structural symbolic conflict Power * “Power is the ability to get others to do what you want despite Opposition”-Max Weber * Types of power Physical control- coercion (threats‚ actual violence)‚ force; police or military. Symbolic Control- Manipulation‚ intimidation Rules of Conduct- channel behavior in desired patterns‚ rules. * Weber also considered power a way to influence social life. Legitimacy of Power - Authority: power that is considered legitimate‚ lawful‚

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    http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindanao on September 15‚ 2012. Internet. • Santos‚ Soliman M. Jr. (2005). A holistic perspective on the Mindanao conflict. Retrieved from http://www.aer.ph/pdf/papers/holistic_perspective_on_the_mindanao_conflict.pdf on September 14‚ 2012. Internet. • Santos‚ Soliman M • Tan‚ Samuel K. (July 11‚ 2000). Understanding the Mindanao Conflict. Retrieved from http://bugsnbytes.tripod.com/bb_newsletter_0004_02.html on September 15‚ 2012. Journals and Magazines • (June 2000). Philippine

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    CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN AN ORGANIZATION (A CASE STUDY OF UNIBANK GHANA LIMITED-ADUM) KWESI OPPONG-ADJEI ELIZABETH ASAFU-ADJAYE PRISCILLA ENYONAM KRAKAH JACQUELINE BEAUTY NYAAKU AMA KYEREWAA AMA TWUMWAA ANTWI A PROJECT WORK SUMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OFBUSINESS STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THEREQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE BACHELOR OFBUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE(HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT) MAY‚ 2013 i STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY We Have Read The University Regulations Relating To Plagiarism

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    Assess the functionalist view that religion benefits both society as a whole and its individuals (33 marks) For functionalists‚ society is a system of interrelated parts known as institutions‚ such as religion‚ the family and the economy. Each institution performs certain functions- each contributes to maintaining the social system by meeting a need. Society’s most basic need is the need for social order and solidarity so that its members can cooperate. For functionalists‚ what makes order possible

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    Paper Following Simmel’s work on conflict‚ Lewis Coser focused on the functions of conflict through a functionalist perspective. He concluded that conflict was inclined to be dysfunctional only for social structures in which there was insufficient toleration or institutionalization of conflict. Highly intense conflicts that threatened to "tear apart" society tend to arose only in rigid social structures. Thus‚ what threatened social structures was not conflict as such‚ but rather the rigid character

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    Executive summary This report work is based on Blake and Mouton form of conflict resolution; it is a tool for resolving conflict in an organisation. This is basically a conflict in an organisation and how the conflict persisted because management avoid it all the time and how we decided to handled the conflict using Blake and Mouton model of team management style (win-win) solve the conflict to motivate employee by calling an immediate meeting‚ organizing a get together‚ giving awards to employees

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    Understanding Conflict and Conflict Management http://www.foundationcoalition.org/teams Definition A team is a small group of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose‚ performance goals‚ and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable.1 Although student teams may not satisfy all the requirements of the definition‚ the degree to which they do often determines their effectiveness. Rationale "Students do not come to school with all the social skills

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    Effects of Conflict on Employee and Organizational Performance By MeLissa Wilson Organizational Behavior‚ Instructor Sherri Petro Effects of Conflict on Employee and Organizational Performance Outline 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Causes of conflict 1. Personality clashes 2. Lack of leadership 3. Work environment factors 1.3 Types of conflict 1. Interpersonal Conflict 2. Task conflict 3. Procedure Conflict a. Vertical Conflict 1.4 Reason of Conflict 1. Interpersonal

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    1. Abstract Interpersonal conflicts in the workplace are very common because they inevitably arise when groups or teams perform. This essay critically discusses the view that these conflicts can in certain circumstances be a positive factor in improving the individual performance. The approach used to address this issue is a combination of literature review and interviews of employees working at the chosen business‚ which is the PTA GmbH. T he four levels of conflict in the workplace and the explanation

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    ANALYSIS OF UNITED NATION’S ROLE IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND THE FUTURE CHALLENGES PROFESSIONAL ELECTIVE THEME The UN which came into existence in October 1945‚ revived the “Charter” of League of Nations for “Collective Security”. Under various resolutions and clauses the UN peacekeeping operations followed evolving trends‚ affected by various types of conflicts and power equations. The concept of peacekeeping is borne out of a universal quest for a better world wherein

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