The Dynamics of Conflict Resolution A Practioner’s Guide Bernard S. Mayer Chapter One The Nature of Conflict We all are of two minds about conflict. We say that conflict is natural‚ inevitable‚ necessary‚ and normal‚ and that the problem is not the existence of conflict but how we handle it. But we are also loath to admit that we are in the midst of conflict. Parents assure their children that the ferocious argument the parents are having is not a conflict‚ just a "discussion." Organizations
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Introduction: Conflict is an inevitable part of our workday life as different values and points of view can create tension among peers. Conflict is defined as the disagreement among two or more individuals‚ groups‚ or organizations. This disagreement may be relatively superficial or very strong (Ventrice‚ 2000) . It may be short-lived or exist for months or even years‚ and it may be work-related or personal. In the Chinese society‚ traditional culture makes the people trying to avoid conflicts habitually
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Conflict Diagnosis Conflict can be found every day in the news. Whether it be in a newspaper‚ on the Internet‚ or on the television there is evidence of conflicts over the media. The resolutions are not always clear and it depends on whether a formal form of mediation is used as to whether or not the public will hear of the resolution that came to pass from the conflict. This paper will take a look at one story found on the internet recently that talks about a conflict and how its resolution
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Conflict Resolution The nature of a work team makes them vulnerable to conflicts and disagreements. Because people carry the weight of personal values‚ experiences and beliefs into the work team‚ there is always the possibility that conflict will arise. That is why recognizing the signs and source of conflict will help understand the role of conflict in the work team. Here is list of signs of conflicts that the work team should be aware of: 1. Anger‚ irritability‚ sarcasm 2. Without holding
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Executive Summary Conflicts are inescapable in an organization. However‚ conflicts can be used as motivators for healthy change. In today’s environment‚ several factors create competition; they may be differing departmental objectives‚ individual objectives‚ and competition for use of resources or differing viewpoints. These have to be integrated and exploited efficiently to achieve organizational objectives. A manager should be able to see emerging conflicts and take appropriate pre-emptive
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Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics January 2005 The report has not undergone review accorded to official World Bank publications. The findings‚ interpretations‚ and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/the World Bank and its affiliated organizations‚ or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does
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Merchant of Venice: Stereotypes‚ Shakespeare‚ and You In the play The Merchant of Venice‚ Shakespeare uses a variety of examples to show stereotypes. These examples are both shown for and against the specific stereotype‚ whatever it may be. This can range from how women were treated‚ how jews were treated‚ and how christians were treated. These were humorous at the time‚ but now our society has grown out of that and “matured” itself. Shakespeare reinforces and also critiques the stereotypes of
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works of fiction‚ conflict is used to create a story. In Kafka’s The Metamorphosis the major conflict is the financial stability of the family. For the five years before the story‚ Gregor was responsible for bringing in the money required to support the family. This was the main focus for Gregor so‚ when Gregor lost the ability to work‚ the responsibility was shifted to the rest of the family. This struggle for the family to make money is the main conflict of the story. The main conflict can be seen by
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Encountering Conflict – Conflict can both crush people and inspire people to greater heights. Conflict presents itself in various forms; it can occur in different places‚ can be intentional or unexpected and affect people in diverse ways. To survive people then need to develop coping mechanisms to overcome or at least begin their journey of recovery. If they cannot do this‚ then they will not be able to move on. Conflict is a subject that everyone in the world faces on a day to day basis‚ but
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CONFLICT OR COOPERATION? THREE VISIONS REVISITED by Richard K. Betts FOREIGN AFFAIRS‚ Nov/Dec 2010 “Practical men‚ who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence‚ are usually the slave of some defunct economist‚" John Maynard Keynes once wrote. Politicians and pundits view the world through instincts and assumptions rooted in some philosopher’s Big Idea. Some ideas are old and taken for granted throughout society. For most Americans‚ it is the ideas of the liberal tradition
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