ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT 1. ABSTRACT 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 work. There are jurisdictional
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Delanique Millwood Michael Herman Literature in a Global Context January 29‚ 2013 Cultural Conflict Cultural conflict is known to me as disagreements between beliefs and values. Conflict itself is caused by disagreements‚ which makes the phrase “cultural conflict “self explanatory. Growing up‚ I have read and heard about many different cultures and their values and morals. As A child‚ I would often think that anything
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the conflict perspective is that society is comprised of groups with competing self-interests. Deriving from this competition is a struggle for power. Most often‚ the distribution of power is imbalanced among the groups. People are competing for resources that are in scarce supply. The social groups in a society that tend to dominate over others are the ones who maintain the majority of the wealth‚ prestige‚ and power. Farley has summarized that societies naturally tend toward conflict. (2000)
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Conflict Management The Five Conflict Styles The Competing Style is when you stress your position without considering opposing points of view. This style is highly assertive with minimal cooperativeness; the goal is to win. The competing style is used when a person has to take quick action‚ make unpopular decisions‚ handle vital issues‚ or when one needs protection in a situation where noncompetitive behavior can be exploited. To develop this style you must develop your ability to argue and debate
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Religion and Conflict By Eric Brahm November 2005 At the dawn of the twenty-first century‚ a casual glance at world affairs would suggest that religion is at the core of much of the strife around the globe. Often‚ religion is a contentious issue. Where eternal salvation is at stake‚ compromise can be difficult at or even sinful. Religion is also important because‚ as a central part of many individuals’ identity‚ any threat to one’s beliefs is a threat to one’s very being. This
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To what extend do you accept the view that conflict is an inevitable feature of management and organizational behaviour? Suggest how management can attempt to avoid the harmful effects of conflict. Introduction All organizations‚ by their very nature‚ have built in conflicts Conflict is seen as an inherent feature of organisations and induced‚ in part‚ by the very structure of the organisation. The causes might stem from individual characteristics‚ interpersonal factors‚ communications‚ behavior
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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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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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Channel Conflict ARUN VARGHESE S3 MBA MACFAST arunvg21@gmail.com Channel Conflicts Channel conflict occurs whenever channel members have distinctly different opinions or perceptions about distribution channel affairs. If no interdependence exists‚ there would be no basis for conflict. Mutual dependence creates the basis for conflict 2 Types of Channel Conflict Horizontal Conflict – Occurs amongst similar firms at the same level in a distribution channel. Intertype – Occurs
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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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