Conflict Theory The modern society is a kind of an organization that consists of individual participants and social groups. These groups are engaged in a constant struggle the primary objective of which is to maximize individual profits of people and social groups. The struggle for maximizing the profits has become the main feature of modern capitalist society. The situation like this inevitably leads to conflict. The conflict theory has a long history of development. Initially‚ the conflict
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ORGANISATIONAL CONFLICT CONFLICT :- The term conflict may mean different things to different people. It can be defined as an expression of disagreement or hostility ‚aggression‚ rivalry‚ competition and misunderstanding between individuals or groups in the organization. A simple definition of conflict is that it is any tension which is experienced when one person perceives that one’s needs or desires are likely to be thwarted or frustrated. Conflict is a clash of interests‚ values‚ actions‚ views
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Activity 1- Approaches to Dealing with Conflict 1. 5 conflict management styles: i. Ignoring or avoiding the conflict ii. Giving in/ accommodating iii. Aggression/ bullying iv. Compromise/ sitting the difference v. Co-operation/ collaboration 2. Ignoring or avoiding the conflict: Ignoring the pink elephant in the room- pretending the conflict is not there in hopes that it will go away‚ disappear or resolve itself. Positive consequences: Give us
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leader‚ identify factors that may lead to conflict and ways you can manage them. Wherever there are people the ability for conflict exits. Conflict is a disagreement‚ opposition or clash. It can affect the person emotionally‚ physically and specially. It can result in a fight‚ discord and division. Conflict can be used to motivate; however it can be destructive and should be dealt with. According to McElhaney (n.d) nurses experience six major areas of conflict. This scenario depicts one of those areas
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theories or theories of industrial conflict‚ if any‚ can best explain the state of industrial conflict in Singapore? Justify your answer. This essay is based on the assumption that Singapore’s industrial relations tend to be pluralistic in nature. The pluralistic approach to employment relations as defined by Bray‚ Waring and Cooper (2011) is that the employment relationship contains a potential to conflict. Hence‚ the question is the extent of industrial conflict in Singapore and which theories
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Conflict - a state of discord caused by the actual or perceived opposition of needs‚ values and interests. It can be internal (within oneself) or external (between two or more individuals) such as‚ social disagreement‚ conflicts of interests‚ and fights between individuals‚ groups‚ or organizations. Competitive situations will‚ by their nature‚ cause conflict. Cooperative situations can also be the source of conflict. Two or more individuals or parties may have consistent goals‚ but the manner
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With reference to a conflict over use of a local resource that you have studied‚ discuss the extent to which all interest groups involved can be satisfied with its outcome. The local conflict that I have studied is that over the mix of opinions regarding the Carsington Pastures wind turbines. In this case only people with negative views vocalize their opinion‚ take to court and protest. This makes its difficult to find opponent groups who are positive towards the turbines as they will not vocalize
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Conflict and Conflict Management Conflict may be defined as a struggle or contest between people with opposing needs‚ ideas‚ beliefs‚ values‚ or goals. Conflict on teams is inevitable; however‚ the results of conflict are not predetermined. Conflict might escalate and lead to non-productive results‚ or conflict can be beneficially resolved and lead to quality final products. Therefore‚ learning to manage conflict is integral to a high-performance team. Although very few people go looking for conflict
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CONFLICT MANAGEMENT Conflict management refers on the way how we approach the other party in a conflict situation. There are main structural approaches such as emphasizing superordinate goals‚ reducing differentiation‚ improving communication and understanding‚ reducing task independence‚ increasing resources‚ and clarifying rules and procedures. Emphasizing Supeordinate Goals The first way to resolve the conflict is to seek and find the common goals. The emphasizing superordinate
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The word conflict often carries a negative connotation bringing thoughts of tension‚ frustration‚ and anger. Conflict is not necessarily bad‚ if fact if properly managed it can be a positive agent of change. The process of issue differentiation can help people to see other’s perspectives and if properly resolved through an integration process can bring parties closer together. There are many well documented and common sense strategies to successfully manage conflict; so why does the negative connotation
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