answers for The Understanding Conflict Resolution Workbook This paper has been prepared for Laura Kavanagh Lecturer of Psychology By Jai Acharya Course title Understanding Conflict Resolution. Dated 13.3.2013 Q1. What do you understand by the term conflict? Defined by the oxford dictionary conflict is a term ‚ which is to be in a state of opposition Or a clashing of opposed interests. The notes in the conflict resolution workbook it states” conflict is a difference in opinion
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‘Encountering conflict can tear a community apart’ Conflict is an inevitable event that occurs through stages of life; whether it’s individual or society‚ conflict is bound to happen at one point in time. Conflict is an outbreak that occurs when two sides are having different viewpoints and opinions. As a community‚ we as a whole have to find ways in which we can get along and work together. If we are not considering the issue seriously‚ that very small spark of conflict occurs within the community
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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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The Conflicts in Macbeth In literature‚ a struggle between two opposing forces is called a conflict. Conflicts in literature move the plot along and keep the audience interested. Conflict is used by Shakespeare in almost all of his plays. He uses multiple conflicts leading to the major conflict in his plays. Conflict is introduced in the rising action‚ faced head on in the climax‚ starts to work itself out in the falling action and then is resolved in the resolution. In William Shakespeare ’s play
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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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