Category: MBA Notes
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Effect of conflict in organization
A number of studies have compared the effect of conflict on the work performance and on general found task or cognitive conflict to have positive effects while relationship or effective conflict to have negative effects on team performance. Amason (1996) argue that these two types of conflict have different performance outcomes and contend that cognitive…
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Types of conflict
Conflict theorists agree that there are two major types of conflicts although they label them in different ways. In 1980 Deutsch labeled them cooperative versus competitive. Jehn (1995, 1997) labels two types of conflict as task and relationship conflicts. In 1996 Amason et al. defined these types of conflict as “effective” and “cognitive” and in…
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Why conflict arises in an Organization?
According to De Bono (1985), the main reason conflict arise because people see things differently, different ideological and philosophical outlooks, different status, understanding and viewpoints. However according to Kirchoff and Adams (1982) there are four distinct conflict conditions, example, high stress environment, ambiguous roles and responsibilities, multiple boss situations, and prevalence of advanced technology. But…
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Different Views on Conflicts in an Organization
Over the years, different researches about conflict have been presented. One of the definitions of conflict is a clash of interest, values, actions, views or directions (De Bono, 1985). Jenh (1995, 1997) define conflict can have potentially contradictory effects on social exchange. Conflict in organization can be seen as the management team using expressive control…
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Managing Conflict in an Organization An Introduction
Healthy conflict is a part of everyday life. Unhealthy conflict leads to issues being disregarded and unresolved and the conflict taking on a life of its own, becoming centre of all thoughts and action. It can damage people, destroy reputations, limit relationships and fragment organizations. There are significant numbers of written materials regarding with managing…