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e. Organizational conflict, or workplace 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.
e. Conflict management is the process of limiting the negative aspects of conflict while increasing the positive aspects of conflict in the workplace. The aim of conflict management is to enhance learning and group outcomes, including effectiveness or performance in an organizational setting. Properly managed conflict can improve group outcomes.
Work–family conflict. Work–family conflict occurs when an individual experiences incompatible demands between work and family roles, causing participation in both roles to become more difficult. [1] This imbalance creates conflict at the work-life interface. It is important for organizations and individuals to understand the implications ...
Role conflict occurs when there are incompatible demands placed upon a person relating to their job or position. [1] People experience role conflict when they find themselves pulled in various directions as they try to respond to the many statuses they hold. [2] Role conflict can be something that can be for either a short period of time, or a ...
Conflict resolution is conceptualized as the methods and processes involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of conflict and retribution.Committed group members attempt to resolve group conflicts by actively communicating information about their conflicting motives or ideologies to the rest of group (e.g., intentions; reasons for holding certain beliefs) and by engaging in collective ...
Workplace bullying is a persistent pattern of mistreatment from others in the workplace that causes either physical or emotional harm. It can include such tactics as verbal, nonverbal, psychological, and physical abuse, as well as humiliation. This type of workplace aggression is particularly difficult because, unlike the typical school bully ...
Workplace violence, [1] violence in the workplace, [2] or occupational violence refers to violence, usually in the form of physical abuse or threat, that creates a risk to the health and safety of an employee or multiple employees. [3] The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health defines worker on worker, personal relationship ...
In sociology, intragroup conflict (or infighting) refers to conflict between two or more members of the same group or team. [1] In the years leading up to 2008, intragroup conflict has received a large amount of attention in conflict and group dynamics literature. [2] This increase in interest in studying intragroup conflict may be a natural ...