Strategic Alliance Structures and Design
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Running Head: Managerial ConflictManagerial ConflictOrganizational Behavior
ContentsIntroduction...........................................................................................................................................2Concept of Conflict and Conflict Management.....................................................................................3Challenges faced by managers in managing Interface Conflicts............................................................4Conflict management Strategies............................................................................................................5Managerial implication of conflicts in an organization..........................................................................6Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................8References.............................................................................................................................................8
IntroductionAn organization continuously thrive to achieve the goals it has set for itself to achieve increased profitability and sustainable growth, but in the path they keep on encountering challenges which come in the path of its success. Conflicts can be seen as an inevitable part of organizational life since the goals of different stakeholders such as the managers and employees are quite often incompatible. Conflict can be understood as an unpleasant fact in any organization as long as people compete for jobs, resources, power recognition and security. Organizational conflict can be understood as the dispute which occurs when interest,goals or values imbibed in an individual or groups differ from others. This eventually leads toa state when they start frustrating each other in an attempt to achieve their objectives. Conflict arises in a group due to scarcity of freedom, position and resources. People who value independence more often tend to resist the need of interdependence and conformity, in a similar manner people who seek power struggle with others for position or status within the group (Wallensteen, 2015)The study here will analyse the managerial implications of the conflicts in the organization and the challenges managers face in managing the interface conflict.
Concept of Conflict and Conflict ManagementConflict has a plethora of definition from different scholars and researchers, but despite multiple definitions there are several common ideas which can be derived from them. Conflict can be understood as processes which begin when one party perceives that another party has negatively affected or is about to negatively affect something that the first party cares about (Kong, Dirks & Ferrin, 2014). It is a condition which arises whenever the perceived interests of an individual or a group clash with those of another group or individualin such a way that strong emotions are aroused and compromise is certainly not the solution for it. The above points clearly imply that conflict exists whenever an action by one party is seen or perceived as preventing or interfering with the goals, needs and actions of other party.Conflict can be seen as a perception issue-parties to the conflict must perceive that it exists orit does not exists (Clegg, Komberger & Pitsis, 2015)Some people get confused between conflict resolution and conflict management, but there is a good difference between the two. Conflict resolution is an integral part of the conflict management, and conflict management encompasses both conflict stimulation and conflict resolution techniques. Personality’s differences or a clash in the emotional needs is one of themajor causes of conflicts .Some of the major causes of conflicts in the organization are:Lack of information-Conflict arises when employees feel that they are less importantin the organization and hence less information is shared with them in comparison to other.Lack of resources-Conflict arises when employees feel that management does not provide them with adequate resources to do their job, leading to dissatisfaction and reason for a conflict(Mago, Shemek & Sheremeta, 2016)Personal relationship- Workplace is stressful, and when people are not able to cope up with personal differences, conflict arises owing to personal relationships.Incompetent management-At times managers are not competent for the job and hence they cause confusion among the employees leading to stressful situation eventually ending up in causing conflicts(Anderson,Potocnik & Zhou,2014)
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