Implications of Negotiations, Conflict Management, and Social Media on Future Role as an Accountant

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Executive Summary
The significant objective of this Individual Reflective Journal is to analyze the
concepts of Negotiations and Conflict Management along with Social Media and evaluate the
various aspects related to it. Furthermore, these concepts have been evaluated in terms of
their implications on my future role as an Accountant.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Negotiations and Conflict Management.....................................................................................3
Implications on future role as an Accountant........................................................................4
Usefulness of the aspects.......................................................................................................5
Changes in Perception............................................................................................................6
Social Media...............................................................................................................................6
Implications on future role as an Accountant........................................................................7
Usefulness of the aspects.......................................................................................................8
Changes in Perception............................................................................................................8
References................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Business organizations in the present age of rapid globalization entails the
incorporation of various functions and operations within its scope. In this respect, an
accountant plays an essential role in ensuring the smooth operation of business activities. My
future role as an accountant entails within its purview the performance of financial activities
pertaining to the collection, recording, analysis, accuracy and presentation of the financial
operations of the organization where I will work in. On a smaller scale, my role as an
accountant may consist of collection of financial data, entry and accordingly generation of
reports. In this reflective report I will further discuss on the aspects of negotiations and
conflict management in business organizations along with a study on the role of social media.
I will also discuss the implications of these aspects on my future role as an accountant, and
how an understanding of these topics will aid me in carrying out my responsibilities more
efficiently. Additionally, I will evaluate how an understanding on these aspects through the
report has changed my perception about the successful operation of business organizations.
Negotiations and Conflict Management
The purpose of negotiations in any business organization is to arrive at an agreement
and additionally allow the separate parties to mutually participate and collaborate in activities
that will ensure mutual benefits for them (Perreault, Kida and David Piercey 2017). The need
for negotiations arise when there is an observed or felt difference in opinions or interests
between individuals of an organization. Therefore, negotiating helps these individuals to
protect their interests and resolve the differences through the process of accommodation of
the conflicting opinions of each other. The process of negotiations ensures that the agreement
between the two conflicting parties enables them to protect their individual interests while
catering to the interests of the others. The need for negotiations in business organizations