Organizational Conflict

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ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT
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Introduction:
In this project plan the primary causes of conflicts within organizations based on their
types are identified. Furthermore the effects of conflicts in the organizations are described in
brief along with the conflict resolution style which can be generally used by any organization is
mentioned with important properties of it. The different strategies that can be used for
negotiation of terms, based on the type of conflict and its intensity are also elaborated in brief.
The expected results or outcomes of implementation of those strategies are also described in the
later sections.
Variables promoting conflicts:
The variables or the causes of conflicts within an organization can be many but the most
fundamental cause is limitation of resources and interdependence in the organization. The
resources can be anything like posts for promotion, financial benefits, equipment or resource of
information. Competition is likely to take place among the employees for availing those
resources prior to each other and thus conflict is generated. Managerial faults can also be cause
as improper management of future plans for employees can arise conflict (Prause and Mujtaba
2015). Communication plays an important role in the dynamics of any organization and thus if
the communication gap is large between the employees and managers or directors then it is likely
that current situation of organization is not conveyed to the employees or to the managers and
thus conflict arises. Intermediaries due to hierarchy of the organization can also be a cause of
rising conflict.
Strategies to reduce conflicts: