Essay on Conflict Management and Resolution in Clinical Research

This essay delves into the multifaceted issue of conflict within clinical research settings. It begins by defining conflict and its various forms, emphasizing its inevitability in human interactions and its potential impact on research outcomes. The essay then explores the common causes of conflict in clinical trials, such as differing ideas, communication breakdowns, and personal frustrations. It provides practical strategies for handling and resolving conflict, including fostering open communication, establishing clear job roles, and implementing conflict resolution frameworks. The importance of addressing conflict promptly and professionally is highlighted, with an emphasis on maintaining focus on the issues rather than personalizing disagreements. The essay concludes by emphasizing the potential benefits of conflict when managed effectively, ultimately contributing to improved teamwork and research outcomes.

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CONFLICT IN CLINICAL RESEARCH
JULY 2, 2018
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Introduction
Conflict is fundamental part of the human condition. Conflict is difference of concepts or
views. The conflict explains what differs from culture to culture and whether it is valued or
avoided. The conflict may result in frustration and low morale of the members. Conflict is not
separable and important part of life of human being on each stage of communication. There
are personal conflicts, intra-group, intergroup, inter-organizational, intra-societal, and
interethnic as well as international conflicts, and even inter-civilization conflicts. The conflict
is not avoidable that people do not have discrepancy upon targets, ethics, principles, and
morals. Conflict is essential for enabling development and improvement as human beings
come with new concepts or inventions that contradict old beliefs, principles, traditions, or
practices. In this essay, conflict in clinical research is discussed.
What is conflict?
Conflict is described as situation in which more than two parties observe that their aims and
achievements are in direct contradiction with one another and decide to act based on this opinion.
In order for a conflict to explode, it is essential that at least one person will decide to act upon this
contradiction and bring it into the light in a verbal expression (1). It means conflicts may explode
also when in the first level only one-side notices that its aims and interests are in direct
contradiction with the aims or interests of other person and agrees to act because of this view. Such
a move causes the other side to note the conflict and action as well, leading to the flow of the
conflict (2).
Not all conflicts are negative in the nature. Conflicts also explode to eliminate different kinds of
dishonesty that human beings practice such as discrimination, unfairness, disparity, manipulation,

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profession and ethnic cleansing and liquidation. Often only, through conflicts groups can achieve
what they deserve as per international laws and moral codes of the international community (3).
How to handle conflict in clinical trial-
Conflict in the workplace may arise for many reasons, but most common reasons for conflict are
different ideas and way of thinking. It is necessary that everyone should learn to handle the conflict
in workplace. The personnel should know how to communicate requirements and needs in the
appropriate manner to understand the issues or problems. The effective way to avoid conflict in the
workplace is to develop good professional relationship with other workers. The personnel should
avoid politics in workplace at any cost because involvement in the gossips of office may put in
highlights and it may lead worse conflict (4).
To handle conflict in workplace, it is required to talk with others and listen them carefully. The
focus should be made on behaviour, not on the personalities. It is required to recognise the issues
of agreement and disagreement, decide the areas of conflict, and follow through on plan. In the
high-pressure world of clinical research, the success and failure of clinical research may be the
matter of life or death. Where the result of conflict and the decision may can change life of human
being.
The first step to solve conflict is that to tell clients or patients before starting work together in trial
that conflict may unavoidable. The commitment to working with the solution should be express in
advance. The time spent in solution finding phase can be costly so it is required to avoid that
happening at any cost. The time spent recognising and understanding Secondly, questions are
required to ask to understand what other party is thinking and listen to their responses. It is also not
required to wait for already decided meetings to discuss major matters. The action plans should be
created for the regular systematic work and conflict resolution. There should be a plan to follow
up. On the basis of dispute, the necessary changes should be made in workplace (5).

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There should be proper framework to make decisions about clinical research, to build team, for
leadership development and for the talent management. It will help to avoid conflicts. Having
defined job details so that people see what has anticipated of them. The effective communication
before and during the clinical research also helps to avoid the conflicts. The communication helps
to understand what is tolerable or what is not tolerable. A quick conversation on phone calls and
mails cannot solve anything. The undisturbed locations and time are required to address the matters
or issues. It is important to understand the WIIFM factor (what in it for me) to avoid conflict. This
method to avoid conflict helps in achieving objectives (6).
The important factor is to choose clashes and avoid the conflict for the sake of conflict. If the
matter is more important to make a conflict then it is significant to solve. If the matters, situations,
or circumstances are significant enough, and there is enough at stake, a person will do open lines of
communication or close positional gaps. If during the clinical research, any co-worker tells
something violent or hurtful, then others should not respond directly or instantly before thinking
(7).
The very common source of conflict is frustration. When someone gets a promotion, bonus, or
incentives it may lead to jealousy, especially when others feel that these advantages had taken
unfairly. Disagreements in job can be personal. If some people are confused and loud in workplace,
it may hard to make focus on clinical research. The conflict in workplace is not good for the
business or profession so social scientists are regularly called to define the reasons of conflicts and
their solution. One should clarify the matters to avoid the misunderstanding and conflicts (8).
Generally, people consider disagreement as conflict if the requirements of human being are not
being met. It is required to understand the feelings behind the conflict and way to find solution for
releasing the tension. Another way to handle the conflict is to notify the conflict earlier rather than
later. It helps to ignore excess troubles that may build up over time. The goals are required to set

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for solving the conflict with others. The work will be easier if both parties understand the pre-
determined goals and objectives. Handling the conflict may be stressful but it should be manage in
most appropriate way. The human resource department can help to resolve the conflicts on
workplace. If the conflict is growing longer, then human resource department should involve
necessarily (9).
The most important point is that if the conflict is not particular, then do not make it personal. One
should emphasis on the issue and searching the methods and strategies to resolve the issues. It is
required to do best things in the specific manner and keep it within the area of work. Sometimes
conflict may arise upon personal failure. The failure of work should be handle with honesty and
integrity so that worse conflicts can manage easily (10).
Conclusion-
As per the above discussion, it can be concluded that conflict in the office may be good and
something to embrace. The Conflict forces both the parties to take some necessary steps on their
principles. Facing conflict timely also helps avoid bad feelings to irritate while also giving a
chance to come closer to a deeper understanding. An individual should understand his personal
triggers to manage the conflict in the workplace in proper manner. It is require that members of
group should think about the other members of group to recognise personally those persons and
their actions or conducts that can push their buttons.

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