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There are some conflict resolution strategies that work for individual teams. There is one common strategy that runs through all these, though, and that is dialogue. A cooperative problem-solving style also enables people to work together. This cooperation not only finishes the work but also bolsters camaraderie and team spirit. Some employ the strategy [...]

Conflict resolution, a resultant and logical step to address the inescapable reality of conflict, is a must to move the team forward. Conflict resolution is a dynamic and pro-active endeavor that serves to find a commonality among the diversity in team membership. If there is no resolution to conflicts, the uniqueness of the individual cannot have [...]

Successful victims of conflict fight back even with negative response most of the time. Some responded by being absent often from team activities. The insight is clear. Those who fight back and try to resolve the conflict are members who recognize and confront the conflict issues squarely. In the process, they employ all means possible in terms of [...]

Conflict is a logical result of a situation when an individual or sub-group within a larger group feels adversely affected by another individual or sub-group (Wall & Callister, 1995). In groups and organizations, conflict arises over differences in and competition over power levels, scarce resources, the desire to be different rather than converge, [...]

A successful team is the one that manages conflict through conflict resolution strategies that take into consideration the diversity in the membership composition of the team. According to Gountanis (2008), “successful team members can effectively manage conflict.” The most basic definition of a team is a group that has two or more people who need [...]

Workplace stress can pose numerous problems to a business organization. The company’s performance is definitely put on the line when this malaise pervades the workplace. Stress at work may challenge the healthiness and performance of the business organization. When unhealthy organizations do not get the best performance from their workers, their [...]

The Programme of Occupational Health by the World Health Organization (WHO) published a series of occupational health documents entitled Protecting Workers’ Health. This is the result of the implementation effort of the Global Strategy on Occupational Health for All. Both the WHO and the International Labor Organization (ILO) recognize work stress [...]

Time pressure is an important variable when defining a conflict management situation. There always seems to be the element of time pressure when dealing with conflict resolution, making the strategy of collaboration difficult to implement, no matter how attractive it is. There are other key variables in conflict management aside from the consideration [...]

Conflict is a given reality in any organization. So long as there is an organization of human beings, there will always be conflict. This is because any organization has a diversity of individuals. There are Conflict Management Strategies that can be used when in conflict situations. Some managers use ‘Forcing.’ This seems to augur well with the [...]

Discrimination in the workplace is operationally defined as the unfavorable or unfair treatment that an employee suffers from due to his or her race, religion, nationality, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic and human right. Official discrimination may also be experienced by those who question authorities and report them, or [...]