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presented by :
• Opposition
• A clash of opposing ideas/interest
• Disagreement
• Fight or battle
• Contention
• Hostility
• Be incompatible
• Struggle
Symptoms Of Conflict (1 of 2)
Tensions.
Work not done properly.
Disastrous meetings.
Anger occurs quickly and easily.
Absenteeism.
Competition
Decreased rate of interaction
Low trust and Suspicion
Hostility
Symptoms Of Conflict (2 of 2)
Accidents and errors become more frequent.
Disagreements become more pronounced.
The employee (or employees) involved
display no desire to communicate.
Bad tempers are evident.
Productivity is falling.
Morale is slipping.
Causes of Conflict
• Opposing viewpoints or opinions
• Emotions
• Selfishness
• Breach of faith and trust
• Miscommunication or misunderstandings
• Assumptions
• Underlying stress and tension
• Ego problems
Levels of Conflict
Unrealistic Inadequate
Expectations Resources
CONFLICTS
Lack of Reduce
Cooperation Energy
How do we see conflict
• Traditional view
– Conflict is bad
– Caused by trouble-makers
– Should be avoided
• Interactions view
– Conflict is necessary
– It can be negative or positive
– It effects group performance
Common Myths About Conflict
• Deciding to withdraw from a conflict is weakness.
• Every fight or disagreement must be won.
• Men are supposed to be aggressive, never passive.
• Women are supposed to be passive and submissive,
and never stand up for themselves.
Our complaints Lack of trust
are trivialized
No action
gets taken! They only take
defensive
action
Types of Conflict
INTRAPERSONAL CONFLICT- Conflict within the
individual.
• Approach conflict: an individual must choose among
alternatives, each of which is expected to have a positive
outcome.
• Avoidance conflict: an individual must choose among
alternatives, each of which is expected to have a negative
outcome.
• Avoidance conflict: an individual must decide whether to
do something that has both positive and negative
outcomes.
• INTERGROUP CONFLICT- An overt expressions of
tensions between goals or concerns of one group or
those of another group. There are opposing interests,
group boundaries or group differences involved. The
conflict is directly or indirectly related to culture group
identities. Sources of this type conflict includes:
Competing Goals; Competition of Resources; Cultural
Differences; Power Discrepancies; Assimilation vs.
Preservation of micro cultural identity.
INTRAGROUP CONFLICT This type of conflict is conflict
between the group members. There are two types of
conflict:
Relationship conflict
• Relationship conflict exists when there are interpersonal
incompatibilities among group members, which typically
includes tension, animosity, and annoyance among
members within a group.
Task conflict
• Exists when there are disagreements among group
members about the content of the tasks being performed,
including differences in viewpoints, ideas, and opinions.
Conflict Management
avoiding
compromise
competition
accommodation
collaboration
Avoiding