Conflict Defined
Is a process that begins when one partyperceives that another party has negativelyaffected, or is about to negatively affect,something that the first party cares about.
Is that point in an ongoing activity when aninteraction “crosses over” to become an interpartyconflict.
Encompasses a wide range of conflicts thatpeople experience in organizations
Incompatibility of goalsDifferences over interpretations of factsDisagreements based on behavioral expectations