Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Md Kamrul Hasan
Lecturer, Department of Management
School of Business and Economics
Pos.
Organizational
Outcomes
Neg.
Low High
Level of Conflict
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Personal Differences: Conflicts stem from
personal values and needs. E.g. quality vs.
quantity
Informational Deficiencies: Conflicts evolve
from misinformation and misunderstanding
Role Incompatibility: From the perception that
assigned goals and responsibilities compete
with those of others. E.g. underperformer
Environmentally Induced Stress: Results from
the stressful events of the organizational
environment.
Compromising
Avoiding Accommodating
Unassertive
Uncooperative Cooperative
COOPERATIVENESS
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1. Forcing – You feel justified, but the
other party feels defeated
2. Avoiding – Problems don’t get resolved
3. Compromising – Participants seek
convenience and practical solution, not
effective solutions
4. Accommodating – Other person can take
advantage of you
5. Collaborating – Problem likely to
be resolved
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Use Avoiding when issues are SMALL or
time and resources are limited
Accommodating for keeping harmony,
using small favor to get larger favors in
future
Forcing in case of Emergencies, when only
one right way exists, prevent others from
taking advantage
discussion
not judge
Insure discussion
fairness
Source/reason
of Conflict
Conflict Collaborative
Management Problem Dispute
Approach Solving Resolution
Situational
Considerations
Personal
Preferences