August-2011 IMPACT OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT ON CORPORATE PRODUCTIVITY: AN EVALUATIVE STUDY Obasan Kehinde , A Department of Business Administration, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago – Iwoye. Ogun – State, Nigeria. Email: obasankehinde@yahoo.com ABSTRACT A wide divergence of opinion exists on the source and effect of conflicts on corporate productivity and the effectiveness of the various strategies available for managing them. It has been argued by some that conflicts are signs of a vibrant organization
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occurring and what changes might be coming up in the future. A good business is not just done by professionals but people capable to handle organization in an efficient and effective way. Name three conflicts which arise between the sales and marketing personnel in one organization. There are many conflict arising from sales and management personnel , one of this is the authority undertaken by a sales personnel and a sales manager, second,
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Pitfalls/Conflict Having a well designed team can enhance productivity and can be key to the overall organizational effectiveness. This being said even well designed teams can fall prey to the pitfalls and conflict that are present any time you bring people together and our Target Logistics Team is not immune from these problems. We will look at some of these potential problems and suggest solutions that can be employed to reduce their negative impact. Problems that are particular to the Logistics
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Storming Stage Storming stage is a stage where some intra-group conflict emerge (Robbin & Coulter 2002, p. 399). The conflict in our project team were about the choosing of leaders and discussing about the team's project. When determining who is going to be the leader, the whole group members is in a state of confusion, shy and no one wants to stand in at first. When Joan stood up and voluntaries herself, the other two volunteers – Angelina and Charles came to the front to talk. Basically the
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This paper will briefly describe Good Sport and the organizational culture and structure in place at the company. The informal definition of culture is “the way we do things around here” (Leigh, 2007). Also, this paper will describe the power structures and politics at Good Sport. Additionally, this paper will identify specific strategies to leading change and managing resistance to change. Finally, paper will discuss the leadership style that will be the most productive for Good Sport in order
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in a teams. Conflict is defined as disagreement between individuals. Conflict can arise among members within a team or between one team and another. Conflict refers to antagonistic interaction in which one party attempts to block the intentions or goals of another. Competition, which is rivalry among individuals or teams, can have a healthy impact because it energizes people toward higher performance. Whenever people work together in teams, some conflict is inevitable. Bringing conflicts out into the
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FOUNDATIONS OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT Abstract The effect of interpersonal conflict on team performance will be examined, in terms of the most salient types of conflict in the workplace; whether the Chinese setting can be generalized to U.S. work environments; and recommendations for conflict resolution remedies in the workplace. Introduction Disagreement and differences of opinion are regular occurrences not only in the workplace, but in our everyday lives. In fact, disagreement is often
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Conflict Resolution Techniques to Address a Specific Departmental Issue Between a Supervisor and an Employee Conflict Resolution Techniques to Address a Specific Departmental Issue Between a Supervisor and an Employee My critical thinking paper will focus on the following, delegation, conflict resolution, and motivation. I discuss and explain my experiences and others at my organization of employment throughout my paper. Leadership is necessary to my organization, but has
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Conflicts are inevitable. All of us can get into a conflict. Sometimes little arguments lead to an intense conflict. Also, sometimes people overcome their conflicts quickly. I believe that conflicts can be easily resolved because it teaches people how to deal with situations like that, and leads people to think about the conflicts. Conflicts can be easily resolved for it teaches people how to deal with situations like that. It means that people learn from their mistakes. Also, if the person has
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Running Head: LEADERSHIP AND CONFLICT Leadership and Conflict By Brenda J. Gibbs University of Phoenix Leadership is having the knowledge, skills and ability in motivating and influencing others to achieve results. Within any organization, there has to be leadership. Leadership is not found just among people in high level positions. Leadership is needed at all levels in an organization; however, any individual
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