Purchase Solution

Managing conflict in organizations: How to productively manage roles and effects of interpersonal and intragroup conflict

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

The roles and effects of interpersonal and intragroup conflict play in organizational conflicts. Explain how they can be managed productively.

Purchase this Solution
Solution Preview

Conflict is defined as a disagreement between two or more individuals. In the corporate infrastructure there are several types of conflict such as:

? Internal Conflict-which deals with inward struggles between person vs. self.

? External Conflict-which includes conflict between person vs. person, employee vs. management, employee vs. employee, management vs. management, and company vs. company.

If used proactively conflict may enhance corporate advantage. In some cases conflict is the source that propels an organization or group to move forward. In a group or team environment conflict is used as a learning experience or a template on what "not" to do. Most organizations may discover that conflict generates both a negative and positive impact, which depend upon the type of organization incurring the conflict, or the type of employees susceptible to conflict and their reaction to it. On the other hand, conflict may be the obstacle standing in the way of organizational progress. For example, a disagreement occurs among coworkers and management fails to deduce the situation thus causing the conflict to escalate because it was not properly addressed. Conflict often occurs as a ...

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Organizational Leadership Quiz

This quiz prepares a person to do well when it comes to studying organizational leadership in their studies.

Paradigms and Frameworks of Management Research

This quiz evaluates your understanding of the paradigm-based and epistimological frameworks of research. It is intended for advanced students.

Employee Orientation

Test your knowledge of employee orientation with this fun and informative quiz. This quiz is meant for beginner and advanced students as well as professionals already working in the HR field.

Accounting: Statement of Cash flows

This quiz tests your knowledge of the components of the statements of cash flows and the methods used to determine cash flows.

Social Media: Pinterest

This quiz introduces basic concepts of Pinterest social media

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Understanding and Managing Conflit

    In the managing conflict in organizations, social conflict is informed by various disciplines, including philosophy, biological sciences, and sociology.

  • Analysis of Conflict Resolution

    570977 Analysis of Conflict Resolution What stressors can cause a conflict and what approaches are used to manage conflicts in an organization? How conflicts are manifested itself within organization?

  • intergroup conflict with intragroup conflict

    /intragroup-conflict-and-interpersonal-conflict-page1.html - intergroup conflict with intragroup conflict are discussed very comprehensively in this explanation..

  • This post addresses levels of conflict in organizations.

    467675 levels of conflict that may be present in organizations There are four primary levels of conflict that may be present in organizations: intrapersonal (within an individual), interpersonal (between individuals), intragroup (within a group), and

  • Managing Project Teams

    Factors that should be considered in order to manage the team effectively includes outlining team roles and responsibilities, ask that team members to discuss the outlines roles and set schedules, set ground rules for conflict resolution, and set team

  • Implementation of Organizational Change

    Just the awareness that some conflict is a natural occurrence in groups and organizations, especially in times of change, is a good beginning to managing conflict effectively (see attached article).

  • Topics in Communication

    Along with my paper I need to use three of the topics below to demonstrate how it applies in my topic. 1. Explain the principles and misconceptions in effective interpersonal communications. 2.

  • Health Care Organization & Conflict

    Antecedents stem from individual characteristics, interpersonal factors, and organizational factors. Individual effects, interpersonal relationships, and organizational effects are the main consequences of conflict.

  • Describe conflict in project management and how to manage constant stress

    39598 Describe conflict in project management and how to manage constant stress Describe how conflict is synonymous with project management.

View More Related Solutions