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Conflict should be accepted as a reality of management and organisational behaviour.
a. Explain how you view the positive and negative sides of organisational conflict.
b. Discuss the potential sources of conflict in an organisation.
c. What strategies can be applied towards managing conflict? (25)

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a. Explain how you view the positive and negative sides of organisational conflict.

Organizational conflict that is positive is rooted in producing differing viewpoints and allowing different opinions to elicit innovation even when there is conflicting and strong views on similar subjects. This form of conflict allows the organization to grow while still being able to maintain a cordial atmosphere that ...

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