Organizational Conflicts: Causes, Effects and Remedies

Abstract

This paper examines the causes, effects and remedies of organizational conflict. What are the things that lead to conflicts in organizations? The study found out that like other terms, conflict generates considerable ambivalence and leaves many scholars and administrators quite uncertain about (1) its meaning and relevance; and (2) how best to cope with it. Conflicts are inevitable in human life. It is also inevitable in organizations or even between nations. Conflict is an inseparable aspect of people's as well as organizations' life. The study also discovered that conflicts occur in organizations as a result of competition for supremacy, leadership style, scarcity of common resources, etc. If a conflict is not well and timely managed, it can lead to low productivity or service delivery. The study also discovered that conflict can sometimes produce positive result, if well managed. Thus, not all conflict situations are bad. Efforts should always be made to ensure that the causes of conflicts are addressed as soon as they are noticed. The paper concludes that early recognition and paying attention to the conflicting parties and negotiation between parties involved in the conflict should be adopted in resolving conflicts while force or intimidation should never be used to resolve conflicting parties. Force and intimidation can only be counter productive.

Use of scenarios to explore conflict management practices of nurse unit managers in public hospitals

“…This may lead to nurses disowning the agreement. Coming up with a conducive and favourable solution requires engagement through dialogue and negotiation to enhance trust among parties (Omisore & Rashidat Abiodun 2014:134). Kinnander (2011:42) reported that a fair process requires mutual agreement, wherein everyone is allowed to have his or her say in the process of conflict resolution and is involved in decision-making.…”

Organizational Trust as a Conflict Management Tool in Contemporary Work Organizations

“…Moreover, a better understanding of the causes of organizational conflict will help in adopting suitable strategies or mechanisms to resolve it. Some researchers such as [10][11][12][13][14] have mostly classified the causes of organizational conflict under three categories which include; task conflict, interpersonal conflict and procedural conflict. Task conflict occurs when an employee is unclear about what is expected of him/her to perform, or how to perform the assigned task, task interdependent and/or when the task given to employees working in a group is not clearly defined by the supervisor.…”

Impact Analysis of the People's Gold Mine on Economic, Socio-Cultural, and Public Health in Poboya, Central Sulawesi

“…From 2000 to 2003 was the initial stage of gold mining activities in Poboya. At this stage it was found that there were only around 50 local people who carried out mining activities in the region using sieve technology [9]. Furthermore, massive mining activities occurred in 2013 which caused a change in the shape of the area.…”

“…This can cause a very large chance of conflict because conflict will arise when the distribution of an opportunity is uneven and controlled by a certain group [7]. Likewise, the conflict that occurred in Poboya in 2010 can be a manifestation of the social and cultural impacts that arise as a result of mining activities causing a high flow of people from outside the area to mine, resulting in friction due to inappropriate distribution of land ownership [9]. For more details related to these problems, see the following table: Table 2, the existence of the gold mining activity in Poboya has given social and cultural impacts for the local community.…”