Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Part # 1
3 types of conflicts.
Part # 2
Conflict levels.
Part # 3
3 reasons that conflicts grow.
Part # 4
Negative results of conflicts.
Part # 5
Positive results of conflicts.
Part # 1
3 types of
conflicts
Conflict type # 1
Conflict about what
people have
Level # 1: Have
Results
Products
Level # 2: Do
What people do
How people do things
Level # 3: Be
Why people do things
How people think
Values
Personality
Examples
Physical / structural / manufactured capital
Land.
Buildings.
Vehicles.
Machines, tools, hardware.
Furniture.
Financial capital
Shares.
Bonds.
Cash.
Source
Fred Kofman. http://youtu.be/Uo_5fKKaxUk
Conflict type # 2
Conflict about
what people do or
how people do things
Level # 1: Have
Results
Products
Level # 2: Do
What people do
How people do things
Level # 3: Be
Why people do things
How people think
Values
Personality
Broad
target
Narrow
target
(Particular
customers
or markets)
Low cost
Differentiation
Low cost
strategy
Differentiation
strategy
Low cost
focus strategy
Differentiation
focus strategy
Source
http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/example/will5746.htm
Conflict type # 3
Conflict about how
people think
Level # 1: Have
Results
Products
Level # 2: Do
What people do
How people do things
Level # 3: Be
How people think
Why people do things
Values
Personality
Example
1
People should be
very careful not
to make any
mistakes at work
People should
continously
try out new things
at work
Creativity
Curiosity
Freedom
Experimentation
Daring
Variation
Ambition
Individualism
Competition
Dominance
Control
Power
Equality
Helpful
Honesty
Forgiving
Love
Friendship
Tradition
Family
Discipline
Conformity
Security
Clean
Other sources
http://www.scribd.com/doc/34862800/Values
http://www.scribd.com/doc/36200010/questions-to-discover-your-values
Part # 2
Conflict levels
Part # 3
3 reasons that
conflicts grow
Reason # 1
More changes
and more stress
Source
http://www.isct.net/isct/html/left/forschung/download/syst_konfliktcoaching.pdf
Conflict
Frustration
Aggressiveness
Anger
Stress
Change
Constantly online
Frequent change
of job content
Changing
working hours
Stress
Personal identity
depends on job
High ambitions
Change of place
of work / living
High degree of
responsibility for
other people
High demands
for performance
High degree of
insecurity in job
Source
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/eq8_conflict_resolution.htm
http://www.slideshare.net/frankcalberg/ideas-to-prevent-stress
Reason # 2
More communication
across functions,
hiearchies, companies
Sources
Callanan, Gerard A. & Perri, David F.: Teaching Conflict Management Using a Scenario-Based Approach.
Amason, 1996; Amason, Thompson, Hochwarter & Harrison, 1995.
Reason # 3
More communication
across global markets
and cultures
Source
Stewart & Barrick, 2000; West, 2002.
Lang, Matthew: Conflict Management: A Gap in Business Education Curricula.
Source
Jassawalla & Sashittal, 1999; Jehn, 2000; Kahai, Sosik, & Avolio, 2004; Pfeffer & Veiga, 1999; Tjosvold, 1985.
Lang, Matthew: Conflict Management: A Gap in Business Education Curricula.
Part # 4
Negative results
of conflicts
Source
http://images.flatworldknowledge.com/bauer_1.1/bauer_1.1-fig10_004.jpg
Sources
Parker, 1974.
http://ohioline.osu.edu/cd-fact/l701.html
Sources
Parker, 1974.
http://ohioline.osu.edu/cd-fact/l701.html
Sources
http://sampleresearchproposals.blogspot.com/2010/01/impact-of-strategic-conflict-management.html
Lang, Matthew: Conflict Management: A Gap in Business Education Curricula.
Source:
Interview with Lionel Tiger, anthropology expert.
http://bigthink.com/ideas/20158
Source
http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=258
Part # 5
Positive results
of conflicts
Source
Morgan, Gareth: Images of Organization, p. 201.
Source
Guttman, Howard M.: Conflict Management as a core competency for HR professionals.
People and Strategy, 2009.
Source
Levine, Robert: A Geography of Time, location 2642.
Source
http://99u.com/articles/7224/Why-Fighting-For-Our-Ideas-Makes-Them-Better